GSmiley2007
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Had Jim Henson been alive today at 71, many of the major Muppet franchises (both puppet and cartoon, including Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Dog City, Bear in the Big Blue House, etc.) would've done this special, broken into several parts (it may be my best one yet):
(fade in to exterior of 123 Sesame Street, cut to Bert watching "The Wonderful World of Pigeons")
ERNIE: Bert! Oh, Bert!
BERT: What is it, Ernie? Can't you see I'm watching my favorite TV show right now?
ERNIE: I know, Bert, but me and the gang on Sesame Street just got an invitation to this birthday party for someone named Jim Henson... whom I haven't even heard of!
BERT: Oh, that's fine, Ernie. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!
ERNIE: But, Bert, the invitation says you're invited. And it's going to have oatmeal cookies!
BERT: Oh, Ernie, would you just-- oatmeal cookies? What are we waiting for? Let's go!
BIG BIRD: I wonder if any of my international cousins have got this letter too. (We then see Abelardo Montoya and Pino reading letters in their respective languages of Spanish and Dutch)
(Ernie and Bert round up the rest of the gang on the street, and race off to Hollywood for the party)
(Next, exterior shot of the Muppet Theatre)
SCOOTER: Attention, Kermit! 20 seconds to curtain!
KERMIT: Uh, not now, Scooter. I want you to read this first.
SCOOTER: What is it?
KERMIT: See for yourself.
SCOOTER: (reading letter) "Dear everyone, you are invited to the 71st birthday party of Jim Henson. There will be fun and games, songs, and clips of his work. See you there, Guy Smiley." (to Kermit) Hey, this is a party we can all go to, and maybe you and Piggy can flirt a lot with each other.
MISS PIGGY: (talking on cell phone) Uh, Bernie, moi will have to call vous back later. Kissy kissy! (gets off cell phone) Did moi just hear that Kermie wants to flirt with moi at a birthday party? Moi would love to go with vous, Kermie! (kisses him)
KERMIT: All right everyone, we're leaving for the party! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
(next, cut to exterior shot of Fraggle Rock [the live-action one])
GOBO: (singing and playing guitar) While the sun goes down, I'll still be found, memories in my head--
TRAVELING MATT: Nephew, nephew! You got to read this! And I want your friends to hear it, too!
GOBO: What is it, Uncle Matt? Did you just get accepted into the Audobon Society?
TRAVELING MATT: No, Gobo, I have a letter regarding a party for some silly creature named Jim Henson!
GOBO: Oh. Wembley! Boober! Red! Mokey! Come and listen to this!
WEMBLEY: What is it, Gobo?
RED: Is it a free trial membership to the Fraggle Swimming Center? Woo-hoo-hoo!
GOBO: It says... (reads same letter Scooter read)
BOOBER: You mean it doesn't have anything to do with death and disease? Well, let's go then!
TRAVELING MATT: Yes, let's go! (all Fraggles cheer)
(next, cut to exterior shot of the Muppet Babies' nursery)
BABY KERMIT (to Nanny): Thanks, Nanny! Hmm... I wonder what it is. (looks at letter, then gasps) Piggy! Gonzo! Fozzie! Scooter! Rowlf! Skeeter! Animal! Listen to this! (reads letter)
BABY MISS PIGGY: Oh, Kermie! I can't wait for the party! And I can't wait to spend time with you, Kermie! (kisses him)
BABY GONZO: Uh... but who is this Jim Henson person, anyway?
BABY SCOOTER: Let me see... (searches "Jim Henson" on the Internet on his computer) Oh! Apparently, he's someone we look up to when Nanny's not around.
BABY SKEETER: Hey, Scooter, can I flip at the party?
BABY ROWLF: And I'll re-work my song I sang for you guys on Valentine's Day for this Jim dude! It'll be great!
NANNY: Now, don't forget to change into your proper clothes before you go!
ALL: Yes, Nanny! (they cheer as they race for the bathroom)
(Cut to shot of the cartoon Fraggle Rock exterior. We find Mokey watering her plant.)
CARTOON MOKEY: Oh, Lanford! You always brighten up my day!
CARTOON GOBO: Great news, Fraggles!
CARTOON BOOBER: Does that mean death and disease do not exist in this world anymore?
CARTOON WEMBLEY: Tell me, Gobo! Tell me! Wait, wait! Don't tell me! (screams and steam comes out his ears and his eyes go a little Cookie Monster on us)
CARTOON GOBO: (reads letter)
CARTOON RED: I can't wait to party, Gobo! Let's party!
