Episode 519: Chris Langham

A messenger brings a message from the scheduled guest star -- Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeler. Benny refuses to be on the show, so Kermit asks Chris, the messenger boy, to be the guest. Chris knows a joke, so Kermit introduces him as a comedian.

Chris' bizarre acts include owl impersonation and odd magic tricks -- "Pick a sausage, any sausage." Finally, doing an escape act in his dressing room, Chris locks himself in a wardrobe and can't get out. He has to do his final number, "Hawaiian Cowboy," from within the wardrobe.

Songs/Sketches

 * Kermit and Robin sing "Friendship" with two whales.
 * Chris performs his impression of Autumn in Scotland and tries to catch a peanut in his mouth.
 * A double-decker bus full of dogs sings "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner."
 * Chris introduces his Time Travel Apparatus.
 * "The Gnu" -- a British Chap and a Gnu
 * Chris sings "Hawaiian Cowboy" from inside a wardrobe.

Quotes

 * Waldorf: "You know, if you ever think about it, there are these strange pauses in this show when nothing happens on stage."


 * Sam the Eagle: "You are all a bunch of weirdos."
 * Chris Langham: "Weirdos? We believe in fondue. Do you believe in fondue, too?"
 * Sam the Eagle: "Well, I know it exists..."
 * Chris Langham: "I know that if you look deep inside your heart, you will find melted cheese."

Cast
Muppets: Kermit the Frog, Scooter, Gonzo, Pops, Gnu, Whales, Pigs, Floyd Pepper, Melissa, Mickey Moose, Sam the Eagle, Wolfhound

Background Muppets: Deer, Shark, Penguins, Afghan Hound, Baskerville, Dogs, Goldfish

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Waldorf
 * Frank Oz
 * Jerry Nelson as Pops, Robin, and Floyd Pepper
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter and Statler
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo
 * Louise Gold as Mother Whale
 * Steve Whitmire as Tommy the Goldfish
 * Kathy Mullen as Melissa