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

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
• Ed Grimley's Inheritance
• "What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love" sung by Johnny Fiama
• Flippers
• The Eagle's Nest - International Peace Accord

Trivia

• 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 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.

Bill Barretta as Johnny Fiama, Pepe, and Bobo.

Brian Henson as Sal, Seymour, and Nigel.

Jerry Nelson as Mama Fiama and Statler.

Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo.

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

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.

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 Pig, Randy Pig, Penguins, Bean Bunny, Fozzie Bear, Bobo the Bear, Snookie Blyer, Lester Tomwater, Magda

Background: Carter

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