Plot Summary
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Kermit, Walter and the rest of the Muppet gang must keep everything prepared for their guest star, Arsenio Hall........but unfortunately..........everything seems to be disappearing around the Muppet Theater..........and they must find another way to get everything back to where they were before.
Cold Open
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Guest Star's Dressing Room: Scooter knocks on Arsenio Hall's dressing room door 17 times and tells him '16 2nds 'til curtain'..........and Arsenio tells him he'll be there just as soon as he's finished reading the news paper.
'The Muppet Show' Theme Song: Gonzo's trumpet imitates a game show buzzer.............
Songs and Sketch #s
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- Simple Simon (performed by Scooter, Rowlf, Walter, Fozzie, Gonzo and Rizzo)
- Do You Know the Mail Man? (performed by Robin, Walter, Rowlf and Pepe)
- Veteranarian's Hospital Sketch #-Scooter as the patient
- At the Dance Sketch #-same as always
- The Swedish Chef Sketch #-Blueberry banana cheese cake
- Pigs in Space Sketch #-Voice Changer 600
- Sam's Editorial Speech-Sam comments about how drugs and stealing can be terrible for your health system.
- Muppet Labs Sketch #-Automatic Disguise Machine
- Closing Musical #-Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be? (performed by Arsenio Hall, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Scooter, Dr. Teeth, Janice, Floyd, Zoot, Animal, Rowlf, Pepe, Rizzo, Robin, Mildred Huxtetter, Sam, Captain Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, the Swedish Chef, Bunsen, Beaker and Walter)
Muppet Character Voice Performers
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- Steve Whitmire as Kermit, Statler, Rizzo, Captain Link Hogthrob, the Muppet Newsman and Beaker (voices, taken over 3 characters from the late Jim Henson and 2 characters from the late Richard Hunt)
- Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Animal, Sam and Marvin Suggs (voices)
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf and Bunsen (voices, taken over 1 character from the late Jim Henson)
- Bill Barretta as Pepe, the Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth and Bobo (voices, taken over 3 characters from the late Jim Henson)
- Matt Vogel as Robin, Crazy Harry, Floyd, Camilla, Sweetums, Lew Zealand and Uncle Deadly (voices, taken over 1 character from the late Richard Hunt)
- David Rudman as Scooter, Janice and Wayne (voices, taken over from the late Richard Hunt)
- Kathryn Mullen as Wanda (voice, taken over from the late Erin Ozker
- Kevin Clash as Clifford (voice)
- Louise Gold as Mildred Huxtetter (voice)
- Peter Linz as Walter (voice)
Muppet Memorial Dedications
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Dedicated to the loving memories and magic of Jim Henson (1936-1990), Richard Hunt (1951-1992), Erin Ozker (1948-1993), Jerry Juhl (1938-2005) and Joe Raposo (1937-1989)..........we'll all be forever grateful.