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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Glenda. Her looniness seems to actually warp reality itself, turning the theatre into a pirate ship... somehow.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Glenda. Her looniness seems to actually [[RealityWarper warp reality itself, itself]], turning the theatre into a pirate ship... somehow.
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-->'''Fozzie:''' How do you know when you're sick?

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-->'''Fozzie:''' --->'''Fozzie:''' How do you know when you're sick?

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* GreenAroundTheGills: Scooter suffers from a bad case of seasickness, resulting in this trope.

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* GreenAroundTheGills: GreenAroundTheGills:
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Scooter suffers from a bad case of seasickness, resulting in this trope.trope.
** Parodied when Fozzie says Kermit is looking green, to which Kermit reminds him he's ''always'' green.
-->'''Fozzie:''' How do you know when you're sick?


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* HumanCannonball: During the "Battle at Sea" medley, Glenda's crew runs out of cannonballs, so the Flying Zuccini Brothers volunteer.
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* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplussed and orders her Muppet minions to tie Piggy up.

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* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplussed and just orders her Muppet minions to tie Piggy up.
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* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplusse and orders her Muppet minions to tie Piggy up.

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* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplusse nonplussed and orders her Muppet minions to tie Piggy up.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Glenda Jackson. Her looniness seems to actually warp reality itself, turning the theatre into a pirate ship... somehow.
* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplussed, and orders her muppet minions to tie Piggy up.
* EtTuBrute: Upon finding out that Sweetums joined Glenda Jackson's motley crew in taking over the show, Kermit exclaims, "Et tu, Sweetums?", to which Glenda Jackson replies, "Actually, I think he ate three. You'd better check the chickens."

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Glenda Jackson.Glenda. Her looniness seems to actually warp reality itself, turning the theatre into a pirate ship... somehow.
* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplussed, nonplusse and orders her muppet Muppet minions to tie Piggy up.
* EtTuBrute: Upon finding out that Sweetums joined Glenda Jackson's Glenda's motley crew in taking over the show, Kermit exclaims, "Et tu, Sweetums?", to which Glenda Jackson replies, "Actually, I think he ate three. You'd better check the chickens."



* LargeHam: Glenda Jackson may or may not be a pirate, but she definitely talks like one. Yar!
%%* {{Pirate}}: Portrayed by Glenda. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)

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* LargeHam: Glenda Jackson may or may not be a pirate, but she definitely talks like one. Yar!
%%* * {{Pirate}}: Portrayed by Glenda. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)Kermit greets Glenda in her dressing room, where she introduces herself as Black Jackson, the Heartless Pirate Captain.
-->'''Glenda:''' Bilge-wash, I'm glad to see you run a tight little ship.\\
'''Kermit:''' Uh... uh, Glenda, do you have any connection with the sea?\\
''[Glenda laughs, then takes off her jacket to reveal a pirate outfit.]''\\
'''Glenda:''' Meet... Black Jackson, the Heartless Pirate Captain! Ah-ha!



%%* PirateParrot: Assisting Jackson. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)

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%%* * PirateParrot: Assisting Jackson. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)Glenda, the Heartless Pirate Captain, has a companion: Eric, the Heartless Pirate Parrot.

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%%* {{Pirate}}: Portrayed by Glenda. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
* APirate400YearsTooLate: Glenda reveals herself to be a pirate in the then-present day of 1980 and takes over the show, which has somehow turned into a ship.
%%* PirateParrot: Assisting Jackson. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)



-->''(The two geezers are in the crow's nest)''\\

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-->''(The -->''[The two geezers are in the crow's nest)''\\nest.]''\\



''(A crow in pirate's garb pops up)''\\

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''(A ''[A crow in pirate's garb pops up)''\\up.]''\\



''(Statler and Waldorf laugh, while the crow caws)''

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''(Statler ''[Statler and Waldorf laugh, while the crow caws)''caws.]''
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-->''(The two geezers are in the crow's nest)''\\
'''Waldorf:''' I wonder why they call this thing a "crow's nest"?\\
''(A crow in pirate's garb pops up)''\\
'''Crow:''' Get outta my nest, ya dummies!\\
''(Statler and Waldorf laugh, while the crow caws)''
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* IfIWereARichMan: At one point during the "Working at the Car Wash Blues" number, Gonzo has a brief fantasy about being an executive instead of a carwasher, imagining himself spinning around in a swivel chair, asking his chicken secretary to take a letter, and then taking the afternoon to make out with said secretary.

