Muppet Babies: Where's Animal?

Muppet Babies: Where's Animal? was the third live stage show based on Muppet Babies, produced by VEE Corporation in 1988. It was written by Bill Prady, who had previously consulted on prior Muppet Babies live shows.
In the show, the Muppet Babies decide to play hide-and-seek, and lose Baby Animal. The other Babies look for their missing friend everywhere, from the nursery to the attic to Ali Baba's cave. Throughout the show, Animal rides his tricycle across the stage while the other Muppets are looking the other way, causing the children in the audience to yell out that they can see him. 
The songs included "Cotton Candy" and "The Teddy Bears' Picnic", and Baby Piggy's rendition of Madonna's "Material Girl". 
The show ran for 90 minutes, with a 15-minute intermission.
VEE Corp. manager Jay Humphrey told a newspaper of the show's writing: "I mean, when these shows are written, we look at it and play devil's advocate. We'll say, 'This section's great for kids, but there's nothing here for adults.' We go back and forth with it."Matt Damsker, "Muppet Magnetism: Madcap characters to perform live", The Hartford Courant, 12 March 1987, Calendar section page 3.
==Program==
Act One
* The Nursery -- the Game Begins (Babies Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, Scooter, Skeeter and Animal)
* Animal Says -- Baby Animal
* Getting Tiny -- Babies Fozzie, Gonzo, Skeeter and Rowlf
* Under the Sofa -- Babies Fozzie, Gonzo, Skeeter, Rowlf and the Dust Bunnies
* The Attic -- Babies Kermit, Piggy and Scooter
* Ali Baba's Cave -- All the Babies, the Dancing Treasures and a Sort-of Mysterious Genie
Act Two
* In the Living Room - Feeling Blue -- Babies Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, Scooter and Skeeter
* In the Forest -- Babies Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, a Wise Old Owl and Elliot the (Not So) Big Bad Wolf
* City Noises -- Babies Rowlf, Scooter and Skeeter
* Dancing in the Street -- Babies Kermit, Piggy, Rowlf, Gonzo, Scooter, Skeeter and Animal
* The Chase -- Officer Fozzie, Animal, all the Babies and the Fire Hydrants
* The Muppet Babies Band -- Babies Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, Scooter, Skeeter and Guess Who?... Animal
* Curtain Call (In the Nursery) -- The Company
==Songs==
*"Muppet Babies Theme"
*"Material Girl"
*"Dancing in the Street"
*"Rock and Roll is Here to Stay"
*"Colonel Bogey March"
*"The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)"
*"Hot, Hot, Hot"
;Original Songs
*"The Hide and Seek Song"
*"Animal's Gone Blues"
*"The Owl Says Who"
*"I Want"
*"Howl! (The Wolf's Song)"
*"City Souns"
*"Dust Bunny Boogie"
*"City Chase"
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==Credits==
A VEE Corporation Production
* Vincent E. Egan, Executive Producer
* Produced by Bob Shipstad
* Written by Bill Prady
* Directed and Choreographed by Marilyn Magness
* Art Direction by Jim Waters
* Production Associate: Paul Walberg
==Sources==
* "Muppets keep tykes clapping", Jerry Vovcsko, Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA). January 27, 1989.
*Video footage
==See also==
* Muppet Babies Live! (1986)
* Muppet Babies: Magic Box (1987)
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