Homemade Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Couple Costume Homemade Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Couple Costume Costume Created by Michelle from Halifax, Nova Scotia Home » Character » Television and Web Series » Muppets » Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker » Homemade Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Couple Costume After being invited to a Halloween party last year, my husband and I decided that we wanted unique – and homemade – costumes. Eventually, we decided on the Muppets, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. First, we bought two white lab coats, and used fabric dye to lightly tint mine (Beaker’s) green. Add khaki pants, a greenish shirt and tie, saddle shoes and Beaker’s outfit it basically complete. Dr. Honeydew’s outfit was the lab coat, dark dress pants and vest, shirt and tie. My husband made “photo” ID tags with Muppets’ pictures, the lab name (Muppet Labs) and the slogan (“Where the future is being made today!”). It helps if you have a bald husband! If you don’t, shave his head!

Add a pair of costume, Harry-Potter type glasses, and cover his bald head with yellowish-green good quality make-up, using a sponge. Setting it with a bit of powder will help it stay. Now for Beaker’s head – it was made from a couple of large sheets of craft foam, covered with beige felt. Use spray adhesive to stick the felt to the foam. Glue the sheets together to make a large rectangle, large enough to wrap around your head. Cut it to size – you’re eventually going to glue it to form a tube. Before you do, have someone hold it around your head so you can mark where the mouth will go – you have to be able to see out of it. Cut a large semi-circle/arc shape (as seen in photos) through the felt/foam. On the inside of the foam, glue a piece of thin red material (eg: chiffon) to cover the mouth opening. You’ll be able to see out, but people can’t really see in. Beaker’s nose is a Styrofoam egg shape, put into an orange fuzzy sock – but you could cover the foam egg with any orange fabric.

Cut a small hole in the face and push some the fabric through – knot it on the other side so it stays put. The eyes are Styrofoam balls, with two black buttons for pupils. I used rounded buttons, not flat ones, and ones with a shank on the back. I coated the shank with glue, and shoved it into the foam so they’d stay on. My husband attached the eyes to the face using a small screw and washer on the inside of the head – just screw it through into the foam ball. Glue the face into a tube to go over your head. It may help to have the bottom slightly narrower than the top, just make sure it’ll still fit over your head. For the hair, get the biggest, fluffiest orange wig you can find. You may have to snip the netting inside the wig to get it to stretch over the top of the head. You don’t want the elastic in the wig to pull too much on the top of the head, so I found snipping it helped. Then I glued and stapled the wig to cover the top of the head tube. That was pretty well it.

It sounds a bit complicated to write it out, but it’s not bad doing it. We only knew one other couple at the very large staff party we went to, but we were approached by nearly every other person there – we were totally the hit. And the best part was that, as Beaker, I didn’t really have to talk to anyone that I didn’t want to! Dave Goelz - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Miscellaneous Crew A longtime puppet designer and performer, Goelz was picked up by Jim Henson and company to design Muppets for various television projects in the early 70's. By the time Jim Henson and Frank Oz were beginning work on "The Muppet Show", they managed to convince Dave to come work as a puppeteer. He soon began to perform and develop such memorable ...

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Salamander / Figurehead / Frog Scout / Full Body Whatnot / George / Geri and the Atrics Drummer / Gingerbread Man / Gorgon Heap / Groupie / Inspector LaBrea / Jogger / Johnny / Jugband Member / Kermit the Pig / Kid / Klaus Mueller / Koozebanian Spooble / Lenny Lizard / Leslie the Dancing Cucumber / Lobster / Lubbock Lou / Luis Greco / Mackerel / Mean Mama / Merdlidop / Merry Men / Mildred / Monks / Mr.

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Bunsen Honeydew / Betina Cratchit / Rat / Zoot (1992) The Dark Crystal Fizzgig, a Friendly Monster (performer) / General, Garthim Master (performer) (1982) 1985 Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (Video) (performer: "Sax & Violence") 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan (performer: "Together Again", "Saying Goodbye", "I'm Gonna Always Love You", "William Tell Overture", "Right Where I Belong", "Somebody's Getting Married", "Waiting for the Wedding", "He'll Make Me Happy", "Saying Goodbye / Together Again (Closing Medley)") 1981 The Great Muppet Caper (performer: "Hey a Movie!", "Happiness Hotel", "Steppin' Out With A Star", "Couldn't We Ride", "Finale: Hey A Movie!

/ The First Time It Happens") 1979 The Muppet Movie (performer: "Can You Picture That", "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday", "Finale: The Magic Store") 1976-1979 The Muppet Show (TV Series) (performer - 42 episodes) - Sylvester Stallone (1979) ... (performer: "Hawaiian War Chant", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" - uncredited) - Leslie Uggams (1979) ... (performer: "Gonzo's Song" - uncredited) - Harry Belafonte (1979) ...

(performer: "Turn the World Around" - uncredited) Great Muppets Honeydew Bunsen and Beaker Couple Costume Great Muppets Honeydew Bunsen and Beaker Couple Costume Costume Created by Anthony from Rochester NY Home » Character » Television and Web Series » Muppets » Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker » Great Muppets Honeydew Bunsen and Beaker Couple Costume My friend and I randomly decided to do this Great Muppets Honeydew Bunsen and Beaker Couple Costume one year for Halloween. We wanted something funny, unique, and a little complicated. Professor Bunsen and Beaker both used lab coats from a medical supply store. Bunsen’s head was made out of paper mache wrapped around a beach ball. The ball was then popped and a cardboard ring was put inside for the head rest. The nose was made of modeling clay and the glasses of plastic. A hole was cut for the mouth and black mesh was inserted so you could see out of the mouth. Gardening gloves were spray painted to match the head. Beaker’s head was made out of a Sonotube (a tube used for pouring cement into) found at Lowes.

I wrapped pink felt around it and glued a colander on top. I then glued a red boa on top of that for hair. I grabbed some foam balls for eyes and a foam egg for the nose from a craft store. I screwed them onto the Sonotube. I cut the mouth piece off and glued it back on so I could see thorough the mouth. I added a card board ring inside the tube so it could rest on my head. Finally I went to Goodwill and got a tie and a shirt. I made a Dickie out of the shirt and permanently attached it to the head. This costume got a lot of laughs! Lisa Catherine Don’t forget about the fake IDs that you made so you didn’t have to take your masks off at the bar! They were hilarious! The Muppet Show (Series) - TV Tropes The Muppet Show You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share It's time to play the music, It's time to light the lights, It's time to meet the Muppets On the Muppet Show tonight!

