Episode 318: Leslie Uggams

Leslie co-stars with Big Bird of Sesame Street. Gonzo has a first date with Camilla the Chicken, but she has hay fever, and the flowers Gonzo brings make her sneeze so hard that she's propelled around the room. Later, Gonzo serenades her with a song he wrote for her -- "Camilla... you're prettier by far than Godzilla..." In the middle of the song, Big Bird wanders by, and Gonzo instantly falls in love with the huge bird. Gonzo flirts with Big Bird until Camilla drops a flowerpot on Gonzo's head.

Songs/Sketches

 * Leslie sings "Hey There, Good Times" with the Muppet Monsters.
 * Muppet Labs: Fireproof Paper
 * Leslie sings "Here You Come Again" backed by Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish.
 * UK Spot: Miss Piggy sings "Mad About the Frog."
 * Bear on Patrol: Impersonating an Officer
 * Vendawish
 * "Gonzo's Song"
 * Camilla shows off what first attracted Gonzo: her tap dancing.
 * Leslie and Big Bird sing "Love Will Keep Us Together."

Edits

 * Nickelodeon: Muppet Labs was cut.

Cast
Guest appearance by:
 * Leslie Uggams
 * Sesame Street's Big Bird

Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Camilla, Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Lew Zealand, Scooter, Fozzie Bear, Link Hogthrob, Vendawish, The Mutations, Sweetums, Mean Mama, Timmy Monster, Chickens, Pig, Whatnots

Background Muppets:
 * Gorgon Heap, Doglion, Harold, Forcryingoutloud Bird, Ohboy Bird, Rowlf the Dog, T.R. the Rooster

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Waldorf and Link Hogthrob
 * Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
 * Jerry Nelson as Camilla, Lew Zealand, Vendawish and the Announcer
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Beaker and Sweetums
 * Steve Whitmire as Pig and Short Man
 * Kathryn Mullen as chicken
 * Louise Gold as Mean Mama
 * Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
 * Graham Fletcher, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
 * Michael Coleman, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
 * Julian Hosking, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
 * Jess Whitfield, dancer