Episode 215: Lou Rawls

Fozzie has a new rollerskating act, but he has yet to learn how to skate, and he spends the entire episode careening around backstage. Finally, he manages to roll out on stage to tell jokes -- but when he gets too ambitious and tries to skate backwards on one leg, he falls off the stage.

Songs/Sketches

 * Cold Open: Lou and Sam the Eagle
 * Theme Song
 * Statler: "We're old men!" Waldorf: "Give us a break!"
 * Gonzo blows green smoke out of his horn.


 * Lou sings "Groovy People" with The Sleeze Brothers.
 * Muppet News Flash: Mallarditis
 * Veterinarian's Hospital: Dr. Bob Does a Sketch Twice
 * Lou raps on the street with Animal and Floyd.
 * The Swedish Chef (Robin the Frog): The Chef demonstrates how to cook frog's legs, with Robin the Frog as the dish. Kermit stops him, shouting, "Cut! Cut!" Robin yells "Don't say cut!"
 * At the Dance
 * Kermit sings "Ukelele Lady" to Miss Piggy, who sits on a crescent moon in a grass skirt.
 * UK Spot: Link sings "Sonny Boy" to a live piglet.
 * Talk Spot: Kermit's chat with Lou morphs into a performance of "Bye Bye Blackbird" with Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
 * Muppet Labs: Nuclear Shaver
 * Fozzie's Comedy Act: Roller Skates
 * Lou sings "You're the One" backed by the Electric Mayhem.

Cast
Muppets: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler, Waldorf, Dr. Teeth, Floyd, Zoot, Janice, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, The Swedish Chef, Link Hogthrob, Robin the Frog, The Newsman, The Sleeze Brothers, Chickens, Pigs, T.R. the Rooster, Whatnots

Background Muppets: Bobby Benson, Miss Kitty, Blue Frackle

Trivia
The Script for the Lou Rawls episode calls for the opening number to be "A Calypso, Steel Drum - Possibly All Pigs" number. It also calls for a "Musical Moment" that would have been "Steam Heat" with Animal clanging on a radiator that fills the set with steam, whilst the rest of the Electric Mayhem play their instruments and sing along.

Performers

 * Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Newsman, Link Hogthrob, Rowlf, Whatnot Dancer, and Waldorf
 * Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam Eagle, and Whatnot Dancer
 * Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Sleeze Brother, The Announcer, Robin, T.R. Rooster, Flo Chicken, and Whatnot Dancer
 * Richard Hunt as Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Sleeze Brother, Pig Dancer, Whatnot Dancer, and Statler
 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
 * Louise Gold as Pig Dancer

Edits

 * The UK skit Sonny Boy is cut.