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* ShirtlessScene: Played entirely straight in a long scene featuring Rudolf Nureyev wearing nothing but a towel.
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* "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails..."

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* "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails..."
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Sam proves here that, for all his claims of being cultured, he has very little knowledge of high culture. He thinks Rudolf Nureyev is an opera singer instead of a ballet dancer, and even fails to recognize him in his street clothes and throws him out.

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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: KnowNothingKnowItAll:
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Sam proves here that, for all his claims of being cultured, he has very little knowledge of high culture. He thinks Rudolf Nureyev is an opera singer instead of a ballet dancer, and even fails to recognize him in his street clothes and throws him out.
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Rudolf Nureyev guest stars, and Sam the Eagle is elated to have someone to bring culture to the show. But, with The Muppets, that may be hard for anyone to do.

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Rudolf Nureyev guest stars, and Sam the Eagle is elated to have someone to bring culture to the show. But, But with The the Muppets, that may be hard for anyone to do.
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-->''(Waldorf is asleep)''\\

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-->''(Waldorf -->''[Waldorf is asleep)''\\asleep.]''\\



'''Waldorf:''' ''(snores)''\\
''(Statler shrugs, and falls asleep)''

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'''Waldorf:''' ''(snores)''\\
''(Statler
[''Waldorf snores.]''\\
''[Statler
shrugs, and then falls asleep)''asleep.]''
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* HornyVikings: Miss Piggy and Link Hogthrob dress as Vikings and sing a love duet from an opera by [[Music/RichardWagner Wagner]] (that is, it's announced as being from [[Music/GiuseppeVerdi Giuseppe]] [[Music/RichardWagner Wagner's]] ''[[Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville The Barber of]] Theatre/DieFledermaus'', but actually it's from [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Mozart's]] ''Theatre/DonGiovanni'').
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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Mayhem playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal couldn't handle the restraint.

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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Mayhem playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode episode, where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal couldn't handle the restraint.
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* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Played with. The pig ballerina Rudolf dances with is feminine, but ''huge''.

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* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Played with. The pig ballerina Rudolf dances with is feminine, feminine-looking, but ''huge''.
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* BalletEpisode: Rudolf dances "Swine Lake" with an oversized pig ballerina.


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* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Played with. The pig ballerina Rudolf dances with is feminine, but ''huge''.
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Rudolf Nureyev's first name is spelled with an "f."


Rudolph Nureyev guest stars, and Sam the Eagle is elated to have someone to bring culture to the show. But, with The Muppets, that may be hard for anyone to do.

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Rudolph Rudolf Nureyev guest stars, and Sam the Eagle is elated to have someone to bring culture to the show. But, with The Muppets, that may be hard for anyone to do.



* EatingTheEyeCandy: Piggy's reaction to seeing Rudolph in a ModestyTowel. "Holy maracas!"

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* EatingTheEyeCandy: Piggy's reaction to seeing Rudolph Rudolf in a ModestyTowel. "Holy maracas!"



* ImpactSilhouette: Rudolph leaves one trying to get away from Miss Piggy at the end of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Sam proves here that, for all his claims of being cultured, he has very little knowledge of high culture. He thinks Rudolph Nureyev is an opera singer instead of a ballet dancer, and even fails to recognize him in his street clothes and throws him out.

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* ImpactSilhouette: Rudolph Rudolf leaves one trying to get away from Miss Piggy at the end of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Sam proves here that, for all his claims of being cultured, he has very little knowledge of high culture. He thinks Rudolph Rudolf Nureyev is an opera singer instead of a ballet dancer, and even fails to recognize him in his street clothes and throws him out.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Rudolph tells Sam he doesn't mind the craziness, and even enjoys it.
* RecognitionFailure: When Rudolph enters the backstage in his street clothes, Sam mistakes him for a "punk kid" and tosses him out. He is thoroughly embarrassed when Kermit informs him that he just threw out the guest star.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: For his opening number, "Swine Lake", Rudolph dances with an oversized pig ballerina.
* WhatHaveIDone: Sam says this and {{Face Palm}}s when he realizes he just threw out Rudolph Nureyev.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Rudolph Rudolf tells Sam he doesn't mind the craziness, and even enjoys it.
* RecognitionFailure: When Rudolph Rudolf enters the backstage in his street clothes, Sam mistakes him for a "punk kid" and tosses him out. He is thoroughly embarrassed when Kermit informs him that he just threw out the guest star.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: For his opening number, "Swine Lake", Rudolph Rudolf dances with an oversized pig ballerina.
* WhatHaveIDone: Sam says this and {{Face Palm}}s when he realizes he just threw out Rudolph Rudolf Nureyev.
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* WhatHaveIDone: Sam says this and {{Face Palm}}s when he realizes he just threw out Rudolph Nureyev.

