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Explosions have always been a Muppet trademark, from the early days of the [[Wilkins Coffee]] commercials through ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and beyond. In the early days of the Muppets, explosions were made by blowing into a tube attached to a funnel filled with powder. By the 1970s, Muppet designer [[Don Sahlin]] developed new techniques, using pyrotechnics and compressed air. The differences between the two techniques are evident in the sketches themselves, as the powder use resulted in particles floating, while the pyrotechnics were accompanied by greater amounts of smoke and sparks of light.
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Explosions have always been a Muppet trademark, from the early days of the [[Wilkins Coffee]] commercials through ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and beyond. In the early days of the Muppets, explosions were made by blowing into a tube attached to a funnel filled with powder.<ref>[[Muppet Morsels]] for [[Episode 115: Candice Bergen]]</ref> By the 1970s, Muppet designer [[Don Sahlin]] developed new techniques, using pyrotechnics and compressed air. The differences between the two techniques are evident in the sketches themselves, as the powder use resulted in particles floating, while the pyrotechnics were accompanied by greater amounts of smoke and sparks of light.
   
[[Dave Goelz]] described Sahlin's love for explosive practical jokes in a [[MuppetFest Memories: Day Two#The Muppet Show 25th Anniversary Panel|MuppetFest panel]]. Goelz said that Sahlin would run "squibs" -- little remote-control explosives -- all over the office, wiring them back to a doorbell under his desk. "He would just sit there and choose when you would explode. He would just sit there, talking to you, waiting for the moment -- and then you went."
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[[Dave Goelz]] described Sahlin's love for explosive practical jokes in a [[MuppetFest Memories: Day Two#The Muppet Show 25th Anniversary Panel|MuppetFest panel]]. Goelz said that Sahlin would run "squibs" -- little remote-control explosives -- all over the office, wiring them back to a doorbell under his desk. "He would just sit there and choose when you would explode. He would just sit there, talking to you, waiting for the moment -- and then you went."
   
 
==[[Commercials]]==
 
==[[Commercials]]==
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*[[Wilkins Coffee]]:
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*[[Wilkins Coffee]]:
 
#[[Wilkins and Wontkins|Wilkins]] blows up Wontkins.
 
#[[Wilkins and Wontkins|Wilkins]] blows up Wontkins.
 
#Wilkins blows up Wontkins' house, with Wontkins in it.
 
#Wilkins blows up Wontkins' house, with Wontkins in it.
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#Wilkins blows up Wontkins' TV.
 
#Wilkins blows up Wontkins' TV.
   
*[[C & P Telephone Co. of VA]]: [[Suzy]] warns [[Mack]] that people who don't check the telephone directory for dailing info blow up sometimes. Mack scoffs at her, and then blows up.
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*[[C & P Telephone Co. of VA]]: [[Suzy]] warns [[Mack]] that people who don't check the telephone directory for dialing info blow up sometimes. Mack scoffs at her, and then blows up.
   
*[[Kerns Bakery]]:
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*[[Kerns Bakery]]:
 
#[[Tommy and Fred|Tommy]] blows up Fred's house, with Fred in it.
 
#[[Tommy and Fred|Tommy]] blows up Fred's house, with Fred in it.
 
#A loaf of "Brand X" Bread blows up.
 
#A loaf of "Brand X" Bread blows up.
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==[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]==
 
==[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]==
 
 
* [[The Computer Dinner]]: [[Talking Machine|The machine]] blows up the monster at the end of the sketch.
 
* [[The Computer Dinner]]: [[Talking Machine|The machine]] blows up the monster at the end of the sketch.
   
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==[[Sesame Street]]==
 
==[[Sesame Street]]==
 
 
*[[Six Dollar Man]]: A small explosion occurs when the Six Dollar Man destroys the lab.
 
*[[Six Dollar Man]]: A small explosion occurs when the Six Dollar Man destroys the lab.
   
*[[Danger (song)]]: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing part of this song surrounded by blastings, shown as explosions. Of course, they are unscathed, but one leaves looking really freaked.
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*[[Danger]]: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing part of this song surrounded by blastings, shown as explosions. Of course, they are unscathed, but one leaves looking really freaked.
   
