History Recap / TheMuppetShowS5E24

'''Statler:''' The wife and kids!\\
''[They chuckle.]''

''(They chuckle.)''

'''Kermit:''' Uh, I'm sorry about that. Uh-uh, ladies and gentlemen, uh... uh, the Vikings, those gentle, quaint, fun-loving old charmers.

Join 007 James Bond's Creator/RogerMoore as tonight's special guest star on Series/TheMuppetShow.

!!Sements and songs:
* Song: ''In the Navy'' - The Viking Pigs

* Song: ''On a Show Boat to China'' - Roger Moore and Miss Piggy (and Annie Sue Pig).
* Backstage with Roger Moore and Kermit.
* Song: ''You Light Up My Life'' - Lew Zealand and his singing fish.
* Backstage with Lew Zealand, Miss Piggy, and Kermit the Frog.
* Sketch: Veterinarian's Hospital - Viking Pig
* Song: ''How High the Moon'' - The Muppet Band (UK Spot)
* Sketch: Bear on Patrol - Salesman Case

* Sketch: Muppet Sports - Cross Country Pool
* Sketch: Muppet Newsflash - The International Spy

* Song: ''Talk to the Animals'' - Roger Moore and the group of Muppet animals

* This was the final episode to feature a Bear on Patrol and Muppet Sports sketch.

!!This episode provides the example of

* ReCut: ''How High the Moon'' was only shown in Europe only. It never aired in the USA until [[Creator/DisneyChannel The Disney Channel]] reran it in 1992.

* VerbalBackspace: Kermit does this during the intro to "In the Navy," when the Swedish Chef takes offense.

''[The Swedish Chef berates Kermit and [[FryingPanOfDoom hits him over the head with a frying pan]]]''\\

* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Roger Moore is so impossibly suave that even stepping in a pie can't crack his facade.

* ReCut: ''How High the Moon'' was only shown in Europe only. It never aired in the USA until [[Creator/DisneyChannel The Disney Channel]] reran it in 1992.

Tonight's special guest star is Creator/GeneKelly. Beaureguard complains that the world is coming to the end.

!!Segments and Songs:
* Song: ''Jambalaya'' sung by Seals and Penguins
* Backstage: Beaureguard the janitor looks at the fortune teller card that reads ''The World is Coming to the End''
* Sketch: Kermit and Gene doing the dance to the melody of ''Frere Jacques'' and ''The Worry Song''.
* Backstage: Beaureguard had to give the spongemop to Gene because he is worried about the world coming to the end.
* Sketch: Veterinarian's Hospital - Beaureguard is worried about the end of the world.
* Song: ''Fit as Fiddle'' - Two Muppet Poodles
* Backstage/Song: ''You Wonderful You'' - Gene Kelly sings to Miss Piggy until Gonzo told Miss Piggy that she has to get ready for ''Pigs in Space''
* Sketch: Pigs In Space - The End of the Universe (Part 1)
* Sketch: Muppet News Flash - Misplaced the papers
* Sketch: Pigs In Space - The End of the Universe (Part 2)
* Backstage: Kermit told the Jugband that they don't have for their number. But Gene Kelly does not want to do ''Singing In the Rain''.
* Song: ''Cool Water'' - The Jugband
* Backstage: Gene Kelly talks to Kermit about why he doesn't like doing ''Singing in the Rain'' anymore.
* Song: ''Classic Gene Kelly Medley: which leads to "Singing in the Rain"'' - Gene Kelly

