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The Sow of Music.

Soundofmusicgrover

Grover's hill is alive.

Elmogoatherds

Elmo Goatherders

Leeodlayolay

The Lonely Goatherd.

Muppets strip 1986-05-05

The Muppets comic strip from May 5, 1986.

Muppets strip 1986-05-06

The Muppets comic strip from May 6, 1986.

Muppets strip 1986-05-07

The Muppets comic strip from May 7, 1986.

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The Muppet Show Comic Book alternate cover.

The Sound of Music is a Broadway musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II that was based on the biography of Maria von Trapp, which had previously inspired a German film in 1956. The musical opened in 1959 and ran continuously until 1963, with Mary Martin in the lead. The Academy Award-winning film version was released in 1965, starring Julie Andrews and featuring a puppetry sequence by Bil Baird.

Songs Performed in Muppet Productions[]

-Judy Collins and Rowlf the Dog, episode 205 of The Muppet Show
-Kermit, and a chorus of Muppets, episode 310 of The Muppet Show
-Miss Piggy and Michelle Pfeiffer, the first episode of Muppets Tonight
-Bob, Bob Sings!
-Miss Piggy and Michelle Pfeiffer, the first episode of Muppets Tonight
-Julie Andrews and the Muppets, episode 217 of The Muppet Show
  • "Edelweiss"
-Bob, Bob Sings!
-Sesame Street Music Box Record Player

References[]

  • When Julie Andrews appeared on The Muppet Show, Rowlf makes reference to one of her most famous roles as Maria in the 1965 film. In a sketch with Andrews which evokes similar imagery to that of the film, he mentions that he's seen the movie twice.
  • Gonzo makes a reference to "My Favorite Things" on episode 512 of The Muppet Show.
  • On episode 515 of The Muppet Show, Carol Burnett references the episode in which her friend Julie Andrews appeared and mockingly sings, "The hills are alive, with the sound of music!"
  • The Monsterpiece Theater version of The Sound of Music involved Grover, dressed in a German outfit on a hill, listening for the sound of music. Once he finally hears it, the hill literally becomes alive.
  • In the Sesame Street segment "The Turtle Who Wanted to Make Friends," Shelly the turtle hides in his shell at the sight of a caterpillar coming towards him. The caterpillar mistakes the shell for a mountain and hums "Climb Every Mountain" as he crawls over it.
  • The Muppets comic strip featured a three-day runner featuring Kermit and Piggy performing a tribute to The Sound of Music. The May 5, 1986, strip featured Miss Piggy discussing the titular lyrics with Kermit, before the hills (mountains, really) offer their opinion. In the following day's strip, Kermit and Piggy prepare for the The Sound of Music tribute at the Muppet Theatre; instead of getting seven Austrian children to play the Von Trapp family, Kermit has instead hired the Seven Dwarves (from the Disney film). The final part on May 7 featured Kermit and Piggy delivering their tribute to The Sound of Music on stage with a performance of "So Long, Farewell" (aided by Statler and Waldorf as they exit their box).
  • In the "Power" episode of The Jim Henson Hour, Gonzo tries to convince Kermit to endorse his new act, which he claims is the definitive roller-poultry version of The Sound of Music and includes an organ version of the music from the film.
  • In a Sesame Street sketch where Mr. Johnson makes the mistake of hailing Grover's taxi, Grover remarks that the library has music to listen to, such as The Sound of Music soundtrack, and he begins singing part of the titular song (erroneously saying "the air is alive"). He later mentions the movie theater, where one can watch The Sound of Music.
  • Miss Piggy and Michelle Pfeiffer vie for the starring role of Maria, while performing "Do-Re-Mi" as part of a medley of songs from the film. Andy and Randy Pig and Lew Zealand were amongst the von Trapp children in this sketch from the first episode of Muppets Tonight.
  • In "Elmo's World: Music," The Music Channel shows a documentary about the very first music played in the entire world ever. It then advertises that coming up next is The Music Man, The Sound of Music and Name That Tune.
  • In the Elmo's World installment "Families," Dorothy imagines an Elmo Goatherd Family. The scene alludes to The Sound of Music through costuming, concept, and especially Father Elmo (referred to as "Elmo Von Trapp" in the script), whose first line is "The hills are alive with the sounds of music!" (with a swaying hill in the background).

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