Episode 502: Loretta Swit

Miss Piggy plants a rumor in Tongue Magazine alleging that she and Kermit were secretly married in Las Vegas. Kermit gets so mad that he fires Piggy, and asks Loretta to take her place. Loretta appears in "Vet's Hospital" and "Pigs in Space", where she's a great success. Piggy tries to make a grand, dramatic exit, but she gets so jealous of Loretta that she invades the Swinetrek herself.

Songs/Sketches

 * Gonzo appears as a farmer in "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens", with Muppet predators singing with the chickens.


 * Loretta sings "I Feel the Earth Move" while a gigantic Thog destroys the landscape.


 * Veterinarian's Hospital: Loretta replaces Nurse Piggy


 * UK Spot: Rowlf and the gang rehearse a goodbye song for Miss Piggy: "Auld Lang Syne". They then rehearse "For She's a Jolly Good Porker" when they realize that Foo Foo will leave with her.


 * As Piggy packs up her dressing room, she sings a tearful "Some of These Days".


 * Pigs in Space: The Replacement, Loretta replaces Miss Piggy


 * "Side by Side by Side / What Would We Do Without You?" (Loretta & The Muppets)

Quotes

 * Piggy: "We just have time to discuss once more, you and I, as adult, mature people, why I resigned."
 * Kermit: "You did not resign, you were dismissed! You were given the boot, discharged, sacked, you were fired!"
 * Piggy: "There are many reasons why I resigned..."

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Foo-Foo, Scooter, The Great Gonzo, Rowlf the Dog, Janice, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork, Statler, Waldorf, Floyd Pepper, Fozzie Bear, Pops, Thog, Chickens, Billy the Bear, The Snorers' Chorus, Weasels, Snakes, Brown Bear

Background Muppets:
 * Rizzo the Rat, Zoot, Annie Sue Pig, Beauregard, Brown Bat, Beaker, Whatnots, Fox, Armstrong, Skunk, Raccoon

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Link Hogthrob, Rowlf and Brown Bear


 * Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear


 * Jerry Nelson as Pops, Floyd Pepper, Camilla, Weasel, Billy the Bear and Dr. Julius Strangepork


 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Janice and Beaker


 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo


 * Steve Whitmire as Foo-Foo, Rizzo the Rat, Thog, Weasel, Snake, Snorers' Chorus member, Photographer and Whatnot


 * Louise Gold as Annie Sue Pig


 * Kathy Mullen as others


 * Betsy Baytos as others

Edits

 * Nickelodeon: The "Vet's Hospital" sketch was cut from this episode.