Episode 119: Vincent Price

In honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters and spooky situations. A three-headed monster auditions for the show: "We sing!" "No, we dance!" "No, we tell jokes!"

Highlights

 * Behemoth croons "I've Got You Under My Skin" as he eats a terrified Shakey Sanchez.


 * In the "House of Horror" sketch, Fozzie and Gonzo approach a spooky castle, haunted by Vincent and his servant, Uncle Deadly.


 * Ghosts haunt the backstage, singing "I'm Looking Through You".


 * Vincent teaches Kermit how to sprout fangs.


 * The Newsman reports that furniture is turning into monsters as a man watching at home is eaten by his living room.


 * Vincent and the Muppet Monsters sing "You've Got a Friend".

Edits

 * The closing number, "You've Got a Friend", is cut on The Muppet Show Season 1 - Special Edition.


 * On Nickelodeon, At the Dance and the last backstage sequence were cut.


 * When this episode was released on the 1994 video Monster Laughs with Vincent Price, "I'm Looking Through You", the Houses sketch, and the closing number, "You've Got a Friend", were all cut.

Cast
Guest Star:
 * Vincent Price

Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Scooter, Waldorf, Statler, Behemoth, Shakey Sanchez, Tom, Dick, and Harry, Hilda, Uncle Deadly, Thudge McGerk, Sam the Eagle, Wayne, Wanda, Pierre LaCousse, Gorgon Heap, Boppity, Miss Kitty, Ghosts, Dracula, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, The Newsman, Muppet Furniture, Sweetums, The Houses, Gloat, Whatnots

Background Muppets:
 * Beautiful Day Monster, The Fazoobs, Mahna Mahna, Pig, Green Scoff, Blue Scoff, Purple Heap, Green Heap, Droop, Snake Frackle, Flower-Eating Monster

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, The Newsman, Shakey Shanchez, and Gloat


 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, one of the Houses, George the Janitor, and Mildred


 * Jerry Nelson as Uncle Deadly, Tom, Thudge McGuirk, Dracula, Dracula's dancing partner and Pierre LaCousse.


 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Ghost, Wayne, Miss Kitty, and Behemoth


 * Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dick, Boppity, and Gorgon Heap


 * John Lovelady as Harry and Ghost


 * Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Ghost, and one of the Houses

Next Episode

 * Episode 120: Valerie Harper