Miss Piggy: How long does it take to mail a stinking letter?::Kermit the Frog: Piggy, you have to be patient.::Miss Piggy: Well, I'm going to talk to the mayor.::Michael Bloomberg: Yes, Miss Piggy?::Miss Piggy: Oh, Mayor Bloomberg! Take me to the front of this line.::Michael Bloomberg: Sorry, Miss Piggy, but that would be rude, and one thing New York is known for is niceness.::Miss Piggy: What has he done to this city?
Claire's Mom: Look what I found.::The Great Gonzo: What's that?::Claire's Mom: It's an inflatable Santa. Can someone help me blow it up?::Crazy Harry: Did someone say "blow it up"? [Detonates explosives]::Claire's Mom: That's why you have to choose your words carefully around here.
Kermit the Frog: This post office is going postal!
Waldorf: [as the Muppets are dropped off by the postman] Look at what the post office sent.::Statler: Yeah. Return to sender!
Mobster: Hey, it's that looney shrimp that called us earlier.::Pepe the Prawn: They call me the Prawn.::Mobster: Hey! Are you correcting my friend over here? Because if you are, I'm gonna dip you in cocktail sauce and bite your tasty little head off!::Pepe the Prawn: Shrimp is fine.
Miss Piggy: Kermit, if you really want to go to the North Pole, then go ahead.::Kermit the Frog: Oh, thank you, Piggy.::Miss Piggy: And do me a favor. When you get there... stay there!
Pepe the Prawn: We'd love to help you take those letters to Santa.::Rizzo the Rat: But our flying unicorns are at the shop.
Joy: Welcome to North Pole Airlines. We have more flights to the North Pole than any other airline: one.
Fozzie Bear: Hey, guys, here's a joke for ya. Who delivers presents to baby sharks? Santa Jaws! [Alarm goes off]::Bobo the Bear: All right, step aside. Did you know that telling jokes at an airport terminal is a federal offense? Especially jokes that are that bad.::Fozzie Bear: Well, if you didn't like that one, I've got a hundred more. [takes out index cards]::Bobo the Bear: He's got cards! [Tackles Fozzie]
Statler: This is my favorite Christmas tradition.::Waldorf: Carolers?::Statler: No, heckling them! [both laugh] Hey, how about you do Silent Night?::Waldorf: Not sing it, just stay silent all night!
Plot
Dorothy Gale lives with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry in a trailer park in Kansas. Dorothy has dreams of becoming a famous singer, but when a tornado hits Kansas and Dorothy rushes to save Toto, her prawn (she couldn't afford a dog), she is whisked away to Oz where she meets the four witches (all played by Miss Piggy) and the Munchkins of Oz (the rats). On her way to see the Wizard, she meets the Scarecrow (Kermit), the Tin Thing (Gonzo), and the Cowardly Lion (Fozzie) who all wish to have something given by the wizard. On their way to Emerald City, they are captured by the Wicked Witch of the West (of course, Miss Piggy) and her flying monkeys (other muppets). When they finally make it back to Emerald City, the Wizard is really a man from Hollywood. But he "grants" their wishes, but what they wanted they already had inside (there's a lesson there). When Dorothy finally is back in Kansas, she becomes what she had wanted, a famous singer and on the Muppets Star Search show.
Keywords: based-on-novel, goofy-holler, lion, puppet, scarecrow, the-muppets, why-are-we-whispering, witch
Hit the Bricks this May!
Everyone's Favorite Story Becomes One Twisted Tale.
Dorothy: You're all big! And you're talking...::Toto: Si... but more importantly, I'm naked, okay!
Dorothy: [referring to the Tin Thing] You think he's stuck?::Scarecrow: Do you think he needs our help?::Toto: You think he can check my e-mails?
Tin Thing: Welcome to the Total Intelligence Network, T.I.N. for short.
Kermit the Frog as "Scarecrow": [Angry; referring to the crow pecking at him] That's the last straw!::Crow: No, I see one right here!
