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The episode itself was a nadir. IMO it was a poor attempt to re-create the Loretta Swit episode. David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

Yeah, I do consult Travelling Matt from time to time, we bounce ideas off one another. So "Buenas noches damas y caballeros" is how Kermit's intro ought to read, then? David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

I have a writing partner? I've collaborated with a few people but never had one permanent writing partner, not for TMS outlines, anyway. I do have a regular writing partner for other things, my best friend. Kermit opens the show with his standard "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen" but in...

I just found the exact post where Philip Kippel suggested that I use Taminella & Svengali in an "At the Dance" sketch (in the thread for my TMS Ed Wynn script). Thanks again, Philip! David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

I need to know how to say "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen" in Spanish. It's for a TMS outline guest starring Desi Arnaz. I know "Buenos Noches" is good night, don't know if it's also good evening (or if that's "Buenos Tardes"). I know "Senor" is man and "Senorita" is girl, or woman...

I actually have an opposite idea regarding the Steve Martin episode. I would've liked to see him interact more with the characters, and I felt he did too much of his usual act. That's all he did, basically: bits from his stand-up act. I like the bit where he comes out in a bathrobe at the...

That was Kris Kristofferson who sang "Help Me Make It Through the Night" to Miss Piggy. It was the opening number on the episode that guest starred Kristofferson and his wife (at the time), Rita Coolidge. David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

Fits right in with what went before. "At the Dance" is tough to write, I know, but this reads pretty much like the real thing. Good work! David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

That qualifies as not for kids? It's from a classic family film. Some jokes in some early episodes of "At the Dance" teeter on the brink: "My aunt has a chest that goes back to 1700." "Oh, must make it tough on your uncle." "You know, they say the children of today are the parents of...

Actually, it was Gonzo and two Whatnots. I thought the sarcophagi were scarier, what with the deep voices of Jim and esp. Frank. Speaking of Frank's scary voice, Hugga Wugga scared me. The voice mostly, and the destroying the other characters. I used to sit on top of the couch when something...

I believe that was "The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson", the first thing they did after Jim's death. I also used to look away at that part. Creepy and gross. David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

Yeah, that's a good point. One little format thing- perhaps Louie's first number should be the 2nd on the bill, after the first backstage scene? That's how most episodes went, esp. in the second season- opening number, backstage scene, guest star. I'd like to see the characters grapple...

Now I LOVE this one. "I see I've still got it" is a great punchline for the cold opening. However, perhaps something more out-of-the-ordinary should happen- she twitches her nose and turns Scooter into a weird creature, perhaps? Love the bird baritone (that gag is so wonderfully Muppety)...

I don't get why Kermit would harbor a fugitive in the first place. Cold opening punchline needs a tweak. I take it the Arab drank the oil expecting coffee. Perhaps something like "It's not the pain I mind, it's the fact I send the java to the refinery." Or maybe he holds up an oil can and...

Or, after the Muppet Sports sketch with the porcupine grooming: S: "Well, what did you think of that sketch?" W: "I was on pins and needles the whole time!" S & W: (laughter) Love the Archduke Ferdinand line. The sketches are all good. Agree with Marty about the subtle running cactus theme...

Very appropriate use of The Mutations in the opening number. Liked Muppet Labs and the pancakes/roofing joke. It is a bit short. The fewest number of sketches in any Season Two episode is 7; usually it's more like 8 or 9. Why does Gonzo want to be Gwen's bodyguard? It seems a rather odd...

I think I said it wrong. Between the two, Carvey was the one who did more impressions, was goofier overall, had the longer tenure on SNL, and was probably the one who the public expected to be a star after SNL. Could anyone have predicted the success that Myers has had post-SNL? I was...

I kid you not, I was thinking about a Peter Cook "Muppet Show" just the other day, probably because I watched part of their episode of SNL, in which not only is there a Muppet appearance (Scred with Gilda Radner) but they do those latter two sketches. Funny how the straight man is the one who...

I agree with this statement for a few reasons, not the least of which is my fondness for the characters themselves. I wanted to like "Muppets Tonight!" but I didn't; the writing was off (lack of Jerry Juhl), characters new and old alike lacking in dimension, direct parody too frequent, overall...

Has there been a conscious effort to change, update, and/or modernize the writing style of the Muppets, and if so, what have these changes entailed and what is your opinion of same? David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole