The first half of the ninteenth episode of the first season of Muppet Babies (2018).
When Rowlf visits the playroom, Fozzie worries that Rowlf has replaced him as Kermit's best friend, so he tries to outdo Rowlf in everything he does.
This episode provides examples of:
- The Ace: Rowlf is shown to be good at many different things, including playing the piano, juggling, and he even managed to beat Fozzie in a game of Tri-soccer Flying Baseball.
- Adaptational Late Appearance: In the original 1984 series, Rowlf was an established member of the main cast from the very start. In this continuity, he doesn't show up until this episode.
- An Aesop: You can have more than one best friend.
- Cartoon Juggling: Rowlf does the Shower variant with some bones after Gonzo teaches him how to juggle. When Fozzie tries to copy Rowlf, he does this with some rubber chickens.
- Misspelling Out Loud: This exchange when Piggy, Gonzo, and Animal all cheer for Fozzie during a game of Tri-soccer Flying Baseball:Gonzo: Give me an F!
Piggy and Animal: F!
Gonzo: Give me an O!
Piggy and Animal: O!
Gonzo: Give me a Q, J, 7!
Piggy and Animal: 7?
Gonzo: Yeah, (chuckles) I can't spell. - New Friend Envy: When Rowlf visits the playroom and impresses the babies with his piano playing, Fozzie worries that he's replaced him as Kermit's best friend. To try to win Kermit back, Fozzie challenges Rowlf to a game of Tri-Soccer Flying Baseball, a game he and Kermit invented, but Rowlf ends up winning. Fozzie then tries acting like Rowlf, but he, unfortunately, can't play the piano very well. When Fozzie tells Kermit that he feels like Rowlf has replaced him as his best friend, Rowlf tells Fozzie that Kermit told him he's still his best friend. Kermit also reveals to Fozzie that you can have more than one best friend.
- Odd Friendship: Rowlf's song, "Frogs and Dogs" is about how characters of two different species can be friends with each other no matter how unlikely it may seem.
- Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion: This exchange when Piggy, Gonzo, and Animal all cheer for Rowlf during a game of Tri-soccer Flying Baseball:Piggy, Gonzo, and Animal: Rowlf, Rowlf, he's our dog! If he can't do it, Fozzie can!
Gonzo: We really need to work on our rhyming game. - Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Fozzie tries to prove that he can be just like Rowlf by playing the piano. Because Fozzie had no prior experience in playing the piano, he only ends up playing sour notes.
- Wearing It All Wrong: After losing to Rowlf in a game of Tri-soccer Flying Baseball, Fozzie tries to imitate Rowlf, even going as far as wearing the latter's clothes. Gonzo then asks Fozzie why he's acting so strange, then says that he's an expert on strange, as he wears his underwear on his head. When Gonzo puts a pair of boxer shorts on his head, Rowlf says it sounds like fun. Kermit manages to talk Rowlf out of doing it by asking him to play another song on the piano.
