Floyd and Zoot's Musician Jokes
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Episode 413 of The Muppet Show featured four short sketches in which Floyd Pepper and Zoot sit on a bench (possibly at a bus stop) and, after somebody asks them a question, they respond with a joke. All of these sketches appeared in Rock Music with the Muppets.
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Sketch #1
- Floyd and Zoot play their instruments on the bench as Slim Wilson walks by.
- Slim: Hey, can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?
- Floyd: Practice, man, practice.
- Floyd and Zoot laugh.
- Zoot: The old ones are the best ones.
Sketch #2
- Animal joins Floyd and Zoot by playing the drums next to the bench.
- Old Lady: (sticking head out window) Hey! Do you know there's a little old lady sleeping up here?
- Zoot: No, but hum a few bars and we'll fake it.
- Zoot and Floyd laugh.
- Animal: (shouting it out as if it were a tune) There's an Old Lady, Sleeping Up Here!
Sketch #3
- Floyd and Zoot play their instruments as a passer-by walks past them
- Passer-by: Excuse me. Crosstown buses run all night?
- Floyd and Zoot: Doo-dah, doo-dah!
- They laugh.
Sketch #4
- Floyd is sleeping while Zoot is looking at something off-camera. A car crash is heard off-screen.
- Floyd: (waking up) What was that?
- Zoot: B-flat. (blows note on saxophone)
- Floyd and Zoot laugh.
Performers
- Jerry Nelson (Floyd Pepper)
- Dave Goelz (Zoot)
- Frank Oz (Animal and Passer-by)
- Jim Henson (Slim Wilson)
- Louise Gold (Old Lady)