 
*[[Danger's No Stranger]]: Similar to above, How Now Brown and the Moo Wave sing surrounded by forms of danger, including blastings.
 
*[[Danger's No Stranger]]: Similar to above, How Now Brown and the Moo Wave sing surrounded by forms of danger, including blastings.
   
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*[[Don't Be a Tough Nut to Crack]]: [[The Squirrelles]], Darlene and Crystal, try various methods of cracking the nut and finally use explosives to get it open.
==[[The Muppet Valentine Show]]==
 
   
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*[[Sesame Street viral videos|Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live]]: [[Cookie Monster]] appears in a spoof of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s sketch "MacGruber" (itself a parody of ''MacGyver'') trying to defuse a bomb inside a microwave oven. He eats the oven and the building blows up.
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==[[The Muppet Valentine Show]]==
 
*[[Crazy Harry]] (called Crazy Donald in this, his first appearance) sets off an explosion near the beginning.
 
*[[Crazy Harry]] (called Crazy Donald in this, his first appearance) sets off an explosion near the beginning.
   
 
*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion as the title song ends.
 
*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion as the title song ends.
   
*Crazy Donald blows up a wall when [[George the Janitor]] says "Dynamite".
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*Crazy Donald blows up a wall when [[George the Janitor]] says "Dynamite."
   
*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion after George says "Blast".
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*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion after George says "Blast."
   
 
*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion during the closing song.
 
*Crazy Donald sets off an explosion during the closing song.
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==[[The Muppet Show]]==
 
==[[The Muppet Show]]==
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*[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]: [[Gonzo|Gonzo's]] gong explodes when he hits the "O" in the theme song, being all blackened; [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie's]] apple explodes after he realizes that the fuse is lit. Following this scene, the cigar that Statler is smoking suddenly explodes.
 
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*[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]: [[Gonzo]]'s gong explodes when he hits the ''O'' in the theme song, being all blackened; [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]]'s apple explodes after he realizes that the fuse is lit. Following this scene, the cigar that Statler is smoking suddenly explodes.
   
 
*[[Episode 102: Connie Stevens]]: [[Zoot]] blasts [[Mahna Mahna]] offstage with an explosion from his sax.
 
*[[Episode 102: Connie Stevens]]: [[Zoot]] blasts [[Mahna Mahna]] offstage with an explosion from his sax.
   
*[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]: Crazy Harry sets off explosions during the opening number.
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*[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]: Crazy Harry sets off explosions during the opening number.
   
 
*[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]]: The phone sets off an explosion backstage.
 
*[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]]: The phone sets off an explosion backstage.
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*[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]]: [[Male Koozebanian Creature|Male]] and [[Female Koozebanian Creature|Female]] [[Koozebanians]] explode during the [[Galley-o-hoop-hoop]].
 
*[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]]: [[Male Koozebanian Creature|Male]] and [[Female Koozebanian Creature|Female]] [[Koozebanians]] explode during the [[Galley-o-hoop-hoop]].
   
*[[Episode 110: Harvey Korman]]: Various explosions occur during "[[Love Ya to Death]]". In [[Veterinarian's Hospital]], a [[Whatnot|Whatnot's]] stomach explodes.
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*[[Episode 110: Harvey Korman]]: Various explosions occur during "[[Love Ya to Death]]." In [[Veterinarian's Hospital]], a [[Whatnots|Whatnot]]'s stomach explodes.
   
*[[Episode 111: Lena Horne]]: [[Boppity|Boppity's]] head explodes in [[At the Dance]].
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*[[Episode 111: Lena Horne]]: [[Boppity]]'s head explodes in [[At the Dance]].
   
*[[Episode 112: Peter Ustinov]]: At the end of [[Muppet Labs]], [[Peter Ustinov]] as a robot politician explodes. [[Svengali]] also explodes at the end of "[[You Do Something To Me]]".
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*[[Episode 112: Peter Ustinov]]: At the end of [[Muppet Labs]], [[Peter Ustinov]] as a robot politician explodes. [[Svengali]] also explodes at the end of "[[You Do Something To Me]]."
   
