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The Muppet Show: On Tour! is a live stage show based on The Muppet Show, produced by VEE Corporation in 1984. The cast of The Muppet Show appeared live on stage as full-body puppets, performed to a soundtrack recorded by the original Muppet performers.

The show was written by Fred Newman and Mark Saltzman. The costumes were designed and built by Henson Associates, Inc.

A second show, "The Muppet Show on Tour: 2nd Edition", was presented in 1985.

Cast

The show featured full-body costume/puppets of Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, The Great Gonzo, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Beauregard, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Scooter, Janice, Statler and Waldorf, Floyd Pepper and the Flying Zucchini Brothers.

Robin the Frog, Camilla the Chicken, Rizzo the Rat and Chester Rat were represented on stage as puppets.

Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, the Rats and Beauregard's mop Belleregard appeared on video and were not live on stage.

Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson and Steve Whitmire performed the voices for the show's soundtrack.

Gallery

Act I: It's Time to Start Rehearsing

Act	Characters	Written by	Publishing info
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976
That Face	Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf	Lew Spence and Alan Bergman	Frank Music Corporation
The Great Gonzo and His Daredevil Deeds
The Flying Zucchini Brothers
Cheek to Cheek	Beauregard and Belleregard	Irving Berlin (from Top Hat)	Irving Berlin Music Corporation, 1935
Eight Little Notes	Rowlf the Dog	Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady	Blackwood Music, Inc.
I Am the Very Model of a Scientific Scientist	Dr. Bunsen Honeydew	Gilbert & Sullivan (from The Pirates of Penzance), with spoof lyrics by Paul Walberg	Henson Associates
Fozzie's Magic Act	Fozzie Bear
Bein' Green	Kermit the Frog	Joe Raposo	Jonico Music, Inc. and Green Fox Music Inc., 1970
Proud Mary	Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem	J.C. Fogerty	Jondora Music, 1968

Act II: This Is What We Call "The Muppet Show"

Act	Characters	Written by	Publishing info
Scenes From Intermission
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976
That Face	Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf	Lew Spence and Alan Bergman	Frank Music Corporation
Happy Feet	Kermit the Frog	Milton Ager and Jack Yellen	Warner Bros. Inc., 1930
Rappin' Fozzie	Fozzie Bear	Mark Saltzman, Fred Newman and Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Water Ballet: The Queen of the Mermaids/Le Paradise Couchon	Cast	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Flashbacks
The Rainbow Connection	Kermit the Frog	Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher (from The Muppet Movie)	Welbeck Music Corporation and Muppet Music Inc., 1979
Gonzo the Great and the Fantastic Flying Zucchini Brothers
My Way	Gonzo	J. Revaux & C. Francois, and Paul Anka	MCA Music
Everything Old is New Again	Statler and Waldorf	Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager	Irving Music, Inc., Woolnough Music, Inc. and The Times Square Music Publication Company, 1974
Pink Trouble	Cast	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Far From Over	Cast	Frank Stallone and Vince DiCola	Famous Music Corporation
The Muppet Show Theme	The Muppets	Sam Pottle and Jim Henson	ATV Music Ltd., 1976

Additional Music

Song	Written by	Publishing info
All the Things You Are	Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II	T.B. Harms Company, 1939
Let's Face the Music and Dance	Irving Berlin	Irving Berlin Music Corporation
The Man I Love	George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin	WB Music Corporation, 1924
Welcome to the Music	David Gates	Kipahulu Music
Beauregard's Theme	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Magic Fozzie	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
Pink Vamp	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984
The History of the Vamp	Paul Walberg	Henson Associates, 1984

Merchandise

There were some items exclusively available for the tour. Among them were a series of apparel, buttons, a souvenir program, banners and pennants.

Production Credits

MuppetsOnTour project — Piper Recording Studio where the dialog, music, and sound effects were edited and mixed.

Design and supervision of construction by Julie Zobel

Assisted by Mark Zeszotek and Jerry Gumm

Heads built and animated by Mac Canaga and Marilee Canaga

Underwater puppet design by Caroly Wilcox and Edward Christie

Additional costumes designed by Polly Smith, Lisa Howard, Stephan Rotondaro, and Julie Zobel

