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SPECIAL GUEST STAR: BETTE MIDLER
OPENING
OPENING NUMBER: Lew Zealand sings "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" while throwing his boomerang fish around. Naturally, the stage, and soon the audience, are being hit by fish.
Statler: "What did you think of that?"
Waldorf: "That act was a...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: CAROLE KING
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Lew Zealand, Fozzie, and the Swedish Chef lead a polka band in a rousing opening number, "Who Stole the Keeshka?". Even Statler and Waldorf love it.
BACKSTAGE: The newly-paroled Riverbottom Nightmare Band (from Emmet Otter's...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: AL MARTINO
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: The Swedish Chef sings "C Is For Cookie"...in Swedish.
Statler: "Well, what did you make of that?"
Waldorf: "The Chef is a loser in any language!"
Both: "DOHHH, HO HO HO..."
BACKSTAGE: Scooter hires Forgetful Jones...
I personally think the following would work:
Boober (his comic possibilities would be endless. I could see him as a recurring patient on Vet's Hospital, and predicting doom and gloom backstage)
Mokey (She and Janice would get along famously, resulting in more comic mishaps for Floyd, such...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: LEE GREENWOOD
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Pa and Junior Gorg make a cameo appearance, singing "Dum of a Son of a Gun".
STATLER: Y'know, my son's not too bright either.
WALDORF: How do you figure?
STATLER: He's the one that got me season tickets to this show...
Here's what I came up with:
"Let Me Be Your Song" (as sung and played by the Electric Mayhem in a rare acoustic set)
"I Sniff The Rose" (as sung by Gonzo)
"Do It On My Own" (as sung by Miss Piggy)
"Dum Of A Son Of A Gun"
Skeeter Muppet and I were actually thinking about this one, here's what we came up with:
"Halfway Down The Stairs" (sung by Robin, making a cameo)
"I'm Five" (also by Robin...it could be "Bring Your Nephew To Work Day" for Kermit!)
"The Rhyming Song" (sung by Grover, Bert, Ernie, and...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: BOB McGRATH
SCOOTER: Bob McGrath, 15 seconds to curtain, Mr. McGrath!
BOB: Thanks, Scooter. You know, I came on this show for two reasons--one, to catch up with my old friend Kermit, and the other, to take a break from my neighborhood. A lot of nice folks there, but...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: MEL BROOKS
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Clifford and various Muppets serenade a shy Anything Muppet and his pretty girlfriend with "Kiss The Girl". Finally the Anything Muppet boyfriend kisses his girlfriend...and she turns into Gloat in drag.
WALDORF: You know...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: MATTHEW BRODERICK
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Dr. Teeth & the Electric Mayhem play "The Impression That I Get".
STATLER: I get the same impression of this show every week.
WALDORF: Me too.
BOTH: IT STINKS! DOHHH HO HO HO...
BACKSTAGE: Kermit is planning...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: MADONNA
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Two Anything Muppets sing "There's A Hole In The Bucket" (think the Sesame Street version).
WALDORF: Bravo! Bravo! I loved it! I always liked "There's A Hole In The Bucket"...
STATLER: Then there must be a hole in your head...
Here's what I was thinking: an ep of Sesame Street where the Muppet Show gang goes to visit their pal Kermit on "Sesame Street". Some of the hijinx that would ensue:
Fozzie reprises his "Good grief, the comedian's a bear" bit with Gordon.
Gonzo tries to get Luis to fix his iron (which is...
I was thinking about this. Here's who I have some recorded work by (this includes soundtracks, one song on a compilation, etc.)
Elton John
Julie Andrews (My Fair Lady)
Gene Kelly (Singin' In The Rain)
Paul Simon
Harry Belafonte
Lou Rawls
Steve Martin (Little Shop of Horrors)
John...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: TIM CURRY
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Sweetums sings "I Can't Help It" (Herry Monster's song from "Sesame Street") while (inadvertantly) demolishing the set for the opening number.
STATLER: Bravo! Bravo! I loved it!
WALDORF: What are you talking about? That...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: WILLIE NELSON
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Janice and two Anything Muppet backup singers sing "Leader Of The Pack". At the appropriate time, Floyd rides in on a motorcycle, but something goes wrong with the brakes and he goes flying into Statler and Waldorf's box...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: NATHAN LANE
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: Fozzie Bear and various Muppets sing "The King of Broadway" from "The Producers" (with some sanitized lyrics).
STATLER: Do you think Fozzie will ever make it back on Broadway?
WALDORF: Only with a tour group!
BOTH...
1. Which one of these songs is not associated with Ernie?
A. "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon"
B. "Stop!"
C. "Dee Dee Dee"
D. "Imagine That"
2. Which one of these Muppets never uttered a word during his time on Sesame Street?
A. Same Sound Brown
B. Sam the Machine
C. Sully
D...
SPECIAL GUEST STAR: THE ROCK
OPENING THEME
OPENING NUMBER: The Electric Mayhem and various other Muppets perform "Good Lovin'".
BACKSTAGE: The Rock tells Kermit that he hopes no one takes his wrestler persona seriously. No sooner does he say this than a giant monster challenges him to a...
1. Who did Big Bird name his teddy bear, Radar, after?
A. Elliott Gould
B. Tom Skerritt
C. Gary Burghoff
D. Alan Alda
2. In which year was Mr. Snuffleupagus revealed to be real?
A. 1984
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987
3. Kevin Clash was asked by Richard Hunt to perform Elmo. In which...
1. Who were the human equivalents of Bert and Ernie that appeared in early Sesame Street episodes?
A. Jim and Frank
B. Jim and Buddy
C. Philo and Gunge
D. Richard and Jeff
2. In the Monsterpiece Theatre skit "Upstairs, Downstairs", which "Muppet Show" character's picture is can be seen...
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