Changes: Episode 110: Martin Short

	Muppets Tonight
Air Date	July 14, 1996
Written by	Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone
Director	Gary Halvorson
Prod. no.	102
	(TRANSCRIPT)

Revision as of 09:49, 22 June 2020

File:Muppets Tonight Episode 110 - Martin Short

Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when Seymour and Pepe take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.

Skit Highlights

EIEIO-R
The Misadventures of Ed Grimley - Inheritance
"What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love" sung by Johnny Fiama
Swift Wits
At the Bar
Flippers
The Eagle's Nest - International Peace Accord (Andy and Randy Pig cover for Bob Novak when he falls sick)
"Steppin' Out with My Baby" sung by Martin Short

Notes

Short appears as Ed Grimley and Irving Cohen, both characters who originated on SCTV, but who Short would reprise on Saturday Night Live and in a variety of later productions.
This episode was originally scheduled to air the week after episode 106, but the show was then canceled and not shown again for a few months.

Performers

Kevin Clash as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Waldorf, Chester Tomwater

Bill Barretta as Johnny Fiama, Pepe, Bobo, Clueless Morgan, Snookie, Carl

Brian Henson as Sal, Seymour, Nigel, Duck

Jerry Nelson as Mama Fiama, Statler, Two-Headed Comic (Left Head)

Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Pain, Two-Headed Comic (Right Head)

Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Beaker

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Mr. Rabbit, Long-haired Whatnot

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Mrs. Dog

Cast

Muppets: Kermit the Frog, Clifford, Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella, Mama Fiama, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf, Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Andy and Randy Pig, Penguins, Bean Bunny, Fozzie Bear, Dr. Pain, Rabbits, Bobo the Bear, French Poodle, Muppy, Snookie Blyer, Big Mean Carl, Lester Tomwater, Magda, Penguins, Mr. Callahan, Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, Moby, Beaker, The Two-Headed Comic, Flash, Bud

Background Muppets: Carter, Eugene (Muppets Tonight), J. P. Grosse, Hopper, Afghan Hound, Cynthia Rose, Ducks, Horse, Bunnies

Audience Muppets: Begoony, Blustering Bellowpane Monster, Buster Bergman, Butch, Chickens, Chip, Crocodile, Frackles, Gnu, Large Marvin Fraggle, a Monkey, Doris, Pigs, Rats, Quongo, The Newsman, Shirley

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+{{MuppetsTonightEpisode|show=Muppets Tonight|airdate=July 14, 1996|writer=[[Dick Blasucci]], [[Paul Flaherty]], [[Darin Henry]], [[Jim Lewis]], [[Kirk Thatcher]] and [[Patric Verrone]]|director=[[Gary Halvorson]]|prodno=102}}
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+[[File:Muppets Tonight Episode 110 - Martin Short|thumb|right|300px]]
-Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when [[Seymour]] and [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]] take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.
+Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when [[Seymour]] and [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]] take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.
 ==Skit Highlights==
 * [[EIEIO-R]]
 * [[Ed Grimley|The Misadventures of Ed Grimley]] - Inheritance
 * "''[[What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love]]''" sung by [[Johnny Fiama]]
-* [[Flippers]]
+* [[Swift Wits]]
+* [[At the Bar]]
-* [[The Eagle's Nest]] - International Peace Accord
+* [[Flipper|Flippers]]
+* [[The Eagle's Nest]] - International Peace Accord ([[Andy and Randy Pig]] cover for Bob Novak when he falls sick)
 * "[[Steppin' Out with My Baby]]" sung by Martin Short
-==Trivia==
+==Notes==
 * Short appears as [[Ed Grimley]] and [[Irving Cohen]], both characters who originated on ''[[SCTV]]'', but who Short would reprise on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and in a variety of later productions.
+* This episode was originally scheduled to air the week after [[Episode 106: Tony Bennett|episode 106]], but the show was then canceled and not shown again for a few months.
-* This episode was production number 102.
-* This episode was originally scheduled to air the week after [[Episode 106: Tony Bennett]], but the show was then canceled and not shown again for a few months.
 ==Performers==
-:[[Kevin Clash]] as Clifford and Waldorf.
+:[[Kevin Clash]] as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Waldorf, Chester Tomwater
-:[[Bill Barretta]] as Johnny Fiama, Pepe, and Bobo.
+:[[Bill Barretta]] as Johnny Fiama, Pepe, Bobo, Clueless Morgan, Snookie, Carl
-:[[Brian Henson]] as Sal, Seymour, and Nigel.
+:[[Brian Henson]] as Sal, Seymour, Nigel, Duck
-:[[Jerry Nelson]] as Mama Fiama and Statler.
+:[[Jerry Nelson]] as Mama Fiama, Statler, Two-Headed Comic (Left Head)
-:[[Dave Goelz]] as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Pain.
+:[[Dave Goelz]] as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Pain, Two-Headed Comic (Right Head)
-:[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, and Beaker.
+:[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Beaker
-:[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Sam the Eagle.
+:[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Mr. Rabbit, Long-haired Whatnot
-:[[Leslie Carrara]] as Mrs. Dog
+:[[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] as Mrs. Dog
+:[[John Kennedy]]
+:[[Bruce Lanoil]]
+:[[Len Levitt]]
+:[[Drew Massey]]
+:[[Joe Selph]]
+:[[Allan Trautman]]
 ==Cast==
+'''Muppets:''' [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Clifford]], [[Gonzo]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Sal Minella]], [[Mama Fiama]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Sam the Eagle]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Andy and Randy Pig]], [[Penguins]], [[Bean Bunny]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Dr. Pain]], [[Rabbits]], [[Bobo the Bear]], [[French Poodle]], [[Muppy]], [[Snookie Blyer]], [[Big Mean Carl]], [[Lester Tomwater]], [[Magda]], [[Penguins]], [[Mr. Callahan]], [[Bad Polly|Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]], [[Moby]], [[Beaker]], [[The Two-Headed Comic]], [[Flash]], [[Bud]]
+'''Background Muppets:''' [[Carter]], [[Eugene (Muppets Tonight)]], [[J. P. Grosse]], [[Hopper]], [[Afghan Hound]], [[Cynthia Rose]], [[Ducks]], [[Horse]], [[Rabbits|Bunnies]]
-'''Muppets:''' [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Clifford]], [[Gonzo]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Sal Minella]], [[Mama Fiama]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Sam the Eagle]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Andy Pig]], [[Randy Pig]], [[Penguins]], [[Bean Bunny]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Dr. Pain]], [[Bobo the Bear]], [[Snookie Blyer]], [[Lester Tomwater]], [[Magda]], [[Penguins]]
+'''Audience Muppets''': [[Begoony]], [[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]]
-'''Background:''' [[Carter]], [[J. P. Grosse]], [[Hopper]], [[Afghan Hound]], [[Ducks]], [[Horse]], [[Bunnies]]
+{{nav|episode|prev=[[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|Whoopi Goldberg]]|next=[[Episode 201: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince|The Artist Formerly Known As Prince]]}}
+__NOWYSIWYG__
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Changes: Episode 110: Martin Short

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Contents

Skit Highlights

Notes

Performers

Cast

Muppets Tonight
Air Date	July 14, 1996
Written by	Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone
Director	Gary Halvorson
Prod. no.	102
(TRANSCRIPT)