Episode 219: Peter Sellers



Kermit goes crazy with the madness of the show, made even worse with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker inventing a teleportation device which they use to pop in and out around him and teleporting things such as a lit bomb into Peter Sellers' dressing room. After trying to calm himself down by singing "Bein' Green" onstage, he confronts Bunsen on the teleporter, but gets whisked to Africa where he and Beaker are attacked by a gorilla.

Songs/Sketches

 * "A Gypsy's Violin": Peter plays Boris, a demented Gypsy violin player.
 * Rowlf plays "When."
 * Guest Star's Dressing Room: Peter recites a soliloquy from Shakespeare's Richard the Third, whilst -- and at the same time -- playing tuned chickens.
 * UK Spot: Rowlf accompanies Gonzo on "Memory Lane."
 * Peter plays Doctor De Ericlever, a crazed German masseur who ties Link in a knot.
 * Kermit sings "Bein' Green" when Prunella and Her Prancing Poultry have to cancel on account of the start of duck hunting season.
 * Muppet Labs: Teleporter
 * "Cigarettes and Whiskey": Peter plays a bass-drum beating temperance preacher, backed by members of Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers, Dr. Julius Strangepork, and George the Janitor.

Edits

 * Nickelodeon: The second backstage scene, Kermit's reaction to the exploding bomb, most of Kermit's introduction to the UK Spot, "Memory Lane", part of the last backstage scene (with Link walking backstage and Beaker suddenly appearing), and the last part of Fozzie's introduction to the closing number.

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Whatnots, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla, Gramps

Background Muppets:
 * Lubbock Lou, Lou, Bubba, George the Janitor, Slim Wilson, Chickens, Muppy

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Link Hogthtrob, and Gypsy
 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear and player of Tambourine
 * Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Gonzo
 * Richard Hunt as Beaker, Scooter, Statler, Whatnot Gypsies, Gramps, and a Chicken
 * Jerry Nelson as Whatnot Gypsy, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Quongo the Gorilla, and a Chicken
 * Louise Gold as Whatnot Gypsy (uncredited)