Muppet show: Rita Moreno
- Date
1976
- Summary
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Guest Rita Moreno begins the show with a dance routine set in a Parisian cafe with a life size Muppet as her partner. Other highlights: Rowlf the Dog, as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bob, attempts to operate on a reluctant Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef flips flapjacks; Marvin Suggs performs "Lady of Spain" on his Muppaphone; Kermit moderates a panel discussion about the dying art of conversation which degenerates into a heated argument between Moreno and Miss Piggy; Moreno sings "Fever" while Animal's wild drumming threatens to upstage her.
- Contributors
Moreno, Rita; Burns, Jack; Harris, Peter; Oz, Frank; Nelson, Jerry, 1934-; Hunt, Richard, d. 1992; Goelz, Dave; Ozker, Eren, 1948-1993; Lovelady, John; Wilcox, Caroly; Sahlin, Donald G; Krewson, Rollie; Fazakas, Faz; Jameson, Larry; Lynne, Gillian; Damerell, Stanley J Lady of Spain; Cooley, Eddie Fever; Henson, Jim
- Publisher
Jim Henson Television
- Genres
Television programs; Television comedies; Puppet television programs
- Subjects
American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Muppets (Fictitious characters); Kermit the Frog (Fictitious character); Fozzie Bear (Fictitious character); Piggy, Miss (Fictitious character)
- Locations
North America; United States of America
- Collection
The Jim Henson video collection at the University of Maryland
- Unit
Special Collections in Performing Arts
- Language
English
- Terms of Use
Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
027 minutes; color
- Notes
Creation/Production Credits
Muppet performers, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Eren Ozker, John Lovelady ; Muppet designers, Bonnie Erickson, Caroly Wilcox, Don Sahlin, Dave Goelz, Rollin Krewson, Faz Fazakas, Larry Jameson ; choreographer, Gillian Lynne.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: umd:1023; Catalog Key: alephsys003270272; Catalog Key: HENSON 002; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/350
Access Restrictions
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