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Recap / The Muppets S 1 E 9 Going Going Gonzo

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Airdate: December 1st, 2015

Gonzo gets ready to perform his dream stunt after Joseph Gordon-Levitt guest stars on the show.

This episode contains examples of:

  • Beware the Nice Ones: Scooter freaks out when the Electric Mayhem attempt to pierce his ear.
  • Big "NO!": Sweetums does this after Piggy announces that he's on her "list".
  • Enforced Plug: Piggy lets Gonzo perform a stunt on her show as long as he uses it to plug her brand of bottled water. She even goes so far as to change his name to "The Great Gonzo Sponsored By Piggy Water", which he must now use even when answering the phone.
  • Non-Indicative Name: Piggy's "Piggy Water" contains 30 grams of fat, and is apparently more sauce than water. Kermit advises Gonzo not to get him associated with it, since the FDA is investigating.
  • Product Placement: Parodied. Piggy spends much of the episode attempting to advertise her "Piggy Water" on the show, to a point where she's willing to let Gonzo attempt a cannon stunt for the sake of plugging it.
  • Rockers Smash Guitars: The Stinger sees Animal and Dave Grohl having a drum-off in the "Up Late" studio that ends with both of them knocking over their drum kits.
  • Take That!:
    • Apparently not even Joseph Gordon-Levitt understood the plot of Looper.
    • Piggy's water brand (which is full of fat) appears to be a shot at Coca-Cola's Vitamin Water (which has as much sugar as soda).
  • What's a Henway?: Subverted after Scooter rejects Pepe and Rizzo's invitation to play poker...
    Rizzo: Oh, we need another schnook to fleece.
    Pepe: What's a "schnooktafleece"?
    Rizzo: Patsy to swindle.
    Pepe: "Patsytoswindle"?
    Rizzo: Guy to rob.
    Pepe: "Guytorob"— Does anyone speak English around here?


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