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[[Image:RowlfPiano.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
[[Image:Rowlfpiano01.jpg|frame|''"I Never Harmed an Onion"'']]
 
[[Image:Rowlfpiano01.jpg|frame|''"I Never Harmed an Onion"'']]
 
[[Image:Rowlf-beethoven.jpg|frame|''the "Pathétique"'']]
 
[[Image:Rowlf-beethoven.jpg|frame|''the "Pathétique"'']]
[[Image:Rowlfpiano02.jpg|frame|''"Just the Way You Are"'']]
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[[Image:Rowlfpiano02.jpg|thumb|300px|''"Just the Way You Are"'']]
 
[[Image:Rowlf-puppy.jpg|frame|''"What a Wonderful World"'']]
 
[[Image:Rowlf-puppy.jpg|frame|''"What a Wonderful World"'']]
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[[Image:Rowlf_at_the_broken_piano.jpg|thumb|300px|Rowlf at the ''broken'' piano.]]
 
 
[[Rowlf the Dog]] at the piano on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
 
[[Rowlf the Dog]] at the piano on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
   
 
==Rowlf, solo==
 
==Rowlf, solo==
* [[You and I and George]] -- [[episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]]
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* [[You and I and George]] [[episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]]
* [[I Never Harmed an Onion]] -- [[episode 104: Ruth Buzzi|episode 104]]
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* [[I Never Harmed an Onion]] [[episode 104: Ruth Buzzi|episode 104]]
* [[Cottleston Pie]] -- [[episode 107: Florence Henderson|episode 107]]
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* [[Cottleston Pie]] [[episode 107: Florence Henderson|episode 107]]
* [[Für Elise]] -- [[episode 117: Ben Vereen|episode 117]]
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* [[Für Elise]] [[episode 117: Ben Vereen|episode 117]]
* [[Minuet in G Major (Beethoven)|Beethoven's Minuet in G Major]] -- [[episode 121: Twiggy|episode 121]]
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* [[Minuet in G Major]] [[episode 121: Twiggy|episode 121]]
* [[Muppet Show Theme|Closing Theme]] -- [[episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]]
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* [[Muppet Show Theme|Closing Theme]] [[episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]]
* [[Show Me a Rose]] -- [[episode 207: Edgar Bergen|episode 207]]
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* [[Show Me a Rose]] [[episode 207: Edgar Bergen|episode 207]]
* [[Up, Up and Away]] -- [[episode 209: Madeline Kahn|episode 209]]
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* [[Up, Up and Away]] [[episode 209: Madeline Kahn|episode 209]]
* [[Claire de Lune]] -- [[episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]]
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* [[Clair de Lune]] [[episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]]
* [[Moonlight Sonata]] -- [[episode 217: Julie Andrews|episode 217]]
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* [[Moonlight Sonata]] [[episode 217: Julie Andrews|episode 217]]
* [[When]] -- [[episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]]
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* [[When]] [[episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]]
* [[Pathétique]] -- [[episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]] ([[Scooter]] makes him finish quick)
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* [[Pathétique]] [[episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]] ([[Scooter]] makes him finish quick)
* [[Nola]] -- [[episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]]
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* [[Nola]] [[episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]]
* [[Eight Little Notes]] -- [[episode 312: James Coco|episode 312]]
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* [[Eight Little Notes]] [[episode 312: James Coco|episode 312]]
* [[Pathétique]] -- [[episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]] ([[Bust of Beethoven]] falls asleep)
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* [[Pathétique]] [[episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]] ([[Bust of Beethoven]] falls asleep)
* [[Pop Goes the Weasel]] -- [[episode 321: Roger Miller|episode 321]]
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* [[Pop Goes the Weasel]] [[episode 321: Roger Miller|episode 321]]
* [[Old Dog Trey]] -- [[episode 404: Dyan Cannon|episode 404]]
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* [[Old Dog Trey]] [[episode 404: Dyan Cannon|episode 404]]
* [[You and I and George]] -- [[episode 412: Phyllis George|episode 412]]
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* [[You and I and George]] [[episode 412: Phyllis George|episode 412]]
* [[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]] -- [[episode 514: Mac Davis|episode 514]]
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* [[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]] [[episode 514: Mac Davis|episode 514]]
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* [[As Time Goes By]] — [[Episode 114: Little Green Lie|Little Green Lie]]
   
