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Recap / The Muppet Show S 4 E 22

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Andy Williams is the guest star, and jokes prove to be extra cheesy.

Songs and Sketches

  • "Green Door", sung by Fozzie Bear
  • "Theme From 'Love Story'", sung by Andy Williams
  • Muppet Newsflash: Cheese
  • Veterinarian's Hospital: Rabbit
  • "Jubilee Time", sung by Andy and a trio of Andy Muppets
  • Muppet Labs: Pet Converter
  • Kermit and Andy sing a medley consisting of "Two of a Kind", "How About You", "Give Me the Simple Life", and "I Love a Piano"

This episode has examples of

  • Given Name Reveal: The rat mugging for the camera seen in Christopher Reeve's episode is christened Rizzo.
  • Rage Breaking Point: Downplayed. Kermit gets so frustrated at Miss Piggy changing the opening number and telling people that they're engaged that he tries to karate-chop her. It doesn't take, and she shows him how it's done.
  • Sadistic Choice: When Miss Piggy tells Beaker and Beauregard to bring in the "Love Story" set instead of the "Moon River" set, Beauregard says that Kermit would fire them. Miss Piggy then asks if they'd rather by fired or dismembered. Beauregard thinks dismembered sounds fun, until Beaker whispers to him what it means, prompting Beauregard to tell Miss Piggy that they'd take fired.
  • Who's on First?: The "Veterinarian's Hospital" sketch is a long line of this.
  • You Wanna Get Sued?: When Nurse Piggy wonders what the rabbit patient's name is in the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch, Dr. Bob replies that "[h]e hasn't said, 'Eh, what's up, Doc?', so it isn't you-know-who." Though given that it leads into a Doctor Who reference, it may just have been to set up the joke rather than genuinely avoid copyright.

Statler: I'm gonna see my lawyer.
Waldorf: Why?
Statler: I wanna find out if you can sue a show for breach of taste!

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