Episode 508: Señor Wences

In honor of Señor Wences and his puppets, Kermit decides to do something new -- a puppet show! Fozzie wants to do a marionette act with a Dancing Clown puppet, but the marionette eventually pulls Fozzie down on the stage with him and takes control of the strings himself.

Songs/Sketches

 * Pinocchio sings "Puppet Man" with his father, Gepetto (played by Pops).
 * Veterinarian's Hospital: Pinocchio
 * The Swedish Chef: Swedish Lump Bread Puppetry
 * UK Spot: Beauregard's puppet show
 * Fozzie's Comedy Act: "Fozzie's Puppet Show"
 * Señor Wences performs his classic characters, Johnny and Pedro.

Quotes

 * Fozzie: "Oh, oh, Gonzo, hey -- you wanna do a puppet act with me?"
 * Gonzo: "What's a puppet?"
 * Fozzie: "Oh, well, see, it..."
 * Kermit: "See, it's, it's a doll --"
 * Fozzie: "Yeah, a doll..."
 * Kermit: "That's made to look alive by wiggling strings, or --"
 * Fozzie: "Yeah, strings..."
 * Kermit: "Or putting your hand inside its..."
 * Fozzie: "Hand! Like that."
 * Gonzo: "What a stupid idea! Who wants to watch dolls wiggle?"
 * Fozzie: "Well, um..."
 * Gonzo: "I mean, even I wouldn't do an act like that! Doll wiggling. Talk about boring!"
 * Fozzie: "But..."
 * Kermit: "I didn't have the heart to tell him."


 * Miss Piggy: "I had a song for tonight, but you said the dolls were going to be on."

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, the Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf, Animal, Pops, Lew Zealand, the Dancing Clown, Janice, Beauregard, Pinocchio, Rizzo the Rat

Background Muppets:
 * Puppets, Floyd Pepper, Gaffer

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Waldorf and the Swedish Chef
 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Animal
 * Jerry Nelson as Pops, Lew Zealand, Dancing Clown and the Announcer
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler and Janice
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Beauregard
 * Steve Whitmire as Pinocchio and Rizzo the Rat
 * Louise Gold
 * Kathy Mullen as Gaffer
 * Betsy Baytos
 * Karen Prell
 * Bruce Schwartz, guest puppeteer

Video releases

 * The Best of the Muppet Show