Episode 306: Jean Stapleton

Kermit puts up with various problems in the theater: Animal eats Gonzo's trained jumping beans, which make him jump whenever someone says "Arriba", he gets a strange sandwich from Gladys, he has to put up with Miss Piggy's temper when Annie Sue is used over her in the melodrama sketch and is forced to put up with the potential chaos when guest Jean Stapleton announces her closing number partner: Crazy Harry and his explodaphone.

Songs/Sketches

 * Annie Sue and the pigs sing "Tico Tico" as the opening number
 * Jean and Fozzie sing "Play a Simple Melody"
 * At the Dance
 * UK Spot: Annie Sue sings "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow", accompanied by Rowlf (who is slowly getting disgruntled by the term "Bow-Wow" and is threatened by another pig to finish the song)
 * Talk Spot: Jean reveals to Sam the Eagle that the Swedish Chef doesn't speak real Swedish -- but she can understand him, because she took a correspondence course in mock Swedish. Sam insists that the Chef start speaking honestly, so from now on he agees to speak in his native language -- mock Japanese.
 * "Muppet Melodrama" with Miss Piggy, Uncle Deadly, & Wayne
 * Muppet Labs: Shrinking Pills
 * Jean asks to do a closing duet with her favorite Muppet, Crazy Harry. Taking her life in her hands, she sings "I'm Just Wild About Harry", accompanied by Harry on the explodaphone.

Trivia

 * This episode marks the end of the Talk Spot segment.

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf, Statler and Waldorf, Annie Sue Pig, Animal, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Uncle Deadly, Wayne, Crazy Harry, Gladys, Floyd Pepper, Zoot, Pigs, Whatnots, Leticia, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Slim Wilson, Lou, Miss Mousey, Two-Headed Woman

Background Muppets:
 * Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, T.R. the Rooster, Eric the Parrot, Chickens, Nigel

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf and the Swedish Chef
 * Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle and Pig Photographer
 * Jerry Nelson as Uncle Deadly, Crazy Harry, Floyd Pepper, Slim Wilson, Leticia, Whatnots, Two-Headed Woman and Miss Mousey
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Gladys, Statler, Wayne, Beaker and Pigs
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waiter and Pig
 * Louise Gold as Annie Sue Pig