During the first half of the first season of The Muppet Show, a recurring response to something uttered by the characters was: "Cute, cute [action or noun]."
Uses[]
- Episode 106: Jim Nabors
- Kermit: "Cute, cute name"
- Episode 108: Paul Williams
- Kermit: "Cute, cute idea"
- Episode 111: Lena Horne
- Fozzie: "Cute, cute name"
- Lena Horne: "Cute, cute joke"
- Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth
- Duck: "Cute, cute faint"
- Gonzo: "Cute, cute fall"
- Episode 115: Candice Bergen
- Kermit: "Cute, cute bit"
- Candice Bergen: "Cute. It's a cute show."
- Episode 121: Twiggy
- Kermit: "Cute. Cute dance step."
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff:
- "Cute, cute birds" (in reference to sketch from episode 206)
- Kermit: "Cute, cute number" (in reference to "Wild About Harry")
A similar remark is made in episode 307. After the kid from the William Tell Act gets an arrow through his head and is reminded that he'd been told not to move when the archer is shooting and he says "you know me, in one ear and out the other", Kermit says "weird, weird joke."