Another TMS Outline--Special Guest Tom Waits!

[TravellingMatt]

SPECIAL GUEST: TOM WAITS

Cold Opening: Scooter, Tom Waits, & monsters

Scooter: "Tom Waits, 15 seconds to curtain, Mr. Waits!"

Tom: (strumming on an antique obscure stringed instrument) "Thank you, Scooter. You know, it's so nice to be normal..."

Scooter: "But Tom, we put you on the show because you're so WEIRD!"

Tom: "I know. But on this show, I'm the most normal one here!"

(and we see him surrounded by Muppet monsters)

OPENING THEME

OPENING NUMBER: Uncle Deadly and a band of monsters sing "God's Away On Business". At song's end, the monsters turn into the Electric Mayhem.

Waldorf: "So God's away on business, eh?"

Statler: "Then who's running things down here?"

(enter Uncle Deadly)

UD: "I think we ALL know the answer to that! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

BACKSTAGE: Tom Waits introduces Kermit to his guru, who turns out to be Cantus. Cantus, of course, regales Kermit with platitudes of wisdom that Kermit doesn't quite get.

SONG: Tom Waits sings "It's All Right With Me" with the Minstrels as his backup band.

BACKSTAGE: Cantus tries to impart his wisdom on Janice (who soaks it up), Scooter (who doesn't get it), and Zoot.

SKIT: "Veterinarian's Hospital". Cantus is the patient.

Statler: "You know, I can't think of anything weirder than watching this show."

Waldorf: "Bravo! Bravo! I loved it! I wanna come back next week!"

Statler: "Never mind."

UK SPOT: Dog Lion sings "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"

SONG: The Electric Mayhem play and sing "Downtown Train".

TALK SPOT: Tom shows Kermit some of his unique and bizarre instruments. Gonzo then shows up and tries to play them better...by playing them the wrong way. Tom loves it.

BACKSTAGE: More words of wisdom from Cantus (who is still baffling most of the Muppets backstage)

Scooter: "At least he doesn't speak Swedish..."

Cantus: "Bork Bork Bork!"

CLOSING NUMBER: Tom Waits, the Minstrels and the Electric Mayhem play "Frank's Wild Years"

CLOSING THEME

Cantus: "And in the end, we look towards new beginnings."

Statler & Waldorf: "Except on THIS show! In the end, we look towards the EXIT!"

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Good one. I especially liked Statler and Waldorf's last line.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

I don't even know who Tom Waits is and I still love this one! Great S & W comments, good use of monsters, just plain a good one overall.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole