Inside jokes (Muppet TV series and specials)

Muppet TV series and specials mentioning names of performers, employees, different productions, and other pieces of inside information.
==:The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence==
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 	Several photos swap out of the main congregating area that frames the rest of the sketches in the show. One of them is a picture of Big Bird, shown hanging on the wall.
 	In "At the Dance," Rowlf mentions he used to be a big star with Jimmy Dean: no one remembers him anymore.
 	In another part of the same sketch, Kermit tells his dance partner, "I might be able to get you a job on an educational show for kids."
 	In yet another part of the same sketch, Bert dances with a woman that bears a striking resemblance to Ernie.
==The Muppet Show==
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 	Episode 108: In the Telephone Pole Bit, Fozzie names himself Mike Oznowiczky; Mike Oznowicz was Frank Oz' father.
 	Episode 119: Sheriff David Goelz is mentioned in Muppet News Flash.
center 	Episode 215: Lou Rawls: During Lou Rawls' performance of "Bye Bye Blackbird", Lou mentions several kinds of birds, and jokingly lists Big Bird.
 	Episode 217: Julie Andrews: A poster is seen advertising an "8 Feet Tall Yellow Canary" (Big Bird).
 	Episode 305: Pearl Bailey: During the joust, The Back Knight (Gonzo) yells to his steed (a cow), "Run, Louise, run!" (named after her puppeteer).
 	Episode 306: Jean Stapleton: There is a sign backstage which reads: "NOTICE -- TRY-OUTS FOR DANCING PIGEONS Must be able to do the buck and wing -- Contact Bert of S.S." and a telephone number.
 	Episode 313: Muppet News Flash mentions Mr. and Mrs. Lazer attempting to break the record for overhand refrigerator throwing.
 	Episode 315: Gonzo’s motorcycle features the Henson Associates logo on it.
 	Episode 402: Issue 80 of Sesame Street Magazine can be seen hanging by the stairs in the Canteen before it is stolen by the Prairie Dogs.
 	Episode 419: Muppet News Flash features a story on the crocodile god Rezal-evad-gib, which is "Big Dave Lazer" spelled backwards.
 	Episode 509: Muppet News Flash mentions French designer David Lazeur.
 	Episode 513: Tony Randall recites several magic words, which turn out to be Muppeteer names spelled backwards: Evets Erimtihw, Noslen Yrrej, Tnuh Drahcir, Zleog Evad, Oznog and, once again, Rezal Evad Gib.
 	Episode 518: Marty Feldman enters the theater with a camel he names as Loretta; Lauretta Sullivan was Feldman's wife of 23 years.
 	Episode 519: Messenger boy Chris Langham arrives with a note from intended guest star Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeller.
==The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show==
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 	During several of the control room scenes, Sesame Street footage of Ernie and Bert appears on some of the smaller screens.
==Little Muppet Monsters==
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 	The door to the basement has a picture of the cast from Pigs in Space.
==The Jim Henson Hour==
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 	The Inner Tube pilot features videos from various Muppet productions on the monitors, including The Muppet Show, Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets and Sam and Friends.
 	When Digit has a case of "the reruns" in episode 101 and strings together a number of television catch phrases, one of the sentence fragments he utters is "Today's show is brought to you by the letter--", a reference to the sponsor letters on Sesame Street.
==A Muppet Family Christmas==
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 	Bert and Ernie make meta references to the obvert educational content on Sesame Street by commenting to Doc that "where we come from, this is small talk" when discussing letters.
 	As a baby, Piggy has a Kermit doll.
 	Upon meeting Cookie Monster, Animal comments "That my kind of fella", a reference to the two both being played with similar characteristics by Frank Oz.
==The Muppets at Walt Disney World==
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 	When Miss Piggy takes control of the military aircraft in the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, Kermit calls out to her: "How are we going to explain this to Big Bird?"
==Muppets Tonight==
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 	In many episodes, when Kermit announces the guest star of the episode, a Pigs in Space photo is visible behind Kermit. Similarly, the commissary featured posters from sets of Muppet Trading Cards. This is similar to The Muppet Show featuring photos of previous guest stars hanging on the walls of the theatre.
 	Aliens in the Family is seen on the KMUP schedule in episode 101.
 	Episode 105 opens with a shot of a newspaper, featuring an ad for Muppet Treasure Island.
 	When Bobo the Bear puts The Mad Bomber on hold in episode 107, an audio clip of Kermit singing "Rainbow Connection" can be heard.
 	Later in the episode, Gonzo suggests putting on an episode of Muppet Babies, carrying the Muppet Babies video "Let's Build".
 	Frequently in the "Mr. Callahan" sketches, Clueless Morgan calls for a musical cue from Paul.
==A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa==
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 	An announcement for a Francis Oznowicz is heard over the airport intercom. This was similarly done over an airport intercom in Into the Night. Later in the same scene, Jerry Nelson's name is called.
==The Muppets (2015)==
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 	Miss Piggy is seen reading "her" book The Diva Code in "Pig Out." Uncle Deadly is also seen reading it in "A Tail of Two Piggies."
 	Rowlf the Dog has a photo of himself and Jimmy Dean from his days on The Jimmy Dean Show on the wall in Rowlf's Tavern, as seen in "Swine Song".