 
*[[Episode 114: Sandy Duncan]]: Crazy Harry sets off two explosions during Kermit's introduction to the opening number.
 
*[[Episode 114: Sandy Duncan]]: Crazy Harry sets off two explosions during Kermit's introduction to the opening number.
   
*[[Episode 115: Candice Bergen]]: [[The Swedish Chef|Swedish Chef's]] brain explodes.
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*[[Episode 115: Candice Bergen]]: [[The Swedish Chef]]'s brain explodes.
   
*[[Episode 116: Avery Schreiber]]: Cabinets explode when the gorilla smashes them in [[Muppet Labs]].
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*[[Episode 116: Avery Schreiber]]: Cabinets explode when a gorilla smashes them in [[Muppet Labs]] while Bunsen is demonstrating the [[Gorilla Detector]].
   
*[[Episode 117: Ben Vereen]]: Crazy Harry sets off many explosions: three before Ben Vereen's second number, one during the talk spot, once when Ben tells Hilda that he gets a big bang out of being on the show, and at the end when Ben Vereen says that the show was "dynamite". (Although not seen, he also blew up the trunk that [[Fozzie Bear]] was locked in) Several of the explosions throws the guest star on the rafters.
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*[[Episode 117: Ben Vereen]]: Crazy Harry sets off many explosions: three before Ben Vereen's second number, one during the talk spot, once when Ben tells Hilda that he gets a big charge out of being on the show, and at the end when Ben Vereen says that the show was "dynamite." (Although not seen, he also blew up the trunk that [[Fozzie Bear]] was locked in) Several of the explosions throws the guest star on the rafters.
   
*[[Episode 118: Phyllis Diller]]: [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] gets blown up while showing off his exploding clothes. Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when Gonzo attempts to hit the gong.
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*[[Episode 118: Phyllis Diller]]: [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] gets blown up while showing off his exploding clothes. Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when Gonzo attempts to hit the gong.
   
 
*[[Episode 119: Vincent Price]]: [[Wayne and Wanda|Wanda's]] head explodes, turning her into [[Boppity]].
 
*[[Episode 119: Vincent Price]]: [[Wayne and Wanda|Wanda's]] head explodes, turning her into [[Boppity]].
   
*[[Episode 120: Valerie Harper]]: [[Gloat|Gloat's]] head explodes in a backstage scene.
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*[[Episode 120: Valerie Harper]]: [[Gloat]]'s head explodes in a backstage scene.
   
 
* [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]]: Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when Gonzo attempts to hit the gong.
 
* [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]]: Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when Gonzo attempts to hit the gong.
   
*[[Episode 124: Mummenschanz]]: Two [[Whatnots|Whatnots']] heads explode during [[At the Dance]].
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*[[Episode 124: Mummenschanz]]: Two [[Whatnots]]' heads explode during [[At the Dance]].
   
 
*[[Episode 204: Rich Little]]: Crazy Harry sets off explosions during the opening number and blows up [[Animal]] in [[At the Dance]].
 
*[[Episode 204: Rich Little]]: Crazy Harry sets off explosions during the opening number and blows up [[Animal]] in [[At the Dance]].
   
*[[Episode 205: Judy Collins]]: [[Link Hogthrob]] presses a button and sets off an explosion during [[Pigs in Space]]. The Old Lady explodes at the end of "Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly".
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*[[Episode 205: Judy Collins]]: [[Link Hogthrob]] presses a button and sets off an explosion during [[Pigs in Space]]. The Old Lady explodes at the end of "Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
   
 
*[[Episode 209: Madeline Kahn]]: [[The Newsman]] explodes.
 
*[[Episode 209: Madeline Kahn]]: [[The Newsman]] explodes.
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*[[Episode 212: Bernadette Peters]]: [[The Swedish Chef]] tries to prepare an egg. The egg turns out to be a bomb, and the Chef explodes.
 
*[[Episode 212: Bernadette Peters]]: [[The Swedish Chef]] tries to prepare an egg. The egg turns out to be a bomb, and the Chef explodes.
   
