Minor Audio Mentions Minor references to the Muppets and related projects in spoken word recordings , radio broadcasts , and other audio media . The Archers . The 2016 Christmas episode of the long - running BBC radio serial " The Archers " concluded the plot line of Pip Archer celebrating separate from her family , the result of a general dislike for Toby Fairbrother , her boyfriend . When attempts to replicate traditional Christmases don ' t work out , Pip suggests " why don ' t we get back in our PJs , microwave the pudding , and watch " Muppet Christmas Carol " . Ultimately , they get too distracted in the bedroom , and then are invited over to the family celebration . Breaking the Bank . The BBC Radio Scotland panel series " Breaking the News " ( March 30 , 2018 had broadcasts ) panelists replying to allegations of sexism against Boris Johnson . One panelist talked of the first female Parliamentarian , Viscountess Astor . He mused that she took over for her husband Waldorf Astor , " because he went to work on " The Muppet Show " . " Dead Ringers . In the June 29 , 2017 broadcast of the BBC impressionist show , an actress playing the leader of the Green Party , Natalie Bennett , does a skit as a nervous radio disc jockey and says " Here we go , here ' s the Muppets with ' It ' s Not Easy Being Green . ' " The First Family Rides Again . The 1981 comedy album starring and co - written by Rich Little , was a follow - up to the 1960s " First Family " records , which spoofed John F . Kennedy and his family and staff . In this case , Little played Ronald Reagan ( as well as George Burns , Johnny Carson , and others ) . In one skit , " Bugs , " President Reagan expresses his concerns about the Mediterranean fruitfly crisis to an expert who he has called in . . . revealed to be Kermit ( impersonated by Roger Peltz ) . Kermit says he thinks he can handle it , " but it ' ll take awhile , there ' s just so many of those little buggers I can eat . But I ' ll be a piggy for you , yaaaaaaaay ! " In another skit , " White House Tour , " Reagan ( who has renamed the White House rooms after movie stars ) refers to the Miss Piggy Library . = = The Now Show In the BBC news satire series " The Now Show " ( March 23 , 2018 ) , in a sketch about Cambridge Analytica , one character says " No , I ' m just saying that when you filled in that Facebook quiz about which Muppet you are , you were inadvertently subverting democracy . " The joke was essentially repeated the following week ' s broadcast ( March 30 ) , with a US Senate committee questioning Mark Zuckerberg : " Mr . Zuckerberg , which Muppet do you most resemble ? Take this simple test and find out . " The Second Coming . 1971 comedy album by Vaughn Meader as Jesus Christ . In one track , Jesus appears on " Sesame Street " , as introduced by an announcer ( Jerry Nelson ) . He counts up to 10 commandments . Wow in the World . " Wow in the World " is an NPR science program for kids , with Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas as a comedy duo , Thomas ' character being somewhat fantastical . Episode " Homegrown Genome " ( January 1 , 2018 ) talks about gene editing . Visiting the Pleistocene , Guy Raz says " Mindy , what do those mammoths remind you of ? " Mindy replies " Ooh , ah , Snuffleupagus ? "