Muppet Workshop coordination by Will Morrison

Audio Recording and Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman

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-[[Image:MUPPET_SHOW_LIVE_COVER25.JPG|thumb|300px|The Muppet Show On Tour program book.]]
+[[Image:Ontourlogo.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+[[File:The Muppet Show on tour Commercial|thumb|300px|right]]
-[[VEE Corporation]] presented ''"'''The Muppet Show on Tour'''"'' stage show in [[1984]]. The show was written by [[Fred Newman]] and [[Mark Saltzman]]. The costumes were designed and built by [[The Jim Henson Company|Henson Associates, Inc]].
+'''''The Muppet Show: On Tour!''''' is a live stage show based on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', produced by [[VEE Corporation]] in 1984. The cast of ''The Muppet Show'' appeared live on stage as full-body puppets, performed to a soundtrack recorded by the original Muppet performers.
+The show was written by [[Fred Newman]] and [[Mark Saltzman]]. The costumes were designed and built by [[The Jim Henson Company|Henson Associates, Inc]].
 A second show, ''"[[The Muppet Show on Tour: 2nd Edition]]"'', was presented in 1985.
 ==Cast==
-The show featured full-body costume/puppets of [[Kermit walk-arounds|Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy walk-arounds|Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear walk-arounds|Fozzie Bear]], [[Animal walk-arounds|Animal]],  [[Gonzo walk-arounds|The Great Gonzo]], [[Rowlf walk-arounds|Rowlf]], [[Dr. Teeth walk-arounds|Dr. Teeth]], [[Zoot walk-arounds|Zoot]], [[Beauregard walk-arounds|Beauregard]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew walk-arounds|Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Scooter walk-arounds|Scooter]], [[Janice walk-arounds|Janice]], [[Statler and Waldorf walk-arounds|Statler and Waldorf]], [[Floyd Pepper walk-arounds|Floyd Pepper]] and [[The Flying Zucchini Brothers walk-arounds|the Flying Zucchini Brothers]].
+The show featured full-body costume/puppets of [[Kermit walk-arounds|Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy walk-arounds|Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear walk-arounds|Fozzie Bear]], [[Animal walk-arounds|Animal]], [[Gonzo walk-arounds|The Great Gonzo]], [[Rowlf walk-arounds|Rowlf]], [[Dr. Teeth walk-arounds|Dr. Teeth]], [[Zoot walk-arounds|Zoot]], [[Beauregard walk-around|Beauregard]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Scooter]], [[Janice walk-arounds|Janice]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Floyd Pepper walk-arounds|Floyd Pepper]] and [[The Flying Zucchini Brothers walk-arounds|the Flying Zucchini Brothers]].
-[[Robin stage-show puppet|Robin the Frog]], [[Camilla stage-show puppet|Camilla the Chicken]], [[Rizzo stage-show puppet|Rizzo the Rat]] and [[Chester Rat stage-show puppet|Chester Rat]] were represented on stage as puppets.
+[[Robin the Frog]], [[Camilla stage-show puppet|Camilla the Chicken]], [[Rizzo the Rat]] and [[Chester Rat]] were represented on stage as puppets.
 [[Beaker]], [[Link Hogthrob]], [[Sam the Eagle]], [[the Swedish Chef]], [[the Rats]] and Beauregard's mop [[Belleregard]] appeared on video and were not live on stage.
+[[Jim Henson]], [[Frank Oz]], [[Dave Goelz]], [[Richard Hunt]], [[Jerry Nelson]] and [[Steve Whitmire]] performed the voices for the show's soundtrack.
-==Muppet Performers==
-:[[Jim Henson]], [[Frank Oz]], [[Dave Goelz]], [[Richard Hunt]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Steve Whitmire]]
-<br clear="all">
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Image:Ontour1.jpg
+Image:MUPPET_SHOW_LIVE_COVER25.JPG
+Rainbow connection.JPG
-Image:Ontour2.jpg
-Image:Ontour3.jpg
+Image:Ontourinside.jpg
-Image:Ontour4.jpg
+Image:Muppetsontourleaflet2.jpg
+Image:Statler and waldorf full body.JPG|Statler, Waldorf and Rizzo
+Image:Rowlf full body.JPG|Kermit, Rowlf and Robin
+Image:Full body scooter.JPG
+File:Beau full body.jpg
+CM 871 MuppetShowLiveProgramCover.jpg
+CM 871 MuppetShowLiveCastPhoto.jpg
+muppets on tour.JPG
 </gallery>
-==Act I: It's Time To Start Rehearsing==
+==Act I: It's Time to Start Rehearsing==
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 ! Act !! Characters !! Written by !! Publishing info
 |-
-| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., [[1976]]
+| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., 1976
 |-
 | [[That Face]] || Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf || Lew Spence and Alan Bergman || Frank Music Corporation
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 | Fozzie's Magic Act || Fozzie Bear ||  ||
 |-
-| [[Bein' Green]] || Kermit the Frog || Joe Raposo || Jonico Music, Inc. and Green Fox Music Inc., [[1970]]
