(→Cast) Tag: rte-wysiwyg |
(→Cast) Tag: Source edit |
||
(21 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[Image:MuppetsTonightSandraBullock.jpg|thumb|300px]] |
[[Image:MuppetsTonightSandraBullock.jpg|thumb|300px]] |
||
[[Image:300px-Phenomena.jpg|thumb|300px|Sandra Bullock performs The "Phenomena" sketch with [[The Snowths]].]] |
[[Image:300px-Phenomena.jpg|thumb|300px|Sandra Bullock performs The "Phenomena" sketch with [[The Snowths]].]] |
||
− | [[File:Muppets Tonight Episode 107 - Sandra Bullock|thumb|right|300px]] |
||
[[Clifford]] introduces the show by bringing out [[Sandra Bullock]], who is very nervous about being on the show, and is afraid that she will mess things up so badly that she won't be invited back. She then introduces a clip from her upcoming film, "While You Were Slapping". In the lobby, [[Bobo the Bear]] gets a call from a [[The Mad Bomber|Mad Bomber]], who tries to give Bobo some very important information, but due to Bobo's stupidity, asks to talk to somebody else. Bobo gives the phone to Clifford, who is informed that there is a bomb in the studio, set to explode if the ratings go below fifty. |
[[Clifford]] introduces the show by bringing out [[Sandra Bullock]], who is very nervous about being on the show, and is afraid that she will mess things up so badly that she won't be invited back. She then introduces a clip from her upcoming film, "While You Were Slapping". In the lobby, [[Bobo the Bear]] gets a call from a [[The Mad Bomber|Mad Bomber]], who tries to give Bobo some very important information, but due to Bobo's stupidity, asks to talk to somebody else. Bobo gives the phone to Clifford, who is informed that there is a bomb in the studio, set to explode if the ratings go below fifty. |
||
Line 12: | Line 11: | ||
==Skit Highlights== |
==Skit Highlights== |
||
* [[Cold Open]]: Andy and Randy give up a prize of millions of dollars ... and that was for Clifford. |
* [[Cold Open]]: Andy and Randy give up a prize of millions of dollars ... and that was for Clifford. |
||
− | * [[While You Were Slapping]] |
+ | * [[While You Were Sleeping|While You Were Slapping]] |
− | * [[The Psychiatrist's Office]] slot (with "[[ |
+ | * [[The Psychiatrist's Office]] slot (with "[[Mah Na Mah Na|Phenomena]]") |
* [[The Tubmans of Porksmith]] |
* [[The Tubmans of Porksmith]] |
||
* [[Anvil Chorus]] |
* [[Anvil Chorus]] |
||
Line 26: | Line 25: | ||
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
||
− | * This episode was originally set to air on April 19, 1996. However, [[ABC]] executives became aware that April 19 marked the one-year anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Oklahama City bombing|Oklahoma City bombing]] and felt the plot (involving a mad bomber's threats to blow up the studio) was inappropriate. A ''Boy Meets World'' rerun aired in |
+ | * This episode was originally set to air on April 19, 1996. However, [[ABC]] executives became aware that April 19 marked the one-year anniversary of the [[Wikipedia:Oklahama City bombing|Oklahoma City bombing]] and felt the plot (involving a mad bomber's threats to blow up the studio) was inappropriate. A ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' rerun aired in its stead, as executives had planned to replace the show in the [[TGIF]] line-up the following week regardless.<ref>"[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E1DA1E39F93AA25757C0A960958260 Tonight's Muppet Episode Withdrawn]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. April 19, 1996</ref> ''Muppets Tonight'' was placed on hiatus for two months, and the episode finally aired in June. |
− | *Inside jokes: When Bobo puts the mad bomber on hold, the song that plays is "[[ |
+ | *Inside jokes: When Bobo puts the mad bomber on hold, the song that plays is "[[Rainbow Connection]]," while Gonzo suggests playing an episode of ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' |
− | |||
− | * This episode was production number 108. |
||
* Bobo says that Sandra Bullock isn't his type because she doesn't have enough fat on her, yet he was in love with [[Cindy Crawford]]. |
* Bobo says that Sandra Bullock isn't his type because she doesn't have enough fat on her, yet he was in love with [[Cindy Crawford]]. |
||
Line 37: | Line 34: | ||
==Performers== |
==Performers== |
||
− | :[[Kevin Clash]] as Clifford |
+ | :[[Kevin Clash]] as Clifford, Carter, Animal, and Bill's dad |
− | :[[Dave Goelz]] as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Beauregard, Bill the Bubble Guy, and Baby |