*[[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan]]: Jaye P. gives [[Scooter]] a lighted bomb, which explodes when he starts to pick it up. Kermit demonstrates explosions during the [[Talk Spot]]. A cake baked by [[Crazy Harry]] explodes in Jaye P.'s dressing room. [[The Swedish Chef]] explodes after finding a bomb in a coconut. A [[Whatnot]] woman's head explodes in [[At the Dance]], turning her into [[Gloat]]. A bomb Waldorf holds explodes. Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when he attempts to blow his trumpet.
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*[[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan]]: Jaye P. gives [[Scooter]] a lighted bomb, which explodes when he starts to pick it up. Kermit demonstrates explosions during the [[Talk Spot]]. A cake baked by [[Crazy Harry]] explodes in Jaye P.'s dressing room. [[The Swedish Chef]] explodes after finding a bomb in a coconut. A [[Whatnot]] woman's head explodes in [[At the Dance]], turning her into [[Gloat]]. A bomb Waldorf holds explodes. Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when he attempts to blow his trumpet.
   
*[[Episode 219: Peter Sellers]]: A bomb explodes in Peter's dressing room.
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*[[Episode 219: Peter Sellers]]: A bomb explodes in Sellers' dressing room.
   
 
*[[Episode 221: Bob Hope]]: Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when he attempts to blow his trumpet.
 
*[[Episode 221: Bob Hope]]: Crazy Harry blows up [[Gonzo]] when he attempts to blow his trumpet.
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*[[Episode 306: Jean Stapleton]]: Crazy Harry plays the [[explodaphone]] during the closing number. He also makes a few explosions before the credits, whenever somebody says something.
 
*[[Episode 306: Jean Stapleton]]: Crazy Harry plays the [[explodaphone]] during the closing number. He also makes a few explosions before the credits, whenever somebody says something.
   
*[[Episode 307: Alice Cooper]]: [[Thog]] sets off an explosion with a stick of dynamite in the closing number, "[[School's Out]]." At the end of that number, the school blows up, unprompted by anyone. In the episode's final moments, [[Gonzo]] appears [[Muppet Theater Stage|onstage]] in an explosion, holding a bill from the Special Effects department.
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*[[Episode 307: Alice Cooper]]: [[Thog]] sets off an explosion with a stick of dynamite in the closing number, "[[School's Out]]." At the end of that number, the school blows up, unprompted by anyone. In the episode's final moments, [[Gonzo]] appears [[Muppet Theater Stage|onstage]] in an explosion, holding a bill from the Special Effects department.
   
 
*[[Episode 314: Harry Belafonte]]: Crazy Harry sets off an explosion that blows up [[Scooter]] in Belafonte's dressing room during the opener.
 
*[[Episode 314: Harry Belafonte]]: Crazy Harry sets off an explosion that blows up [[Scooter]] in Belafonte's dressing room during the opener.
   
*[[Episode 401: John Denver]]: [[Gonzo|Gonzo's]] head explodes when he blows his trumpet. [[Whatnot]] soldiers are blown up during "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
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*[[Episode 401: John Denver]]: [[Gonzo]]'s head explodes when he blows his trumpet. [[Whatnot]] soldiers are blown up during "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
   
*[[Episode 407: Dudley Moore]]: [[Gonzo]] gets blown up after trying to defuse a giant bomb.
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*[[Episode 407: Dudley Moore]]: Gonzo gets blown up after trying to defuse a giant bomb.
   
 
*[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]]: Bunsen's milking machine explodes.
 
*[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]]: Bunsen's milking machine explodes.
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*[[Episode 512: Melissa Manchester]]: Crazy Harry sets off an explosion during the cold opening.
 
*[[Episode 512: Melissa Manchester]]: Crazy Harry sets off an explosion during the cold opening.
   
*[[Episode 518: Marty Feldman]]: Marty grants himself a wish: which is blowing [[Fozzie Bear]] up after interupting him.
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*[[Episode 518: Marty Feldman]]: Marty grants himself a wish: which is blowing [[Fozzie Bear]] up after interrupting him.
   