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* IfIWereARichMan: At one point during the "Working at the Car Wash Blues" number, Gonzo has a brief fantasy about being an executive instead of a carwasher, imagining himself spinning around in a swivel chair, asking his chicken secretary to take a letter, and then taking the afternoon off to make out with said secretary.

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Clean-up; Latex Perfection specifically refers to only a mask covering the head, not the full body; added trope; You Are Fat is when a character insults another in universe by calling them fat


Tonight's special guest is Creator/GlendaJackson. Unfortunately for Kermit, Glenda is convinced she's a pirate, and nothing he can say will convince her otherwise, and she's prepared to take over the show.

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Tonight's special guest is Creator/GlendaJackson. Unfortunately for Kermit, Glenda is convinced that she's a pirate, and nothing he can say will convince her otherwise, and she's prepared to take over the show.



* "The Walloping Window Blind", sung by Glenda and The Pirates.
* UK Spot: "Carolina in the Morning" sung by Eric the Parrot while being chased by The Swedish Chef

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* "The Walloping Window Blind", sung by Glenda and The the Pirates.
* UK Spot: "Carolina in the Morning" Morning", sung by Eric the Parrot while being chased by The Swedish ChefChef.



* "Battle At Sea" medley: Glenda and the Pirates sing "Sailing, Sailing" but are interrupted by Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the Chickens.

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* "Battle At Sea" medley: Glenda and the Pirates sing "Sailing, Sailing" Sailing", but are interrupted by Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo Gonzo, and the Chickens.



* EtTuBrute: Upon finding out that Sweetums joined Glenda Jackson's motley crew in taking over the show, Kermit exclaimed, "Et tu, Sweetums?" to which Glenda Jackson replied, "Actually, I think he ate three. You'd better check the chickens."
* FullBodyDisguise / LatexPerfection: Glenda's penguin friend is actually a parrot in a full bodied penguin costume.

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* EtTuBrute: Upon finding out that Sweetums joined Glenda Jackson's motley crew in taking over the show, Kermit exclaimed, exclaims, "Et tu, Sweetums?" Sweetums?", to which Glenda Jackson replied, replies, "Actually, I think he ate three. You'd better check the chickens."
* FullBodyDisguise / LatexPerfection: FullBodyDisguise: Glenda's penguin friend is actually a parrot in a full bodied full-bodied penguin costume.



* HostileShowTakeover: Glenda tries, but the Muppets give as good as they get, and fight her off.

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* HostileShowTakeover: Glenda tries, is convinced that she's a feared pirate captain and tries to take over the theatre, but the Muppets give as good as they get, and fight her off.off.
* IfIWereARichMan: At one point during the "Working at the Car Wash Blues" number, Gonzo has a brief fantasy about being an executive instead of a carwasher, imagining himself spinning around in a swivel chair, asking his chicken secretary to take a letter, and then taking the afternoon to make out with said secretary.



* SanitySlippage: Poor, poor Kermit.
-->'''Kermit:''' Uh, ladies and gentlemen, they say the show must go on, but they never say why! Well, right now, the show must ''not'' go on! Because I quit! I give up! Our guest star's a pirate, the theater's sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''

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* SanitySlippage: Poor, poor Kermit.
Kermit is driven to distraction by Glenda's pirate antics, and right before the final number, he snaps and tries to end the show early.
-->'''Kermit:''' Uh, ladies and gentlemen, they say the show must go on, but they never say why! Well, right now, the show must ''not'' go on! Because I quit! I give up! Our guest star's a pirate, the theater's sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''mind''!
:: : Unfortunately for him, though, Glenda refuses to stop before the show's big musical finale, despite his protests.



* YouAreFat: Another joke about Piggy's weight. She accidentally causes the entire theatre to rock and roll just by obliviously walking back and forth, sending everyone flying until Kermit gets her to stand still.

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!!Songs and Sketches

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!!Songs and Sketches
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* YouAreFat: Another joke about Piggy's weight. She accidentally causes the entire theatre to rock and roll just by obliviously walking back and forth, sending everyone flying until Kermit gets her to stand still.

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* YouAreFat: Another joke about Piggy's weight. She accidentally causes the entire theatre to rock and roll just by obliviously walking back and forth, sending everyone flying until Kermit gets her to stand still.still.

