The Muppet Show Comic Book : On the Road " On the Road " is the first story arc in the ongoing " Muppet Show Comic Book " series . With the theatre still in disarray after the events of " The Treasure of Peg - Leg Wilson " , the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road . Roger Langridge spoke a bit about the comic in an interview : Unlike the previous story arc , this one will only last three issues , so that the can be included with it in the trade paperback . Issue # 1 : Watch That Tiger . With the theater in disarray after the events of " " , the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road ! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels ? " The Muppet Roadshow " makes its first stop in Little Gideon , Ohio . Miss Piggy is afraid that the show won ' t work without a theater , and Kermit the Frog is worried that he won ' t make enough money to pay Mister Weazell , who owns the land they ' re performing on . To make matters worse , Fozzie decides to take his act solo , and a tiger has escaped . Can the Muppet Roadshow gain an audience . . . and more importantly , a profit ? Sketches include a patent - medicine style version of Veterinarian ' s Hospital , " Country Cooking with The Swedish Chef " , and a performance of " Whispering " by Sweetums and Robin the Frog backed by The Acoustic Mayhem . Also features a Muppet News Flash , a rendition of The Muppet Show Theme , and a brief backup , " Alphabear , " featuring Fozzie ' s solo act . Issue # 2 : His Wackiness , Clint Wacky ! The Muppets hire Clint Wacky as a temporary replacement for Fozzie , and the Muppets also pick up Clint Wacky ' s writers , Mr . Stadler and Mr . Waltorf . They perform at Little Statwald , home to only two families ( Statler and Waldorf ' s families ) . Clint Wacky tells insulting jokes , which the audience likes , but Kermit and Scooter decide they don ' t want the show to be known for insulting the audience . Scooter offers to write new material for Mr . Wacky , but Clint turns it down , stating that he gets compensation if his material gets rewritten or if he gets fired , but since it ' s okay for Clint Wacky to quit at any time , the Muppets try to find a way to get him to leave . Eventually , Rizzo tricks Clint into thinking that Hollywood finally wants him , and Clint rushes away . However , this means that the show is without a closing comedian . Since Scooter had written plenty of comedy material , he goes on - stage . At first he has no luck , but then Dr . Teeth tells him to lose the script and improvise , and Scooter ends up succeeding with the audience . Issue # 3 : Box Clever . The Muppets finally return to the theater and put on their first show at the newly - rebuilt theater . A package addressed to Fozzie , who hasn ' t gotten back yet , arrives as well . The various Muppets want to know what ' s in the package , but Kermit suggests they wait until Fozzie comes back . Eventually , it ' s decided to put the package in the basement , but everybody ( including Kermit ) sneaks down to try to open it . Eventually , they decide to open the package . It turns out that Fozzie was in the package ( he had enough money to mail himself , but mistakenly addressed it to himself ) and Fozzie joins the Muppets for the closing number . Statler and Waldorf are excited about Fozzie ' s return , so they can throw stuff at him . Meanwhile , Gonzo decides to raise money for charity by traveling in a number of ways ( covered by Louis Kazagger , including running , moving bathtub , and cannon . He makes it back to the theater during the closing number . Gonzo had planned on giving the money to the " Chessington Wasp Society " , but due to a scandal , Gonzo changes his mind . Fozzie suggests giving the money to a charity for retired gentlemen theater patrons . Sketches include Muppet Labs , Veterinarian ' s Hospital , Pigs in Space , and At the Dance .