Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg

Everyone panics when Andy Pig and Randy Pig are sent to pick up Miss Piggy from the airport for her performance with Whoopi Goldberg in the big musical number. William Shatner and Judge Joseph A. Wapner also appear.

Skit Highlights

 * The People's Court
 * Fairyland PD: Goldie Lock-up
 * Carl the Big Mean Ventriloquist
 * "No Woman No Cry" sung by Whoopi and the Reggae Rodents
 * "Once in a Lifetime" sung by Kermit
 * Whoopi spins dishes, plays glasses, does acrobatics, and flies
 * "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" sung by Whoopi and Piggy

Trivia

 * Whoopi Goldberg would later re-join the Muppets as the Boss in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
 * This episode was production number 110.
 * William Shatner's appearance on the plane with Piggy is a spoof of his role from the original Twilight Zone episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", in which he was the only person on the plane who could see the gremlin on the wing. The episode was remade with John Lithgow for the 1982 Twilight Zone movie.

Performers

 * Kevin Clash as Clifford and rat
 * Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal
 * Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Andy Pig and Bug Llewelyn
 * Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Waldorf and Randy Pig
 * Jerry Nelson as the Vulture, Announcer, Statler and rat
 * Brian Henson as Seymour and Sal
 * Bill Barretta as Pepe, Johnny Fiama and Carl

Cast
Muppets:
 * Clifford, Miss Piggy, Andy Pig, Randy Pig, Rizzo the Rat, Carl, Bobo the Bear, Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Kermit the Frog, Muppets Tonight Band, Animal, Johnny Fiama, Sal Manilla, Fozzie Bear, Bug Llewelyn, Guffrey the Vulture

Background Muppets:
 * The Newsman, Penguins