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-->'''Kermit:''' Uh, ladies and gentlemen, they say the show must go on, but they never say why! Well, right now, the show must ''not'' go on! Because I quit! I give up! Our guest star's a pirate, the theater's sailing out to sea and I'm ''losing my mind!''

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-->'''Kermit:''' Uh, ladies and gentlemen, they say the show must go on, but they never say why! Well, right now, the show must ''not'' go on! Because I quit! I give up! Our guest star's a pirate, the theater's sailing out to sea sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''
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-->'''Kermit:''' They say "the show must go on", but I've never understood why. Ladies and gentlemen, the show must ''not'' go on. Our guest star is a pirate, the theatre is sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''

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-->'''Kermit:''' They say "the show must go on", but I've never understood why. Ladies Uh, ladies and gentlemen, they say the show must go on, but they never say why! Well, right now, the show must ''not'' go on. on! Because I quit! I give up! Our guest star is star's a pirate, the theatre is theater's sailing out to sea, sea and I'm ''losing my mind!''
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* WingdingEyes: Scooter gets spiral eyes after getting seasick.
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* EtTuBrute: Upon finding out that Sweetums joined Glenda Jackson's motley crew in taking over the show, Kermit exclaimed, "Et tu, Sweetums?" to which Glenda Jackson replied, "Actually, I think he ate three. You'd better check the chickens."
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* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, it looks like Glenda's calmed down stopped pretending to be a pirate. The minute she's freed from the ropes, she's right back to being all piratical.

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* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, it looks like Glenda's calmed down and stopped pretending to be a pirate. The minute she's freed from the ropes, she's right back to being all piratical.



-->'''Kermit:''' They say "the show must go on", but I've never understood why. Ladies and gentlemen, the show must ''not'' go on. Our guest star is a pirate, the threatre is sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''

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-->'''Kermit:''' They say "the show must go on", but I've never understood why. Ladies and gentlemen, the show must ''not'' go on. Our guest star is a pirate, the threatre theatre is sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''
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* GreenAroundTheGills: Scooter suffers from a bad case of seasickness, resulting in this trope.
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* At the Dance

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* At the DanceDance: Pirates dance as the ship tilts from side to side.

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* FullBodyDisguise / LatexPerfection: Glenda's penguin friend is actually a parrot in a full bodied penguin costume.



* LatexPerfection: Glenda's penguin friend is actually a parrot in a full bodied penguin costume.
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!!Songs and Sketches

* "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues", sung by Gonzo and the Chickens.
* "Tie-Aye-Aye the Man Down", sung by the Pirates.
* Fozzie's Comedy Act: Glenda only gives Fozzie one joke.
* "The Walloping Window Blind", sung by Glenda and The Pirates.
* UK Spot: "Carolina in the Morning" sung by Eric the Parrot while being chased by The Swedish Chef
* At the Dance
* Muppet Sports: Louis Kazagger presents a new sport -- yardarm hanging.
* "Battle At Sea" medley: Glenda and the Pirates sing "Sailing, Sailing" but are interrupted by Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the Chickens.
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Tonight's special guest is Creator/GlendaJackson. Unfortunately for Kermit, Glenda is convinced she's a pirate, and nothing he can say will convince her otherwise, and she's prepared to take over the show.

!!This episode provides examples of:
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Glenda Jackson. Her looniness seems to actually warp reality itself, turning the theatre into a pirate ship... somehow.
* DistressedDamsel: Miss Piggy tries to get Glenda for upsetting her Kermie. Captain Jackson is nonplussed, and orders her muppet minions to tie Piggy up.
* HereWeGoAgain: At the end of the episode, it looks like Glenda's calmed down stopped pretending to be a pirate. The minute she's freed from the ropes, she's right back to being all piratical.
* HostileShowTakeover: Glenda tries, but the Muppets give as good as they get, and fight her off.
* LargeHam: Glenda Jackson may or may not be a pirate, but she definitely talks like one. Yar!
* LatexPerfection: Glenda's penguin friend is actually a parrot in a full bodied penguin costume.
* SanitySlippage: Poor, poor Kermit.
-->'''Kermit:''' They say "the show must go on", but I've never understood why. Ladies and gentlemen, the show must ''not'' go on. Our guest star is a pirate, the threatre is sailing out to sea, and I'm ''losing my mind!''
* YouAreFat: Another joke about Piggy's weight. She accidentally causes the entire theatre to rock and roll just by obliviously walking back and forth, sending everyone flying until Kermit gets her to stand still.

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