The immense popularity of the Muppets they created for Sesame Street gave Jim Henson , Jerry Juhl, Frank Oz and the others a lot of valuable exposure. However, it also threatened to pigeonhole the Henson crew as children's entertainers. Thus the impetus to create a new show featuring the Muppets alone, still family-friendly but with a distinctly adult edge. ABC aired a pair of pilot specials, The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) and The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975), but when all the U.S. networks rejected their ( frankly awesome ) pitch for a weekly series, they instead finagled a distribution deal with Britain's ITC, under the auspices of Lord Lew Grade. The Muppet Show was produced for worldwide weekly syndication from 1976 to 1981. It was videotaped at the Elstree studios of ITC's parent company ATV (where sequences for Star Wars and Indiana Jones were also filmed; the studios are currently home to the EastEnders ).

The choreography for the human guests was created by Gillian Lynne, who later went on to design all of the ballet sequences in Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage version of The Phantom of the Opera . The show became so popular that in at least one U.S. market, two stations broadcast different episodes of The Muppet Show in back-to-back time slots. The show was never actually cancelled; instead, Henson and company decided to end it so that they could work on films, The Muppet Movie in particular. It's time to put on makeup, It's time to dress up right, It's time to raise the curtain On the Muppet Show tonight! Cheerful, cool-headed Kermit the Frog was the emcee-slash-production manager-slash- eye of the storm for this truly 'far out' all-puppet Variety Show . The setting was a tiny rundown downtown theatre and the tone was deliberately reminiscent of old-style vaudeville, where anything could happen and usually did. Other major members of the troupe included diva Miss Piggy, comedian Fozzie Bear, piano-playing Rowlf the Dog, daredevil performance artist Gonzo the Great, and Scooter the eager "go-fer".

To introduce our guest star That's what I'm here to do; So it really makes me happy To introduce to you: A different human entertainer was featured as each episode's Special Guest , and the show's cachet quickly became such that they were frequently A-list—often uniquely so (ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev, anyone?). Each week, technical flubs, talent crises, rampaging egos and financial issues (when the pigs weren't rebelling, or angry clones weren't on the loose, or the Star Wars cast wasn't rampaging through in search of Chewbacca) would bring the show teetering to the brink of disaster; each week, the show somehow managed to go on . Recurring sketches included Veterinarian's Hospital, starring Rowlf ("the continuing stoooooooory of a quack who's gone to the dogs"); Pigs in Space ( yep, pretty much ); Muppet Labs, with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his perpetually terrified assistant Beaker ("Now your family can be protected from the heartbreak of gorilla invasion!"); cooking segments with the game-but-goofy Swedish Chef; and the disaster-prone 'Muppet News Flash'.

Piano-playing Doctor Teeth and his Electric Mayhem — laid-back bassist and singer Floyd Pepper, groovy guitarist Janice, silent saxophonist Zoot and drummer Animal — were the house band. And sitting high above it all in the balcony, in prime position to volley insults, were codger hecklers Statler and Waldorf: Why do we always come here? I guess we'll never know It's like a kind of torture To have to watch this show! Ostensibly a family show, The Muppet Show in practice played freely with the dark side of Henson's vision, more familiar from his later work. Notable guest stars included Alice Cooper , Vincent Price , Jonathan Winters, Peter Sellers , Spike Milligan and Steve Martin . Songs from adult shows like Chicago and Cabaret were worked into the mix (to say nothing of Elton John singing "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", or Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare"...) Casual violence abounded and seemingly gentle skits often took a weirdly surreal turn. Our show tonight will feature Some stuff that goes like this!

The concept was brought back and updated in 1989, with the "Muppet Television" segments of The Jim Henson Hour , which moved the show from a theatre to a TV station. A second short-lived revival in 1996, Muppets Tonight , used a similar setting, this time a single studio instead of an entire network. Currently revived in the form of a Comic-Book Adaptation , The Muppet Show Comic Book , and a Youtube channel . In 2015, Bill Prady announced plans to resurrect the show , which got canceled after 1 season. See The Muppets for various other Muppet productions, and Muppet Cameo when they show up in other shows. But now, let's get things started! (Audience: Why don't you get things started?) It's time to get things started On the most sensational, ( Gonzo plays something on his trumpet . Hilarity Ensues , usually) This series provides examples of: Abhorrent Admirer : The first season "Mummenschanz" episode began Gonzo's infatuation with Miss Piggy, which would last through all incarnations of the show afterward, even Muppet Babies .

Absentee Actor : Statler did not appear in the Dizzy Gillespie episode (because he is sick). Astoria (Waldorf's wife, who looks like Statler in drag) took over for that episode. Accentuate the Negative : In-Universe , Statler and Waldorf take great pleasure in mocking anything and everyone except the Special Guest , and even those are by no means immune (just ask Milton Berle). The only other thing the old gentlemen seem to enjoy unabashedly is when they perform old vaudeville-era song-and-dance numbers. Kermit: Tonight's episode of The Muppet Show has been cancelled. Statler: Have we died and gone to heaven?! Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal : Kermit usually wears nothing but his collar, and will cover himself up if it's taken off. When they do an underwater performance of The Beatles ' "Octopus's Garden", he wears a bathing cap. Kermit wears clothes a lot in the earlier seasons, usually during the discussion panels sketches. All Asians Wear Conical Straw Hats : Including the Muppets representing Japan in the Spike Milligan-hosted "Salute to All Nations" episode.

Almost Famous Name : Inverted in one episode where Kermit initially believes the guest star is an act called Lesley & Warren, and then is presented with the trio of Les, Lee & Warren, but is pleasantly surprised to discover that it's actually the similarly named but more famous actor-singer-dancer Lesley Ann Warren. In the Lynn Redgrave episode, which is devoted to a musical about Robin Hood , the "author of tonight's drama" is introduced in a backstage scene as William Shakespeare — not the William Shakespeare , just a William Shakespeare. Almost Kiss : Kermit and guest star Lynn Redgrave, in character as Robin Hood and Maid Marian, sing a beautiful love duet, and are about to kiss when Miss Piggy invents a blatant excuse to come on stage and interrupt. Amazing Technicolor Population : Let's see, an orange stagehand, a lime-green Mad Scientist , a dark green keyboard player, a teal sax player, a pink Floyd... Anvil on Head : As part of the Muppet News Flash sketches, as the newsman tries to deliver the news of the day, he suffered from a nasty streak of bad luck that usually culminated in some person or object, somehow related to the day's story, falling on his head.

