what show is gary gnu from
The song is performed by a gnu and some British Whatnots in episode 519 of The Muppet Show (with guest Chris Langham). John Lithgow has a recording of the song on his album Singin' in the Bathtub. The song was the basis of the character Gary Gnu from The Great Space Coaster. Gary Gnu even performed the song on one episode of the show. The song was adapted (with changed lyrics) for a series of 1970s animated TV adverts for Typhoo tea, featuring an anthropomorphic gnu, with the tagline For the tea that picks you up, pick up Typhoo.