The Glow-Worm

Not to be confused with the song from Hans Christian Anderson, which was sung in two episodes of The Muppet Show, this sketch involved Kermit the Frog humming a tune (usually the song "Glow Worm", an alternate name for the sketch) while sitting on a wall. While he does this, a worm crawls to him and taps him. Kermit sees this worm and eats it. Another worm shows up and does the same thing (and Kermit eats it). The third time a worm shows up, Kermit catches it early, but it gets longer and longer until it's revealed to be the nose of Big V, who eats him. This sketch was performed many times for variety shows in the 1960s.

The sketch was performed on The Muppet Show in the second season, with Lenny the Lizard taking Kermit's place, being eaten by Gorgon Heap.

The animated Fraggle Rock series paid tribute to this sketch. In a few episodes, a Fraggle bug collector shows up in the background, picking up little worms from the ground. The worm turns out to be the trunk of a large monster.

Appearances

• 1964 -- The Jack Paar Show
• 1966 -- The Ed Sullivan Show
• 1966 -- The Hollywood Palace
• 1968 -- That's Life
• 1977 -- The Muppet Show episode 204

Variations

Kermit and Big V on The Jack Paar Show, 1964

Inchworm as seen on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1966

Inchworm as seen on The Muppet Show, 1977