Episode 302: Leo Sayer

Miss Piggy is furious when Kermit hires a new girl pig singer, Annie Sue, especially when he introduces her as "the Muppets' delightful little lady of song." To make Piggy feel better, Kermit lets her do the dramatic recitation she's always wanted to do, Wordsworth's "Daffodils," but the flowers on the set are filled with sneezing powder. Later, Piggy sees Kermit peck Annie Sue on the cheek, and she launches a vicious karate chop at him.

Songs/Sketches

 * Leo sings his hit "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing".
 * Annie Sue sings "Carbon Paper".
 * Miss Piggy reads her poem "The Daffodils", but the flowers make her sneeze.
 * Leo, with Animal on drums and Bobby Benson on banjo, sings "The Show Must Go On."
 * UK Spot: Gonzo sings "She Was One of the Early Birds"
 * Fozzie's Monologue: Annie Sue helps Fozzie with his memory act, which he's completely forgotten. When Kermit congratulates her she modestly says "But I didn't do very much."
 * Leo performs "When I Need You" from a tree while being menaced by a bear below him.

Cast
Muppets:
 * Kermit the Frog, Annie Sue Pig, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Scooter, Dr. Teeth, Animal, Fletcher Bird, Crazy Harry, Gonzo, Billy the Bear, Bird Dancers, Behemoth, Luncheon Counter Monster, Harold, Harrison Fox, Beaver, Weasel, Rock

Background Muppets:
 * Zoot, Janice, Floyd Pepper, Ohreally Bird, Youknow Bird, Whaddayasay Bird, Mickey Moose, Bobby Benson

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth and Waldorf
 * Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal
 * Jerry Nelson as Crazy Harry
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter and Statler
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Luncheon Counter Monster and Rock
 * Louise Gold as Annie Sue Pig
 * Graham Fletcher as Fletcher Bird
 * Peter Friedman as others

Trivia

 * Frank Oz performed Annie Sue during the "Carbon Paper" number, to Louise Gold's vocals. Gold had had no experience with puppets prior to joining the Muppets a year earlier, and didn't feel that she had enough experience to puppeteer that number.