Boppity and Gloat appearances on "The Muppet Show"

[Philip Kippel]

Which specific episodes of "The Muppet Show" did Boppity and Gloat appear in? Which numbers/sketches/scenes were they in and what did they do?

 

[BlueFrackle]

Philip,

Why do you want all this info ?


See ya

 

[Philip Kippel]

Re: Philip,

Originally posted by *Warrick*
Why do you want all this info ?


See ya

Just curious to know these things...and I like the "minor" Muppet characters.

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

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The only one I can tell you about is that Gloat once appeared during the opening credits of the first season. I think he bashed Gonzo with a stick. I haven't seen that episode but I read it in the episode guide.

 

[The Flying Sheep]

Boppity Appers more than Gloat. He apppered in The Dressing room in Edgar Bergan, The UK skit in Alice Cooper, and the "Ugly" song in the Goerge Burns ep. Gloats only appenerse that i know of was the finale in Vincent Price.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

Gloat:
The Great Santa Claus Switch (where he gets his name)
#3 Joel Grey: Opening number "Comedy Tonight"; At the Dance; Joel's first number "Wilkommen"
#7 Florence Henderon: sings "So Happy Together" with Florence
#14 Sandy Duncan: "Try to Remember" in the chorus of Sandy's closing number
#15 Candice Bergen: cameo in At the Dance; art student in "Look At That Face"; in the goodnights
#17 Ben Vereen: opening credits, Gonzo bit- hits Gonzo with stick
#18 Phyllis Diller: dances with Janice in At the Dance
#19 Vincent Price: sings a line in closing number "You've Got a Friend"; goodnights
#20 Valerie Harper: head blows up in backstage scene; dances (in drag!) with Boppity in At the Dance
#22 Ethel Merman: opening credits, Gonzo bit- hits Gonzo with stick
#27 Milton Berle: appears in opening #, "Ugly"
#31 Edgar Bergen: appears in "Consider Yourself"
#32 Steve Martin: appears in audience for "Jugglin' Guy"
#36 Bernadette Peters: sings in "Just One Person"
#38 Elton John: sings in "Bennie and the Jets"
#40 Cleo Laine: performs in opening limbo #
#41 Julie Andrews: cameos in closing #, "Whenever I Feel Afraid"
#42 Jaye P. Morgan: appears in At the Dance
#46 Teresa Brewer: sings in UK Spot, "Cheese Cake"
#111 Carol Burnett: dances (in drag!) with a raccoon

Boppity:
The Great Santa Claus Switch (where he gets his name)
#3 Joel Grey: Opening number, "Comedy Tonight"
#4 Ruth Buzzi: dances in At the Dance; plays interrogator in sketch with Ruth
#7 Florence Henderson: sings "So Happy Together" and the monsters
#11 Lena Horne: dances in At the Dance
#12 Peter Ustinov: cameos in At the Dance
#13 Bruce Forsyth: cameos in At the Dance
#14 Sandy Duncan: in the chorus of Sandy's closing #, "Try to Remember"
#15 Candice Bergen: art student in "Look At That Face"; principal singer in Candice's closing #, "You've Got To Have Friends"
#19 Vincent Price: Wanda turns into Boppity (!) in her song "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; dances (in drag!) and helps another monster 'get ahead' in At the Dance; appears in closing # "You've Got a Friend" and in the goodnights
#20 Valerie Harper: loses his head in At the Dance
#22 Ethel Merman: sings in chorus of Ethel's closing #, "There's No Business Like Show Business"
#26 Zero Mostel: appears in the goodnights
#27 Milton Berle: principal singer in opening #, "Ugly"
#31 Edgar Bergen: appears in cold opening and "Consider Yourself"
#32 Steve Martin: appears in audience at beginning of show
#34 George Burns: sings in chorus for George's closing #, "It All Depends On You/You Made Me Love You"
#39 Lou Rawls: cameos in At the Dance
#40 Cleo Laine: performs in opening limbo #
#41 Julie Andrews: cameos in Julie's closing # "Whenever I Feel Afraid"
#42 Jaye P. Morgan: appears in At the Dance
#46 Teresa Brewer: sings in UK Spot, "Cheese Cake"
#47 John Cleese: sings in John's closing #; appears in the goodnights
#55 Alice Cooper: principal singer in UK Spot "Once a Year Day"
#56 Loretta Lynn: appears in special opening credits
#78 Linda Lavin: appears in Linda's closing # "Beyond the Blue Horizon"

I think that's all.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[Philip Kippel]

