Episode 221: Bob Hope



Kermit suggests that Animal take up a hobby to calm his nerves, so he tries out a few -- alligator wrestling, bowling overhand, and hunting bunny rabbits with a tank gun.

Meanwhile, hard-working Bob Hope runs back and forth between The Muppet Show and a number of benefits, including ones for the Flying Zucchini Brothers and the Japanese Pole Vaulters Retirement Fund. Kermit keeps trying to keep Hope in the theater long enough to deliver one of his famous monologues, but when the guest star is finally ready to fulfill his obligation to the Muppets, Kermit refuses to cancel Gonzo's bread impersonation act to make space for his monologue. Instead, he offers Hope a spot in the lousy cowboy sketch.

Songs/Sketches

 * "Pig Calypso"
 * "For What It's Worth"
 * Muppet News Flash: Fishing Season
 * The Swedish Chef: Pressed Duck
 * Muppet News Flash: Opera Season
 * Beethoven's "Pathétique"
 * UK Spot: "Long Long Ago" Medley
 * Muppet Labs: Automatic Wastebasket
 * "Nola"
 * "Don't Fence Me In"

Edits

 * Nickelodeon: The first backstage sequence and first Muppet News Flash were both cut.

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Animal, Statler and Waldorf, Crazy Harry, Floyd Pepper, The Flying Zucchini Brothers, Opossum, Gramps, George the Janitor, The Newsman, Japanese Pole Vaulters, The Swedish Chef, Ronald Duck, Opera Singer, J.P. Grosse, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Automatic Wastebasket, Paul Revere, Pigs, Whatnots,

Background Muppets:
 * Annie Sue Pig, Zoot, Alligators, Baskerville the Hound, Robin the Frog, Afghan Hound, Harrison Fox, James Badger, Will Possum, George Rabbit, Nat Muskrat, Deer, Mouse, Beaver

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, The Newsman, The Swedish Chef and Waldorf
 * Frank Oz as Animal, Fozzie Bear, Zucchini Brother and Miss Piggy
 * Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Pig, Gramps, Opossum, Zucchini Brother, Pole Vaulter, Automatic Wastebasket and Paul Revere
 * Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Gonzo, Ronald Duck, Whatnot Hunter, Pig and Zucchini Brother
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Beaker, Pole Vaulter, Zucchini Brother, J.P. Grosse, George the Janitor and Statler
 * Louise Gold as Annie Sue, Crazy Harry and an Opera Singer (uncredited)