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Recap / The Muppet Show S 2 E 20

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Petula Clark guest stars, while Kermit is continually bothered by a moose wandering around backstage.

Songs and Sketches

  • "Sea Chantey"
  • "The Boy From Ipanema"
  • Chicken Western Sketch
  • At the Dance
  • UK Spot: "Upidee"
  • "Too Shy to Say"
  • Veterinarian's Hospital: Hungry Operating Table
  • The Swedish Chef: Chocolate Moose
  • "Tomorrow"

This episode has examples of

  • The Cover Changes the Gender: Petula's first song is The Boy from Ipanema.
  • Literal-Minded: The Swedish Chef thinks chocolate mousse is made by coating a moose in chocolate. Kermit has to cut his sketch short and get the moose out of there.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Despite his name, Mickey Moose actually sounds like John Wayne for some reason. "You got True Grit, frog."
  • Pinball Projectile: The bad guy from the Chicken Western Sketch is dispatched when he attempts to shoot the sheriff and the latter holds up a frying pan to deflect the bullet. It bounces off various objects until it finally hits a lamp, which falls on the bad guy's head and knocks him out.
  • Shout-Out: The moose is named Mickey. And that's only the beginning...

Statler: Alright, frog, we watched the show!
Waldorf: Yeah, unlock the doors!

 
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Chocolate Moose

The Swedish Chef thinks making chocolate mousse involves using an actual moose.

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