Ascended Extra : Miss Piggy was just one of about a dozen pigs intended to appear in a choral number early in the first season. But her voice and attitude amused the crew so much that they kept bringing her back. Several years later, Rizzo the Rat became a major character in much the same way. Ash Face : A recurring gag whenever explosions are involved. Which is often. Very often. As Long as It Sounds Foreign : The Swedish Chef, who speaks mock-Swedish. There were several episodes between his introduction and The Reveal that he wasn't speaking real Swedish In-Universe . Apparently, to actual Swedes he sounds Norwegian. They're generally not offended; they just don't see what's supposed to be so funny. Butt Monkey : Beaker, in the Bunsen Honeydew sketches from the second season on, existed to have horrible things happen to him — though on occasion, he managed to get revenge. Often overlapped with The Woobie because many fans couldn't help but laugh and feel sorry for him. This Youtube sketch is probably the epitome of his Butt Monkey-dom.

Wayne and Wanda are the most pretentious of the acts (which is why Sam loves them), and as such, something horrible always ruins their performance. Cannot Tell a Joke : In The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, George Washington on Mount Rushmore is depicted like this. Kermit: "Heigh-ho, everyone!", "YAAAAAAAY!", "Will you get outta here?", "Sheesh!" Fozzie: "Wocka wocka!" Scooter: "Fifteen seconds to curtain!" Swedish Chef: "Bork Bork Bork!" Miss Piggy's HI-YAAH! and "Kissy, Kissy". Beaker's meeping. Sam the Eagle: "You are all weirdos!" And Statler and Waldorf's heckle-laugh: "DOOOHOHOHOHOHO!" Celebrity Paradox : Played for laughs in the 'stars of Star Wars ' episode, as per Celebrity Star below. Luke Skywalker and his actor each made several appearances in the episode, but never appeared on screen together. The end of the episode, however, reveals that Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker are in fact separate people.

Celebrity Star : Straight and subverted — one episode featured a member of the production staff, writer Chris Langham, as the "guest". Langham, however, had to fill in for Richard Pryor . Another spoof of sorts came when Peter Sellers was the guest star. Kermit says that backstage, Sellers is free to be himself and not a character, but Sellers says he cannot do so: "There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed." Sellers helped the writers create this skit because he simply wasn't willing to be himself, and it became one of his most famous quotes. In the "15 seconds to curtain" opening bit, he appears in character as Inspector Clouseau . In Real Life , of course, this was Sellers' particular neurosis The episode featuring "the stars of Star Wars " introduced Mark Hamill and his 'cousin' Luke Skywalker separately . The former had to admit that the latter upstaged him. Initially a subversion, as the original "guest star" of the Hamill episode was a Muppet named Angus MacGonagle, the Argyle Gargoyle, whose talent was gargling Gershwin ("Gorgeously!") .

Then the Star Wars cast bursts into his dressing room and Scooter decides they would be much better guest stars, so MacGonagle is tossed out. He later storms onto the stage, arguing his case with Kermit, who remains unimpressed. Later, though, MacGonagle sneaks back on stage to do his act — with Mark Hamill joining in. Kermit finally has to resort to siccing Animal on the gargoyle. There was also the time Señor Wences guest starred. He was a puppeteer himself, so Kermit decides to do something "new": a puppet show. Several of the guest stars tried shamelessly to out-Muppet The Muppets — like Spike Milligan , John Cleese and Peter Sellers — with results that were indeed highly awesome. "When the show first started, the producers would call upon friends in the entertainment business. However, about half-way through the second season when Rudolf Nureyev appeared, his appearance gave the show so much positive publicity, that other celebrities came to the producers instead of the other way around." (from Wikipedia). Nureyev had seen the show whilst staying in London and liked it so much he actually called them up and asked if he could appear.

Chandler's Law : Henson once commented on his pre-Muppet puppet sketches that when he couldn't think of how to close a sketch, he'd either have an explosion or have one character eat the other . It's pretty clear that this carried over to The Muppet Show. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome : Hilda the seamstress and George the janitor are almost completely absent after the first season. Circling Vultures : Before performing the famous "Telephone Pole Bit", Fozzie tells Scooter that "we are gonna die" (meaning the skit is going to bomb), and as Scooter asks what makes him think that, the camera focuses on two vultures looking down on them. Clip Show : Not in the original run, but in The '80s the Jim Henson's Muppet Home Video series of ten VHS tapes were clip shows linked by newly-shot material with the regular characters. Notably many of the U.K. spots were included (thus making their U.S.

debuts), as well as at least two Season One musical numbers ("All of Me" and "You've Got a Friend", the latter being the finale from the Vincent Price episode) that would not appear on the Season One DVD set due to music rights issues. Similar compilations appeared in The '90s . Cloudcuckoolander : Most of the cast, really, but Gonzo manages to stand out. Comedic Sociopathy : A good portion of the humor. For example, The Running Gag of the Kenny Rogers episode is Kermit repeatedly getting injured in hilarious ways. Compliment Backfire : Newcomer Annabel Sue Pig tells Miss Piggy of her lifelong admiration of her. "I've been a fan of yours ever since I was a little girl!" Pretty much everything Danny Kaye says to Miss Piggy in his episode, including another go-round of "I've admired you for years and years". Eventually, this verges close to Passive-Aggressive Kombat territory. Corpsing : In the John Denver episode, Denver explains the dangers of camping in the swamp to Piggy, who lets out a high-pitched nervous whine. John absolutely loses it at this point.

During the cold open of the Roger Miller episode, Miller asks Scooter when things are going to start jumping. They do in short order. Miller barely is able to get out a question as to when they'll stop before cracking up. He also has a hard time keeping a straight face when he muffs a line in the final number, a medley of his songs, and replaces "You can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd" with "you can't buffalate in a rollersko herd". Indeed, this show was unique that the puppets were allowed to laugh at their own jokes, and when they did, the jokes were funnier. Couch Gag : Many, the most famous being Gonzo's gong (Season 1) or trumpet note (Seasons 2-5) at the end of the theme song. Others are: Statler and Waldorf's opening (Season 2) and closing (entire run) comments, Fozzie telling a joke during the title sequence (Season 1), the "15 seconds to curtain" reveal of the guest star (Seasons 2-4), Pops the doorman greeting the host (Season 5).

Cowboy Episode : In the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans episode, the entire show takes on a Wild West motif, including a huge herd of cows backstage. Crossover : Sesame Street 's Ernie and Bert make a guest appearance in the Connie Stevens episode. Big Bird guest-stars in the Leslie Uggams episode. And at the climax of the Arabian Nights -themed Marty Feldman episode, most of the Sesame Street cast turns up for the finale as a pun on " Open Sesame !" In 1979 Kermit guest-hosted an episode of The Tonight Show , and several other Muppet Show characters appeared to lend assistance and promote The Muppet Movie . See it here . Cutlass Between the Teeth : Fozzie at one point in his battle with the samurai in the Spike Milligan episode. Cutlery Escape Aid : When the pigs take over the theatre, Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo are locked in the basement. Gonzo, however, gloats that he has managed to smuggle in... a spoon! Which he then proceeds to use in an attempt to tunnel his way out. The Danza : invoked Either that or Link Hogthrob was evidently playing himself on Pigs in Space.

