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Hoggie Marsh and Alpert introduce an audience to "Piggy"
Muppet segments: Taped in 1974. Halfway through the concert, Brewster (the Guru) and Rufus mistake one of the other brass players for Herb. When Herb appears himself, Rufus uses gestures to request his favorite song, Spanish Flea. While the band performs, the Boss Men dance to the music. At the end of the number, Jim Henson and Frank Oz are seen sitting in the audience, performing Bert and Ernie.
A smooth talking pig agent who calls himself Hoggie Marsh gives Herb the opportunity to work with the latest talent he just found: a shy singing girl pig named Miss Piggy. This is Piggy's first television appearance, and her name is mentioned for the first time. Jerry Nelson performs her.
A Muppet man (who looks like a cross between a Krofft puppet and a human Muppet from The Muppet Musicians of Bremen) introduces more Muppet performances with the music of Herb Alpert, and can't come up with the right abbreviation for Tijuna Brass. The acts consist of The Snerfs dancing to the song "In a Little Spanish Town" (which would later be performed on Episode 113 of The Muppet Show) and a female version of Beautiful Day Monster singing "Only Five Minutes More" while chasing Gonzo. The song ends with the two creatures running past the band, and the monster remarking to Herb: "Hey big boy! I'll check you out later!" This is Gonzo's first TV appearance outside of a cigar box.
Muppeteers:
- Jim Henson as Ernie (cameo, non speaking), Hoggie Marsh, Gonzo (non-speaking)
- Frank Oz as Rufus and Bert (cameo, non speaking) Beautiful Day Monster (puppet only, not voice)
- Jerry Nelson as Miss Piggy, Muppet Man and Beautiful Day Monster (voice only)
- Dave Goelz as Brewster
- John Lovelady
Other appearances
Alpert and his band appeared on a 1966 episode of The Hollywood Palace, which also featured Kermit performing the "Inchworm" sketch.