 
==Rowlf, accompanied==
 
==Rowlf, accompanied==
* [[Love Story]] -- [[episode 111: Lena Horne|episode 111]] (with [[Zoot]])
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* [[Theme from Love Story]] [[episode 111: Lena Horne|episode 111]] (with [[Zoot]])
* [[It's Not Where You Start]] -- [[episode 115: Candice Bergen|episode 115]] (with interruptions by [[Scooter]])
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* [[It's Not Where You Start]] [[episode 115: Candice Bergen|episode 115]] (with interruptions by [[Scooter]])
* [[Nobody (The Muppet Show)|Nobody]] -- [[episode 114: Sandy Duncan|episode 114]] (with [[Gonzo]])
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* [[Nobody (The Muppet Show)|Nobody]] [[episode 114: Sandy Duncan|episode 114]] (with [[Gonzo]])
* [[Tit Willow]] -- [[episode 120: Valerie Harper|episode 120]] (with [[Sam the Eagle|Sam]])
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* [[Tit Willow]] [[episode 120: Valerie Harper|episode 120]] (with [[Sam the Eagle|Sam]])
* [[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]] -- [[episode 202: Zero Mostel|episode 202]] (with Zoot)
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* [[Lean On Me]] [[Episode 121: Twiggy|episode 120 (Germany)]] (with [[Mary Roos]] and a backup group)
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* [[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]] — [[episode 202: Zero Mostel|episode 202]] (with Zoot)
 
* [[The Entertainer]] - [[episode 203: Milton Berle|episode 203]] (with [[Milton Berle]], and later with [[Miss Piggy]])
 
* [[The Entertainer]] - [[episode 203: Milton Berle|episode 203]] (with [[Milton Berle]], and later with [[Miss Piggy]])
* [[The Boy in the Gallery]] -- [[episode 204: Rich Little|episode 204]] (with Miss Piggy)
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* [[The Boy in the Gallery]] [[episode 204: Rich Little|episode 204]] (with Miss Piggy)
* [[Do-Re-Mi]] -- [[episode 205: Judy Collins|episode 205]] (with [[Judy Collins]], two pianos)
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* [[Do-Re-Mi]] [[episode 205: Judy Collins|episode 205]] (with [[Judy Collins]], two pianos)
 
* [[My Old Dutch]] - [[episode 206: Nancy Walker|episode 206]] (with [[Burlington Bertie]])
 
