History Recap / TheMuppetShowS3E20

* GladiatorGames: The first guest sketch sees Sylvester fighting a lion this way. When Rowlf (as Emperor) gives the thumbs down the duo break into "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" instead.

* SawAWomanInHalf: Fozzie attempts the trick with a substitute lady, namely, Otto the comedy robot in a wig. The effect on Fozzie was rather [[IncrediblyLamePun shocking]].

* ClosestThingWeGot: Fozzie needs a lady for his SawAWomanInHalf act. Kermit tells him he's found one (who turns out to be Otto).

* ClosestThingWeGot: Fozzie needs a lady for his "sawing a lady in half" act. Kermit tells him he's found one (who turns out to be Otto).

* IWantMyMommy: Otto whimpers, "Mama, mama, mama!" as Fozzie begins sawing.

* Sketch: Fozzie's Comedy Spot—Fozzie the Magician (Cutting a lady in half: Otto. But gets electrocuted)

Tonight's special guest star is Rocky Balboa's Creator/SylvesterStallone. And the teenage muppet girls are too excited about him.

* Song: "Hawaiian War Chant" - The Hawaiian Pigs and other muppets (and an Aku Stone head)

* Song: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Sylvester Stallone and a Cowardly Lion in the Roman Coliseum.

* Song: "Lady Be Good" - Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.

* Song: "William Tell Overture" - Beauguard with the Muppet band
* Sketch: Veterinarians Hospital - "Hawaiian Pig"

* Sketch: Fozzie's Comedy Spot - Fozzie the Magician (Cutting a lady in half: Otto. But gets electrocuted)
* Song: "A Bird in a Gilded Cage" - Sylvester Stallone and a group of muppets.

* ClamshellsAsMouths: At the beginning of the episode, when Sylvester tells Scooter that he's feeling happy as a clam, a bunch of actual clams show up complaining about their problems in this fashion.
* EverybodyCries: The song "A Bird In A Gilded Cage" puts Sylvester, The Muppets, and the entire audience (including Statler and Waldorf) into tears.
* GroupieBrigade: Scooter lets a bunch of Sylvester's groupies backstage, much to Kermit's consternation.

* Song: ''Hawaiian War Chant'' - The Hawaiian Pigs and other muppets (and an Aku Stone head)

* Song: ''Let's Call the Whole Thing Off'' - Sylvester Stallone and a Cowardly Lion in the Roman Coliseum.

* Song: ''Lady Be Good'' - Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.

* Song: ''William Tell Overture'' - Beauguard with the Muppet band

* Song: ''A Bird in a Gilded Cage'' - Sylvester Stallone and a group of muppets.

* EverybodyCries: The song ''A Bird In A Gilded Cage'' puts Sylvester, The Muppets, and the entire audience (including Statler and Waldorf) into tears.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** ''Lady Be Good'' was shown in Europe only. It did not air in North America until 1992 when [[Creator/DisneyChannel The Disney Channel]] reran it.

* WilliamTelling: Beauregard, after explaining to Sam that he's playing in the William Tell Overture, stands against the stage's proscenium. At the end of the piece, the double bass player uses the strings of his instrument as an archer's bow to shoot the bass's bow across the stage. The bow then pierces an apple on Beauregard's head

"''Statler:''' What's that got to do with this show?

* WilliamTelling: Beauregard, after explaining to Sam that he's playing in the William Tell Overture, stands against the stage's proscenium. At the end of the piece, the double bass player uses the strings of his instrument as an archer's bow to shoot the bass's bow across the stage. The bow then pierces an apple on Beauregard's head.

* EverybodyCries: The song ''A Bird In A Gilded Cage'' puts Sylvester, The Muppets, and the entire audience (Including Statler and Waldorf) into tears.

** A clip of the episode was featured in the opening montage of ''Film/RockyIII'', with Jim Henson dubbing his line to refer to the guest as Rocky.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Stallone's fangirls are outright called "groupies" several times, typically a term for women who hang around a big star trying to sleep with them.

* ReCut: ''Lady Be Good'' was shown in Europe only. It did not air in North America until 1992 when [[Creator/DisneyChannel The Disney Channel]] reran it.