couple questions about TMS

[the_great_gonzo]

I just had a couple of questions about the Muppet Show. First off, in a lot of pictures and stuff from TMS i noticed a little pig with curly hair. Who is she and did she have a recurring role? Secondly during the theme song on the MEET THE MUPPETS video there is a little clip of Statler directing everyone around backstage. What's this about? Was it in a certain episode? Did something happen? If anyone can help it would be great.

 

[Salmoto]

The curly-haired pig is named Annie Sue, she was mostly a background character who appeared amongst the other pigs. She both had an admiration for Miss Piggy and made attempts to srestle roles away from her. Or at least that's what the character guide on Kermitage said. I think that they built the guide at Kermitage to stop questions like these from being asked.

 

[Ryan]

In regards to the Statler question, it was the Beverly Sills epsidoe. Kermit decides to let Waldorf and Statler open the show so they sing a big Burlesque musical #.