The Mutations in the 'Oklahoma' Number

[Dil]

Say, would the opening number of the Spike Milligan, "Oklahoma", be the Mutations' only appearance on stage (aside the 2nd-5th opening theme) onstage withOUT an appearance by a guest star?

A few of you fans might think it's not right for an appearance by the Mutations to appear onstage without a guest star.

Kermit would have been onstage interuppting the 'Oklahoma' Number, shouting:
"Hold it! Hold it! Cut cut cut cut cut cut! Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop! STOP!!"
and says:
"You three."

And the Mutations would say without moving their lips, due to their body so thin that the performers can't do the arms and mouth at the same time:
"Yes, Mr. Frogleg?"

Then Kermit would say:
"You can only appear without the guest star in the opening theme. You can't be in this number! Not without the guest star, and you can't lead sing, with the guest star, usually he or she would lead sing and you would just accompany him or her. (getting the mutations off the stage) Out! Out! Out!"

And again, is the 'Oklahoma' Number the Mutations' only appearance on stage (aside the 2nd-5th opening theme) onstage withOUT an appearance by a guest star?

 

[minor muppetz]

What's wrong with the Mutations appearing without the guest stars? It was rare for full-body characters to appear in scenes without the guest stars, and I wish there were more appearances by the full-body characters without guests.

I don't know if you've ever seen the two It's the Muppets compilation videos, but neither of them featured any scenes with guest stars, and the videos didn't include any appearances by full-body monsters. There are a few segments that could have been included, such as Two Lost Souls (with Sweetums and Robin), Oklahoma, and Once a Year Day (with an appearance by Thog).

Also, one of the Mutations was seen moving his mouth during the opening sequence of The Great Muppet Caper. I don't know why a new Mutation costume was built to have a moving mouth, but I don't think the Mutations made any appearances since then. I don't know if that moving-mouth Mutation was used anywhere else.

 

[Dil]

I think the only mutation with a working mouth was just used in The Great Muppet Caper.

I suspect one of the Henson Company would think it would be weeeirrd to see a full-body muppet without an appearance by a guest star, because many people would prefer 'WITH the guest star'.