Dartboard of Hate : In the Leslie Uggams episode, there's a scene set in Camilla the Hen's dressing room, the decor of which includes a dartboard with Colonel Sanders' face on it. Spike Milligan wears one while impersonating a Quintessential British Gentleman in a sketch. He keeps a cup of tea under it. When Roger Miller guest stars, he sings a song about various kinds of hat, each of which is worn by one of the backup singers; there is a verse about a derby, and a corresponding English gentleman muppet in a Dashingly Dapper Derby . Dead Artists Are Better : In the episode starring Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Gonzo learns a rumour has started that he was killed when his latest stunt went horribly wrong, and decides to go along with it in the hope of becoming, while still alive to enjoy it, one of those artists who become massively successful after they die. Believe it or not, this was Kermit's original schtick. He's still got shades of it that pop up from time to time. Fozzie: I don't know how to thank you guys! Kermit: I don't know why to thank you guys.

Rizzo the Rat, after breaking out of his Voiceless role, quickly revealed himself to be one. Deal with the Devil : In the Alice Cooper episode, there's a subplot about Cooper offering various members of the cast a contract that will give them whatever they want in return for their soul. Kermit rejects the whole thing out of hand; Miss Piggy is tempted to do it for great beauty, until she finds out what Alice Cooper considers beautiful; and Gonzo is unreservedly enthusiastic about the whole idea, but has to pass because he can't find a pen. Gonzo: I'd sell my soul for a pen! No, I have other plans for that. Demoted to Extra : Rowlf. As head-writer Jerry Juhl pointed out, Rowlf was mostly consigned to being used in musical numbers and skits, almost completely absent from backstage Character Development . It's not that they didn't like the character, it's that Jim was busy performing Kermit, yet didn't want Rowlf recast. As a result, ideas Juhl had for developing relationships between Rowlf and Fozzie, Rowlf and Piggy, etc., never came to fruition.

In the Sex and Violence pilot the show was hosted by Nigel. When The Muppet Show became a series, Nigel's role was that of the orchestra conductor, and while he was seen fairly often in all five seasons, on the show he only had dialogue in three episodes total, all from the first season. Diet Episode : Miss Piggy tries to go on a diet in the Teresa Brewer episode. Dog Walks You : The subject of a song by Wayne: When I take my dog for a walk, he takes me for a run Dragging me along the street is his idea of fun. From lamp post to lamp post, we jog along the street From tree to tree to fire hydrant. Look out lady watch your feet! Double Take : Leo Sayer's reaction when Dr Teeth explains the purpose of the line running across the floor of his dressing room. Drop the Cow : Brian Henson cited that this was a common strategy with Jim: a sketch going nowhere could end with blowing something up, eating something, or throwing penguins into the air. Dying Clue : Played for laughs in the Liza Minnelli episode: Lew Zealand: Ack! Poison!

[collapses to the floor] Fozzie: This man was murdered to shut him up! Bunsen: No he wasn't, he choked on a fishbone! Fozzie: But he yelled, "Poison!" Bunsen: Which, I believe, is the French word for fish! Early Installment Weirdness The show's first season had a different (and far less epic) opening, fewer celebrity interactions with the Muppets, the first two guests were given their own Muppets in their likeness (eliminated in part because of the cost), Gonzo's eyes weren't as expressive, some other characters looked and/or sounded different, etc. The show was also more gag-centric in the first season, due in large part to Jack Burns being the show's head writer in that season. In the second season, when Jerry Juhl replaced Burns as the show's head writer, the series started to become more character-based. One character that needed a lot of development then was Fozzie; the producers used as a bad comedian who is rather obnoxious and is treated rather cruelly in the early stories.

However, the seeds of what would make him a great character in later seasons showed in episode 10 with the " Good Grief, the Comedian's a Bear ," sketch when you see him struggle to set up a joke with Kermit and is both hilarious and charming with his innocent goofs and his determination to make it work. The Muppet Valentine Show and Sex and Violence were hosted by now-obscure Muppets (Wally and Nigel respectively) instead of Kermit. And at the end of the latter, the camera pulls back to show the Muppeteers running around. Also Miss Piggy in the early episodes was almost unrecognizable. Gonzo originally was a rather pathetic nebbish and had a crush on Ms. Piggy. He soon gained a whole lot of confidence and a girlfriend in Camilla the chicken. Eating the Eye Candy : Miss Piggy, during her duet with Rudolf Nureyev, who is clad in a towel and nothing else. Eenie, Meenie, Miny Moai : A moai head occasionally appears as a backing singer, for instance in the opening number of the Sylvester Stallone episode.

The Eeyore : Gonzo in the first season and minor character Droop. Emergency Cargo Dump : In one Muppet News segment, The Newsman reports that an airplane was forced to throw out some sports equipment, which falls on The Newsman. In another, an airplane was forced to throw out some musical instruments, leading to a piano falling on The Newsman. In a Pigs in Space segment, the Swinetrek is losing power and Dr. Strangepork tells Link that they need to dump something the weight of one pig. Link considers dumping Miss Piggy. Endangered Soufflï¿½ : In a brief bit in the Spike Milligan episode, a tap-dancer's conversation with Kermit comes to an abrupt end when the Swedish Chef rushes up and attacks him because his tapping has collapsed the Chef's soufflé. Leading Spain and Sweden to declare war on each other. In the Marisa Berenson episode, the Swedish Chef makes a wedding cake for Miss Piggy's Real Fake Wedding which is 'light as a feather'. It collapses when the Chef puts the Miss Piggy cake topper on it.

End of Series Awareness : In the Gene Kelly episode, Scooter reads a prophecy that the world is about to come to a end. The "Pigs In Space" sketch even references the end of the universe. They decide it's not really the end because it was translated wrong, but it was still the end of the show. Everybody Laughs Ending : Used frequently, especially if the guest was the butt of the joke of the sketch. Said guest would laugh with everyone else at the punchline to show that the sketch was an act and that there were no hard feelings. Follow the Leader : Le Bébête Show was the first French satirical puppet show. It represented major French political figures as characters similar to those of The Muppet Show, with, for instance, President François Mitterrand portrayed as a frog named Kermitterrand (and naming himself God). French and Saunders was more or less The Muppet Show with people. Fortune Teller : James Coco appears as one in a sketch, complete with Crystal Ball . Framing Device : The antics backstage. Later seasons made them more story driven, something that was carried over to the comic book adaptation .

