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[[Image:Florence.JPG|thumb|300px|Florence Henderson and Sweetums.]]
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These brief [[The Muppet Show|Muppet Show]] sketches, which may or may not have had a proper name on the show, took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits featured a guest star and some Muppets. They lasted the first season.
  
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'''Blackouts''' are short, comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain. With the advent of television, shows like ''[[Laugh-In]]'' could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch (or to a commercial) instead of actually blacking out the lights.
   
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A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits each featured the guest star with a variety of [[The Muppets|Muppets]].
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=='''Individual Sketches'''==
  
   
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==Sketches==
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[[Image:Juliet.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Juliet Prowse]] and a fur stole]]
  
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===[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]===
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:[[Zoot]] has a question for [[Juliet Prowse]]: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know and neither does Zoot, but it's a Muppet Monster that she's wearing as a [[Feather Boa Constrictor|boa]].
   
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===[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]]===
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*'''Zoot's Question'''
  
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:[[Zoot]] has a question for [[Juliet Prowse]]: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know - neither does Zoot - but it's a Muppet Monster that she's wearing as a boa.
  
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[[Image:Joel.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Joel Grey]], [[Gonzo]], and a banana]]
  
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*'''Figures of Speech'''
  
 
:[[Joel Grey]] has gotten a new car and offers to take [[Gonzo]] for a "spin", but Gonzo takes him literally.
  
:[[Joel Grey]] has gotten a new car and offers to take [[Gonzo]] for a "spin", but Gonzo takes him literally.
   
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[[Image:Jim.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Jim Nabors]] and [[Animal]]]]
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===[[Episode 106: Jim Nabors]]===
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:[[Jim Nabors]] wishes [[Animal]] luck by telling him to "break a leg."
   
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===[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]]===
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*'''Break a Leg'''
  
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:[[Sweetums]] literally falls for [[Florence Henderson]].
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:[[Jim Nabors]] wishes [[Animal]] luck by telling him to "break a leg".
  
   
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[[Image:Florence.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Florence Henderson]] and [[Sweetums]]]]
  
   
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*'''Sweetums Falls for Florence'''
  
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Image:Juliet.JPG|[[Juliet Prowse]] and a [[Feather Boa Constrictor|fur stole]]
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:[[Sweetums]] literally falls for [[Florence Henderson]].
  
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Image:Joel.JPG|[[Joel Grey]], [[Gonzo]], a [[Hat|hat]], and a [[Banana|banana]]
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Image:Jim.JPG|[[Jim Nabors]] and [[Animal]]
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Image:Florence.JPG|[[Florence Henderson]] and [[Sweetums]]
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</gallery>
   
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[[Image:Paul.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Paul Williams]] and the [[Muppet Monsters]]]]
  
   
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===[[Episode 108: Paul Williams]]===
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*'''The Tallest Person on the Show'''
  
 
:[[Paul Williams]] explains that one reason he agreed to be a guest star is that it gives him the chance to be the tallest person on the show. Sweetums, [[Thog]], and one of [[the Mutations]] prove him wrong.
  
:[[Paul Williams]] explains that one reason he agreed to be a guest star is that it gives him the chance to be the tallest person on the show. Sweetums, [[Thog]], and one of [[the Mutations]] prove him wrong.
   
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[[Image:Harvey.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Harvey Korman]] and [[Muppy]]]]
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===[[Episode 110: Harvey Korman]]===
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:[[T.R.]] leads the Muppet chickens, and a chicken-suit-clad [[Harvey Korman]], in a march.
   
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===[[Episode 111: Lena Horne]]===
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*'''Chicken March'''
  
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:[[Lena Horne]] tries to ask Animal where her key is, until he uses a mallet to smash her foot.
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:[[T.R. the Rooster]] leads the Muppet chickens, and a chicken-suit-clad [[Harvey Korman]], in a march.
  
   
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===[[Episode 117: Ben Vereen]]===
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[[Image:Lena.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Lena Horne]] and [[Animal]]]]
  
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:[[Ben Vereen]] gets sent flying onto the rafters by [[Crazy Harry|Crazy Harry's]] explosion.
   
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*'''The Lost Key'''
  
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:[[Lena Horne]] tries to ask Animal where her key is, until he uses a mallet to smash her foot.
  
