Episode 202: Rick Moranis

Muppets Tonight Episode 202: Rick Moranis

Air Date: September 14, 1997

Production Number: 207

Writers: Jennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone

Director: Brian Henson

Guest Star: Rick Moranis

Plot Summary
Rick Moranis desperately wants to fit his musical "Salute to Late Fifties Crooners, Obscure British Bands, and Bill Withers" into the program; Seymour and Pepe get their own cooking show; and Bunsen and Beaker create havoc with their Micro Shrink-o-Matic Machine.

Skit Highlights

 * The Muppet Odd-Squad
 * Lash Holstein: Space Cowdet
 * "High Hopes" sung by Rick
 * Co-dependents Day: CD4
 * The Tubmans of Porksmith - Apple Butter
 * Hey What Smells (so good, it's time cook with Seymore and Pepe)
 * "Salute to Late Fifties Crooners, Obscure British Bands, and Bill Withers" sung by Rick

Trivia

 * A clip of Great Moments in Elvis History from Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer is playing on the monitors in the commisary.


 * The Shrink-o-Matic Machine was a from Rick's hit family-film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Performers

 * Kevin Clash as Clifford.
 * Bill Barretta as Pepe and The Cow Announcer.
 * Brian Henson as Seymour and Nigel.
 * Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, and Andy Pig.
 * Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, and Waldorf.
 * Jerry Nelson as Statler, Moo-Ing, and The President.
 * Leslie Carrara as Spamela Hamderson.

Cast
Muppets:
 * Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Clifford, Kermit the Frog, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Statler and Waldorf, Zippety Zap, Lash Holstein, Moo-Ing, Dorothy BoVine, Meepzorp, The President, Bread Monster, The Cow Announcer, Phil the Lawyer, Morty the Agent, Anthony the Ant,

Next Episode

 * Episode 203: Heather Locklear