* [[My Old Dutch]] - [[episode 206: Nancy Walker|episode 206]] (with [[Burlington Bertie]])
* [[I Guess I'll Take the Train Back Home]] -- [[episode 210: George Burns|episode 210]] (with [[George Burns]])
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* [[Train Back Home]] [[episode 210: George Burns|episode 210]] (with [[George Burns]])
* [[It All Depends on You]] -- [[episode 210: George Burns|episode 210]] (with [[George Burns]] and other Muppets)
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* [[It All Depends on You]] [[episode 210: George Burns|episode 210]] (with [[George Burns]] and other Muppets)
* [[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]] -- [[Episode 216: Cleo Laine|episode 216]] (with [[Baskerville]] and [[Afghan Hound]])
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* [[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]] [[Episode 216: Cleo Laine|episode 216]] (with [[Baskerville]] and [[Afghan Hound]])
* [[English Country Garden]] -- [[episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|episode 218]] (with [[Fozzie]])
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* [[English Country Garden]] [[episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|episode 218]] (with [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]])
* [[Memory Lane]] -- [[episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]] (with Gonzo)
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* [[Memory Lane]] [[episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]] (with Gonzo)
* [[Too Shy to Say]] -- [[episode 220: Petula Clark|episode 220]] (with [[Petula Clark]])
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* [[Too Shy to Say]] [[episode 220: Petula Clark|episode 220]] (with [[Petula Clark]])
* [[Rowlf's Polka]] -- [[episode 223: John Cleese|episode 223]] (the chicken lays an egg)
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* [[Rowlf's Polka]] [[episode 223: John Cleese|episode 223]] (with a [[chicken]])
* [[Froggy Would A-Wooing Go]] -- [[episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (with Sam)
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* [[Froggy Would A-Wooing Go]] [[episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (with Sam)
* [[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]] -- [[episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (with Fozzie)
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* [[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]] [[episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge|episode 301]] (with Fozzie)
* [[Body and Soul]] -- [[episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] (with Zoot)
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* [[Body and Soul]] [[episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] (with Zoot)
* [[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]] -- [[episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]] (with Fozzie)
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* [[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]] [[episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]] (with Fozzie)
* [[Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow]] -- [[Episode 306: Jean Stapleton|episode 306]] (with [[Annie Sue]])
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* [[Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow]] [[Episode 306: Jean Stapleton|episode 306]] (with [[Annie Sue]])
* [[Tea For Two]] (backwards) -- [[episode 314: Harry Belafonte|episode 314]] (with [[Lew Zealand]])
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* [[Tea For Two]] (backwards) [[episode 314: Harry Belafonte|episode 314]] (with [[Lew Zealand]])
* [[Just the Way You Are (song)|Just the Way You Are]] -- [[episode 315: Lesley Ann Warren|episode 315]] (with [[Lesley Ann Warren]])
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* [[Just the Way You Are (song)|Just the Way You Are]] [[episode 315: Lesley Ann Warren|episode 315]] (with [[Lesley Ann Warren]])
* [[Cheek to Cheek]] -- [[episode 316: Danny Kaye|episode 316]] (rehearsal with [[Miss Piggy]])
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* [[Cheek to Cheek]] [[episode 316: Danny Kaye|episode 316]] (rehearsal with [[Miss Piggy]])
* [[Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)]] -- [[episode 402: Crystal Gayle|episode 402]] (with a [[shark]] and three [[fish]], with a [[lobster]] on backup piano and an appearance by [[Lew Zealand]])
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* [[Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)]] [[episode 402: Crystal Gayle|episode 402]] (with a [[shark (Muppet Show)|shark]] and three [[fish]], with a [[lobster]] on backup piano and an appearance by [[Lew Zealand]])
* [[Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2]] -- [[episode 405: Victor Borge|episode 405]] (piano duet with [[Victor Borge]])
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* [[Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2]] [[episode 405: Victor Borge|episode 405]] (piano duet with [[Victor Borge]])
* [[Carbon Paper]] -- [[episode 412: Phyllis George|episode 412]] (with [[Phyllis George]])
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* [[Carbon Paper]] [[episode 412: Phyllis George|episode 412]] (with [[Phyllis George]])
* [[I Got Rhythm]] -- [[episode 420: Alan Arkin|episode 420]] (with Fozzie)
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* [[I Got Rhythm]] [[episode 420: Alan Arkin|episode 420]] (with Fozzie)
* Rowlf leads [[Gene Kelly]] in a medley of his songs -- [[episode 501: Gene Kelly|episode 501]]
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* Rowlf leads [[Gene Kelly]] in a medley of his songs [[episode 501: Gene Kelly|episode 501]]
* [[Liebesträume]] -- [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]] (while [[Gonzo]] conducts and duels [[Buster (crab)|Buster]] the crab).
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* [[Liebesträume]] [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]] (while [[Gonzo]] conducts and duels [[Buster (crab)|Buster]] the crab).
* [[God Bless the Child]] -- [[Episode 516: Gladys Knight|episode 516]] (with [[Gladys Knight]])
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* [[God Bless the Child]] [[Episode 516: Gladys Knight|episode 516]] (with [[Gladys Knight]])
* Foo-Foo's Act -- [[episode 520: Wally Boag|episode 520]] (with Piggy and [[Foo-Foo]])
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* Foo-Foo's Act [[episode 520: Wally Boag|episode 520]] (with Piggy and [[Foo-Foo]])
* [[Pecos Bill]] -- [[episode 520: Wally Boag|episode 520]] (with [[Annie Sue]], [[Wally Boag]] and cowboys)
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* [[Pecos Bill]] [[episode 520: Wally Boag|episode 520]] (with [[Annie Sue]], [[Wally Boag]] and cowboys)
* [[Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog]] -- [[episode 521: Johnny Cash|episode 521]] (with [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers]])
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* [[Egg Eating Dog]] [[episode 521: Johnny Cash|episode 521]] (with [[Johnny Cash]] and [[Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers]])
   
