Episode 126: The Empire Strikes Backside

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	A narrator details the journey of a spaceship, which flies through the (miniature) solar system. It bumps into the sun, moving it further away from the Earth. On the planet, Tingo and Niki sit outside while playing checkers, when they start to feel colder. They button up their sweaters and put on their scarves. Suddenly, it starts to snow.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Carrington show how they look when they're cold.
 	SCENE 2 	The Earth grows colder, as Tingo and Nikki must bundle themselves up even more.
center 	Muppets 	"All Dressed Up" (Bert's verse only)
 	Cast 	Niki and Tingo rap their own version of the alphabet. (introduction cut)
 	SCENE 3 	The spaceship now bumps the sun closer to the Earth than before. Now, Tingo and Niki feel the heat and start to shed their winter outfits.
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings and counts 13 turkeys.
 	Animation	Abstract count to 13.
 	SCENE 4 	The spaceship bounces about the solar system still, knocking against other planets before setting the Earth back into place. It then heads for Earth, now realized as a miniature device and crashes in the yard. As Niki and Tingo continue their game, the ship's operator tries to get their attention.
==Supporting Cast==
*Jonathan Freeman as Narrator VO
*Lara MacLean as Tingo's right hand
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