Dinner Theatre is a food-themed successor to Monsterpiece Theater, introduced in Sesame Street Season 37. The series parodies plays and films to stress the importance of mealtime and healthy eating habits.
Nearly every segment stars the same four Anything Muppets; an Orange Gold dad (Marty Robinson), a Lavender mother (Fran Brill), a Fat Blue daughter (Leslie Carrara) and a Green son (Joey Mazzarino).
Sketches
Picture | Title | First Appearance | Description |
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Omelet: Prince of Dinner | Episode 4111 | Omelet faces the dilemma of choosing between broccoli and peas at the dinner table, much to the chagrin of his impatient family. | |
Man of La Muncha | Episode 4117 | A child named Johnny sings about eating an "incredible meal" with his family. | |
Guess What We're Having for Dinner | Episode 4119 | On pot roast night, a girl encourages her family to try new foods and introduces them to the rutabaga. | |
Veg Side Story | Episode 4130 | A child named Tony is reluctant to eat zucchini at the dinner table, until trying it and bursting into a parody of the song "Maria" from West Side Story.
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South Potato | Episode 4139 | A family agrees that "There Is Nothing Like Potato."
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Annie Get Your Gumbo | Episode 4155 | Annie prepares the gumbo as she and her family sing "There's No Dinners Like Family Dinners." | |
Pear | Episode 4157 | A hippie father prepares his family a series of pear dishes, and they all sing in praise of the green fruit. They are joined at the end by a talking hipster pear who was delayed on his way to Woodstock. |