 
*[[Episode 520: Wally Boag]]: During "[[The Ying Tong Song]]" the female Whatnot spontaneously explodes while singing, "Take me back to Vienna..."
 
*[[Episode 520: Wally Boag]]: During "[[The Ying Tong Song]]" the female Whatnot spontaneously explodes while singing, "Take me back to Vienna..."
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*[[Episode 522: Buddy Rich]]: During the [[Muppet News Flash]] segment, the Newsman is having trouble reading his news story due to a blackout in the theater. When he asks for a bigger candle, Crazy Harry obliges with a big stick of TNT.
   
 
*[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]]: When Kermit mentions the word "bang", an explosion occurs behind him.
 
*[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]]: When Kermit mentions the word "bang", an explosion occurs behind him.
   
==Muppet Movies==
 
   
 
==Muppet Movies==
*[[The Muppet Movie]]: Crazy Harry sets off a few explosions before the movie starts. He later fiddles with the electricity while filming the movie, causing an explosion.
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*[[The Muppet Movie]]: Crazy Harry sets off a few explosions before the movie starts. He later fiddles with the electricity while filming the movie, causing an explosion.
   
*[[The Great Muppet Caper]]: during the "[[Hey a Movie!]]" number, a man accidently drops dynamite into the sewer that [[Sweetums]] had fallen into, causing an explosion.
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*[[The Great Muppet Caper]]: during the "[[Hey a Movie!]]" number, a man accidentally drops dynamite into the sewer that [[Sweetums]] had fallen into, causing an explosion.
   
 
*[[Muppet Treasure Island]]: A trail of fire leading into a gunpowder barrel blows up [[Black Dog]].
 
*[[Muppet Treasure Island]]: A trail of fire leading into a gunpowder barrel blows up [[Black Dog]].
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*[[Muppets from Space]]: The stove in the Muppet Boarding House explodes.
 
*[[Muppets from Space]]: The stove in the Muppet Boarding House explodes.
   
*[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]: [[Miss Piggy|Wicked Witch of the West]] sets off a couple of explosions to block [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy's]] escape.
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*[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]: [[The Wicked Witch of the West]] sets off a couple of explosions to block [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]]'s escape.
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*[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]: [[Gonzo]] detonates his plumbing company, [[Gonzo's Royal Flush]], to join [[Kermit]], [[Fozzie]], [[Walter]], [[Gary (The Muppets)|Gary]], [[Mary (The Muppets)|Mary]], and [[80s Robot]].
   
 
==[[The Jim Henson Hour]]==
 
==[[The Jim Henson Hour]]==
 
*[[Episode 103: Monster Telethon]]: A story segment ends with a book getting blown up, as a narrator says, "And they all lived happily ever after, until they blew it all up."
 
*[[Episode 103: Monster Telethon]]: A story segment ends with a book getting blown up, as a narrator says, "And they all lived happily ever after, unil they blew it all up."
 
   
 
==[[Muppets Tonight]]==
 
==[[Muppets Tonight]]==
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*[[Episode 102: Garth Brooks]]: In [[The Tubmans of Porksmith]], [[Howard Tubman]] pushes the plunger twice when the repair man and [[Carter]] say to "push the plunger" (mistaking the mentions for orders).
   
 
*[[Episode 203: Heather Locklear]]: [[Steve|Steve's]] head explodes after drinking too much coffee in the opening number.
 
*[[Episode 203: Heather Locklear]]: [[Steve|Steve's]] head explodes after drinking too much coffee in the opening number.
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*[[Episode 204: Pierce Brosnan]]: [[Muppet Labs|Muppet Labs']] microphone has a button that makes [[Beaker]]'s pants explode.
   
 
==[[Muppet Meeting Films]]==
 
==[[Muppet Meeting Films]]==
*[[Wilson's Meats]]: In [[Wilson's Meats Meeting Films| Meeting Film #2]], explosions occur near the beginning and at the end of the "pop art" commercial. Later, the "Smoke-o-Meter" machine explodes.
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*[[Wilson's Meats]]: In [[Wilson's Meats Meeting Films|Meeting Film #2]], explosions occur near the beginning and at the end of the "pop art" commercial. Later, the "Smoke-o-Meter" machine explodes.
   
