Taxes

A tax is a financial charge or levy imposed upon taxpayers by the state or higher authority. Tax money is often used to fund public goods and services, such as the fire and postal services (both of which consist of the people in your neighborhood).
==References==
* The Boston Tea Party, a protest against taxation, has been referenced a number of times in Muppet productions. In one Wilkins Coffee ad, Wontkins (with a feathered headband) commands the tea to be dropped in the Boston harbor; a stuffy, Englishman (Wilkins) believed serving Wilkins Tea instead would've prevented the protest. Years later, a Sesame Street News Flash covered the events of the party, where the tax issue is directly stated, only the misinformed colonists throw their T-word items into the harbor instead.
* Income tax was the subject of a segment of The Jimmy Dean Show on April 9, 1964. Rowlf the Dog bemoans having to file his tax return, despite having to owe one mere dollar.
* The Muppet Income Tax Show was a proposed 1970s special to guest star Jack Benny. The proposal blends satire on the IRS (represented as either ominous figures or Giant computers which end up destroying the bureau) with patriotic reminders (including by Uncle Sam himself) of the importance of paying taxes as American citizens.
* Dr. Bob says he won't have to declare Veterinarian's Hospital on his income tax because he got paid under the table in The Muppet Show episode 220.
* As Gordon pretends to be a letter carrier during a game about jobs in Episode 1410 of Sesame Street, David jokingly guesses that he's a man from the IRS.
* In episode 516 of The Muppet Show, the roof to The Muppet Theatre is removed for repairs. As Veterinarian's Hospital begins, Dr. Bob is pleased - no roof means no overhead. He then tells Nurse Piggy that in case of showers, they can head for the nearest tax shelter.
* The February 8, 1982 entry for The Muppets comic strip features Miss Piggy frantically running away from an IRS tax audit.
* A Muppet monster tax collector for the IRS visits Kermit in the January 11, 1983 entry for The Muppets comic strip.
* Dr. Bob undergoes an IRS audit in the May 30, 1984 edition of The Muppets comic strip. Despite them being stored in his doctor's office, the auditor explains that golf clubs cannot be deducted as office equipment.
* As Gobo Fraggle sings "Catch the Tail by the Tiger" in the Fraggle Rock episode of the same name, he mentions various dangers of the world, including taxes.
* Once the Merrill Lunch Hungerdunger McCormack All Accountant Marching Society signs on for the Jim Henson tribute in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, their portion of the production number includes dancing with a giant 1040 form (the typical income tax form).
* Fozzie Bear is shown going through a tax audit in a sketch for Good Morning America on April 19, 1992 (one day before the annual deadline to file one's income tax forms). His auditor is baffled by his unusual deductions (for items such as rubber chickens and cream pies). When Fozzie asks simply what he owes, the auditor launches into a performance of "Money" and cleans Fozzie out of every dollar he has.
* The topic of taxes is the focal discussion point of the premiere of "The Eagle's Nest" on Muppets Tonight (in episode 103).
* As Johnny Fiama advertises his album Johnny, We Hardly Heard Ya in episode 105 of Muppets Tonight, Sal Minella reveals that Johnny has made quite a fortune off his previous albums. Johnny silences him and reminds him of his tax audit, forcing Sal to immediately deny what he's just admitted.
* Statler gets audited for years of tax evasion in episode 21 of From the Balcony. He initially misreads the letter as being fan mail from an "Iris in Washington."
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