Friendly Tickle Torture : The Ruth Buzzi episode ends with a few of the Muppets tickling her. Friend to All Living Things : Several of the guests have musical numbers where they're in a forest and have a backing group of animals. Depending on the guest and the song, this may be played straight, or twisted in some way (as in the case of Leo Sayer, whose animal companions spend half the time singing backup and the other half trying to eat him). Getting Crap Past the Radar : The very fact they got away with titling the second pilot episode for what was considered a family show "Sex and Violence." Rowlf and Sam's duet on " Willow, Titwillow ". Whether or not the mammary definition of "tit" was in W.S. Gilbert's mind, Sam's chagrined reaction hints that he's thinking it. Sam: [nervously] Why are they laughing? In the Liberace episode, Miss Piggy performs "Never on Sunday" - which is about a prostitute.

In the Harvey Korman episode during the debate portion, Korman says "That's the first time that pig (Miss Piggy) scored in her life." due to losing a meaning of life/tennis analogy. George Jetson Job Security : In the Loretta Swit episode, Kermit went into an outrage with Miss Piggy about the cover story from Tongue Magazine of the two of them being secretly married. Kermit was so upset so he fired Miss Piggy and asks Loretta if she could replace her. J.P. Grosse, except in the second season. Another example would be Fozzie Bear's writer, Gags Beaseley. Giant Spider : Raquel Welch did a dance number with a giant spider when she guest-starred. Gladiator Games : Sylvester Stallone appeared as a gladiator fighting a lion. When the lion realised who he was, it tried to escape, and failing that turned the fight into a rendition of "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off". Glass-Shattering Sound : Opera singer Beverly Sills hits a high note that breaks Scooter's eyeglasses in the opening of her episode. Gun Twirling : The villainous Bullets Barker in the Western-themed Roy Rogers episode.

Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal : Fozzie Bear only wears a trilby hat and polka-dot tie, which was once the basis for one of his routines. ("Good grief, the comedian's a bear!" "No he's a-not! He's a-wearin' a neck-a-tie!") Rizzo the Rat wears a jacket and ballcap but no pants, as does Pepe the Prawn. Of course, most of them are never seen from the waist down, so it's usually a moot point. In The Great Muppet Caper Fozzie and Kermit play twins. Nobody recognizes them as such until Fozzie removes his hat. Later on Kermit is sitting alone and a passerby mistakes him for a bear. Someone else corrects him; "Bears wear hats." Hostile Show Takeover The pigs take over the show in the Cloris Leachman episode. When Glenda Jackson guests, she becomes a pirate and hijacks the theater as if it were a ship. Human Mail : In the episode with Paul Williams , Paul plays a travel agent and a monster asks for the cheapest travel package he has. Paul flattens the monster with a weight, sticks a stamp on him, and mails him.

Hurricane of Puns : The "Veterinarian's Hospital" sketches, and to a lesser extent the entire show. Hypocritical Humor : One sketch has Sam the Eagle giving a commentary in which he denounces the efforts "namby-pamby conservationists" to shackle American industry "for the sake of a few insignificant animals". He then pulls out a list of endangered species, which he begins to read from mockingly. When he notices that the American bald eagle is one of the animals on the list, he beats a hasty retreat muttering, "This list is now inoperative." I Always Wanted to Say That : In the Jonathan Winters episode, with a gypsy curse having rendered the entire cast only able to speak (the Muppetverse version of) Swedish, the gypsy who placed the curse on the show introduces the final act (three trolls dancing to "English Country Garden"): Gypsy: And now, the closing number! [waves her arms Kermit style] Yayyy! [addressing camera as she leaves the stage] I always wanted to do that. I Am Not Spock : As far as the show is concerned, Christopher Reeve is Superman . He doesn't seem to mind, though.

(It comes in handy when an angered Miss Piggy tries her famous pig-fu on him.)invoked I Have This Friend... : In the episode where Miss Piggy goes on a diet, she asks guest star Teresa Brewer for advice: "I have this friend who is absolutely devastating, except she has an itty-bitty weight problem..." Zero Mostel almost gets eaten. John Cleese's agent does get eaten. In the Candace Bergen episode, it is implied that the previous guest was eaten. And the Muppets are constantly eating each other: one of the creepier instances of this was a Muppet eating another, then singing "I've Got You Under My Skin" — while the smaller Muppet, still alive, struggles to escape. (And occasionally takes over the song for a line or two: "I've tried so hard not to give in...") Inadvertent Entrance Cue : Crazy Harry's appearances were usually presaged by another character making the mistake of uttering one of these. Kermit: Good work, guys, that sketch was really dynamite! Crazy Harry: Did somebody say, "dynamite"?

[BOOM!] Incessant Music Madness : The "Salute to All Nations" episode ends with a rendition of "It's a Small World After All" that keeps going and going and going. It can be heard in the background as Kermit does the goodbyes at the end, and then swells again, drowning out the closing theme music. Indecisive Parody : The show always walked the line between being a full-blown parody of variety shows and a unique example of one. I Need a Freaking Drink : In the episode where the theatre is being fumigated and they're performing in a train station, Miss Piggy tries to extract a wine bottle from a handy box at the beginning of a Veterinarian's Hospital sketch. I Need to Go Iron My Dog : Gonzo tries to get out of looking after Miss Piggy's dog by claiming "Oh my god! I left an anvil in the oven!". Of course, this being Gonzo, it's entirely possible he actually had left an anvil in the oven. Kent Brockman News : The "Muppet News Flash" sketch.

Knife-Throwing Act : Leslie Uggams inadvertantly becomes part of one as Lew Zealand, Boomerang Fish Thrower gets carried away and starts throwing swordfish. The scene ends with Leslie surrounded by swordfish in a Knife Outline . Gonzo and Peter Sellers staged one in his dressing room, with Sellers naturally dressed as Inspector Clouseau . (Clouseau: "Fifteen seconds [to curtain]? I should live so long!") The Gladys Knight episode had a knife throwing act with Fozzie as the unwitting target. Unfortunately, the theatre roof was away at the repair shop, letting a thick fog and the knife thrower, who aimed with his hearing, was randomly throwing knives at the slightest sounds while everyone was ducking quietly for their lives. "Knock Knock" Joke : In the Sex and Violence pilot episode, Theodore Roosevelt tells one to his fellow presidents on Mount Rushmore: Roosevelt: I've got one. Knock knock. Lincoln: Who's there? Jefferson: I see. Lincoln: Very good, George. Know-Nothing Know-It-All : Sam the Eagle, on the subject of Culture.

