Episode 106: Jim Nabors

The Muppet Show
Guest	Jim Nabors
Production	June 8, 1976
Premiere	UK: September 26, 1976 US: September 27, 1976
Releases	Season One
(TRANSCRIPT)

"Gone with the Wind"

Danceros

A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll go-fer coffee, he'll go-fer sandwiches, he'll go-fer anything. Kermit says he doesn't have the money to hire him, until Scooter mentions that his uncle owns the theater.

Songs/Sketches

• Dr. Teeth sings "Money" as bills and coins pour out of his piano.
• Talking Houses: The Shingles
• Jim sings "Gone with the Wind" as a storm brews.
• Muppet News Flash: Flying Saucer
• The Danceros
• Blackout: Jim and Animal
• At the Dance
• UK Spot: Rowlf and Baskerville sing "Dog Eat Dog."
• Talk Spot: Jim feels at home among the animals, including Miss Piggy.
• Wayne and Wanda: Indian Love Call
• Fozzie's Comedy Act: Fozzie's Best Joke
• Jim plays a security guard at a bakery.
• Jim sings "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" with the Gogolala Jubilee Jug Band.

Notes

• Scooter had previously appeared in a few earlier episodes, but this one properly introduces him.

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Statler and Waldorf, Hilda, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Janice, Animal, The Newsman, Sam the Eagle, Danceros, Baskerville the Hound, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Shouting Lady, Wayne, Wanda, The Houses, Whatnots

Background Muppets:

The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband, Catgut, Gonzo, Rat, Pigs, Chickens, Bernie

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Waldorf, and The Newsman

Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, George the Janitor, and Mildred

Jerry Nelson as Baskerville, Shouting Lady, Shouting Lady's dancing partner, one of The Houses, and an Indian

Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Chicken, and Wayne

Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo and Zoot

Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice, and Rowlf's dancing partner

John Lovelady as Danceros, one of The Houses, and headless dancer

Edits

The following segments are cut from The Muppet Show: Season One:

• Jim Nabors' first number, "Gone With The Wind".
• The production number featuring the Danceros is cut, as is the backstage scene leading to this sketch.

The U.K. skit Dog Eat Dog is cut from CTS.

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