Originally posted by Gorgon Heap
Gloat:
The Great Santa Claus Switch (where he gets his name)
#3 Joel Grey: Opening number "Comedy Tonight"; At the Dance; Joel's first number "Wilkommen"
#7 Florence Henderon: sings "So Happy Together" with Florence
#14 Sandy Duncan: "Try to Remember" in the chorus of Sandy's closing number
#15 Candice Bergen: cameo in At the Dance; art student in "Look At That Face"; in the goodnights
#17 Ben Vereen: opening credits, Gonzo bit- hits Gonzo with stick
#18 Phyllis Diller: dances with Janice in At the Dance
#19 Vincent Price: sings a line in closing number "You've Got a Friend"; goodnights
#20 Valerie Harper: head blows up in backstage scene; dances (in drag!) with Boppity in At the Dance
#22 Ethel Merman: opening credits, Gonzo bit- hits Gonzo with stick
#27 Milton Berle: appears in opening #, "Ugly"
#31 Edgar Bergen: appears in "Consider Yourself"
#32 Steve Martin: appears in audience for "Jugglin' Guy"
#36 Bernadette Peters: sings in "Just One Person"
#38 Elton John: sings in "Bennie and the Jets"
#40 Cleo Laine: performs in opening limbo #
#41 Julie Andrews: cameos in closing #, "Whenever I Feel Afraid"
#42 Jaye P. Morgan: appears in At the Dance
#46 Teresa Brewer: sings in UK Spot, "Cheese Cake"
#111 Carol Burnett: dances (in drag!) with a raccoon

Boppity:
The Great Santa Claus Switch (where he gets his name)
#3 Joel Grey: Opening number, "Comedy Tonight"
#4 Ruth Buzzi: dances in At the Dance; plays interrogator in sketch with Ruth
#7 Florence Henderson: sings "So Happy Together" and the monsters
#11 Lena Horne: dances in At the Dance
#12 Peter Ustinov: cameos in At the Dance
#13 Bruce Forsyth: cameos in At the Dance
#14 Sandy Duncan: in the chorus of Sandy's closing #, "Try to Remember"
#15 Candice Bergen: art student in "Look At That Face"; principal singer in Candice's closing #, "You've Got To Have Friends"
#19 Vincent Price: Wanda turns into Boppity (!) in her song "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; dances (in drag!) and helps another monster 'get ahead' in At the Dance; appears in closing # "You've Got a Friend" and in the goodnights
#20 Valerie Harper: loses his head in At the Dance
#22 Ethel Merman: sings in chorus of Ethel's closing #, "There's No Business Like Show Business"
#26 Zero Mostel: appears in the goodnights
#27 Milton Berle: principal singer in opening #, "Ugly"
#31 Edgar Bergen: appears in cold opening and "Consider Yourself"
#32 Steve Martin: appears in audience at beginning of show
#34 George Burns: sings in chorus for George's closing #, "It All Depends On You/You Made Me Love You"
#39 Lou Rawls: cameos in At the Dance
#40 Cleo Laine: performs in opening limbo #
#41 Julie Andrews: cameos in Julie's closing # "Whenever I Feel Afraid"
#42 Jaye P. Morgan: appears in At the Dance
#46 Teresa Brewer: sings in UK Spot, "Cheese Cake"
#47 John Cleese: sings in John's closing #; appears in the goodnights
#55 Alice Cooper: principal singer in UK Spot "Once a Year Day"
#56 Loretta Lynn: appears in special opening credits
#78 Linda Lavin: appears in Linda's closing # "Beyond the Blue Horizon"

I think that's all.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

Gloat also appears in the cold opening of the Raquel Welch episode. He's one of the Muppets that tells Raquel "Please, don't change".

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by Philip Kippel
Gloat also appears in the cold opening of the Raquel Welch episode. He's one of the Muppets that tells Raquel "Please, don't change".

"Oh, PLEASE want to!"

Now....be a nice boy and say thank you to the nice Mr. Ebersole....

 

[Philip Kippel]

Thanks again, Dave Ebersole. You're good at thing like this.

As for other Henson productions that Boppity and Gloat appeared in, I heard that they appeared in "The Jim Henson Hour" and "Mopatop's Shop".

Boppity also appeared in "The Muppet Movie", "The Muppet Christmas Carol" and (I think) "Muppet Classic Theater"...as one of the audience members.

I also spotted Gloat and Boppity (I think) among the crowd of Muppets in the finale of "The Muppet Movie".

 

[Philip Kippel]

One more...

Boppity and Gloat also appear in the cold opening of the Julie Andrews episode.