Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell

Inspired by mimes Shields & Yarnell, Fozzie works on a mime act, including "Bear walking against the wind". Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act, so Fozzie tries out "Bear feeding spaghetti to an elephant" and "Bear going to a drive-in movie with a porcupine".

Songs/Sketches

 * Green birds sing "Take a Chance on Me" while bouncing on telephone pole wires.
 * Shields and Yarnell perform a scene of robots eating breakfast.
 * UK Spot: A Gorilla on a building sings "It's Lonely at the Top"
 * Shields, Yarnell, and Beauregard do a "Wild West" sketch
 * The Snerfs dance to "In a Little Spanish Town"
 * Fozzie gives a monologue.
 * Shields, Yarnell, and the Muppets perform "Make 'Em Laugh."

Note: During the "Make 'Em Laugh" song, when Shields and Yarnell are dancing around, Hilda, from the first season, is shown. This is her only appearance on "The Muppet Show" after the first season.

Cast
Muppets:

Background Muppets:

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Waldorf
 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Beauregard
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter and Statler
 * Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper and Quongo
 * Louise Gold as Bird
 * Kathy Mullen as others
 * Steve Whitmire as Leo