(Cut to shot of Eliot Shag's household. We see him working on another Ace Hart cartoon.)
ELIOT: All right, Ace! Tell me, who is the culprit who robbed the Dog City bank?
ACE: I have discovered that the perpetrator is--
ARTIE: Mail call, Eliot!
ELIOT: Oh, Artie! What is it now? Did Terri break up with me?
ARTIE: No! Listen to this! (reads letter to Jim's party)
ELIOT: Hey, did you hear that, Ace?
ACE: Yeah, I heard about that party of yours! But who's going to create my stories while you're away?
ELIOT: Don't worry, Ace. I'll work on some new stories while we're at the party. Let's go, everyone!
(cut to exterior shot of the Big Blue House)
TUTTER: Oh, Cheddar! You are the best kind of cheese a mouse could have! (sighs)
BEAR: Hey, Tutter! I think maybe you and your friends oughta come in the living room so that I can read you this letter I got in the mail today!
TUTTER: HEY, EVERYONE! BEAR'S GOT A LETTER HE WANTS US TO HEAR!
(Ojo, Pip, Pop, and Treelo rush down the stairs)
TUTTER: Go ahead, Bear. Let's hear that letter.
BEAR: (reads letter) It says we're invited to a party for someone named Jim Henson!
OTHERS: Oh, yeah, great! We can't wait! Uh... who's Jim Henson?
BEAR: We'll find out at the party tonight! Let's go get cleaned up, guys!
ALL: Yaaaaaaaaaaay!
(cut to shot of Mopatop's Shop, and we see Mopatop cleaning his floor)
PUPPYDUCK: Mopatop! Mopatop! Listen to this! (reads letter)
MOPATOP: Now would be a jolly good time to go to this Jim Henson's party! Let's go, everyone!
(cut to shot of Bambaloo tree, Sam the Human sings "We Can Be" with her animal friends while special guest Ollie is reading a book to them, then a letter arrives and Jinx and Gypsy sing "Open It")
PORTIA: Ooh! Ooh! Who's it from?
OLLIE: It's from someone named Jim Henson!
FIDGET: Great! Uh... who is this Jim Henson, anyway?
OLLIE: Let me see. (reads letter) So, that's who Jim is, and he's inviting us to a party!
SAM: What are you waiting for, guys? Let's go! (They sing a new song called "Let's Go" as they travel out of the tree and into L.A. for the event)
(then, we cut to commercial)
So, how does it look so far? ;-)
(fade in to exterior of 123 Sesame Street, cut to Bert watching "The Wonderful World of Pigeons")
ERNIE: Bert! Oh, Bert!
BERT: What is it, Ernie? Can't you see I'm watching my favorite TV show right now?
ERNIE: I know, Bert, but me and the gang on Sesame Street just got an invitation to this birthday party for someone named Jim Henson... whom I haven't even heard of!
BERT: Oh, that's fine, Ernie. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!
ERNIE: But, Bert, the invitation says you're invited. And it's going to have oatmeal cookies!
BERT: Oh, Ernie, would you just-- oatmeal cookies? What are we waiting for? Let's go!
BIG BIRD: I wonder if any of my international cousins have got this letter too. (We then see Abelardo Montoya and Pino reading letters in their respective languages of Spanish and Dutch)
(Ernie and Bert round up the rest of the gang on the street, and race off to Hollywood for the party)
(Next, exterior shot of the Muppet Theatre)
SCOOTER: Attention, Kermit! 20 seconds to curtain!
KERMIT: Uh, not now, Scooter. I want you to read this first.
SCOOTER: What is it?
KERMIT: See for yourself.
SCOOTER: (reading letter) "Dear everyone, you are invited to the 71st birthday party of Jim Henson. There will be fun and games, songs, and clips of his work. See you there, Guy Smiley." (to Kermit) Hey, this is a party we can all go to, and maybe you and Piggy can flirt a lot with each other.
MISS PIGGY: (talking on cell phone) Uh, Bernie, moi will have to call vous back later. Kissy kissy! (gets off cell phone) Did moi just hear that Kermie wants to flirt with moi at a birthday party? Moi would love to go with vous, Kermie! (kisses him)
KERMIT: All right everyone, we're leaving for the party! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
(next, cut to exterior shot of Fraggle Rock [the live-action one])
GOBO: (singing and playing guitar) While the sun goes down, I'll still be found, memories in my head--
TRAVELING MATT: Nephew, nephew! You got to read this! And I want your friends to hear it, too!
GOBO: What is it, Uncle Matt? Did you just get accepted into the Audobon Society?
