Muppet show: Harry Belafonte

1979

Guest star Harry Belafonte is joined by the Muppets to perform "The Banana Boat Song". In the ongoing saga of "Pigs in Space," Doctor Strangepork demonstrates a new kind of ray gun, with disastrous results for the Swinetrek crew. Other highlights include: Belafonte in a drum duel with Animal; a Muppet sports event called "Blindfold Sprint"; and Fozzie Bear attempting to write a script for the show. At the conclusion, Belafonte explains how he writes songs and performs "Turn the World Around," an original composition based on a story from New Guinea.

Belafonte, Harry, 1927-; Henson, Jim; Juhl, Jerry; Casson, Philip; Oz, Frank; Nelson, Jerry, 1934-; Hunt, Richard, d. 1992; Goelz, Dave; Gold, Louise, 1956-; Payne, Bob, 1957-; Van Gilder, Amy; Wilcox, Caroly; Hendrickson, Calista; Kaestle, Mari; Rosenthal, Jan; Midener, Wendy; Sahlin, Donald G

Incorporated Television Company; Henson Associates; CBS Inc; Jim Henson Television

Television comedies; Television programs; Puppet television programs

American Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Piggy, Miss (Fictitious character); Muppets (Fictitious characters); Kermit the Frog (Fictitious character); Fozzie Bear (Fictitious character)

North America; United States of America

The Jim Henson video collection at the University of Maryland

Special Collections in Performing Arts

English

Access restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.

027 minutes; color

Creation/Production Credits
Muppet performers, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Bob Payne, Jim Henson ; Muppet designers, Don Sahlin, Amy Van Gilder, Caroly Wilcox, Calista Hendrickson, Mari Kaestle, Dave Goelz, Jan Rosenthal, Wendy Midener ; creative consultant, Frank Oz.

Catalog Key: umd:1035; Catalog Key: alephsys003283338; Catalog Key: HENSON 008; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/356