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The Gills Brothers debuted in [[Episode 312: James Coco|episode 312]] as musicians in a fish band playing "[[Octopus' Garden]]." They sang songs for quartet in [[Episode 402: Crystal Gayle|episode 402]] and [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]], accompanied the [[Fish Singer]] in [[Episode 413: Dizzy Gillespie|episode 413]], and sang the backups for [[Lew Zealand]]'s rendition of "[[Goodnight Sardine]]" in [[Episode 521: Johnny Cash|episode 521]]. |
The Gills Brothers debuted in [[Episode 312: James Coco|episode 312]] as musicians in a fish band playing "[[Octopus' Garden]]." They sang songs for quartet in [[Episode 402: Crystal Gayle|episode 402]] and [[Episode 424: Diana Ross|episode 424]], accompanied the [[Fish Singer]] in [[Episode 413: Dizzy Gillespie|episode 413]], and sang the backups for [[Lew Zealand]]'s rendition of "[[Goodnight Sardine]]" in [[Episode 521: Johnny Cash|episode 521]]. |
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| + | One of their numbers was choreographed by [[Dave Goelz]].<ref>Goelz, Dave [http://themuppetmindset.blogspot.com/2013/09/interview-with-legendary-muppet.html Muppet Mindset Interview with Dave Goelz]</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:48, 30 April 2015
The Gills Brothers
The Gills Brothers are a quartet of fish singers featured several times on The Muppet Show.
The Gills Brothers debuted in episode 312 as musicians in a fish band playing "Octopus' Garden." They sang songs for quartet in episode 402 and episode 424, accompanied the Fish Singer in episode 413, and sang the backups for Lew Zealand's rendition of "Goodnight Sardine" in episode 521.
They are a parody of the Mills Brothers, and are performed by Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Steve Whitmire.
One of their numbers was choreographed by Dave Goelz.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Goelz, Dave Muppet Mindset Interview with Dave Goelz