Episode 101: In the Beginning

Scooter sends the little Muppet monsters to the basement. The trio finds equipment and starts broadcasting their own TV show. They also encounter Nicky Napoleon and His Emperor Penguins, a group of penguins who broke into the basement and end up providing music for the show. Tug goes upstairs to convince Kermit to write something for the show - Kermit presents a story from Muppet City starring himself and Fozzie as private eyes. The monsters end the show with a big musical number about being on TV.
Picture 	Segment 	Description
center 	SCENE 1 	
Nicky Napoleon and His Emperor Penguins come in through the basement window, they want to break into the world of TV. Scooter puts Tug, Molly and Boo into the basement whilst he cleans up the mess that they had made upstairs.
They discover all the cool junk in the basement and realize that they can have fun using their imaginations. 
A lightning bolt comes in through the window and sends a signal through the pile of junk, turning it into a TV set that the monsters can use to transmit to the rest of the house.
Gonzo appears in the junk TV set...
center 	Weirder Than Me 	
Gonzo presents his feature, "Weirder Than Me"'. This week he talks about Dr. Arnold Flutesnoot and his amazing magneto car.
center 	SCENE 2 	
The Monsters realize that they can make their own TV show, but don't know what to put on the air.
Molly tries the junk TV set which then starts playing 'Muppet Sports' shorts.
 	Muppet Sports Shorts 	
'Gymnastics': Animal tries to use the high-bar.
 	SCENE 3 	
The Monsters realize that as they have their own TV show they will need a theme tune. Nicky Napoleon takes this as his cue to come out of hiding and introduce him and his band. 
Boo sets them their first assignment; music for his 'Pigs in Space' story!
 	Pigs In Space 	
PART 1: The Swinetrek is running out of power because Link has plugged all of his toys into the mains, they will need to get to the nearest planet to refuel.
Strangepork has invented 'The Transporker' to transport pork to anywhere in the universe. Link and Piggy get transported, but with their body parts all in the wrong order.
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Boo tells the gang that they have to wait for the next part.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
He is now ready to show them part two of 'Pigs In Space'!
 	Pigs In Space 	
Part 2: Link and Piggy meet some aliens who think that they look tasty - they decide to help them find fuel, and then declare that they want to eat them! Strangepork teleports himself down to the planet to help them and saves the day.
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Tug decides that he wants to do a feature on food, not cooking it but eating it!
 	Fozzie's Comedy Corner 	
Fozzie asks 'How Did The Chicken Cross the Road?'
center 	SCENE 6 	
Tug goes up to Kermit's study and asks him to write a story for their show. Kermit writes about Muppet City, where him and Fozzie are detectives in 'Kermit the Frog, Private Eye'.
 	Kermit the Frog,Private Eye	
Someone has stolen Miss Piggy's piggy bank. Kermit and Fozzie find a wallet belonging to Sterling Elephant of the African jungle. They go to the jungle and find an igloo, which makes Kermit think that they need to go to the south pole. They discover that Banana Nose Maldonado (disguised as a polar bear) stole the piggy bank.
center<BR><BR>250px|center	SCENE 7 	
Tug returns from Kermit's study, Molly and Boo are organizing a big musical number. They are going to sing "On TV."
==Cast==
* Richard Hunt as Tug and Scooter
* Camille Bonora as Molly
* David Rudman as Boo
* Pam Arciero as penguin
* Cheryl Blalock as rat
* James J. Kroupa as Nicky Napoleon
* Martin P. Robinson as moose
* Noel MacNeal as rat
* Jim Henson as Kermit
* Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear
* Dave Goelz as Gonzo
;Voice Cast
* Greg Berg
* Bob Bergen
* Richard Hunt
* Hal Rayle
* Frank Welker
==Characters==
Puppets:
:Boo Monster, Tug Monster, Molly Monster, Scooter, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Nicky Napoleon and His Emperor Penguins, Kermit the Frog, Rats, Moose
Animated:
:Animal, Miss Piggy, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Banana Nose Maldonado
==Notes==
* Gonzo's segment features clips from the 1923 Snub Pollard silent comedy film "It's a Gift."
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