Episode 102: Hostile Makeover

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Writer	Bill Prady, Bob Kushell, David A. Caplan, Gregg Mettler
Director	Randall Einhorn
Guests	Josh Groban, Laurence Fishburne, Jay Leno, Lea Thompson and Reza Aslan
Premiere	September 28, 2015 (Citytv) September 29, 2015 (ABC) October 26, 2015 (Sky1)

"Hostile Makeover" is the second episode of the 2015 television series The Muppets.

Plot

Miss Piggy is angry that she doesn't have a date to the People's Choice Awards, so Kermit sets her up with Josh Groban who fills her head with ideas on how to make Up Late better. Meanwhile, Fozzie is invited to a party at Jay Leno's house, and Bobo competes with the Newsman in trying to sell cookies for his daughter's troop.

Songs

• "If I Loved You"

Muppets

Muppet Characters:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rizzo the Rat, Statler and Waldorf, Bobo the Bear, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Zoot, Animal, Lips, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Big Mean Carl, The Newsman, Uncle Deadly, Yolanda Rat, Sweetums, The Swedish Chef

Background Muppets:

Andy and Randy Pig, Angel Marie, Beauregard, Beautiful Day Monster, Chip, Crazy Harry, Janice, Lew Zealand, Sam the Eagle

Credits

(see full episode credits)

• Teleplay by: David A. Caplan & Gregg Mettler
• Story by: Bill Prady & Bob Kushell
• Directed by: Randall Einhorn

Guest stars:

• Josh Groban as himself
• Laurence Fishburne as himself
• Jay Leno as himself
• Lea Thompson as herself
• Reza Aslan as himself

Muppet Performers:

• Bill Barretta as Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Dr. Teeth, Big Mean Carl, The Swedish Chef
• Julianne Buescher as Yolanda
• Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot
• Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
• Peter Linz
• David Rudman as Scooter, Janice
• Matt Vogel as Uncle Deadly, Floyd Pepper, Sweetums
• Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Statler, the Newsman, Lips

Gallery

Notes

Date ideas for Piggy.

• The phrase "Hostile Makeover" was previously used in episode 205 of Muppets Tonight in reference to the extreme changes made to KMUP by Ernst Stavros Grouper.

• The list of celebrities that the Muppets try to court for a date with Miss Piggy include Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Cruise, Randall E, Justin Timberlake, Jeff Goldblum, Zac Efron, Harrison Ford, George Clooney, Prince William, Denzel Washington, Bono, Keanu Reeves, Chris Evans, Gérard Depardieu, Matt Damon, David Beckham, Brad Pitt, James Franco, and Russell Crowe. Bob Kushell provided Yahoo! with a list of potential celebrity names for some of them:
  • Jeff Goldblum (“Goldbliggy”): “Goldblum is a debonair ladies’ man who knows how to treat a woman with respect. So, exactly the kind of man Miss Piggy could control.”
  • Matt Damon (“Damiggy”): “Damon and Miss Piggy both enjoy gaining weight for movie roles.”
  • Gerard Depardieu (“Depardiggy”): “The man is French. ‘Nuff said.”
  • Brad Pitt (“Braggy”): “They have nothing in common. But oh, how Piggy would love to take Angelina Jolie down a peg.”
  • James Franco (“Friggy”): “Franco is an eccentric actor who changes with each role. Piggy is an egocentric talk show host who changes between commercials.”
  • David Beckham (“Beck-ham”): “Beckham would get more kicks with Piggy than in all the World Cups he’s ever played.”
• Lips speaks his first full line in over thirty years in this episode: "And we love us some gas station sushi!" Over the course of the series, Lips would end up having more spoken dialogue than all of his previous appearances combined.

Behind the Scenes

Laurence Fishburne and Kermit

Lea Thompson with Gonzo and Kermit

Sources

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