TRAVELING MATT: No, Gobo, I have a letter regarding a party for some silly creature named Jim Henson!
GOBO: Oh. Wembley! Boober! Red! Mokey! Come and listen to this!
WEMBLEY: What is it, Gobo?
RED: Is it a free trial membership to the Fraggle Swimming Center? Woo-hoo-hoo!
GOBO: It says... (reads same letter Scooter read)
BOOBER: You mean it doesn't have anything to do with death and disease? Well, let's go then!
TRAVELING MATT: Yes, let's go! (all Fraggles cheer)
(next, cut to exterior shot of the Muppet Babies' nursery)
BABY KERMIT (to Nanny): Thanks, Nanny! Hmm... I wonder what it is. (looks at letter, then gasps) Piggy! Gonzo! Fozzie! Scooter! Rowlf! Skeeter! Animal! Listen to this! (reads letter)
BABY MISS PIGGY: Oh, Kermie! I can't wait for the party! And I can't wait to spend time with you, Kermie! (kisses him)
BABY GONZO: Uh... but who is this Jim Henson person, anyway?
BABY SCOOTER: Let me see... (searches "Jim Henson" on the Internet on his computer) Oh! Apparently, he's someone we look up to when Nanny's not around.
BABY SKEETER: Hey, Scooter, can I flip at the party?
BABY ROWLF: And I'll re-work my song I sang for you guys on Valentine's Day for this Jim dude! It'll be great!
NANNY: Now, don't forget to change into your proper clothes before you go!
ALL: Yes, Nanny! (they cheer as they race for the bathroom)
(Cut to shot of the cartoon Fraggle Rock exterior. We find Mokey watering her plant.)
CARTOON MOKEY: Oh, Lanford! You always brighten up my day!
CARTOON GOBO: Great news, Fraggles!
CARTOON BOOBER: Does that mean death and disease do not exist in this world anymore?
CARTOON WEMBLEY: Tell me, Gobo! Tell me! Wait, wait! Don't tell me! (screams and steam comes out his ears and his eyes go a little Cookie Monster on us)
CARTOON GOBO: (reads letter)
CARTOON RED: I can't wait to party, Gobo! Let's party!
(Cut to shot of Eliot Shag's household. We see him working on another Ace Hart cartoon.)
ELIOT: All right, Ace! Tell me, who is the culprit who robbed the Dog City bank?
ACE: I have discovered that the perpetrator is--
ARTIE: Mail call, Eliot!
ELIOT: Oh, Artie! What is it now? Did Terri break up with me?
ARTIE: No! Listen to this! (reads letter to Jim's party)
ELIOT: Hey, did you hear that, Ace?
ACE: Yeah, I heard about that party of yours! But who's going to create my stories while you're away?
ELIOT: Don't worry, Ace. I'll work on some new stories while we're at the party. Let's go, everyone!
(cut to exterior shot of the Big Blue House)
TUTTER: Oh, Cheddar! You are the best kind of cheese a mouse could have! (sighs)
BEAR: Hey, Tutter! I think maybe you and your friends oughta come in the living room so that I can read you this letter I got in the mail today!
TUTTER: HEY, EVERYONE! BEAR'S GOT A LETTER HE WANTS US TO HEAR!
(Ojo, Pip, Pop, and Treelo rush down the stairs)
TUTTER: Go ahead, Bear. Let's hear that letter.
BEAR: (reads letter) It says we're invited to a party for someone named Jim Henson!
OTHERS: Oh, yeah, great! We can't wait! Uh... who's Jim Henson?
BEAR: We'll find out at the party tonight! Let's go get cleaned up, guys!
ALL: Yaaaaaaaaaaay!
(cut to shot of Mopatop's Shop, and we see Mopatop cleaning his floor)
PUPPYDUCK: Mopatop! Mopatop! Listen to this! (reads letter)
MOPATOP: Now would be a jolly good time to go to this Jim Henson's party! Let's go, everyone!
(cut to shot of Bambaloo tree, Sam the Human sings "We Can Be" with her animal friends while special guest Ollie is reading a book to them, then a letter arrives and Jinx and Gypsy sing "Open It")
PORTIA: Ooh! Ooh! Who's it from?
OLLIE: It's from someone named Jim Henson!
FIDGET: Great! Uh... who is this Jim Henson, anyway?
OLLIE: Let me see. (reads letter) So, that's who Jim is, and he's inviting us to a party!
SAM: What are you waiting for, guys? Let's go! (They sing a new song called "Let's Go" as they travel out of the tree and into L.A. for the event)
(then, we cut to commercial)
So, how does it look so far? ;-)