 
==Rowlf, backup==
 
==Rowlf, backup==
Songs on which Rowlf plays piano, but doesn't contribute much more to the sketch. This may include sitting in with [[The Electric Mayhem]].
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Songs on which Rowlf plays piano, but doesn't contribute much more to the sketch. These include sitting in with [[the Electric Mayhem]].
* [[Muppet Show Theme]]
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* [[The Muppet Show Theme]]
* [[Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear]] -- [[episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] (for [[Fozzie]] and [[Scooter]])
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* [[Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear|Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear]] [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] (for [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] and [[Scooter]])
* [[Lydia the Tattooed Lady]] -- [[Episode 102: Connie Stevens|episode 102]] (with [[Kermit the Frog]])
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* [[Lydia the Tattooed Lady]] [[Episode 102: Connie Stevens|episode 102]] (with [[Kermit the Frog]])
* [[One Note Samba]] -- [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]] (with [[Kaye Ballard]] and [[Miss Piggy]])
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* [[One Note Samba]] [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard|episode 123]] (with [[Kaye Ballard]] and [[Miss Piggy]])
* [[Flight of the Bumblebee]] -- [[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|episode 218]] (with [[Gonzo]], interupted by [[Animal]])
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* [[Flight of the Bumblebee]] [[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|episode 218]] (with [[Gonzo]], interrupted by [[Animal]])
* [[Someone to Watch Over Me]] -- [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]] (for [[Robin]])
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* [[Someone to Watch Over Me]] [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]] (for [[Robin the Frog]])
* [[Mad About the Frog]] -- [[Episode 318: Leslie Uggams|episode 318]] (for [[Miss Piggy]])
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* [[Mad About the Frog]] [[Episode 318: Leslie Uggams|episode 318]] (for [[Miss Piggy]])
* [[Feelings]] -- [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]] (with [[Beaker]] and [[The Electric Mayhem]])
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* [[Feelings]] [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]] (with [[Beaker]] and [[The Electric Mayhem]])
* [[Last Time I Saw Him]] -- [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]] (with [[Diana Ross]])
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* [[Last Time I Saw Him]] [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]] (with [[Diana Ross]])
* [[After You've Gone]] -- [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]] (with the orchestra)
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* [[After You've Gone]] [[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey|episode 504]] (with the orchestra)
* [[The Sun is Rising]] -- [[episode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal|episode 510]] (for Piggy and [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]])
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* [[Birdwalk]] [[Episode 505: James Coburn|episode 505]] (with birds, for [[Betsy Bird]])
* [[How High the Moon]] -- [[Episode 524: Roger Moore|episode 524]] (with the orchestra)
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* [[Lo! Hear the Gentle Lark]] [[episode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal|episode 510]] (for Piggy and [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]])
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* [[How High the Moon]] — [[Episode 524: Roger Moore|episode 524]] (with the orchestra)
   
 
==Honorable mentions==
 
==Honorable mentions==
 
These sketches feature Rowlf in some situation varying from his regular piano spot, but their tone and setting are too similar to not include here.
 
These sketches feature Rowlf in some situation varying from his regular piano spot, but their tone and setting are too similar to not include here.
   
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* Rowlf, as a saloon pianist, plays "[[Home on the Range]]" to open and close the "[[Cowboy Time]]" sketch in episode 101
* "Silence," a Poem by Rowlf -- [[episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]]
 
* "The Butterfly," a Poem by Rowlf -- [[episode 120: Valerie Harper|episode 120]]
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* "Silence," a Poem by Rowlf [[episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]]
* [[What a Wonderful World]] -- [[episode 201: Don Knotts|episode 201]]
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* "The Butterfly," a Poem by Rowlf [[episode 120: Valerie Harper|episode 120]]
 
* [[What a Wonderful World]] [[episode 201: Don Knotts|episode 201]]
 
* Rowlf plays the organ for the wedding sketch in [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]].
 
* Rowlf plays the organ for the wedding sketch in [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]].
* [[Kermit]] calls Rowlf on stage for his piano piece in [[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd|episode 324]], but the [[Bust of Beethoven]] says he's going to play it too [[wikipedia:fortissimo|fortissimo]]. Kermit exchanges dialogue with [[Fozzie]] [[backstage]], all the while Rowlf's piano playing can be heard on [[stage]]. He returns and admits that he played it too fortissimo.
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* [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] calls Rowlf on stage for his piano piece in [[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd|episode 324]], but the [[Bust of Beethoven]] says he's going to play it too [[wikipedia:fortissimo|fortissimo]]. Kermit exchanges dialogue with [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] [[backstage]], all the while Rowlf's piano playing can be heard on [[stage]]. He returns and admits that he played it too fortissimo.
* [[Never Before, Never Again]] -- [[episode 418: Christopher Reeve|episode 418]]; Rowlf attempts to play, but [[Miss Piggy]] slams his fingers in the lid.
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* [[Never Before, Never Again]] [[episode 418: Christopher Reeve|episode 418]]; Rowlf attempts to play, but [[Miss Piggy]] slams his fingers in the lid.
* [[The Cat Came Back]] -- [[episode 523: Linda Ronstadt|episode 523]]; Rowlf sings the lead and the banjo.
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* [[The Cat Came Back]] [[episode 523: Linda Ronstadt|episode 523]]; Rowlf sings the lead and the banjo.
 
[[Category:Muppet Show Recurring Sketches]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Show Sketches]]
 

Revision as of 21:58, 24 February 2016

RowlfPiano
Rowlfpiano01

"I Never Harmed an Onion"

Rowlf-beethoven

the "Pathétique"

Rowlfpiano02

"Just the Way You Are"

Rowlf-puppy

"What a Wonderful World"

Rowlf at the broken piano

Rowlf at the broken piano.

Rowlf the Dog at the piano on The Muppet Show.

Rowlf, solo

Rowlf, accompanied

Rowlf, backup

Songs on which Rowlf plays piano, but doesn't contribute much more to the sketch. These include sitting in with the Electric Mayhem.

Honorable mentions

These sketches feature Rowlf in some situation varying from his regular piano spot, but their tone and setting are too similar to not include here.