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* the Dennis Quaid episode gives us a parody of ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' where Quaid plays a warrior set to slay a dragon. Who's playing the dragon? ''Kermit the Frog''.
-->'''Dragon!Kermit:''' Hi-ho! Froggo the Dragon, here!
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*** Thats probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Creator/ErnieSabella, the voice of Pumbaa in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', who sings the same song with Timon.

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*** Thats That's probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Creator/ErnieSabella, the voice of Pumbaa in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', who sings the same song with Timon.
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** Apparently, much like the "whatever you want" policy on the Muppet Show, every weird thing really was Garth's idea.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt7wu9ff1Rc What do you get if you cross an elephant with a rhino?]]"
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* When the now-heavyweight Martin Short goes into his dance number, Nigel can barely show his surprise.

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* When the now-heavyweight Martin Short Creator/MartinShort goes into his dance number, Nigel can barely show his surprise.



*** Thats probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Ernie Sabella, the voice of Pumbaa in ''Disney/TheLionKing'', who sings the same song with Timon.

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*** Thats probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Ernie Sabella, Creator/ErnieSabella, the voice of Pumbaa in ''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing'', who sings the same song with Timon.



* In the Heather Locklear episode, Heather is hypnotized so that she switches from good to evil at the sound a double-clang. In the final number, Kermit keeps making that same noise with his cane. At one point, Heather begins hitting baby rabbits with her umbrella. Rizzo comments, "We're gonna hear from people."
* The Andie [=MacDowell=] episode, particularly Bunsen coping with a mid-life crisis with the absence of Beaker, who is out on a ''Star Trek'' cruise bearing George Takei's constant egotistic talking. Then it ends on Takei and Beaker stranded in a frozen island. As Beaker finally teleports away, Takei moans how annoying Beaker was, until he continues his rambling to a nearby penguin.

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* In the Heather Locklear Creator/HeatherLocklear episode, Heather is hypnotized so that she switches from good to evil at the sound a double-clang. In the final number, Kermit keeps making that same noise with his cane. At one point, Heather begins hitting baby rabbits with her umbrella. Rizzo comments, "We're gonna hear from people."
* The Andie [=MacDowell=] Creator/AndieMacDowell episode, particularly Bunsen coping with a mid-life crisis with the absence of Beaker, who is out on a ''Star Trek'' ''Franchise/StarTrek'' cruise bearing George Takei's Creator/GeorgeTakei's constant egotistic talking. Then it ends on Takei and Beaker stranded in a frozen island. As Beaker finally teleports away, Takei moans how annoying Beaker was, until he continues his rambling to a nearby penguin.



* Pierce Brosnan shows that if he's not playing James Bond, he's a total klutz.
-->'''Clifford''': Not exactly Fred Astaire, is he?

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* Pierce Brosnan Creator/PierceBrosnan shows that if he's not playing James Bond, he's a total klutz.
-->'''Clifford''': Not exactly Fred Astaire, Creator/FredAstaire, is he?



* From the episode hosted by Prince (back when he was The Artist Formerly Known as Prince):
** The entire beginning where Bobo doesn't believe that Prince changed his name to a symbol (even after being shown the Emancipation CD), and Prince getting in anyway while Bobo tries to find his symbol.

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* From the episode hosted by Prince Music/{{Prince}} (back when he was The Artist Formerly Known as Prince):
** The entire beginning where Bobo doesn't believe that Prince changed his name to a symbol (even after being shown the Emancipation ''Emancipation'' CD), and Prince getting in anyway while Bobo tries to find his symbol.



* The skit "Murder On the Disoriented Express" has Jason Alexander trying to play Literature/HerculePoirot, and doing all he can to play the role straight. Unfortunately, all the Muppets think he's playing [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and keep suggesting that he use his superhuman strength and abilities to solve the murder case. Except for Bunsen, who has Hercules confused with Superman.