+ | :[[Dave Goelz]] as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Beauregard, Bill the Bubble Guy, and Baby Kramer |
− | :[[Bill Barretta]] as Bobo, Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Baby |
+ | :[[Bill Barretta]] as Bobo, Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Baby George, Zippity Zap, Doglion, Howard Tubman (UK skit only), and Frankie Yakovic |
− | :[[Jerry Nelson]] as The Mad Bomber, Statler, Ernest Pleth, |
+ | :[[Jerry Nelson]] as The Mad Bomber, Statler, Snowth, Ernest Pleth, Baby Jerry, Shark, and Bill's grandma |
:[[Brian Henson]] as Sid Knishes, Sal, Nigel, and Seymour |
:[[Brian Henson]] as Sid Knishes, Sal, Nigel, and Seymour |
||
− | :[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, |
+ | :[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, Mr. Poodlepants, and Bill's sister |
− | :[[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] as Spamela Hamderson, |
+ | :[[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] as Spamela Hamderson, Bill's mom, and hula girl (UK skit) |
:[[Len Levitt]] |
:[[Len Levitt]] |
||
:[[Drew Massey]] |
:[[Drew Massey]] |
||
Line 52: | Line 49: | ||
'''Muppets:''' |
'''Muppets:''' |
||
− | : [[Clifford]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Andy and Randy Pig]], [[The Mad Bomber]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Sid Knishes]] and his Mosh-Pit Tatos, [[Frankie Yakovic]], [[Seinfeld Babies]], [[Gonzo]], [[Spamela Hamderson]], [[Ernest Pleth]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Sal Minella]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[The Snowths]], [[Doglion]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Beauregard]], [[Animal]], [[Shark (Muppet Show)|Shark]], [[Mr. Poodlepants]] |
+ | : [[Clifford]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Andy and Randy Pig]], [[The Mad Bomber]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Sid Knishes]] and his Mosh-Pit Tatos, [[Frankie Yakovic]], [[Seinfeld Babies]], [[Gonzo]], [[Spamela Hamderson]], [[Ernest Pleth]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Sal Minella]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[The Snowths]], [[Doglion]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Beauregard]], [[Animal]], [[Shark (Muppet Show)|Shark]], [[Mr. Poodlepants]], [[Howard Tubman]], [[Carter]], [[Bill the Bubble Guy]], [[Bobo the Bear]], [[Zippity Zap]] |
− | '''Background |
+ | '''Background Muppets:''' |
: [[J.P. Grosse]], [[Muppets Tonight Band]] |
: [[J.P. Grosse]], [[Muppets Tonight Band]] |
||
'''Audience Muppets:''' |
'''Audience Muppets:''' |
||
− | :[[Begoony]], [[Big Mean Carl]], [[Blustering Bellowpane Monster]], [[Buster and Colfax Bergman|Buster Bergman]], [[Butch]], [[Chickens]], [[Chip]], [[Alligators and Crocodiles|Crocodile]], [[Frackles]], [[Gnu]], [[Large Marvin Fraggle]], a [[Muppets Tonight Writers|Monkey]], [[ |
+ | :[[Begoony]], [[Big Mean Carl]], [[Blustering Bellowpane Monster]], [[Buster and Colfax Bergman|Buster Bergman]], [[Butch]], [[Chickens]], [[Chip]], [[Alligators and Crocodiles|Crocodile]], [[Frackles]], [[Gnu]], [[Large Marvin Fraggle]], a [[Muppets Tonight Writers|Monkey]], [[Doris]], [[Pigs]], [[Rats]], [[Quongo]], [[The Newsman]], [[Shirley (bird)|Shirley]] |
==Sources== |
==Sources== |
||
<References/> |
<References/> |
||
− | {{ |
+ | {{nav|episode|prev=[[Episode 106: Tony Bennett|Tony Bennett]] |
|next=[[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|Jason Alexander]]}} |
|next=[[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|Jason Alexander]]}} |
||
+ | |||
+ | __NOWYSIWYG__ |
||
[[Category:Muppets Tonight Episodes|107]] |
[[Category:Muppets Tonight Episodes|107]] |
Latest revision as of 08:05, 24 April 2022
Muppets Tonight | |
Air Date | June 23, 1996 |
Written by | Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone |
Director | Gary Halvorson |
Prod. no. | 108 |
|
Clifford introduces the show by bringing out Sandra Bullock, who is very nervous about being on the show, and is afraid that she will mess things up so badly that she won't be invited back. She then introduces a clip from her upcoming film, "While You Were Slapping". In the lobby, Bobo the Bear gets a call from a Mad Bomber, who tries to give Bobo some very important information, but due to Bobo's stupidity, asks to talk to somebody else. Bobo gives the phone to Clifford, who is informed that there is a bomb in the studio, set to explode if the ratings go below fifty.
