Here Come the Muppets

Here Come the Muppets was a live show that premiered on May 25, 1990 at the Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World, Florida.

The holding area of the show featured a specially recorded video of Rowlf playing the piano and singing, with interruptions from Sam the Eagle.

The show, which featured walkaround versions of the Muppets, ran until September 2, 1991, and was replaced in that location by The Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

Two weeks after the show closed, a second live Muppet show, Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses, opened in another location in the park.

Most of the videophone footage was reused in the World of Jim Henson special as part of the introduction.

This was one of the last performances to feature Jim Henson voicing characters (although they were pre-recorded vocal tracks).

Summary

Kermit the Frog is onstage, but the other Muppets are late. Kermit gets a call from Mickey Mouse on the videophone. Mickey is checking on how the show is going, and Kermit assures him that it's going fine despite the others not being there yet. Kermit calls the operator and asks to get Miss Piggy on the phone. Miss Piggy is wearing a robe and has mud on her face. She claims that she is talking with some Disney executives, but when she finds out that Kermit is using a videophone and that she can be seen, she instantly gets ready for the show. Kermit then calls Fozzie Bear. Fozzie thinks that he's lost, but Kermit tells him that he has to go through the door that Fozzie is in front of, and this leads him to the stage.

Shortly after entering the stage, Fozzie tells Kermit that Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are going to come by monorail. The monorail crashes through the wall, and the band emerges. Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Bean Bunny soon arrive as well, and the show gets started.

First, Kermit and Fozzie sing "Make 'Em Laugh," as they exchange jokes. Then The Electric Mayhem is about to perform, but Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that Animal ate one of the amplifiers, so Kermit has to kill time by singing "Bein' Green," and is joined by Fozzie, Gonzo, and Bean. The Muppets perform a finale, "Shout!".

Cast

On-Stage: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Bean Bunny, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Animal, Janice, and Zoot.

In Video Footage Only: Rowlf the Dog, Sam the Eagle, and Foo-Foo.

External Links

• Tough Pigs Anthology Here Comes the Muppets transcript