Coolio guest stars, and Ernst Stavros Grouper buys KMUP. The fishy executive starts changing how the Muppets do things, such as changing Kermit the Frog into Vergil the Monkey, and hiring Don Rickles as a staff psychologist!
Songs and sketches
- The Two Homies of Verona
- "Enter the Chowder: Manhattan Style" Movie Trailer (featuring Jean-Dodd van Clamme)
- The Real World
- Chilli Manilli: Clifford and Coolio
- "Bein' Green" sung by Don Rickles
- "Muppet Dance Party" with Steve Urkel-o.
- "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" sung by Coolio and the Muppets
This episode has examples of
- Executive Meddling: Parodied by Grouper, who invokes a bunch of pointless and ultimately detrimental changes.
- Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job: After being fired by Grouper, Kermit ends up bartending, and finally being the monkey in Don Rickles' organ grinder act.
