The male Koozebanian presents himself to the amused female in The Muppets Valentine Show.
The Koozebanians mate on The Muppet Show.
The Galley-oh-hoop-hoop is the mating ritual of a species indigenous to the planet Koozebane. The creatures' activities have been reported on twice, first on the 1974 special The Muppets Valentine Show and again on The Muppet Show episode 107, but their exact species' designation has yet to be revealed.
Kermit the Frog, the reporter on the scene, refers to them only as the "male and female Koozebanian creatures," suggesting that they are the dominant species on the planet.
The ritual itself involves the male and female charging toward each other, each howling their cry of supposed passion. Upon impact, the male and female instantaneously dematerialize, leaving a litter of four pups in their place. The Valentine Show version of the sketch featured an additional overture, where the male creature stood on its head.
Since 2017, the puppets have been on display as a part of The Jim Henson Exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image.
Video releases[]
- Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
- The Muppet Show: Season One (2005)
- The Muppet Show Sampler (2012)
Book releases[]
The sketch was adapted into storybook form in The Muppet Show Book.
Notes[]
- The sketch was the basis of the Koozebane Kermit Action Figure featuring Kermit the Frog and the Koozebanian creatures.
- During an appearance on The Cosby Show in 1990, Gonzo announces that Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) will be making the first delivery of a Koozebanian ever seen on television. However, as this sketch from the 1970s documents, a televised report of a Koozebanian birth was broadcast decades earlier.
- The sketch was featured in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (introduced by some talking food) and was included in Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (introduced by Gonzo).
- Clips from the sketch can be seen on the studio monitors in the background of the Inner Tube pilot.
- The Galley-oh-hoop-hoop reappeared in audio form in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. The sounds of the mating ritual were among the many forest sounds heard right before the Lion's first appearance.
