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[[Image:Hercule.jpg|thumb|300px|Jason Alexander as Poirot in the Murder on the Disoriented Express sketch.]] |
[[Image:Hercule.jpg|thumb|300px|Jason Alexander as Poirot in the Murder on the Disoriented Express sketch.]] |
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In this sketch from [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|Episode 108]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is spoofed. [[Kermit the Frog]] as the conductor announces that [[Mr. Poodlepants]] has been murdered. [[Hercule Poirot]] (played by [[Jason Alexander]]) arrives, but the passengers, including [[Bobo the Bear]] and [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], confuse the sleuth with [[Greek Mythology|Hercules]] and then [[Superman]]. |
In this sketch from [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|Episode 108]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is spoofed. [[Kermit the Frog]] as the conductor announces that [[Mr. Poodlepants]] has been murdered. [[Hercule Poirot]] (played by [[Jason Alexander]]) arrives, but the passengers, including [[Bobo the Bear]] and [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], confuse the sleuth with [[Greek Mythology|Hercules]] and then [[Superman]]. |
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| + | *In the sketch, everyone confuses Hercule Poirot with Hercules, while Bunsen confuses him with Superman. Ironically, Superman would serve as an inspiration for [[Disney]]'s potrayal of Hercules in their animated film, released in 1997, approximately one year after the episode aired. |
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Revision as of 19:41, 18 July 2020
Jason Alexander as Poirot in the Murder on the Disoriented Express sketch.
In this sketch from Episode 108 of Muppets Tonight, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express is spoofed. Kermit the Frog as the conductor announces that Mr. Poodlepants has been murdered. Hercule Poirot (played by Jason Alexander) arrives, but the passengers, including Bobo the Bear and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, confuse the sleuth with Hercules and then Superman.
Trivia
- In the sketch, everyone confuses Hercule Poirot with Hercules, while Bunsen confuses him with Superman. Ironically, Superman would serve as an inspiration for Disney's potrayal of Hercules in their animated film, released in 1997, approximately one year after the episode aired.