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* The skit "Murder On the Disoriented Express" has Jason Alexander Creator/JasonAlexander trying to play Literature/HerculePoirot, and doing all he can to play the role straight. Unfortunately, all the Muppets think he's playing [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and keep suggesting that he use his superhuman strength and abilities to solve the murder case. Except for Bunsen, who has Hercules confused with Superman.



* In the John Goodman episode, Andy and Randy decide they need to be his slaves after he [[IOweYouMyLife saves their lives.]] Their total incompetence drives John insane, so he schemes to have them "save" him to even things out and let them off the hook. He proceeds to tie a rope around himself and dangle out his dressing room window, calling for help. When Andy and Randy arrive, they decide to "throw him a life preserver" and choose the radiator--the same radiator that John has used to secure the rope. Cue John tumbling out the window and into a truck full of mousetraps (and one bear trap).

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* In the John Goodman Creator/JohnGoodman episode, Andy and Randy decide they need to be his slaves after he [[IOweYouMyLife saves their lives.]] Their total incompetence drives John insane, so he schemes to have them "save" him to even things out and let them off the hook. He proceeds to tie a rope around himself and dangle out his dressing room window, calling for help. When Andy and Randy arrive, they decide to "throw him a life preserver" and choose the radiator--the same radiator that John has used to secure the rope. Cue John tumbling out the window and into a truck full of mousetraps (and one bear trap).



--> "EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY! EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY!"

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--> "EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY! EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY!"ORTHYWAY!"
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* In the John Goodman episode, Andy and Randy decide they need to be his slaves after he [[IOweYouMyLife saves their lives.]] Their total incompetence drives John insane, so he schemes to have them "save" him to even things out and let them off the hook. He proceeds to tie a rope around himself and dangle out his dressing room window, calling for help. When Andy and Randy arrive, they decide to "throw him a life preserver" and choose the radiator--the same radiator that John has used to secure the rope. Cue John tumbling out the window and into a truck full of mousetraps (and one bear trap).

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** From the same episode, the entire ColdOpening with Clifford attempting to teach Andy and Randy how to use a telephone. Culminates in them getting a call that tells them that they've won fourteen million dollars, which they turn down because they can't count that high. Clifford calls them stupid for turning down that money, and then they confirm that they didn't - the call was for CLIFFORD.
* In the John Goodman episode, Andy and Randy decide they need to be his slaves after he [[IOweYouMyLife saves their lives.]] Their total incompetence drives John insane, so he schemes to have them "save" him to even things out and let them off the hook. He proceeds to tie a rope around himself and dangle out his dressing room window, calling for help. When Andy and Randy arrive, they decide to "throw him a life preserver" and choose the radiator--the same radiator that John has used to secure the rope. Cue John tumbling out the window and into a truck full of mousetraps (and one bear trap).trap).
** Let's be honest here, ALL of Andy and Randy's antics in that episode are hilarious.
--> "EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY! EEWAY ARE NOT ORTHYWAY!"
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* Pierce Brosnan shows that if he's not playing James Bond, he's a total klutz.
-->'''Clifford''': Not exactly Fred Astaire, is he?
-->'''Rizzo''': More like Fred Falls-Down-The-Stairs.
-->'''(They both look around at the total silence)'''
-->'''Clifford''': Even the laugh track didn't think that was funny.
** The RunningGag of the "Istanbul" song played with a chorus whenever that country is mentioned.
-->'''Brosnan''': That annoying and repetitive rap song has given me time to think...
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(''Statler and Waldorf laugh'')

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(''Statler and Waldorf laugh'')laugh'')
* In the John Goodman episode, Andy and Randy decide they need to be his slaves after he [[IOweYouMyLife saves their lives.]] Their total incompetence drives John insane, so he schemes to have them "save" him to even things out and let them off the hook. He proceeds to tie a rope around himself and dangle out his dressing room window, calling for help. When Andy and Randy arrive, they decide to "throw him a life preserver" and choose the radiator--the same radiator that John has used to secure the rope. Cue John tumbling out the window and into a truck full of mousetraps (and one bear trap).
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'''Alexander:''' ''I'm'' breaking character? You're supposed to be ''dead!''

