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* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated. "Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves", in particular, has Fozzie and two other bears playing the forty (or rather three, due to budget constraints and a last-minute sick leave) thieves, not only believing that they're playing the three bears from "Literature/Goldilocks", but getting ''that'' story mixed up with "Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs", thinking that they're looking for a straw house. And after things get at least ''somewhat'' back on track, Goldilocks ''herself'' shows up out of nowhere.

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* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated. "Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves", in particular, has Fozzie and two other bears playing the forty (or rather three, due to budget constraints and a last-minute sick leave) thieves, not only believing that they're playing the three bears from "Literature/Goldilocks", "Literature/{{Goldilocks}}", but getting ''that'' story mixed up with "Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs", thinking that they're looking for a straw house. And after things get at least ''somewhat'' back on track, Goldilocks ''herself'' shows up out of nowhere.

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* UK Spot: "Girlfriend of the Whirling Devish", sung by Whirling Wanda and company.
* Wright Brothers: Sam plays a patent clerk who has deal with Wilbur And Orville Wright, played by Marty (His mother wanted twins). Plus the song, "The Laughing Policeman".

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* UK Spot: "Girlfriend of the Whirling Devish", Dervish", sung by Whirling Wanda and company.
* Wright Brothers: Sam plays a patent clerk who has deal with Wilbur And Orville Wright, played by Marty (His (his mother wanted twins). Plus the song, "The Laughing Policeman".



* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.
* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated.
* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Marty doesn't make for the most attractive Scheherazade. {{Lampshaded}}.

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* FishEyes: Marty's impact on are the Muppets.
subjects of multiple jokes throughout the episode. At the end, Kermit states that they've "never had anyone make such an impression on [their] entire cast", and the characters who appeared in the episode all show up with fish eyes of their own.
* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated. \n "Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves", in particular, has Fozzie and two other bears playing the forty (or rather three, due to budget constraints and a last-minute sick leave) thieves, not only believing that they're playing the three bears from "Literature/Goldilocks", but getting ''that'' story mixed up with "Literature/TheThreeLittlePigs", thinking that they're looking for a straw house. And after things get at least ''somewhat'' back on track, Goldilocks ''herself'' shows up out of nowhere.
* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Marty doesn't make for the most attractive Scheherazade.Scheherazade, even ''besides'' him struggling with and losing his long wig several times throughout the show. {{Lampshaded}}.


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* RoyalHarem: In the Aladdin skit, Gonzo-as-Aladdin uses his first wish to become a sultan with a harem of dancing girls. This being Gonzo, he specifies that the dancing girls have to be chickens.
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Famed comic Marty Feldman plays Scheherazade in the Muppets' rendition of ''1001 Literature/ArabianNights''.

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Famed comic Marty Feldman Creator/MartyFeldman plays Scheherazade in the Muppets' rendition of ''1001 Literature/ArabianNights''.

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* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.



* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.
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--> '''Waldorf:''' ''[To the ''Sesame Street'' gang]'' How should ''we'' know how to get to Sesame Street?\\

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--> '''Waldorf:''' ''[To ''[to the ''Sesame Street'' gang]'' How should ''we'' know how to get to Sesame Street?\\
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--> '''Waldorf:''' [To the ''Sesame Street'' gang] How should ''we'' know how to get to Sesame Street?\\

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--> '''Waldorf:''' [To ''[To the ''Sesame Street'' gang] gang]'' How should ''we'' know how to get to Sesame Street?\\
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'''Sweetums:''' Aw, you're lucky I got no ketchup!

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'''Sweetums:''' Aw, you're lucky I got no ketchup!ketchup!
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--> '''Waldorf:''' [To the ''Sesame Street'' gang] How should ''we'' know how to get to Sesame Street?\\
'''Statler:''' We don't even know how to get out of this stupid theater box!
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* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the Tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated.

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* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the Tales tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated.
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-->'''Marty:''' It's fantasy. You've got to [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief suspend your disbelief]].

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-->'''Marty:''' It's fantasy. You've got to [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief suspend your disbelief]].disbelief]].
* YouWontLikeHowITaste: Kermit says this in the story of Sinbad the Sailor, when an evil genie (Sweetums) wants to eat him and his crew of frogs.
-->'''Sweetums:''' Even with lots of ketchup?\\
'''Kermit:''' Even with lots of ketchup! Right, men?\\
'''Other frogs:''' Yeah! Yeah, terrible.\\
'''Kermit:''' Have I ever been accused of good taste, men?\\
'''Other frogs:''' No! No!\\
'''Sweetums:''' Aw, you're lucky I got no ketchup!
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* CrossOverPunchline: The gang from ''Series/SesameStreet'' show up when "Open Sesame" is declared.

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* CrossOverPunchline: The gang from ''Series/SesameStreet'' show shows up when "Open Sesame" is declared.uttered.
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* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.

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* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.Muppets.
* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: Marty doesn't make for the most attractive Scheherazade. {{Lampshaded}}.
-->'''Marty:''' It's fantasy. You've got to [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief suspend your disbelief]].
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Famed comic Marty Feldman plays Scheherazade in the Muppets' rendition of ''1001 Literature/ArabianNights''.

!!Songs and Sketches

* Sinbad the Sailor: Kermit plays Sinbad as he finds a treasure trove and goes "Surfing USA".
* Aladdin and His Lamp: Gonzo is Aladdin with Marty as the genie of the lamp.
* UK Spot: "Girlfriend of the Whirling Devish", sung by Whirling Wanda and company.
* Wright Brothers: Sam plays a patent clerk who has deal with Wilbur And Orville Wright, played by Marty (His mother wanted twins). Plus the song, "The Laughing Policeman".
* Ali Baba: A Muppet who resembles Marty plays Ali Baba as Fozzie mangles this version of the classic tale, leading into a chorus of "A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight".

!!This episode has examples of

* CrossOverPunchline: The gang from ''Series/SesameStreet'' show up when "Open Sesame" is declared.
* FracturedFairyTale: With the Muppets, the Tales aren't so much fractured as they are outright disintegrated.
* FishEyes: Marty's impact on the Muppets.

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