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| − | "'''Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree'''," a #1 Hit for the group Dawn, is parodied by "Terry Louise" (aka [[Mary Louise]]) and her friend the [[frogs|frog]], who audition for ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in [[Episode 208: Steve Martin|episode 208]] with the number "Tie a Yellow Ribbit Round the Old Oak Tree." |
+ | "'''Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree'''," a #1 Hit for the group Dawn, is parodied by "Terry Louise" (aka [[Mary Louise (little girl)|Mary Louise]]) and her friend the [[frogs|frog]], who audition for ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in [[Episode 208: Steve Martin|episode 208]] with the number "Tie a Yellow Ribbit Round the Old Oak Tree." An instrumental version of the song was later used in the [[Pigs in Space]] sketch in [[Episode 515: Carol Burnett|episode 515]]. |
It was also sung in the ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' episode "[[Episode 404: Driving Miss Ethyl|Driving Miss Ethyl]]," first by [[Ethyl Phillips]] and later by her son-in-law [[Earl Sinclair|Earl]] in an effort for her to cheer up after learning that her high school friends are dead. |
It was also sung in the ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' episode "[[Episode 404: Driving Miss Ethyl|Driving Miss Ethyl]]," first by [[Ethyl Phillips]] and later by her son-in-law [[Earl Sinclair|Earl]] in an effort for her to cheer up after learning that her high school friends are dead. |
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In the second issue of [[BOOM! Studios|BOOM! Studios's]] [[Muppet Robin Hood]] comic, a palace guard played by [[Uncle Deadly]] comments that the villain Prince John ([[Johnny Fiama|Johnny Fiama's]]) idea of a party is clapping his hands while singing ''Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree'' (sic). |
In the second issue of [[BOOM! Studios|BOOM! Studios's]] [[Muppet Robin Hood]] comic, a palace guard played by [[Uncle Deadly]] comments that the villain Prince John ([[Johnny Fiama|Johnny Fiama's]]) idea of a party is clapping his hands while singing ''Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree'' (sic). |
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| Written by | Irwin Levine and Russell Brown |
| Date | 1973 |
| Publisher | Irwin Levine Music; Peermusic Ltd. |
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree," a #1 Hit for the group Dawn, is parodied by "Terry Louise" (aka Mary Louise) and her friend the frog, who audition for The Muppet Show in episode 208 with the number "Tie a Yellow Ribbit Round the Old Oak Tree." An instrumental version of the song was later used in the Pigs in Space sketch in episode 515.
It was also sung in the Dinosaurs episode "Driving Miss Ethyl," first by Ethyl Phillips and later by her son-in-law Earl in an effort for her to cheer up after learning that her high school friends are dead.
In the second issue of BOOM! Studios's Muppet Robin Hood comic, a palace guard played by Uncle Deadly comments that the villain Prince John (Johnny Fiama's) idea of a party is clapping his hands while singing Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree (sic).