Jim Nabors guest stars, while the theater gets a new gofer—Scooter, whose uncle owns the theater. (First chronological appearance of Scooter)
Songs and Sketches
- "Money," sung by Dr. Teeth.
- Talking Houses
- "Gone With The Wind," sung by Jim Nabors.
- Muppet Newsflash: UFO Sighting at a gas station.
- The Danceros dance to "Bye Bye Blues".
- Blackout: Jim tells Animal to "break a leg," which Animal unfortunately does.
- At The Dance
- UK Spot: Baskervilles and Rowlf sing "Dog Eat Dog."
- Talk Spot: Kermit, Jim, and Piggy discuss astrology and their signs.
- "Indian Love Call," sung by Wayne and Wanda.
- Fozzie's Comedy Act: Fozzie resorts to telling his best joke...or is it?
- Jim plays a security guard at a bakery.
- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," sung by Jim.
This episode has examples of
- Accent Depundent: Invoked Trope. The security guard sketch centers entirely around Rowlf mishearing Nabor's commands to surrender for trespassing as a request to produce some animal (which he invariably does) because of Nabor's thick southern accent.
- Comedic Underwear Exposure: During "Gone With the Wind," a windstorm is brewing and getting stronger. Not only are Jim's partner and the scenery blown away, but his pants fall down, revealing that Jim wears polka-dot boxers.
- Comically Missing the Point: When Scooter arrives and announces that he's the troupe's new gofer, Kermit, used to being surrounded by frogs and pigs and chickens, initially thinks he's claiming to be a gopher.
- Currency Cuisine: At the end of the song "Money", Dr. Teeth pulls a lever on his keyboard, causing it to spew dollar bills, which he begins to consume. He is later shown wiping his mouth as he heads backstage.
- Determinator: Jim continues to sing "Gone With the Wind," in spite of the increasing storm blowing away his partner and the scenery.
- Feghoot: Two dog Muppets, Rowlf and Baskerville, sing a song telling a melancholy tale that turns out to be building up to a pun on the phrase "dog eat dog".
- Flying Saucer: In the Newsflash segment, a gas-station attendant, played by Jim, reports on one of these having landed at the station.Jim: They didn't want no gas. They just wanted to use the restroom. Can't say as I blame 'em. Said they'd traveled eighty-three million miles without a stop.
- Goofy Print Underwear: Jim is wearing polka-dot boxers when his pants fall down from the fierce wind during the "Gone With the Wind" number.
- Hairstyle Malfunction: The wind in "Gone With the Wind" blows away Jim's partner's wig, leaving her bald.
- Lame Pun Reaction: Statler makes a joke about Jim being a good neighbor that gets a disgruntled reaction from Waldorf.
- Money Song: The first number, done by Dr. Teeth, is "Money."
- Nepotism: How Scooter gets the job of go-fer.Kermit: Listen, kid, I'm sorry, but you're too young, you don't have any experience, and I don't have any money for it in the budget.
Scooter: Yeah, well, my uncle owns this theater.
Kermit: Uh... you start today, get me a cup of coffee, your salary is twenty a week. [into the intercom] Stand by for the next number!
Scooter: Could you make it twenty-five?
Kermit: ARE YOU KIDDING? I CAN'T AFFORD IT!
Scooter: Gee, my uncle will be really disappointed.
Kermit: How about thirty? - Side Bet: The stinger at the end of the episode reveals that Statler and Waldorf have a running bet about whether the Muppets will get all the way through the show without some disaster befalling them.
- Toilet Humor: When it's time for Fozzie's comedy act, Kermit introduces him as "the man who thinks that Elton John is a singing bathroom".
- Waldorf: Pay up. They made it through another one.
Statler: Double or nothing, next week's show?
Waldorf: You're on!