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* WhatHaveIDone: Sam says this and {{Face Palm}}s when he realizes he just threw out Rudolph Nureyev.Nureyev.
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-->''(Waldorf is asleep)''\\
'''Statler:''' Now, wasn't that a cultural show?\\
'''Waldorf:''' ''(snores)''\\
''(Statler shrugs, and falls asleep)''
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** Also, Kermit mistakenly refers to Piggy and Link's duet as from a opera by Wagner. It's actually from an opera by Mozart.
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* RecognitionFailure: When Rudolph enters the backstage in his street clothes, Sam mistakes him for a "punk kid" and tosses him out. He is thoroughly embarrassed when Kermit informs him that he just threw out the guest star.

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* RecognitionFailure: When Rudolph enters the backstage in his street clothes, Sam mistakes him for a "punk kid" and tosses him out. He is thoroughly embarrassed when Kermit informs him that he just threw out the guest star.star.
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: For his opening number, "Swine Lake", Rudolph dances with an oversized pig ballerina.
* WhatHaveIDone: Sam says this and {{Face Palm}}s when he realizes he just threw out Rudolph Nureyev.
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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Teeth playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal couldn't handle the restraint.

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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Teeth Mayhem playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal couldn't handle the restraint.
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* HistoricalLongevityJoke:
-->'''Statler:''' That really offended me! I'm a student of Shakespeare.\\
'''Waldorf:''' Ha! You were a student ''with'' Shakespeare.

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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Teeth playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal could't handle the restraint.

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* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Teeth playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal could't couldn't handle the restraint.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Rudolph tells Sam he doesn't mind the craziness, and even enjoys it.

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* ImpactSilhouette: Rudolph leaves one trying to get away from Miss Piggy at the end of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Sam proves here that, for all his claims of being cultured, he has very little knowledge of high culture. He thinks Rudolph Nureyev is an opera singer instead of a ballet dancer, and even fails to recognize him in his street clothes and throws him out.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Rudolph tells Sam he doesn't mind the craziness, and even enjoys it.it.
* RecognitionFailure: When Rudolph enters the backstage in his street clothes, Sam mistakes him for a "punk kid" and tosses him out. He is thoroughly embarrassed when Kermit informs him that he just threw out the guest star.
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* EatingtheEyeCandy: Piggy's reaction to seeing Rudolph in a ModestyTowel. "Holy maracas!"

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* EatingtheEyeCandy: EatingTheEyeCandy: Piggy's reaction to seeing Rudolph in a ModestyTowel. "Holy maracas!"
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Rudolph Nureyev guest stars, and Sam the Eagle is elated to have someone to bring culture to the show. But, with The Muppets, that may be hard for anyone to do.

!!Songs and Sketches

* "Minuet In G Major"
* "La Ci Darem La Mano"
* "Swine Lake"
* UK Spot: "Something's Missing"
* Veterinarian's Hospital: Hamlet.
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
* "Clair de Lune"
* "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails..."

!!This episode has examples of

* CallBack: Sam's worry about the Electric Teeth playing "Minuet in G Major" harkens back to the Zero Mostel episode where they played a rock version of "Polonaise in A Flat". To be fair, the band ''tries'' to do it properly this time, but Animal could't handle the restraint.
* EatingtheEyeCandy: Piggy's reaction to seeing Rudolph in a ModestyTowel. "Holy maracas!"
* HamToHamCombat: Piggy and Link spend their duet trying to upstage each other.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Rudolph tells Sam he doesn't mind the craziness, and even enjoys it.

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