The Muppet Show (German album)

This version of the first soundtrack album from The Muppet Show is translated into German, featuring the voice cast from Die Muppet Show.

Track listing[]

Side One

Das Muppet Show Thema (The Muppet Show Theme) - Cast
Mississippi-Schlamm (Mississippi Mud) - The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
Mahna Mahna (Mah Na Mah Na with Lullaby of Birdland) - Mahna Mahna
Hummelflug (Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tire to "The Flight of the Bumble Bee")
Mr. Bassman - Floyd and Scooter
Cottleston Pie - Rowlf
Der erstaunliche Marvin Suggs und sein Muppaphone spielen "Lady of Spain" (Lady of Spain) - The Amazing Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone
Pachalafaka - Scooter (sic)
Lydia vom Rummelplatz (Lydia the Tattooed Lady) - Kermit
Die Stufe der Mittelmäßigkeit (Halfway Down the Stairs) - Robin the Frog

Side Two

(Tenderly) - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Bin verleibt in 'nen blauen Frosch (I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog) - Mary Louise
Ein Bachstelzenlied (Tit Willow) - Rowlf and Sam the Eagle
Dr. Bob's Veterinär-Hospital (Veterinarian's Hospital) - "A Soap Opera": Dr. Bob, Nurse Piggy and Nurse Janice
Hyronimus Schmitt und sein tanzender Bär (Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear) - Scooter and Fozzie
What Now My Love? - Miss Piggy
Ein Monolog von Fozzie Bär (A Monologue by Fozzie Bear) - Fozzie and Kermit
Hugga Wugga
Bäume (Trees)- Wayne and Wanda
Sax and Triangle (Sax and Violence) - Nigel, Zoot and Mahna Mahna
Grün ist die schönste Farbe (Bein' Green) - Kermit

The song and dialogue translation was, according to the back cover of the album, taken from the TV series dub as adapted by Eberhard Storeck and compiled by Manno Ulrich and Klaus Kujawa. As on the series, Scooter has one speaking performer while Storeck dubs his singing voice. "Pachalafaka" is in fact mistakenly attributed to Scooter, since Storeck sings it. Thus tracks reflect German embellishments, such as interruptions by Crazy Harry.
Several singers were not typical dubbing performers, but hired from the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich (or München, per the German listing) and designated as such in the album notes: Harry Friedauer and Manfred Ball (as members of the Gogalala Jubilee Jugband) and Beate Granzow (as Mary Louise).
During the theme song, before Kermit introduces the guest star, he is interrupted by Crazy Harry, who causes an explosion and laughs. The same thing happens again during Gonzo's gong opening.