*'''Explosion''': [[Leo]] blows up [[Grump]].
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*'''Explosion''': [[Leo]] blows up [[Grump]] after he complains about the meeting.
   
 
*'''The Sky's The Limit''': One of the [[Balloon Audience|balloon heads]] explodes.
 
*'''The Sky's The Limit''': One of the [[Balloon Audience|balloon heads]] explodes.
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==Other Explosions==
 
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*Muppet Show Promos: In the Sandy Duncan promo, Fozzie sets off an explosion after Kermit says "bang".
 
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*[[The Muppet Show Promos]]: In the Sandy Duncan promo, [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] sets off an explosion after Kermit says "bang."
   
*[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]: Crazy Harry sets off an explosion after the montage of Muppet monsters, eatings and explosions.
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*[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]: [[Crazy Harry]] sets off an explosion after the montage of Muppet monsters, eatings and explosions.
   
*[[Disneyland's 35th Aniversary Celebration]]: [[Gonzo|Gonzo's]] nose explodes.
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*[[Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration]]: [[Gonzo]]'s nose explodes.
   
 
*[[Rock Music with the Muppets]]: [[Beaker]] accidentally sets off a few explosions during the video, such as in the introduction to "[[Don't Blame the Dynamite]]" and throughout the end credits.
 
*[[Rock Music with the Muppets]]: [[Beaker]] accidentally sets off a few explosions during the video, such as in the introduction to "[[Don't Blame the Dynamite]]" and throughout the end credits.
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*[[Good Morning America]]: A [[Whatnot]] blows up a VCR.
 
*[[Good Morning America]]: A [[Whatnot]] blows up a VCR.
   
*[[Keep Fishin']]: [[Beaker|Beaker's]] head (unseen) explodes.
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*[[Keep Fishin']]: [[Beaker]]'s head (unseen) explodes.
   
*[[Muppets Party Cruise]]: In "Lights Out", the "bomb light" explodes if caught by players. In "Chemical Imbalance", if you mess up the formula, it explodes. In "Aeroplane Island", you're plane explodes if you crash.
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*[[Muppets Party Cruise]]: In "Lights Out," the "bomb light" explodes if caught by players. In "Chemical Imbalance," if you mess up the formula, it explodes. In "Aeroplane Island," you're plane explodes if you crash.
   
*[[Muppets.com]]: In the "FX Generator 9000 Game", [[Beaker|Beaker's]] head explodes, but instantly grows back.
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*[[Muppets.com]]: In the "FX Generator 9000 Game," [[Beaker]]'s head explodes, but instantly grows back.
   
 
*[[From the Balcony]]: [[Loni Dunne]] blows up on Episode 17.
 
*[[From the Balcony]]: [[Loni Dunne]] blows up on Episode 17.
   
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*[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]: Crazy Harry causes an explosion after [[Claire]]'s [[Claire's Mom|mother]] asks if anybody wants to help her blow up an inflatable [[Santa Claus|Santa]].
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*The [[Muppet viral videos|Muppet viral video]] "[[Stars and Stripes Forever]]" features Crazy Harry, setting off fireworks for the finale.
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*In [[The Muppets (2011)#Green with Envy|the first teaser trailer]] for [[The Muppets (2011)|''The Muppets'']], Crazy Harry blows up the logo after it appears.
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Explosions have always been a Muppet trademark, from the early days of the Wilkins Coffee commercials through The Muppet Show and beyond. In the early days of the Muppets, explosions were made by blowing into a tube attached to a funnel filled with powder.[1] By the 1970s, Muppet designer Don Sahlin developed new techniques, using pyrotechnics and compressed air. The differences between the two techniques are evident in the sketches themselves, as the powder use resulted in particles floating, while the pyrotechnics were accompanied by greater amounts of smoke and sparks of light.

Dave Goelz described Sahlin's love for explosive practical jokes in a MuppetFest panel. Goelz said that Sahlin would run "squibs" -- little remote-control explosives -- all over the office, wiring them back to a doorbell under his desk. "He would just sit there and choose when you would explode. He would just sit there, talking to you, waiting for the moment -- and then you went."

