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Image:Comedy Tonight.JPG|"Comedy Tonight"
 
Image:Comedy Tonight.JPG|"Comedy Tonight"
 
Image:Joel Grey.JPG|"Willkommen"
 
Image:Joel Grey.JPG|"Willkommen"

Revision as of 22:05, 10 May 2009

The Muppet Show
Guest Joel Grey
Production May 18-20, 1976
Premiere UK: September 5, 1976
US: 18 October, 1976
Releases Season One

(TRANSCRIPT)

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Fozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for any word. Statler and Waldorf call his bluff by yelling out: "Amoeba!"

Songs/Sketches

Gallery

Notes

  • This is the only episode of The Muppet Show that had an extra verse in the theme. Kermit sings, "Our show tonight will feature some stuff that looks like this." Curtain reveals some shots from the opening number, "Comedy Tonight".
  • While "Pachalafaka" was taped as the UK sketch, the actual original airing of this episode in the States included this number and instead took out the Sherlock Holmes sketch. [1]
  • Jane Henson, once quoted as having stopped puppeteering when it was time to do voices, does a rare puppeteering stint in this episode, but with no voices. It's also the only episode where she is credited as a performer in the broadcast version (she was credited in the original pilot version of episode 101).
  • Because this was in some regard the first "official regular" episode of The Muppet Show, the show runs 30 seconds longer than most (partly due to the extra verse in the opening.) This is pretty typical with Henson productions - Episode 101: Home Is Where the Bear Is of Bear in the Big Blue House is a minute longer as is the first filmed episode of Farscape, "Exodus From Genesis". Some strange edits also appear in the episode as well with one-frame shots popping up in a couple of places as if some revisions were being made to the order shots were appearing in and weren't done well. The first time this happens is in the opening theme - a frame of Zoot/Crazy Harry can be seen after Animal's shot. Then a frame of Kermit in front of the curtain is seen before the second Newsman spot.
  • This is the first episode that features various Muppet characters coming out for the closing as well as a guest star.
  • This was the first episode to air in the United Kingdom.

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Rowlf the Dog, Baskerville the Hound, Gorgon Heap, Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf, Hilda, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Whatnots, The Newsman, Janice, Zoot, Dr. Teeth, Sam the Eagle, Wanda, Wayne, Frackles, Beautiful Day Monster, Miss Kitty, Lenny the Lizard, Mary Louise, Crazy Harry, Svengali, Pig, Banana, Hat, Dancers

Background Muppets:

Animal, Floyd Pepper, Nigel, Trumpet Girl, Jerry Nelson Muppet, Catgut, Muppy, Droop

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, Rowlf, Green Frackle(At The Dance), Beautiful Day Monster, Whatnots and The Newsman
Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, George the Janitor, Mildred (At The Dance), Sam the Eagle, Gorgon Heap, Green Frackle (Willkommen), Banana and Whatnots
Richard Hunt as Miss Piggy, Wayne, Statler, Blue Frackle, Mildred and Joel's Hat
Dave Goelz as Miss Kitty, Lenny the Lizard, The Great Gonzo, Zoot and Whatnots
Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice, Green Bird Frackle, Mary Louise and Muppet Woman
John Lovelady as Snake Frackle, Baskerville, Whatnots, Svengali and Crazy Harry

Edits

File:Newsman Season 1.JPG

News Flash

Sources

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