+| [[Bein' Green]] || Kermit the Frog || Joe Raposo || Jonico Music, Inc. and Green Fox Music Inc., 1970
 |-
-| [[Proud Mary]] || Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem || J.C. Fogerty || Jondora Music, [[1968]]
+| [[Proud Mary]] || Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem || J.C. Fogerty || Jondora Music, 1968
 |}
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 | Scenes From Intermission ||  ||  ||
 |-
-| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., [[1976]]
+| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., 1976
 |-
 | [[That Face]] || Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Beauregard, and Rowlf || Lew Spence and Alan Bergman || Frank Music Corporation
@@ Line 64: / Line 73: @@
 | [[Happy Feet]] || Kermit the Frog || Milton Ager and Jack Yellen || Warner Bros. Inc., 1930
 |-
-| Rappin' Fozzie || Fozzie Bear || [[Mark Saltzman]], [[Fred Newman]] and [[Paul Walberg]] || Henson Associates, [[1984]]
+| Rappin' Fozzie || Fozzie Bear || [[Mark Saltzman]], [[Fred Newman]] and [[Paul Walberg]] || Henson Associates, 1984
 |-
 | Water Ballet: The Queen of the Mermaids/Le Paradise Couchon || Cast || Paul Walberg || Henson Associates, 1984
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 | Flashbacks ||  ||  ||
 |-
-| [[The Rainbow Connection]] || Kermit the Frog || [[Paul Williams]] and [[Kenny Ascher]] (from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'') ||  Welbeck Music Corporation and Muppet Music Inc., [[1979]]
+| [[The Rainbow Connection]] || Kermit the Frog || [[Paul Williams]] and [[Kenny Ascher]] (from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'') ||  Welbeck Music Corporation and Muppet Music Inc., 1979
 |-
-| Gonzo the Great and The Fantastic Flying Zucchini Brothers ||  ||  ||
+| Gonzo the Great and the Fantastic Flying Zucchini Brothers ||  ||  ||
 |-
 | [[My Way]] || Gonzo ||  J. Revaux & C. Francois, and Paul Anka || MCA Music
 |-
-| [[Everything Old is New Again]] || Statler and Waldorf || Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager ||  Irving Music, Inc., Woolnough Music, Inc. and The Times Square Music Publication Company, [[1974]]
+| [[Everything Old is New Again]] || Statler and Waldorf || Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager ||  Irving Music, Inc., Woolnough Music, Inc. and The Times Square Music Publication Company, 1974
 |-
 | Pink Trouble || Cast || Paul Walberg || Henson Associates, 1984
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 | [[Far From Over]] || Cast || Frank Stallone and Vince DiCola || Famous Music Corporation
 |-
-| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., [[1976]]
+| [[The Muppet Show Theme]] || The Muppets || [[Sam Pottle]] and [[Jim Henson]] || ATV Music Ltd., 1976
 |}
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 There were some items exclusively available for the tour.  Among them were a series of apparel, buttons, a souvenir program, banners and pennants.
+<gallery perrow="3" widths="200" heights="200px">
-<gallery>
-Image:Kermit_Button.jpeg|''The Muppet Show On Tour'' Kermit Button
+Image:Kermit_Button.jpeg
+muppet show on tour 1984 stuff 2.jpg
-Image:Fozzie button.jpeg|''The Muppet Show On Tour'' Fozzie Button
+muppet show on tour fozzie button.jpg
-Image:Gonzo_Button.jpeg|''The Muppet Show On Tour'' Gonzo Button
+Image:Gonzo_Button.jpeg
-Image:Muppetsontourpin.jpg|''The Muppet Show On Tour'' pin
+Image:Muppetsontourpin.jpg
+muppet show on tour 1984 pennant cast.jpg|Pennant with illustration by [[The Muppets (comic strip)|Guy and Brad Gilchrist]]
+muppet show on tour 1984 pennants piggy kermit.jpg
 Image:Animalbanner.jpg
 Image:Gonzobanner.jpg
+muppet show on tour 1984 stuff 4.jpg
-Image:Muppetsontourleaflet.jpg
-Image:Ontourtanktop.jpg|The Muppet Show On Tour Sleeveless Shirt, 1984
+Image:Ontourtanktop.jpg
 </gallery>
-==Credits==
+==Production Credits==
+[[File:MuppetsOnTour_project.jpg|thumb|300px|Piper Recording Studio where the dialog, music, and sound effects were edited and mixed.]]
 :Design and supervision of construction by [[Julie Zobel]]
-::Assisted by [[Mark Zeszotek]] and [[Jerry Gumm]]
+:Assisted by [[Mark Zeszotek]] and [[Jerry Gumm]]
 :Heads built and animated by [[Mac Canaga]] and [[Marilee Canaga]]
 :Underwater puppet design by [[Caroly Wilcox]] and [[Edward Christie]]
 :Additional costumes designed by [[Polly Smith]], [[Lisa Howard]], [[Stephan Rotondaro]], and Julie Zobel
 :[[The Muppet Workshop|Muppet Workshop]] coordination by [[Will Morrison]]
-:Audio Recording and Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman
+:Audio Recording and Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman
-[[Category:Stage Shows|Muppet Show On Tour]]
+[[Category:Muppet Stage Shows|Muppet Show On Tour]]

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