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| Sesame Street News Flash | |||||
| First Appearance | Episode 0519 | ||||
| Broadcast | April 19, 1973 | ||||
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Behind the scenes: Frank Oz lifts the Pied Piper's shades to reveal the character's eyes.
Kermit reports from the town of Hamelin, "Which, as you may remember, is unfortunately overrun with mice." He explains that the town council has hired The Pied Piper to get rid of the infestation. The beatnik piper insists on being called simply "Pied" and explains his plan to the frog. However, upon playing his flute, he soon finds that the mice are not impressed with his tunes.
Convinced he's not going to get the story, Kermit calls to his camera crew to wrap it up, prompting them with a two-finger whistle. The sound captures the curiosity of the mice who begin to follow Kermit around. Encouraged by the Pied Piper, Kermit continues to whistle and leads the mice out of town, wrapping up his report.
Notes[]
- The mice featured here are not full Muppet characters, but rather smaller prop-sized mice that scurry around with no moving parts.
Production[]
- Script title: "Kermit News - The Pied Piper" (with a curriculum noted as "Trial & Error")
Supporting cast[]
- Frank Oz as The Pied Piper
- Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and others as indiscernible mice