Backstage, everybody tries to figure out what to do about the situation. Sandra soon figures out what is going on (since it's similar to the plot of one of her movies, Speed) and starts giving orders. She tells Andy and Randy Pig to trace the phone call (which they do by pulling the phone cord out the walls), and instructs Clifford to put on the one thing that the audience has been wanting on the show: go-go dancing.
The ratings go up, but then start going down when Spamela Hamderson starts to get tired. Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat put on many acts, constantly replacing them as the ratings slip. Eventually, Andy and Randy have found where the Mad Bomber is, and leads them to a closet. Clifford breaks down the door, and the Mad Bomber is revealed to be Sandra in a disguise. It turns out that there is no bomb. She was just afraid that she'd be so bad that she wouldn't be invited back, and made up the bomb threat so that the show would get better ratings. However, Clifford tells her that she could do anything and people would watch. After being told she can do anything, she goes on stage as a one-woman band, singing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt", making Clifford regret telling her she can do anything (but does tell her she can come back anytime). Sandra continues her number long after the show ends, prompting Beauregard to give her the keys so she can lock up when she's done.
Skit Highlights
- Cold Open: Andy and Randy give up a prize of millions of dollars ... and that was for Clifford.
- While You Were Slapping
- The Psychiatrist's Office slot (with "Phenomena")
- The Tubmans of Porksmith
- Anvil Chorus
- Wall Street Wonderings with Ernest Pleth
- Seinfeld Babies
- Sid Knishes and his Mosh Pit-tatoes
- Frankie Yakovic and his Polka Dots
- "Mack the Knife" sung by Johnny Fiama
- Bill the Bubble Guy does "Flight of the Bumblebee"
- Pepe & Seymour's Comedy Act: El-if-i-know
- Sandra's One-Woman Band ("Alexander's Ragtime Band" / "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt")
Notes
- This episode was originally set to air on April 19, 1996. However, ABC executives became aware that April 19 marked the one-year anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and felt the plot (involving a mad bomber's threats to blow up the studio) was inappropriate. A Boy Meets World rerun aired in its stead, as executives had planned to replace the show in the TGIF line-up the following week regardless.[1] Muppets Tonight was placed on hiatus for two months, and the episode finally aired in June.
- Inside jokes: When Bobo puts the mad bomber on hold, the song that plays is "Rainbow Connection," while Gonzo suggests playing an episode of Muppet Babies
- Bobo says that Sandra Bullock isn't his type because she doesn't have enough fat on her, yet he was in love with Cindy Crawford.
- Although Seymour and Pepe had made a few appearances before, this episode introduces them proper.
Performers
- Kevin Clash as Clifford, Carter, Animal, and Bill's dad
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Beauregard, Bill the Bubble Guy, and Baby Kramer
- Bill Barretta as Bobo, Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Baby George, Zippity Zap, Doglion, Howard Tubman (UK skit only), and Frankie Yakovic
- Jerry Nelson as The Mad Bomber, Statler, Snowth, Ernest Pleth, Baby Jerry, Shark, and Bill's grandma
- Brian Henson as Sid Knishes, Sal, Nigel, and Seymour
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, Mr. Poodlepants, and Bill's sister
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Spamela Hamderson, Bill's mom, and hula girl (UK skit)
- Len Levitt
- Drew Massey
- Joe Selph
- Allan Trautman as Doctor (UK skit)
Cast
Muppets:
- Clifford, Rizzo the Rat, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Andy and Randy Pig, The Mad Bomber, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Sid Knishes and his Mosh-Pit Tatos, Frankie Yakovic, Seinfeld Babies, Gonzo, Spamela Hamderson, Ernest Pleth, Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella, Kermit the Frog, The Snowths, Doglion, Statler and Waldorf, Beauregard, Animal, Shark, Mr. Poodlepants, Howard Tubman, Carter, Bill the Bubble Guy, Bobo the Bear, Zippity Zap
Background Muppets:
Audience Muppets:
- Begoony, Big Mean Carl, Blustering Bellowpane Monster, Buster Bergman, Butch, Chickens, Chip, Crocodile, Frackles, Gnu, Large Marvin Fraggle, a Monkey, Doris, Pigs, Rats, Quongo, The Newsman, Shirley
Sources
- ↑ "Tonight's Muppet Episode Withdrawn." The New York Times. April 19, 1996
Previous episode: | Next episode: |
Tony Bennett | Jason Alexander |