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Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)

Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog • Waldorf • Rowlf • ...

The Muppet Show

Jim Henson credited as playing...

Kermit the Frog • Waldorf • Rowlf • Link Hogthrob • The Swedish Chef • Muppet Newsman • Dr. Teeth • The Newsman • Swedish Chef • Rowlf the Dog • Gloat • Jim • Zeke • Pig • Whatnot Dancers • Accordion Player • Beaver • Ernie • Jugband Member • Newsman • Prairie Dog • Australian • Baby • Beaker clones • Beautiful Day Monster • Black Rooster • Blue Frackle • Boppity • Boston Pops Conductor • Brown Bear • Bug • Bun-Bun Brother • Butch the Tiger • Cantaloupe • Clodhopper • Construction Worker • Dancers • Doglion • Droop • Eel • Fazoob • Flower-Eating Monster • Gills Brother • Gingerbread Man • Girl Dancer • Gypsy • Hillbilly Singer • King Rupert the Second • Lefty • Lenny the Lizard • Leo • Link Hoghrob • Link Hogthtrob • Mahna Mahna • Marvin • Mary Louise • Mean Mama • Miss Kitty • Miss Kitty's Dancing Partner • Muppaphones • Muppet Newspig • Nigel • Old Man Singer • One of the Students • Piano • Pigs • Pretty Monster • Rat • Robot Kermit • Rover Joe • Rowlf's Dancing Partner • Scientist • Shaky Sanchez • Silver Beak • Singer • Singing Fireman • Slim Wilson • Tennis Balls • The Muppaphones • The Muppet Newsman • Timmy Monster • Turkish Whatnot • Viking Pig • Villager • Villain • Wally Whoopie • Whatnot • Whatnot Dancer

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Quotes40

  • Waldorf: How do they do it?
  • Statler: How do we watch it?
  • Waldorf: *Why* do we watch it?
  • Statler: [Breaking the fourth wall] Why do *you* watch it?
  • Waldorf: These seats are awful.
  • Statler: Why? Can't you see anything?
  • Waldorf: That's the problem. I can see everything.
  • Waldorf: Just when you think this show is terrible something wonderful happens.
  • Statler: What?
  • Waldorf: It ends.
  • Statler: This show is awful.
  • Waldorf: Terrible.
  • Statler: Disgusting.
  • Waldorf: See you next week?
  • Statler: Of course.
  • Statler: I like that last number.
  • Waldorf: What did you like about it?
  • Statler: It was the *last* number!
  • Waldorf: Well, you gotta give them credit.
  • Statler: Why's that?
  • Waldorf: Well, they're gonna keep on doing it till they get it right.
  • [the Swedish Chef is cooking, Miss Piggy appears]
  • Miss Piggy: I'm looking for Foofoo! Foofoo my dog, you idiot!
  • Swedish Chef: [cooking hot dogs, misunderstands] The dog is in the pot!
  • Miss Piggy: WHAT? You cook Foo-foo?
  • [tries to karate chop the Chef, but he blocks her]
  • Robot Kermit: Hey, listen you, how about you and me getting together and makin' some ste-e-e-am heat. Huh, snuggle bunny?
  • Miss Piggy: Snuggle bunny? Why, uh...
  • Robot Kermit: Yeah. Look, let me take you away from all this. Aaah, a marriage made in heaven. A frog and a pig. We can have bouncing baby figs.
  • Miss Piggy: Methinks thou doth protest too much.
  • Kermit: What?
  • Miss Piggy: Shakespeare.
  • Kermit: Sounds more like Bacon. From a ham.
  • Miss Piggy: How would you like a pork chop? Hi-yah!
  • [karate chops Kermit]
  • Miss Piggy: You always hurt the one you love.
  • Kermit: Ladies and gentlemen, it's the Muppet Show!
  • Rita Moreno: Kermit I was wondering if we could just forget the cue cards and just ad lib it.
  • Kermit the Frog: Ad lib it? Yes I don't mind doing that but there are others who may take offense.
  • Rita Moreno: Like who?
  • Kermit the Frog: Like the guy who holds the cue cards.
  • Sweetums: Nice lady not want Sweetums to hold cue cards?
  • Rita Moreno: Uh no.
  • Sweetums: Nice lady want Sweetums to hold something else?
  • Rita Moreno: Sure you can hold anything you want.
  • Sweetums: Great! That best offer Sweetums have all week.
  • [Sweetums picks up Rita like a football and walks off with her while Kermit shrieks]
  • Kermit the Frog: That's the problem with guests on this show. They seem to get carried away.
  • Statler: Now why did you do that to poor Fozzie?
  • Waldorf: Do what? I really was on the Titanic.
  • Statler: I know. You still have the dress you wore so they'd let you in the life boat. Heh heh heh.
  • Waldorf: D'oh!
  • Statler: What have you got for an opening act this time? A Chinese gorilla dancing ballet?
  • Kermit: Cancel the opening number.
  • Chinese Gorilla: Dong day do dai dai do...
  • Statler: Ever heard of pig on bikes?
  • Waldorf: I've never heard of road hogs.
  • Miss Piggy: But I love him.
  • Rowlf: How could you love him? You're a nurse.
  • Miss Piggy: That may be true, but I am a woman first.
  • Rowlf: No, you're not. You're a pig first. Nurse second. I don't think woman made the top 10.
  • Kermit: Animal, you like the theme song, don't you?
  • Animal: [nods head emphatically] Yeah, yeah!
  • Floyd: No, no!
  • Animal: [shakes head emphatically] No, no.
  • Waldorf: Tell me, Statler. Do you have any naval experience?
  • Statler: Well, I once saved a rat from drowning.
  • Waldorf: Really, how?
  • Statler: I gave him mouth to mouse resuscitation!
  • Kermit: And now a man who needs no introduction, so what am I doing out here?
  • Miss Piggy: [as Nurse Piggy] It's too late, Doctor Bob. We've lost him.
  • Rowlf: [as Doctor Bob] Well, he couldn't have gone far. He was under the sheet just a second ago.
  • Fozzie: Kermit. Kermit. This time I have really got it. I have re-mastered the art of handling hecklers.
  • Kermit: Oh, you think so, huh?
  • Fozzie: Oh, I know so. I know so.
  • Kermit: OK, I tell you what - you tell a joke and I will heckle you.
  • Fozzie: Great.
  • Kermit: But, Fozzie - I expect a great comeback.
  • Fozzie: Right.
  • [clears throat]
  • Fozzie: Ahh, my cousin's so dumb he thinks Eggs Benedict's a mafia gangster.
  • Kermit: I've seen cheeseburgers funnier then that.
  • [Fozzie pounds Kermit with a rubber chicken]
  • Fozzie: What do you think, huh? Too subtle?

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