Tales from the Vet

Dr. Phil van Neuter introduces "Tales from the Vet"

The camera pans out from the closed doors at the close of a sketch.

Tales from the Vet was a recurring Muppets Tonight sketch, loosely inspired by the horror anthology Tales from the Crypt. Host Dr. Phil van Neuter, aided by his assistant Mulch, presented scary stories about animals, such as "The Turkey Who Loved Thanksgiving."

Sketches

• Episode 102 : The Turkey Who Loved Thanksgiving

Dr. Phil van Neuter tells the story of Taylor the Turkey, who likes Thanksgiving, despite being the main course.

• Episode 104 : Fan Mail

Dr. Phil Van Neuter only receives two fan letters, while Mulch gets the rest (even though Mulch can't read). Dr. Van Neuter reads a letter which asks about how he met his wife. Dr. Neuter, who married Mulch's sister Composta Heap, describes their courtship by singing "She Blinded Me with Science".

• Episode 201 : Holiday Party Home Video

Dr. Phil van Neuter tells Mulch to play Stephen King's Townhouse of Wax, but Mulch instead shows a home movie from a Christmas party, where Dr. Van Neuter got drunk after drinking too much egg nog. It was only one hour and twenty-five minutes after the party began that Dr. Van Neuter passed out.

• Episode 203 : The Story of Percy the Ham-eating Pig

Dr. Phil van Neuter tells a story similar to "The Turkey Who Loved Thanksgiving". In this story, Percy the Pig wonders where his family is.

• Episode 208 : The Reanimation of Arsenio Hall

After Arsenio Hall has died, Dr. Phil van Neuter decides to bring him back to life.

• Episode 212 : The Story of the Echo Machine

Dr. Phil recalls how Mulch talked him into using an echo machine on the show.