   
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[[Image:Ben.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Ben Vereen]], [[Hilda]], and [[Crazy Harry]]]]
  
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Image:Paul.JPG|[[Paul Williams]] with [[Sweetums]], [[Thog]], and a [[The Mutations|Mutation]]
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Image:Harvey.JPG|[[Harvey Korman]] and [[Muppy]]
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Image:Lena.JPG|[[Lena Horne]] and [[Animal]]
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Image:Ben.JPG|[[Ben Vereen]], [[Hilda]], and [[Crazy Harry]]
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</gallery>
   
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*'''A Big Charge'''
  
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:[[Ben Vereen]] gets sent flying onto the rafters by [[Crazy Harry|Crazy Harry's]] explosion.
  
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[[Image:Phyllis.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Phyllis Diller]] and [[Gonzo]]]]
  
   
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===[[Episode 118: Phyllis Diller]]===
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*'''Pocket Camera'''
  
 
:[[Phyllis Diller]] has her own pocket camera. When Gonzo asks what pictures she took, they were of pockets.
  
:[[Phyllis Diller]] has her own pocket camera. When Gonzo asks what pictures she took, they were of pockets.
   
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[[Image:Vincent.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Vincent Price]] and [[Sweetums]]]]
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===[[Episode 119: Vincent Price]]===
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:[[Vincent Price]] has to carry a load of wardrobe. Sweetums offers to give him "a hand".
   
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===[[Episode 122: Ethel Merman]]===
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*'''Need a Hand?'''
  
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:[[Ethel Merman]] tells [[Hilda]] about a mouse in her dressing room, and wonders whether she's on a show or in a zoo... then she meets Animal.
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:[[Vincent Price]] has to carry a load of wardrobe. Sweetums offers to give him a hand.
  
   
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[[Image:Ethel.JPG|right|200px|thumb|[[Ethel Merman]] and [[Animal]]]]
  
   
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*'''Mouse in My Dressing Room'''
  
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Image:Phyllis.JPG|[[Phyllis Diller]] and [[Gonzo]]
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:[[Ethel Merman]] tells [[Hilda]] about a mouse in her dressing room, and wonders whether she's on a show or in a zoo... then she meets Animal.
  
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Image:Vincent.JPG|[[Vincent Price]] and [[Sweetums]]
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Image:Ethel.JPG|[[Ethel Merman]] and [[Animal]]
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==See also==
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__NOWYSIWYG__
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[[Category: Muppet Show Recurring Sketches]]

Revision as of 02:20, 23 September 2018

Florence

Florence Henderson and Sweetums.

Blackouts are short, comic sketches traditional to vaudeville that end with the lights turning off or a quick closing of the curtain. With the advent of television, shows like Laugh-In could follow a punchline with a jump cut to the next sketch (or to a commercial) instead of actually blacking out the lights.

A series of blackouts appeared on the first season of The Muppet Show. They took place in front of a backdrop that had a fountain painted on it. These skits each featured the guest star with a variety of Muppets.

Sketches

Episode 101: Juliet Prowse

Zoot has a question for Juliet Prowse: "What's red, long, fuzzy and has one eye?" Juliet doesn't know and neither does Zoot, but it's a Muppet Monster that she's wearing as a boa.

Episode 103: Joel Grey

Joel Grey has gotten a new car and offers to take Gonzo for a "spin", but Gonzo takes him literally.

Episode 106: Jim Nabors

Jim Nabors wishes Animal luck by telling him to "break a leg."

Episode 107: Florence Henderson

Sweetums literally falls for Florence Henderson.



Episode 108: Paul Williams

Paul Williams explains that one reason he agreed to be a guest star is that it gives him the chance to be the tallest person on the show. Sweetums, Thog, and one of the Mutations prove him wrong.

Episode 110: Harvey Korman

T.R. leads the Muppet chickens, and a chicken-suit-clad Harvey Korman, in a march.

Episode 111: Lena Horne

Lena Horne tries to ask Animal where her key is, until he uses a mallet to smash her foot.

Episode 117: Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen gets sent flying onto the rafters by Crazy Harry's explosion.



Episode 118: Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller has her own pocket camera. When Gonzo asks what pictures she took, they were of pockets.

Episode 119: Vincent Price

Vincent Price has to carry a load of wardrobe. Sweetums offers to give him "a hand".

Episode 122: Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman tells Hilda about a mouse in her dressing room, and wonders whether she's on a show or in a zoo... then she meets Animal.


See also

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