The Talking Houses appeared in their own recurring sketch during the first season of The Muppet Show. Each sketch consisted of a single joke told between two houses, usually about one of their relatives but always about a building of some sort. Because the Houses never appeared outside of their sketches, it was never made clear whether they were supposed to be full-sized or in scale with the show's other Muppets.

The Houses' first six appearances featured jokes told between House #1 and House #2 on the left side of the screen. House #3 and House #4 only spoke in the final sketch on episode 119.

The House from a Federal Housing Administration commercial was a predecessor of the Talking Houses.

At the end of The Muppet Show Comic Book: Pigs in Space, Rizzo the Rat sggests a movie idea featuring the houses: "Talking Houses: The Next Generation". The Muppet Show Comic Book: On the Road #2 features a similar sketch, with talking caravans instead of houses.

Contents 1 Performers 2 Sketches 3 Book Appearances 4 See also

PerformersEdit

• John Lovelady as House #1 (Jerry Nelson performed this house in episode 107)
• Jerry Nelson as House #2
• Frank Oz as House #3
• Eren Ozker as House #4

SketchesEdit

Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi:

House 2: I hear your son, the hotel, has become interested in his religion.

House 1: Oh, interested isn't the word. He's seriously thinking about becoming a monastery.

Episode 106: Jim Nabors:

House 2: My wife's not feeling well.

House 1: Sorry to hear it. What's wrong?

House 2: She's got the shingles.

Episode 107: Florence Henderson:

House 2: My brother has ghosts in his attic.

House 1: Sounds scary.

House 2: Yeah, he's on the top 10 most haunted list.

Episode 108: Paul Williams:

House 1: My mother is very religious.

House 2: She's a fanatic?

House 1: No, she's a church.

Episode 110: Harvey Korman:

House 1: My insides are killing me!

House 2: Oh, ulcers?

House 1: No, movers.

Episode 117: Ben Vereen:

House 2: My uncle's into poetry, he loves Edgar Guest.

House 1: Why?

House 2: Why else? He's a guest house.

Episode 119: Vincent Price:

House 3: My youngest boy is very interested in medicine.

House 4: He's a doctor?

House 3: No, a hospital.

Book AppearancesEdit

• The Muppet Show Comic Book Issue #4 - Miss Piggy's Story

See alsoEdit

• 2102 Shady Lane

At the Dance Bear on Patrol Blackouts Cold Open The Electric Mayhem An Editorial by Sam the Eagle Fozzie's Comedy Acts Gonzo's Stunts Muppet Labs

Muppet Melodrama Muppet News Flash Muppet Sports Musical Chickens Panel Discussions Pigs in Space Planet Koozebane A Poem by Rowlf Rowlf at the Piano

The Swedish Chef Talk Spots Talking Houses UK Spots Vendaface Veterinarian's Hospital Wayne and Wanda

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