In the episode guest-starring Rudolf Nureyev, Sam gushes that Nureyev is one of his favourite opera singers. In the episode guest-starring Lynn Redgrave, Sam pronounces himself a great fan of William Shakespeare — why, he's seen The Sound of Music at least a dozen times — and is greatly saddened to hear that Shakespeare is dead. The Lady's Favour : In the Pearl Bailey episode, the finale is a jousting scene with Floyd and Gonzo as the knights. Floyd gets a favour from Janice; Gonzo gets a favour from Camilla. Lamarck Was Right : Statler babysits his toddler grandson in the Elke Sommer episode, and we learn that he's inherited the same tendency to snark. Waldorf: I don't think this show is suitable for children. Grandson: I don't think this show is suitable for anyone. Lame Pun Reaction : All over the place, especially, but not exclusively, when Fozzie was involved. Roy Clark: Y'know what they call that kind of joke in Virginia? Kermit: Bad?

Lampshade Wearing : Beaker attempts the disguise version in the Elke Sommer episode in an attempt to get out of a particularly hazardous Muppet Labs sketch. It works right up until Beauregard tries to plug him in. Large Ham : The cast in general qualify; but Miss Piggy qualifies in more ways than one. Gonzo also cranks it up a notch or two. If the celebrity guest stars aren't keeping up with the Muppets in the scenery chewing department, then they're just flat-out doing it wrong. Exhibit A: Mark Hamill impersonating Kermit and Fozzie, followed by a bout of tapdancing . Exhibit B: Roger Moore judo-chopping a laser-toting fluffy bunny while singing "Talk to the Animals" . Arguably the only guest star to out-ham the Muppets was Zero Mostel. Zero Mostel's right pointer finger on its own out-hams several of the Muppets. Left the Background Music On : During the cowboy sketch in the Bob Hope episode. Lets See You Do Better : The Hal Linden episode had Statler and Waldorf run the show themselves while Kermit and Fozzie watch from the balcony.

Kermit: Y'know, I don't miss me at all. Like an Old Married Couple : John Cleese and his parrot in the "Pigs in Space" sketch, including a "You don't love me anymore!" "Of course I love you!" exchange. Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My! : One could argue the Muppets fall under this as most Muppets are some species of animal, but there's also the Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf who all seem to be human and on equal footing as the animal Muppets. Literal-Minded : The butt of many, many of the show's jokes. After a scene in which guest star Juliet Prowse dances and then artfully fades out of view: Waldorf: Hey, she just vanished! How did she do that? Statler: Probably like this! [takes a deep breath and fades out] Waldorf: Yep, that's probably how she did it! When Scooter shows up backstage with a large wooden crate: Kermit: Scooter, what is this? Scooter: It's a crate, chief!

[...] might have wondered why Zoot blows a note on his saxophone at the end of each episode and then looks inside it in surprise; on the initial US prints, he blows a bubble which turns out to be the HIT (Henson International Television) logo . Look Behind You : In a sketch where Cloris Leachman is trapped on a "Far Side" Island with a monster, she shouts "Look! Up there! Quick!". When the monster announces he's not going to fall for that old gag, a coconut from the island's lone palm tree falls on his head. Loser Protagonist : Although Kermit's company is regularly able to get world famous A-list stars to appear in their theatre, the company is continually insulted, belittled and harassed by outsiders as nothing performers. Non-Fatal Explosions Noodle Implements : Gonzo once attempts to perform an act using a torch, a tire swing, and a cow. Exactly what he was planning to do with these is never shown, as he was booed off stage before he could start, but he had originally planned to use a typewriter instead of the cow (they didn't have a spare typewriter he could use).

Noodle Incident : On the episode with Loretta Lynn, Scooter tells Fozzie to use the joke about the electricians and the polar bear, saying, "I laughed for days." Sadly, the middle of the joke is lost due to a passing train... The Sandy Duncan episode: "You never heard of the banana sketch?!" Only Sane Employee : Arguably the inspiration of the trope, as one blog post humorously points out. Only Sane Man : Kermit, and at times even he was just hanging on by his metaphorical fingernails. Lesley Ann Warren: You know, Kermit, I thought you were the one person on this show who wasn't crazy. Kermit: Me, not crazy? I hired the others! Rowlf might be closer to the sane line than Kermit. He's certainly calmer. On Second Thought : On the Roger Moore episode, Kermit calls Vikings the worst humans ever. The Swedish Chef angrily comes out and whacks Kermit with a frying pan. Kermit apologizes and calls the vikings quaint and charmers.

Out-of-Character Moment : Kermit is surprisingly mean to Piggy during the Teresa Brewer episode, making all kinds of snide remarks about her weight. Statler and Waldorf are singing along to "Turn the World Around" at the end of the Harry Belafonte episode, rather than making snide, sarcastic comments about the show. Orphaned Punchline : "...but the wallpaper is delicious!" The Sex and Violence pilot has Statler telling Waldorf one of these. "...And so the waiter says, 'Excuse me, but you're dancing with my umbrella!'" Painful Rhyme : In-Universe in the "Robin Hood" episode; Scooter, doing exposition in the role of Alan-a-Dale, rhymes "in sooth" with "living fast and looth", prompting a complaint from Fozzie. Pants-Free : In a "Muppet Newsflash" sketch, the newsreader reads a report about a newsreader who forgot to put on his pants before going on air — then realises that the newsreader in question is himself.

Paper-Thin Disguise : In the "Robin Hood" episode, Robin Hood's disguise for the archery contest is a pair of Nerd Glasses and a bright red false beard. Apart from that, he's wearing the same outfit he wears in every other scene. Parachute Petticoat Parental Bonus : Tons, which was part of the show's point. Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl saw it as a show aimed at everyone watching, not just children or adults. Piano Drop : Happens in the Muppet News Flash sketch on the Jaye P. Morgan episode. Here, the Newsman reports that a charter flight carrying the London Symphony Orchestra was forced to jettison some of the musical instruments — including, apparently, a piano that falls on his desk. Pirate : Notably portrayed by John Cleese and Glenda Jackson in their respective episodes. Pirate Parrot : Assisting Cleese ( "Do you want to be an ex-parrot?" ) and Jackson; it may even have been the same parrot on both occasions.

And a near miss in the episode guest-starring Gilda Radner; she plans to do a duet from The Pirates of Penzance with a talking parrot, but there's a slight misunderstanding ◊ . A Pirate 400 Years Too Late : One "Pigs In Space" sketch had John Cleese attacking the Swinetrek as a pirate — of the swashbuckler variety. Link Hogthrob informs him that he's a few centuries out of place, which leads to an argument between John and his parrot. Captain Link: This is the Swinetrek, bound for the othe side of the universe! You're supposed to be on an ocean someplace! Parrot: See I told you so! Guest Glenda Jackson reveals herself to be a pirate and takes over the show, which has somehow turned into a ship. Plank Gag : In the Roy Clark episode, Kermit narrowly avoids being hit in the head with a plank by Fozzie as he attempts to fix a hole in the stage. He then falls down the hole.

