Episode 406: This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood

Baby Piggy imagines herself as a movie star. She goes on Star Search and becomes incredibly famous and a billionaire. The babies imagine going to Hollywood with her, with Kermit directing a movie and Piggy co-starring with Andrew McCarthy (via archive footage from Pretty in Pink).
==Songs==
* "A Very Special Pig"
==Notes==
* Beginning with this episode, the overseas animation studio changes from the Japanese-based TOEI to the South Korean-based AKOM.
* Near the beginning of this episode, a still photo of Bert and Ernie is shown, as well as a photo of Jim Henson.
* The Babies send fan letters to their favorite stars. Baby Kermit sends his to Magnum, P.I., Gonzo to King Kong, Skeeter to Supergirl, and Scooter to Pee-Wee Herman's robot Conky 2000.
*Milton Berle's signature "Makeup!" joke is used as a running gag in the episode between Baby Animal and Baby Piggy.
*During one part of the episode, Piggy imagines being in a parody of I Love Lucy, entitled I Love Piggy with Baby Piggy playing Lucy and Baby Kermit playing Ricky Ricardo.
*Another fantasy of Baby Piggy is being interviewed on Lifestyles of the Pink and Famous by Robin Leach, after she becomes the famous Pigdonna. Her estate is known as Pigfair, a take on the Pickfair estate of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. During the interview she finds out she has been offered another movie, "Outrageous Pigpen."
* Michael J. Fox and Bill Cosby appear in archive footage.
* Among the Hollywood landmarks featured in this episode are the Hollywood Bowl, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Sign, and the Academy Awards.
==Gallery==
Image:Babypiggy-hollywood-tv.jpg|Bert, Ernie, Jim Henson, Cary Grant, Whoopi Goldberg and Soleil Moon Frye
Image:Myfairbabypiggy.jpg|My Fair Lady
Image:Superpig.jpg|Supergirl spoof
Image:Karatepig.jpg|The Karate Kid spoof
Image:Gonewiththepig.jpg|Gone with the Wind spoof
Image:Cleoporktra.jpg|Piggy as Cleopatra
Image:Babyilovelucy.jpg|I Love Lucy spoof
Image:Babybrideoffrankenstein.jpg|Piggy as Bride to Karloff's Frankenstein
Image:Astarisborn.jpg|A Star Is Born name drop
Image:Gonzo-alien-magazine.jpg|National Enquirer spoof
Image:Steven-Weirdbird.jpg|Gonzo as Steven Weirdbird
Image:MuppetBabies-FamilyTies.jpg|Michael J. Fox in Family Ties footage
Image:Piggy-littleorphanannie.jpg|Piggy and Rowlf star in the musical Annie
Image:Piggy-rudy.jpg|Piggy as Rudy on The Cosby Show
Image:PiggyPoppins.jpg|Mary Poppins spoof
Image:Babygonzo-maxheadroom.jpg|Gonzo as Max Headroom
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