TMS Outline- Groucho Marx!

[TotallySpiesFan]

How about all 6 from the "One Sentence Birds" sketch?

I'll stick with three birds: Youknow Bird (pink), Forcryingoutloud Bird (green), and Ohboy Bird (blue).

 

[TotallySpiesFan]

What jokes do any characters do in "At the Dance"?

 

[Gorgon Heap]

What jokes do any characters do in "At the Dance"?

Still haven't decided yet. I keep forgetting about it, b/c of life and stuff.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[MGov]

Jim Henson would never have let Groucho Marx on the show without getting him to sing, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady".

 

[Dil]

OK, so how about this one?
This one should be bigger and better.

BRIAN HENSON INTRO

BRIAN: "Hi, I'm Brian Henson. Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers was the oldest guest star to appear on The Muppet Show. He was 86 years old at the time. He & the other 2 of the guests, George Burns & Senor Wences, were born before the 20th Century. In this episode, Groucho would sing 'Lydia The Tatooed Lady', which is one of my father's favorite songs, to Oscar, a Muppet Grouch who was performed by Carroll Spinney, one of the Muppeteers who was a major performer for another Muppet Production called Sesame Street. Big Bird, also performed by Spinney, made an appearance in another episode. Here's The Muppet Show with Groucho Marx... & Oscar the Grouch."

STYLE: Early Season 2 (replacing the Zero Mostel episode)

COLD OPENING/DRESSING ROOM

SCOOTER: "Groucho Marx! Uh, Groucho Marx!"

GROUCHO: (in a rare TV appearance without the cigar) "Don't tell me! I know what you're going to say. 'Groucho Marx, Groucho Marx, 20 seconds.' It's should be 5 seconds from now--"

(The clock that is beside Groucho rings.)

SCOOTER: (off-camera) "That's a 15 Second Clock."

GROUCHO: (close-up) "What?"

OPENING THEME

"It's The Muppet Show with our special guest star Mr. Groucho Marx! Haahh!"

(Oscar the Grouch replaces S & W's comments.)
OSCAR: "Groucho is a 'grouchy' name."

Gonzo blows a cigar rathern than a horn. Smoke comes out of the cigar. ("Smoke doesn't come out of that horn")

You know why I don't usually make the whole script together? It's because I need some break from hard work of making scripts.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Uh pardon me Dil but don't you think you should ask Dave's approval before proposing to expand his own outline out?
I like the idea of Oscar the Grouch appearing alongside Groucho but just to be polite you should have checked with Dave first. Unless you had posted a completely separate thread with this idea of your own.
Nothing wrong with forum members writing different kinds of outlines with the same choices of guest stars.
I hope you can see the point I'm gently trying to make.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

Quick changeroo: switch this one to in-between the Zero Mostel and Milton Berle episodes. Makes more sense visually, IMO. In my 'in progress' file, I've got an outline I'd rather slot in-between the Don Knotts and Zero Mostel episodes: one guest-starring Henny Youngman (P.S. anyone know if Henny sang?)

Having a great time on vacation at my grandparents' house in Cincinnati (except for this computer). Brought my 10-hour TMS Season Two uncut tape (which took me 3 months to make, and they don't make 10-hour VHS tapes anymore to boot), and I'm already halfway through in just two days. As is the best-case scenario, watching the real episodes gives me inspiration for my fanfics. I hope to start posting some when I return.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole