Episode 223: John Cleese

Gonzo catches a cannonball with his bare hand, which stretches his arm out. Fozzie and Floyd crack jokes about the situation. Gonzo turns to John for help, but John ends up pulling the rest of his limbs out to match.

Meanwhile, John isn't pleased with being on the show. He's tied to his chair before the show, he complains about the number of pigs and monsters on the show, and he gets roped into doing a closing number.

Songs/Sketches

 * "Somebody Stole My Gal" (Lubbock Lou and His Jughuggers)
 * Gonzo's Acts: Gonzo catches a cannonball
 * Muppet News Flash
 * "Rowlf's Polka" (Rowlf and a chicken)
 * Pigs in Space: Long John Silverstein invades the Swinetrek
 * At the Dance
 * U.K. Spot: "Waiting at the Church" (Miss Piggy and Kermit)
 * "Two Lost Souls" (Sweetums and Robin the Frog)
 * Planet Koozebane: Kermit interviews the Koozebanian Spooble
 * "The Impossible Dream" (John, Kermit, Sweetums and pigs)

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Sweetums, The Newsman, Chickens, Link Hogthrob, Lubbock Lou, Slim Wilson, Lou, Gramps, Zeke, Koozebanian Spooble, Eric the Parrot, Pigs, Whatnots, Luncheon Counter Monster, Mean Mama, Miss Mousey, Crazy Harry

Background Muppets:
 * Blue Frackle

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Link Hogthrob, Rowlf, Waldorf, The Newsman and Zeke
 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Gramps
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Koozebanian Spooble, Marvin and Lubbock Lou
 * Jerry Nelson as Slim Wilson, Floyd Pepper, Crazy Harry, Waiter, Parrot and the Announcer
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Bubba and Pig

Edits

 * Nickelodeon: The U.K. spot "Waiting at The Church" was cut.
 * CTS: Same as above.