Plot-Based Voice Cancellation : The one time Fozzie tells a guaranteed hilarious joke, it's the episode at the railway station, and the joke is drowned out by a passing train. Pokï¿½mon Speak : The lead singer of the "Mahna Mahna" song is a muppet named Mahna Mahna. Poor Communication Kills : During the Swedish Chef skit for the Dyan Cannon show, Miss Piggy loses her pet Foo Foo. She asks the Chef where her dog went, and the Chef — who has just finished plopping hot dogs into a pot of boiling water — responds, "De doggies en de pottie!" (In 30-odd years since, who else has put one over on Miss Piggy without getting knocked into next week?) Punctuated! For! Emphasis! : "PIIIIIGS. IIIIIN. SPAAAAAAAACE!" Also, the end of the theme song. "This. Is. What. We. Call. The. Muppet. SHOOOOOOOOW!!!!" Punny Name : Fleet Scribbler, a play on Fleet Street .

Quintessential British Gentleman : In the "Salute to All Nations" episode, Sam the Eagle's contribution is to hold a conversation on Anglo-American relations with a "proper English gentleman", who appears dressed in a Dashingly Dapper Derby and pinstripe suit and carrying a brolly. The illusion that Spike Milligan is actually a proper English gentleman disappears as soon as he opens his mouth (if not before that when he started pulling faces behind Sam's back). Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud : In the "Robin Hood" episode, Fozzie's idea of cavorting involves literally dancing around saying "Cavort, cavort, cavort, cavort..." Real Fake Wedding : In the Marisa Berenson episode, Miss Piggy has Kermit agree to participate in a wedding sketch at the end of the show, which is implied to be a real wedding. Kermit escapes by, instead of saying "I do", introducing Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish act, who had earlier lobbied unsuccessfully to be in the show.

Redundant Parody : Not the Muppets themselves, but most attempts to parody them have focused on Carnivore Confusion and Interspecies Romance , which were constantly lampshaded and analysed in the show itself. Repeat After Me : In the Loretta Swit episode, Miss Piggy is fired, so the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch starts with just 2 actors. Dr. Bob: Say, isn't somebody missing? Janice: Okay, "Isn't somebody missing?". The Reveal : During the closing credits of the Sex and Violence pilot, the camera pulls back to reveal Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and the other Muppeteers performing the characters during the chaotic scene. Running Gag : Lots of them. Lampshaded in the Rita Moreno episode with a series of backstage phone calls ("Is there no end to this running gag?!" Cue Animal smashing the phone). In the Elton John episode, the Swedish Chef ends up angrily chasing a chicken around. The end has Statler and Waldorf complain they hate running gags, just so the running gag happens again, with the Swedish Chef and chicken ending up in their booth.

Dudley Moore's crazed, robotic music machine, which managed to work its way into virtually every single sketch. Saw a Woman in Half : Fozzie attempts this trick in the Sylvester Stallone episode, but is unable to find a volunteer and has to settle for a robot in a blonde wig. He ends up cutting into its main power cable, giving himself an electric shock and making the robot explode (for the second time in the episode). Screw This, I'm Outta Here! : The Swedish Chef has a live ducknote For the same value of "live" as any of the puppet characters and announces he plans on making Pressed Duck by using a clothes iron on it. The duck runs away, then runs the other direction, picks up the iron in its beak, and drops it on the Swedish Chef's head, then flies away laughing. Statler and Waldorf both decide to leave when they hear that Danny Kaye was the special guest, and spend most of the episode in an alley behind the theatre. Turns out they heard wrong, and thought the guest was Manny Kaye, a supposedly really bad entertainer, and they were huge Danny Kaye fans.

Security Cling : The Pigs in Space sketch where Link and Miss Piggy explore the alien planet Koozebane has the exaggerated leap-into-his-arms version — but it's dashing hero Link who leaps into Piggy's arms, much to her disgust. Self-Deprecation : Frequent jabs at the quality of the show: Luke Skywalker: Listen, pal, we're on a mission. There's no way we're gonna be involved in some third-rate variety show! Kermit: [deeply wounded] Second-rate variety show! Statler and Waldorf exist for this, in-show. Shameful Shrinking : Guest star Madeline Kahn is in a park talking about how beautiful everything is, when a monster comes and starts destroying whatever she mentions as being beautiful. She turns to the monster and tells him how horrible he is... and how that makes him beautiful, and as she goes on how beautiful his horribleness is, the monster shrinks down to the size of a crochet ball. She tells the audience how " sometimes you have to talk your problems down to size " before hitting the monster away with her umbrella.

Shirtless Scene : Played entirely straight in a long scene featuring Rudolf Nureyev wearing nothing but a towel. Shockingly Expensive Bill : Gonzo holds a piece of paper that Kermit thinks is Alice Cooper's contract , but turns out to be something worse: a huge bill detailing the cost of the special effects used in the episode. Shoo Out the New Guy : Fleet Scribbler, an aggressive gossip reporter introduced in season 2. While the British press loved the character, the writers quickly tired of him and he was dropped after just a handful of appearances. Occasional mentions of Sesame Street , aka "that cute little children's show with the puppets". The John Cleese episode, perhaps inevitably, includes a bit where he winds up shouting about an ex-parrot. Floyd Pepper is patterned after Sergeant Pepper . He also has pink hair, making him a Pink Floyd . Dr. Teeth is a dead-on impersonation of Dr. John . Animal was allegedly inspired by Keith Moon . Miss Piggy originally had the last name "Lee".

Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphones is a big shout-out to Monty Python 's "Mouse Organ", and in some ways is even more twisted, as unlike the mice, the Muppaphones were clearly sentient and expressed how much they hated being in a painful act. Something Completely Different : The Steve Martin episode focuses on the audition process instead of the resulting show. In the Loretta Lynn episode, the show takes place at a railroad station because the theatre's being fumigated. The Lynn Redgrave episode takes the form of a production of Robin Hood , with only backstage skits breaking from the theme. In the Glenda Jackson episode, pirates hijack the theatre and sail it out to sea (...somehow). During Cloris Leachman's episode, the show is taken over by the pigs — including pig copies of a few of the regulars. The Liza Minnelli episode was a Whodunnit murder mystery. Brooke Shields' episode was a production of Alice in Wonderland . Bonus points to the production team for designing a Jabberwock muppet that was surprisingly faithful to Jon Tenniel's illustrations. Brooke: [at the end of the show] I always wanted to star in Alice In Wonderland.

