Good Morning America is a morning show produced by ABC News, that has featured both sketches by, and appearances of the Muppets.
Appearances
- Summer, 1976 - Kermit the Frog
- February, 1988 - Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy
- August, 1989 - Jim Henson and Michael Eisner, to discuss the prospective Henson/Disney deal. Henson wore a Mickey tie; Eisner wore a Kermit tie.
- May 1991 - a behind the scenes feature about Muppet*Vision 3D
- December 11, 1992 - Brian Henson promotes The Muppet Christmas Carol
- December 15, 2004 - Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Statler and Waldorf, and Penguins
- May 19, 2005 - Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Ashanti, to promote The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.
- February 2, 2006 - Kermit the Frog, to promote his upcoming commercial for the Ford Escape Hybrid.
- June 28, 2006 - Kermit the Frog, for Charlie Gibson's last day
- December 7, 2006 - Kermit the Frog, to promote Before You Leap and A Green and Red Christmas.
- June 19, 2007 - Elmo promotes the book C is for Cooking.
- May 4th, 2008 - Rosita appears to promote Talk, Listen, Connect, with Jeanette Betancourt (Sesame Workshop Vice President for Education, Research and Outreach), and a military family. ABC.com video
- November 17, 2008 - Pepe appears on Good Morning America's ABC News Now.
Sketches
In 1992, the Muppets appeared in a series of short comedy sketches that appeared on Tuesdays.
Video | Title | Description |
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200px|center | Muppet Campaign February 18 |
Miss Piggy and Gonzo face off in a political debate. Gonzo behaves bizarrely, keeps changing the subject, and basically does everything except address the issues. Naturally, he wins the debate. |
200px|center | The Muppet Games February 25 |
A report by Lewis Kazagger on the Geek Winter Games (a much cheaper alternative to the Winter Olympics), where founding geek Gonzo demonstrates demolition speed skating. |
200px|center | Pop Psychology March 3 |
A stressed out monster executive (Behemoth) listening to the radio hears a pyschologist suggest that everyone should release their "inner child." Much to the monster's dismay, a child monster (Boo) literally keeps popping out from inside him. |
200px|center | Super Tuesday March 10 |
Gonzo and Rizzo (two candidates from the 1992 election) try to persuade Muppets to vote for them (leading to a messy tug of war with a whatnot). |
200px|center | Spring Training March 17 |
Lewis Kazagger reports live from a baseball game, talking to the baseballs themselves. |
200px|center | Setting Your VCR March 24 |
Two whatnots demonstrate how to change the blinking 12:00 clock on your VCR (leading to one of the whatnots going insane and blowing up the VCR.) |
200px|center | Miss Piggy's Interview Show March 31 |
Miss Piggy reviews a book written by a levitating whatnot. |
200px|center | Gonzo's Scandal April 7 |
Two whatnot news reporters interview campaign front runner Gonzo the Great, but when Gonzo develops a sore elbow, the reporters start hounding him with a series of increasingly tabloid questions. |
200px|center | Tax Audit April 14 |
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200px|center | Earth Day April 21 |
In honor of Earth Day, Kermit the Frog presents a live report from Planet Koozebane on their holiday rituals |
References
- In episode 103 of The Jim Henson Hour, Fozzie Bear accidently locks Willard Scott in a closet and runs onto the set of The Today Show for help. When Fozzie finds out that he's on camera, he says "Good morning, america!", to which Jane Pauley says "You watch your language!"
- Many episodes of Dinosaurs feature a fictitous show called Good Morning Pangea.