!!This episode provides the example of:
* EndOfSeriesAwareness: What with Beaureguard thinking the world was ending and the end of the universe in the Pigs in Space sketch.
-->'''Beaureguard:''' You're trying to make me feel better, but I know -- the end is near!\\
'''Kermit:''' Actually, the end is now.
* TheReveal: The narrator is revealed to be a blue whatnot muppet.
* ReCut: ''Fit as a Fiddle'' was only shown in the UK.
* SeriesFinale: Zig-zagged. This was the final episode to be filmed, which is reflected in Beauregard's fears of the end of the world. But it wasn't the final episode aired. That honor belongs to Roger Moore.
* ShaggyDogStory: The surprise closing act was supposed to be Gene Kelly reenacting his famous dance sequence from ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', complete with an exact duplicate of the set. However, Gene no longer has interest in performing the number, since he's come to realize it's a ToughActToFollow, so the Muppets hastily invite Lubbock Lou and his Jug Huggers to perform "Cold Water" on the ''Singin' in the Rain'' set. After the number, Rowlf tries to get Gene to sing the song by playing a vamp, but each time he does so, Gene sings a different song. Eventually, the Muppets finally get him to sing the song they wanted, and Gene picks up his umbrella and heads on stage, ready to perform "Singin' in the Rain" in earnest. However, by the time he gets there, it had stopped raining on the ''Singin' in the Rain'' set, leaving Gene to awkwardly walk off into the distance.
* SignOfTheApocalypse: During the ''Vet's Hospital'' sketch:
-->'''Beauregard:''' The world is going to end, and there'll be a sign: something will happen here that's never happened before.\\
'''Nurse Janice:''' You mean like if Dr. Bob actually cured a patient?\\
'''Dr. Bob:''' ''(indignant)'' Or Nurse Janice kept her mouth shut? ''(chuckles)''\\
'''Nurse Piggy:''' Or if we got one honest laugh?\\
'''Dr. Bob:''' Well, if the world is waiting for ''that'', it's gonna be a rather long time.\\
'''Nurse Piggy:''' Eh.
* SignsOfTheEndTimes: Scooter uses his fortune telling cards to read Beauregard's future, and they say, "The seven of lumps is in the ascendency with the beginning of the drowning refrigerator," which Scooter misinterprets to mean the end of the world is coming. Throughout the episode, Beau believes in Scooter's prediction, but at the end of the episode, Gene Kelly corrects him, as it turns out his fortune was that his laundry will come back gray and dingy.
* TheUnreveal: In the "Pigs in Space" skit, the Swinetrek arrives at the End of The Universe and are about to receive the Meaning of Life. But just then the show is interrupted by a news flash about it. After the newscaster misplaces the papers that say the Meaning of Life, we return to the show, only to discover that the crew missed it as well. The narrator claims that he saw it, but instead of telling them he just taunts "I know something you don't know!"

Tonight's special guest star is Creator/GeneKelly. This is the big finally episode ever. Beaureguard complains that the world is coming to the end.

* SeriesFinale: The final episode of the series.

-->'''Beaureguard:''' But I know, the end is near!\\

* TheUnreveal: In the "Pigs in Space" skit, the Swinetrek arrives at the End of The Universe and are about to receive the Meaning of Life. But just then the show is interrupted by a news flash about it. After the newscaster misplaces the papers that say the Meaning of Life, we return to the show, only to discover that the crew missed it as well. The narrator claims that he saw it, but instead of telling them he just taunts "I know something you don't know!"
* ShaggyDogStory: The surprise closing act was supposed to be Gene Kelly reenacting his famous dance sequence from ''Film/SingingInTheRain'', complete with an exact duplicate of the set. However, Gene no longer has interest in performing the number, since he's come to realize it's a ToughActToFollow, so the Muppets hastily invite Lubbock Lou and his Jug Huggers to perform "Cold Water" on the ''Singing In the Rain'' set. After the number, Rowlf tries to get Gene to sing the song by playing a vamp, but each time he does so, Gene sings a different song. Eventually, the Muppets finally get him to sing the song they wanted, and Gene picks up his umbrella and heads on stage, ready to perform "Singing In the Rain" in earnest. However, by the time he gets there, it had stopped raining on the ''Singing in the Rain'' set, leaving Gene to awkwardly walk off into the distance.

-->'''Beaureguard:''' But I know, the end is near!
-->'''Kermit:''' Actually, the end is now.
* NarratorAllAlong: The narrator reveals to be a blue whatnot muppet.

* TheUnreveal: In the "Pigs in Space" skit, the Swinetrek arrives at the End of The Universe and are about to receive the Meaning of Life. But just then the show is interrupted by a news flash about it. After the newscaster misplaces the papers that say the Meaning of Life, we return to the show, only to discover that the crew missed it as well. The narrator claims that he saw it, but instead of telling them he just taunts "I know something you don't know!"

* SeriesFinale: The final episode of the series.