Commercials

Macexplode

Mack blows up Kermit.

  1. Wilkins blows up Wontkins.
  2. Wilkins blows up Wontkins' house, with Wontkins in it.
  3. Wilkins (as "Swilkins the Swami") predicts that Wontkins will explode, and he does.
  4. Wilkins' rocket explodes.
  5. Wilkins (as a soldier) blows up Wontkins with a grenade.
  6. Wilkins blows up Wontkins' TV.
  • C & P Telephone Co. of VA: Suzy warns Mack that people who don't check the telephone directory for dialing info blow up sometimes. Mack scoffs at her, and then blows up.
  1. Tommy blows up Fred's house, with Fred in it.
  2. A loaf of "Brand X" Bread blows up.

The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Sclrap Flyapp: The Sclrap Flyapp creature blasts the other creatures.
  • Business, Business: The two "Business" creatures are blown up.
  • Java: The small creature blasts the larger one.

Sesame Street

  • Six Dollar Man: A small explosion occurs when the Six Dollar Man destroys the lab.
  • Danger: Little Jerry and the Monotones sing part of this song surrounded by blastings, shown as explosions. Of course, they are unscathed, but one leaves looking really freaked.
  • Danger's No Stranger: Similar to above, How Now Brown and the Moo Wave sing surrounded by forms of danger, including blastings.
  • Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live: Cookie Monster appears in a spoof of Saturday Night Live's sketch "MacGruber" (itself a parody of MacGyver) trying to defuse a bomb inside a microwave oven. He eats the oven and the building blows up.

The Muppet Valentine Show

  • Crazy Harry (called Crazy Donald in this, his first appearance) sets off an explosion near the beginning.
  • Crazy Donald sets off an explosion as the title song ends.
  • Crazy Donald sets off an explosion after George says "Blast."
  • Crazy Donald sets off an explosion during the closing song.

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence

  • Crazy Harry sets off an explosion after the title is shown.
  • Crazy Harry sets off an explosion when the Seven Deadly Sins are about to attack Nigel.
  • Crazy Harry sets off an explosion during the credits.

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  • Episode 101: Juliet Prowse: Gonzo's gong explodes when he hits the O in the theme song, being all blackened; Fozzie's apple explodes after he realizes that the fuse is lit. Following this scene, the cigar that Statler is smoking suddenly explodes.
  • Episode 117: Ben Vereen: Crazy Harry sets off many explosions: three before Ben Vereen's second number, one during the talk spot, once when Ben tells Hilda that he gets a big charge out of being on the show, and at the end when Ben Vereen says that the show was "dynamite." (Although not seen, he also blew up the trunk that Fozzie Bear was locked in) Several of the explosions throws the guest star on the rafters.
  • Episode 307: Alice Cooper: Thog sets off an explosion with a stick of dynamite in the closing number, "School's Out." At the end of that number, the school blows up, unprompted by anyone. In the episode's final moments, Gonzo appears onstage in an explosion, holding a bill from the Special Effects department.


Muppet Movies

  • The Muppet Movie: Crazy Harry sets off a few explosions before the movie starts. He later fiddles with the electricity while filming the movie, causing an explosion.

The Jim Henson Hour

  • Episode 103: Monster Telethon: A story segment ends with a book getting blown up, as a narrator says, "And they all lived happily ever after, until they blew it all up."

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Muppet Meeting Films

  • Wilson's Meats: In Meeting Film #2, explosions occur near the beginning and at the end of the "pop art" commercial. Later, the "Smoke-o-Meter" machine explodes.
  • Explosion: Leo blows up Grump after he complains about the meeting.
  • IBM Training Film: The machine blows up the monster.

Other Explosions

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  • Muppets Party Cruise: In "Lights Out," the "bomb light" explodes if caught by players. In "Chemical Imbalance," if you mess up the formula, it explodes. In "Aeroplane Island," you're plane explodes if you crash.
  • Muppets.com: In the "FX Generator 9000 Game," Beaker's head explodes, but instantly grows back.

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