Episode 512: Melissa Manchester

The Muppet Show
Guest	Melissa Manchester
Production	July 1-4, 1980
(TRANSCRIPT)

Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermit says that the theater will cover their medical costs, Scooter forgets to cash the check. The Teeterini Family are angry that their teeter board won't fit on the stage. The Swedish Chef prepares spring chicken, and the bouncing chicken drives Kermit crazy. And let's not even talk about the blindfolded, hang-gliding yodelers.

Songs/Sketches

• A group of falling skiers sing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds."
• "Don't Cry Out Loud" (Melissa Manchester)
• Beauregard plays "Oh! Susanna" on his harmonica.
• Muppet News Flash: Beef Falls Dramatically
• Pigs in Space (The Creature from Crab Nebula): An invader from the Crab Nebula turns out to be a salesman selling Spumco, the washday miracle.
• UK Spot: "Once in Love With Amy" (Pops and Fozzie Bear)
• "Whenever I Call You Friend" (Melissa, Floyd Pepper, and the Muppets)
• "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" (Birds, Dogs, and the Walrus)
• The Swedish Chef: Spring Chicken
• "Your Cheatin' Heart" (Melissa, The Mutations, and the pigs
• After the credits, one of the Teeterini sons flys into Waldorf and Statler's box. Waldorf waves a white flag and the two call out,"We surrender!".

Edits

• Nickelodeon: "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" was cut.

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Strangepork, Floyd Pepper, Lips, Beauregard, The Newsman, Pops, Gonzo, Scooter, The Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf, The Mutations, Chopped Liver, Bull, Chickens, Cow, Whatnots, Birds

Background Muppets:

Janice, Animal, Robin the Frog, Crazy Harry, Annie Sue Pig, Pigs, Dogs, Muppy, Afghan Hound, Poodle, Walrus, Two-Headed Woman, Gaffer

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Waldorf, Link Hogthrob, the Swedish Chef and the Newsman

Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Animal

Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Pops, the Announcer, Dr. Strangepork, a Skier and a Chicken

Richard Hunt as Scooter, Janice and Statler

Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Beauregard, Chopped-Liver Monster and a Skier

Steve Whitmire as Lips, a Skier and Dog

Kathy Mullen as Gaffer

Louise Gold as Annie Sue Pig and a Teeterini family member

Brian Muehl as others

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