Rhyming Song

[Crazy Harry]

"The redhead bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed, but he fled out instead up to set in his bed and he said...."

Now I can't stop thinking about his number. Can anyone tell me how the entire thing goes?

 

[HeraLirambar]

Copied from hotlyrics.net

Manha Manha guy: Fat

Green guy: Cat

Blue guy: Sat

Violet guy: Hat

gg: Fat

bg: Fat

vg: (pause) Fat

gg: Cat

bg: Cat

vg: (pause) Cat

gg: Sat

bg: Sat

vg: (pause) Sat

gg: Hat

bg: Hat

vg: (pause) Hat

MMg: (bursting in) A fat cat sat on a hat, saw a rat on the mat, got a bat, had a chat with a gnat that he'd pat in a vat that was flat, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(quieter) Oh... yeah
Sorry about that
Small

gg: Ball

bg: Tall

vg: Wall

gg: Small

bg: Small

vg: (pause) Small

gg: Ball

bg: Ball

vg: (pause) Ball

gg: Tall

bg: Tall

vg: (pause) Tall

gg: Wall

bg: Wall

vg: (pause) Wall

MMg: (bursting in) See the small ball on the tall wall, see it fall in a hall, see it crawl, give its all its call, "Hi, y'all!" see it stall, wear a shawl, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(Quieter) Oh, yeah (sighs)
Red

gg: Head

bg: Fed

vg: Bread

gg: Red

bg: Red

vg: (pause) Red

gg: Head

bg: Head

vg: (pause) Head

gg: Fed

bg: Fed

vg: (pause) Fed

gg: Bread

bg: Bread

vg: (pause) Bread

MMg: (bursting in) See the red head bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed but he fled instead out ahead up to Ted in his bed and he said...
(All glare at him as he continues, shrinking down)
Red, head, fed, bread
Small, ball, tall, wall
Fat, cat, sat, hat
And that's that!

gg, bg, & vg: SCAT!!!

 

[Splurge]

MMg: (bursting in) See the red head bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed but he fled instead out ahead up to Ted in his bed and he said...
(All glare at him as he continues, shrinking down)

Which roughly translates into, some red haired guy chickened out on his wedding day.

 

[Crazy Harry]

I miss the days when SS could get away with sublties like that.

Thanks Hera

 

[muppetphile]

MMg: (bursting in) See the red head bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed but he fled instead out ahead up to Ted in his bed and he said...
(All glare at him as he continues, shrinking down)
Red, head, fed, bread
Small, ball, tall, wall
Fat, cat, sat, hat
And that's that!

gg, bg, & vg: SCAT!!!

This is sheer Henson genius
It's a skit that connects with little kids (I loved it as a kid) AND with grown ups! There's not much like that for kids nowadays!

 

[Frodis]

This is sheer Henson genius
It's a skit that connects with little kids (I loved it as a kid) AND with grown ups! There's not much like that for kids nowadays!

I always thought of it as Sesame Street's educational answer to "Mahna Mahna". It's the same type of premise, but with a point this time. Same character too.

Frodis

 

[clipjj27]

I loved this song!!! Whenever I'm feeling down, I just think of it, and all of a sudden I feel better! I was enthralled by the way the monster kept running up from behind and blaring in with his 'fat cat hat - ball wall small - bed bread red' verses. An unforegttable muppet scene! One for the ages!

Manha Manha guy: Fat

Green guy: Cat

Blue guy: Sat

Violet guy: Hat

gg: Fat

bg: Fat

vg: (pause) Fat

gg: Cat

bg: Cat

vg: (pause) Cat

gg: Sat

bg: Sat

vg: (pause) Sat

gg: Hat

bg: Hat

vg: (pause) Hat

MMg: (bursting in) A fat cat sat on a hat, saw a rat on the mat, got a bat, had a chat with a gnat that he'd pat in a vat that was flat, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(quieter) Oh... yeah
Sorry about that
Small

gg: Ball

bg: Tall

vg: Wall

gg: Small

bg: Small

vg: (pause) Small

gg: Ball

bg: Ball

vg: (pause) Ball

gg: Tall

bg: Tall

vg: (pause) Tall

gg: Wall

bg: Wall

vg: (pause) Wall

MMg: (bursting in) See the small ball on the tall wall, see it fall in a hall, see it crawl, give its all its call, "Hi, y'all!" see it stall, wear a shawl, oh yeah!
(all glare at him, shaking their heads)
(Quieter) Oh, yeah (sighs)
Red

gg: Head

bg: Fed

vg: Bread

gg: Red

bg: Red

vg: (pause) Red

gg: Head

bg: Head

vg: (pause) Head

gg: Fed

bg: Fed

vg: (pause) Fed

gg: Bread

bg: Bread

vg: (pause) Bread

MMg: (bursting in) See the red head bein' fed bread on his sled made of lead as he sped to be wed but he fled instead out ahead up to Ted in his bed and he said...
(All glare at him as he continues, shrinking down)
Red, head, fed, bread
Small, ball, tall, wall
Fat, cat, sat, hat
And that's that!

gg, bg, & vg: SCAT!!!

 

[drmusic_99]

My favorite all-time sketch was the similar "Some... and None" starring Manah Manah... if anyone could point me in the direction of a copy, I'd be most appreciative.

 

[Chilly Down]

Hey, folks, good news. Bert and Ernie's Word Play DVD (released earlier this year) has some vintage clips mixed in with the newer ones, including the "Fat Cat Scat" song/sketch!

While this might be bad news if you were happy to have something that was really rare in your VHS collection, it's good news from the perspective of finally being able to own a pristine copy of this.

 

[clipjj27]

In addition to 'Fat Cat - Small Wall - Red Head,' I liked this song which also featured 'Manah Manah' monster. BTW, was that what Jim Henson also called him, or is that just a name to which viewers of this forum refer him? Just wondering.

My favorite all-time sketch was the similar "Some... and None" starring Manah Manah... if anyone could point me in the direction of a copy, I'd be most appreciative.