Benny Blahblah is the host of a popular TV program, The Benny Blahblah Talent Hour, in the 1983 storybook The Muppets on the Road. Hoping to earn $38.47, the Muppets enter Benny's talent competition, where they're up against powerhouse entertainers like Lola Vavoom and Herman Snum and His Singing Mosquitoes. The judging of Benny's competition is based on the faultless Applause-O-Meter, which measures audience enthusiasm for each act. The meter shows a tie between the Muppets and Herman Snum, and they share the cash prize.