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'''Alexander:''' ''I'm'' breaking character? You're supposed to be ''dead!''''dead!''
* The ''Series/{{Seinfeld}} [[SpinoffBabies Babies]]'' sketch from the episode with Creator/SandraBullock. Highlights include:
** The sketch being created as a result of Gonzo and Zippety Zap running into each other with tapes of ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'' and ''Seinfeld'', leading to this exchange.
-->'''Gonzo:''' Oh, no! You've got your ''Seinfeld'' all over my ''Muppet Babies''!\\
'''Zippety Zap:''' Well, you've got your ''Muppet Babies'' all over my ''Seinfeld''!\\
'''Gonzo:''' Hey, wait a minute! Why don't we run them together and see what we've got?\\
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'''Gonzo:''' Well, it worked with peanut butter and chocolate.
** Baby George wondering if he's going bald.
** In a parody of the ''Seinfeld'' episode, "The Contest", the Seinfeld Babies have a contest, wherein whoever can go the longest without a diaper change wins. As with the episode the sketch is based on, Baby Kramer is the first one to lose.
** Statler and Waldorf's opinion on the sketch;
-->'''Statler:''' You know, this show really improves with age.\\
'''Waldorf:''' Why? Because the jokes get better?\\
'''Statler:''' No, because my hearing gets worse!\\
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** Rizzo the rat foolishly betting another $5 that Prince can't write another song from the cafeteria menu (especially since the dessert of the day is raspberry sorbet[[note]]a pun on the Prince song "Raspberry Beret" from his 1985 album ''Around the World in a Day''[[/note]]).

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** Rizzo the rat foolishly betting another $5 that Prince can't write another song from the cafeteria menu (especially since the dessert of the day is raspberry sorbet[[note]]a sorbet [[note]]a pun on the Prince song "Raspberry Beret" from his 1985 album ''Around the World in a Day''[[/note]]).
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*** Thats probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Ernie Sabella, the voice of Pumba in Film/TheLionKing.

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*** Thats probably a veeeery inside baseball reference to Ernie Sabella, the voice of Pumba Pumbaa in Film/TheLionKing.''Disney/TheLionKing'', who sings the same song with Timon.
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* At the end of one episode, Miss Piggy wakes up during a flight to see [[TheTwilightZone something on the wing]], and she freaks out. Meanwhile, seated next to her is Creator/WilliamShatner, who tries to calm her down by saying, [[ActorAllusion "Oh,]] ''[[ActorAllusion that]]'' [[ActorAllusion guy. I've been complaining about him for years; no one does anything about it."]]

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* At the end of one episode, Miss Piggy wakes up during a flight to see [[TheTwilightZone [[Series/TheTwilightZone1959 something on the wing]], and she freaks out. Meanwhile, seated next to her is Creator/WilliamShatner, who tries to calm her down by saying, [[ActorAllusion "Oh,]] ''[[ActorAllusion that]]'' [[ActorAllusion guy. I've been complaining about him for years; no one does anything about it."]]
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* The skit "Murder On the Disoriented Express" has Jason Alexander trying to play Literature/HerculePoirot, and doing all he can to play the role straight. Unfortunately, all the Muppets think he's playing [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and keep suggesting that he use his superhuman strength and abilities to solve the murder case. Except for Bunsen, who has Hercules confused with Superman.

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* The skit "Murder On the Disoriented Express" has Jason Alexander trying to play Literature/HerculePoirot, and doing all he can to play the role straight. Unfortunately, all the Muppets think he's playing [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hercules]] and keep suggesting that he use his superhuman strength and abilities to solve the murder case. Except for Bunsen, who has Hercules confused with Superman.Superman.
-->'''Mr. Poodlepants:''' [[note]]Who is playing the victim[[/note]] Jason, you're breaking character.\\
'''Alexander:''' ''I'm'' breaking character? You're supposed to be ''dead!''

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