Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Buddy Rich – did a drum solo in his dressing room where he played everything in sight, then, as he proceeded to the stage, he continued to use anything in his path as a drumhead, including a ladder, a telephone, a chandelier, Dr. Bunsen’s head, and Beaker’s helmet. He also gets a karate lesson from Miss Piggy, and has a drum battle with Animal.
Cloris Leachman - present as pigs take over the theater and assume the Muppets identities. She runs them off with a hog-calling contest.
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Buddy Rich – did a drum solo in his dressing room where he played everything in sight, then, as he proceeded to the stage, he continued to use anything in his path as a drumhead, including a ladder, a telephone, a chandelier, Dr. Bunsen’s head, and Beaker’s helmet. He also gets a karate lesson from Miss Piggy, and has a drum battle with Animal.
Cloris Leachman - present as pigs take over the theater and assume the Muppets identities. She runs them off with a hog-calling contest.
John Cleese - appeared in a Pigs In Space sketch as a pirate, with a muppet parrot on his shoulder. The parrot constantly nagged Cleese, until he asked, “Do you want to be an ex-parrot?” and promptly shot the bird with his flintlock gun.
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Buddy Rich – did a drum solo in his dressing room where he played everything in sight, then, as he proceeded to the stage, he continued to use anything in his path as a drumhead, including a ladder, a telephone, a chandelier, Dr. Bunsen’s head, and Beaker’s helmet. He also gets a karate lesson from Miss Piggy, and has a drum battle with Animal.
Cloris Leachman - present as pigs take over the theater and assume the Muppets identities. She runs them off with a hog-calling contest.
John Cleese - appeared in a Pigs In Space sketch as a pirate, with a muppet parrot on his shoulder. The parrot constantly nagged Cleese, until he asked, “Do you want to be an ex-parrot?” and promptly shot the bird with his flintlock gun.
Luke Skywalker/ Mark Hamill - Skywalker appears with C-3PO and R2D2 looking for Chewbacca, then leaves for a segment so his cousin Hamill can come in and do impressions.
Notable guest stars on The Muppet Show, and what they did
Rita Moreno (did a wrestle-dance with an adult-sized Muppet; got into a fight with Miss Piggy; sang “Fever” and hit Animal with a pair of cymbals)
Paul Williams (sang An Old Fashioned Love Song accompanied by a chorus of smaller sized Paul Williams Muppets)
Elton John (Sang “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Miss Piggy, after which Miss Piggy said, “Eat your heart out, Kiki,” referring to Kiki Dee, with whom Elton did the song originally.)
Ben Vereen (Sang “Mr. Cellophane” and “Pure Imagination”, and got blown up a couple times by Crazy Harry)
Raquel Welch (sang “I’m a Woman” with Miss Piggy) (“Double-you oh P-I-G”)
Buddy Rich – did a drum solo in his dressing room where he played everything in sight, then, as he proceeded to the stage, he continued to use anything in his path as a drumhead, including a ladder, a telephone, a chandelier, Dr. Bunsen’s head, and Beaker’s helmet. He also gets a karate lesson from Miss Piggy, and has a drum battle with Animal.
Cloris Leachman - present as pigs take over the theater and assume the Muppets identities. She runs them off with a hog-calling contest.
John Cleese - appeared in a Pigs In Space sketch as a pirate, with a muppet parrot on his shoulder. The parrot constantly nagged Cleese, until he asked, “Do you want to be an ex-parrot?” and promptly shot the bird with his flintlock gun.
Luke Skywalker/ Mark Hamill - Skywalker appears with C-3PO and R2D2 looking for Chewbacca, then leaves for a segment so his cousin Hamill can come in and do impressions.
Alice Cooper - Throughout the episode, Cooper attempts to get Muppets to sign over their souls to the devil.
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