Chapter Two
We were all nervous as the audience entered the theater. After the theme song, which, due to the Electric Mayhem's absence, was played by just Rowlf and me, Maggie walked onstage. "Hello and welcome to The Muppet Show. Tonight, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, and the Electric Mayhem are unable to be here tonight, but I hope you aren't too disappointed because our guest star is the fantabulous-"
"Our guest star just called. They just had an unexpected schedule change, and are unavailable, but they said they would love to be on the show some other time," Scooter told her.
"Okay, so we have no guest star and some of the Muppets aren't here, but I hope you love the show anyway." The audience groaned and about half of them, including Statler and Waldorf, stood up and left. For the opening number, Annie Sue performed the same song she sang in her musical debut in season three:
You put a piece of carbon paper under your heart
And gave me just a copy of your love
Each dove and pigeon'll
Know who got the original
Darling, can't you see
What you mean to me?
Oh, how you fooled me
With those giggles, winks, and nudges.
The love that you gave me
Was a duplicate with smudges.
'Cause you put a piece of carbon paper under your heart
And gave me just a copy-
Here we go, everybody-
Oh, how you fooled me
With those giggles, winks, and nudges
The love that you gave me
Was a duplicate with smudges.
'Cause you put a piece of carbon paper under your heart
And gave me just a copy of
Gave me just a second sheet of love.
The audience, or what was left of it, loved it, just as they had when she first performed the song.
After that music number, we had a Vet Hospital sketch. Of course, with Miss Piggy and Janice being unavailable, Delilah and I had to take their place. I must have looked like such a freak with the pig ears and snout on, just as both of us probably looked weird with blond wigs. It was still funny to hear all of Rowlf's jokes on how even with these costumes, we still looked nothing like Janice and Piggy.
As we walked offstage, we were given schedules of all the skits and sketches for the episodes. Maggie was a genius! With a show like this, there was no way the remainder of the audience wouldn't like it.