 	A folder in the writer's room in "Because... Love" is labelled "Straight Outta Henson Studios", which also spoofs a viral marketing campaign from the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton which documents the formation of rap group N.W.A. (featuring Ice Cube).
 	In the same episode, Kermit sings along to his own performance of "Bein' Green" (the 1975 Sesame Street recording by Jim Henson) while driving in his car.
==Muppets Now==
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 	When sharing his computer screen, beginning with the episode "Due Date," Scooter's desktop image can be glimpsed behind an unorganized slew of files and folders, revealing a (new) baby photo of his younger self.
 	During the "Muppet Masters" segment of the same episode, Kermit briefly photobombs Sam in his meme-famous pose, self-referencing his 2014 Lipton "Be More Tea" commercial.
 	In the same episode, seen on Kermit's shelves are copies of It's Not Easy Being Green, Before You Leap, and The Muppets Character Encyclopedia.
 	In the episode "Fever Pitch," Fozzie Bear offers Scooter "100 Pitches" for a new segment. Most of these are title parodies, referencing TV shows. "The Gags Beasley Comedy Hour" references Fozzie's comedy writer since Muppet Show.
==Muppets Haunted Mansion==
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 	One of the graves outside the Haunted Mansion reads "Here Lies Kirk."
 	Pepe tells Kermit that he almost got married; Kermit responds, "Been there, done that." This alludes to the various times Kermit almost married Miss Piggy, a frequent occurrence across The Muppet Show episodes, movies, and other media.
==The Muppets Mayhem==
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 	Appearing in interview footage for "The Music Lowdown" in "Can You Picture That," Lips is wearing a t-shirt that reads, "Tutter Street Trumpet Company" with a blue silhouette of Tutter's head used as the logo. Peter Linz performed both Lips and Tutter on Bear in the Big Blue House.
 	In "True Colors," The Electric Mayhem drive by a Doc Hopper's Frog Legs billboard in their van. The shot is re-used in "Virtual Insanity." The billboard replaced the real-world "Hollywood Jazz" mural on the south wall outside of the Capitol Records tower in Hollywood.
 	Animal gives Nora a "Baseball Diamond" as a gift in the cold open of "True Colors."
 	While in the hospital in "True Colors," a voice can be heard over the call system saying "Paging Dr. Oznowicz, paging Dr. Oznowicz."
 	Throughout the series, the ringtone on Lips' cellphone is a marimba version of the "Do do-do do" portion of "Mah Na Mah Na." He answers the phone in his mumbling manner saying "Mahna Mahna."
 	Lips' name for Sofia Carson in "Exile on Main Street" is Bibo, which is what Peter Linz calls his stepson.Muppets Mayhem Backstage Pass Episode 5
 	In "The Times They Are A-Changin'," The Electric Mayhem drive by The Pizza Twins. The sign replaces the real-world Soprano Italian restaurant on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, CA.
 	The stack of VHS tapes Nora watches in "The Times They Are A-Changin'" include: "Electric Mayhem Outside Lands Fest," "Mayhem Rockefeller Center NYC," "Muppet Show Mark Hamill/Luke Skywalker episode," "Mayhem Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," "Muppets at Walt Disney World," "Muppet Show - Paul Simon episode," and "Muppets Take the O2 Arena."
Earlier in the episode, the band watches a VHS of their performance of "Rockin' Robin" from The Muppet Show; and later, in "Drift Away," Nora watches a VHS tape of "Muppet Show - Elton John episode" including the band's performance of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" with Elton John.
 	Lips' t-shirt in "Break On Through" and "Virtual Insanity" reads, "DeKalb County Brass Band Festival 1967," referencing where Peter Linz grew up in Georgia and the year he was born.
 	Lips sees The Swinetrek in the sky during his marshmallow-induced trip in "Break On Through."
 	Davis Cactus in "Break On Through" is named after Bill Barretta's nickname for Dave Goelz.Muppets Mayhem Backstage Pass Episode 5
 	In the first flashback sequence in "Fortunate Son," Dr. Teeth meets Floyd Pepper in a music store called "The Original Jerry’s Tunes." The store's sign boasts "established 1934" (the year Jerry Nelson was born).
 	Nora is seen eating a bowl of Cröonchy Stars in "Fortunate Son."
 	In a calendar seen throughout "Eight Days a Week," a drawing of Kermit the Frog (similar to ) appears in the April 16th date.
 	Floyd mentions in "Virtual Insanity," "We don't beef with nobody. Well, 'cept that one band from Riverbottom." Dr. Teeth replies, "Yeah, they were a nightmare."
 	Zoot's Polaroids are displayed at an art show called "Photovérité," hosted at The Mallory Gallery in "We Will Rock You."
 	After Nora's car breaks down in the desert in "We Will Rock You," The Electric Mayhem pick her up with their bus, a parallel to the desert scene in The Muppet Movie.
 	When Zoot looks at photos on the ceiling of the bus in "We Will Rock You," he points out a photo and says, "There's us taking Manhattan."
 	Lips' t-shirt during the last scenes in "We Will Rock You" (as well as promotional interviews for the series) reads, "Property of Eldon Elementary," referencing Eldon Avenue where Elstree Studios was located.
 	The posters in the "Believe in Us" lyric video reference performances at the Dubonnet Club on June 26 (when The Great Muppet Caper was released), Elstree Stadium in 1976 (when The Muppet Show debuted), and at the Dosier Stage.
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