Muppet Babies: Magic Box

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Muppet Babies: Magic Box was a live stage show based on Muppet Babies, produced by VEE Corporation in 1987.
The script and lyrics were written by Barry Keating, who once said "It's as silly and crazy and affectionate an idea I could come up with.""THE MUPPET BABIES SWING THEIR PARTNERS IN A LIVE SHOW", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 1988
Included in the show are Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Gonzo, Baby Fozzie, Baby Animal, Baby Rowlf, Baby Scooter, Skeeter and Nanny, as well as the adult Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
When the show opens, the adult Piggy has just won the "Pig of the Year" contest, and she reminisces with Kermit about their early days. Their memories lead them back to their nursery days...
The Muppets are assigned to clean the nursery, collecting trash in a huge, empty box Nanny provided. The characters begin riding the box to their various fantasies, while a big clock in the corner periodically brings them to order so they'd finish cleaning in time.
First act:
* Wild West, with Sheriff Kermit leading Piggy Mae across the desert in a carriage (the box),
* in the ocean, in a submarine (the box),
* prehistoric days, with three of the babies as monsters, via a time machine (the box),
* the song "Tutti Frutti", from a radio (the box)
Second act:
* Man in the Moon helps free Captain Kermit from Space Villain Piggy and the Static Klingons, in a Star Trek parody,
* Baby Piggy fantasizes about marrying Kermit, when both are adults,
When the babies have cleaned their space, they get a surprise from Nanny, as promised.
muppet babies magic box program 2.jpg|An illustration from the Magic Box program.
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==Songs==
*The Muppet Show Theme
*Muppet Babies Theme
*Witch Doctor
*Purple People Eater
*Tutti Frutti
*S'Wonderful
*Fascinating Rhythm
*They Can't Take That Away From Me
*Up, Up and Away
*Pig of the Year
*The Box Song
*Unsquare Square Dance
*The Clock Song
*I Never Do Anything Right
*Moon Talk
*Weirdo Trek
*The Monster Mess
==See also==
* Muppet Babies Live! (1986)
* Muppet Babies: Where's Animal? (1988)
==Sources==
==External links==
* Wendy Nardi, "Muppet Babies give crisp, organized show", The Pittsburgh Press, April 20, 1988.
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Category: Muppet Babies Live Shows