Kermit: Well, I hope you get the chance someday. The Carol Burnett episode is themed as a dance marathon for the whole show. Marty Feldman's episode riffed on Arabian Nights with Feldman as Scheherazade ("It's a fantasy. You have to use your imagination"). Also toward the end when Fozzie shouts "Open Sesame", assorted Sesame Street Muppets join the main cast. Sore Loser : The lead-in for a drum battle between Animal and Buddy Rich has this. Buddy Rich: He looks like a sore loser. Floyd: [holding Animal's leash] If this chain breaks, you'll be a sore winner. Sure enough, at the end when Buddy does some epic drumming, Animal Rage Quits by smashing a drum over Buddy's head. Soundtrack Dissonance : Miss Piggy and Cheryl Ladd practicing karate and trashing Ladd's dressing room to the tune of "I Enjoy Being a Girl," a song that extols the virtues of traditional femininity and being a Proper Lady . Sour Supporter : Statler and Waldorf. There every single show.

Space Pirate : Attacks the Swinetrek during the "Pigs in Space" sketch in the John Cleese episode. Technically just a normal pirate (complete with Hook Hand and Pirate Parrot ) who's very, very lost. El Spanish "-o" : In one episode, the Porcelino brothers call their muppet pyramid "el pyramido". (The real word is "pirámide".) Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace : In the Marisa Berenson episode, Miss Piggy nearly manages to trap Kermit into marrying her. During the ceremony, the priest does the "speak now or forever hold your peace" bit and there is a long, long pause while Kermit looks around hopefully, but nobody says anything. (and closing) theme and a (badly) hand-drawn Muppet Show sign ◊ . Several episodes have normal titles but specially recorded closing credits to reflect the events of the show.

These include the Harry Belafonte and Spike Milligan episodes, where the final song continues over the credits; an episode where the band quits, leaving Rowlf to play the closing music on his own; the Roger Miller episode, where the band (along with nearly everybody else) gets turned into chickens; and the Mac Davis episode had Beaker cloned, so the episode ends with Beakers replacing all the band members for the end song, as well as replacing Statler and Waldorf's typical end comments. Species Surname : Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy — just a couple of the most prominent examples. Spinoff Sendoff : In one of the pilots, Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street show up to perform a skit, where Bert worries that their little kid's show comedy wouldn't cut it on the new show meant for older audiences. Stealth Pun : Floyd, the house band's bassist, is pink . And then there's his full name, Sergeant Floyd Pepper . Sticky Situation : In the Gilda Radner episode, Dr. Honeydew's superglue spills all over the stage and characters keep getting glued to everything.

By the end of the show, everyone is stuck in one big ball. Sting : Lampshaded in the Roger Miller episode when Gonzo asks for a "dramatic sting" when he announces an outbreak of "cluckitis"... and gets it. Later, when Scooter mentions the disease, the sting happens again... and he and Kermit react to it. The Stinger : Provided each week by Statler and Waldorf. Suspiciously Specific Denial : "We're not turning into chickens." Invoked by Fozzie in a sketch in the Roy Rogers episode, where he plays a deputy trying to deal with a gunslinger who's come to kill the sheriff. When the gunslinger realises that the sheriff must be hiding in the somewhere nearby, Fozzie nervously denies that he's in the overnight cell, then locks the gunslinger in when he goes to check. Swapped Roles : In the Hal Linden episode, Statler and Waldorf took over as the host, while Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear sat on Statler and Waldorf's balcony.

Take Our Word for It : Kermit the Frog does a virtuoso display of tap-dancing to the tune of "Happy Feet" — filmed, like nearly everything he does, entirely from the waist up. This also applies to Fozzie and company's roller skating in the Lou Rawls episode. Take That : Statler and Waldorf raised this to an art form. Taken for Granite : Tony Randall turns Miss Piggy to stone and the rest of the gang can't resist the opportunity to crack all the rock jokes they know in her face, including the trope name. True Art Is Incomprehensible : In-universe, this is The Great Gonzo's guiding principle in his acts. Floyd Pepper: If I didn't know I was a genius, I wouldn't listen to the trash I write! Tsundere : Miss Piggy. Making a grand entrance dressed as Princess Leia: "Listen, Skywalker — just go with it or I'll break you in half." Two For One Show The Unintelligible : Beaker and the Swedish Chef.

The Chef slips just enough English into his monologues to give the viewer an idea where he's going ("Now ve takin ana boomin de shootin!"), while Beaker just squeaks. Note that Dr. Honeydew has no trouble understanding Beaker , regardless. Beaker, The Swedish Chef and Animal's rendition of Danny Boy is hauntingly beautiful though... Animal: I put nickel in. What music? [and so on] A version of this happens in "Veterinarian's Hospital" in the Andy Williams episode, when a question starts about Doctor Who and Witch Doctor. Miss Piggy even points out how it's like Abbott and Costello. Fozzie and Kermit have agreed that upon Fozzie's saying "hear" at a certain point in his act, Kermit is to rush on-stage and yell, "Good grief, the comedian's a bear!!". Except that Fozzie naturally keeps saying "here" throughout his routine, causing Kermit to keep rushing out before his cue. The confusion escalates until Fozzie comes up with a different prompt. William Telling : In the Alice Cooper episode, a William Tell routine was playing onstage, but all that is seen are the stray arrows falling backstage.

At the end, the boy walks offstage with an arrow through his head. "You know me. In one ear and out the other." In the Sylvester Stallone episode, an orchestra performs the William Tell Overture and finishes with the cellist firing the bow from his cello to shoot an apple off Beauregarde's head. Wraparound Background : When a Wheel o' Feet critter sings "Windmills of Your Mind" in the Don Knotts episode. During the cowboy sketch in the Bob Hope episode, as Cowboy Bob rides his horse across the lone prairie. In the Loretta Lynn episode, as Kermit and Gonzo travel by handcar. The "Jogging" item in the Danny Kaye episode and the the "Dog Walk" item in the immediately subsequent Spike Milligan episode use the same wraparound background (and the singer from each appears as a background event in the other). Another cowboy-riding-aross-the-lone-prairie example is the "Four-Legged Friend" bit in the Roy Rogers episode, although this time there's two of them — and they're riding cows.

Also used in the Anne Murray episode as Miss Piggy and some male pigs go motorcycle riding while singing the Beach Boys' "I Get Around", but not actually going anywhere.

Question: What is the surname of Muppet Dr Bunsen in the children’s television series ‘The Muppets’?
Answer: Honeydew