Paula Abdul guest stars, and Dr. Honeydew builds a robot Abraham Lincoln that (Of course) goes out of control.
Songs and sketches
- The Refined Young Cannonballs
- An editorial message from Sam the Eagle
- Carl the Big Mean Porcupine-Eater
- Swift Wits
- The Classic Theater of Whales: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Red Herring
- "Opposites Attract"
- Muppet Labs: Robot Abraham Lincoln
- At the Bar
- Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine
- Great Moments in Elvis History - Elvis Caesar
- "Tonight You Belong To Me" sung by the Whipley Triplets
- "Lean On Me" sung by Paula and the Muppets
- Nine Inch Snails
This episode has examples of
- Aesop: Delivered by Sam at the end of "Lean On Me"; "Tonight, I believe we have learned an important lesson about heroism. Heroes cannot be built; they must be born. They cannot be made; they must be shaped, by adversity, like our fabulous guest star, Miss Paula Abdul, who took a disaster, and turned it into a rather nice closing number, don't you think?"
- Music Soothes the Savage Beast: Paula calms Robot Lincoln down with "Lean On Me".
- Running Gag: Nigel trying to cue the Nine Inch Snails, only to be told they aren't available. At the end, the Nine Inch Snails do perform.
- Turned On Their Masters: Robot Lincoln.