Dorothy: [to the Muppet Munchkins] I know a rat when I see one.
[as the Wicked Witch of the West]::Miss Piggy: Hahahaha! I'm not melting! Ah nuts! [begins to melt]
Miss Piggy (as Tattypoo): [looking at the silver slippers] And look how sparkly they are!::Dorothy: [in sing-song tone] Uh-uh!::[Piggy and the Munchkinlanders feign laughter]::Miss Piggy (as Tattypoo): Listen, high pockets, here's how things work in enchanted lands. Shoes have magical powers. If you have the shoes, you get the powers. But if you're going to question every little detail, the whole thing's gonna fall apart and we might as well call it a day, okay?::[Piggy turns away from her]::Miss Piggy (as Tattypoo): They're Manolos...!::The Munchkinlanders: [taunting her] Manolos!::Dorothy: Manolos! Why didn't you say so?::[grabs shoes from Tattypoo]
Kermit the Frog as "Scarecrow": [to Wizard of Oz] Hello there, Mr. Oz. By any chance are you related to Frank Oz?
Waldorf: There's only two things I don't like about lion's jokes.::Statler: What's that?::Waldorf: My ears.
Pepe the Prawn: I'm so darn sexy it hurts!
Plot
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.
Keywords: angel, apostrophe-in-title, christmas, despair, holiday-in-title, movie-in-title, punctuation-in-title, puppet, the-muppets, theater
More holiday fun than humanly possible!
[In a parody of 'Moulin Rouge.']::Robin: I'm the Green Fairy.::Kermit: But what are you doing in my drink?::Fozzie: The backstroke.
Daniel: I know that Bitterman changed the contract.::Kermit: Wha- how do you know THAT? Oh, wait a second, you don't run one of those Muppet Internet fan sites, do ya?
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: Muppet movies are always the best.::Kermit: You mean that?::Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Rachel Bitterman: You are very fit for a plus sized pig.::Miss Piggy: And you will not look good with a plus sized lip.
Sam the Eagle: It seems the words on my mug are right: "It is hard to soar with Eagles when you work with Turkeys."
Kermit: [whispers] Psst, come close. [Daniel leans foreward and Kermit shouts] I wish I had never been born!
Kermit: I wish I've never been born!
Kermit: We're going to get you that money.::Rachel Bitterman: Yeah, when pigs fly. [Miss Piggy suddeny comes flying by, dangling from the "five golden rings"] For the record, I consider that flying pig to be a coincidence and not a sign from God!
Kermit: [watching Rizzo the Rat on "Fear Factor"] How can NBC live with themselves?
Pepe the Prawn: I got good news! I got the fire permit, the health permit, the permit to open a topless nightclub, all the contracts...::The Great Gonzo: Wait a minute. The permit to open a topless nightclub?::Pepe the Prawn: Better safe than sorry, okay?::The Great Gonzo: Good point.
Plot
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.
Keywords: angel, apostrophe-in-title, christmas, despair, holiday-in-title, movie-in-title, punctuation-in-title, puppet, the-muppets, theater
More holiday fun than humanly possible!
[In a parody of 'Moulin Rouge.']::Robin: I'm the Green Fairy.::Kermit: But what are you doing in my drink?::Fozzie: The backstroke.
Daniel: I know that Bitterman changed the contract.::Kermit: Wha- how do you know THAT? Oh, wait a second, you don't run one of those Muppet Internet fan sites, do ya?
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: Muppet movies are always the best.::Kermit: You mean that?::Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: FOR ME TO POOP ON!
Rachel Bitterman: You are very fit for a plus sized pig.::Miss Piggy: And you will not look good with a plus sized lip.
Sam the Eagle: It seems the words on my mug are right: "It is hard to soar with Eagles when you work with Turkeys."
Kermit: [whispers] Psst, come close. [Daniel leans foreward and Kermit shouts] I wish I had never been born!
Kermit: I wish I've never been born!
Kermit: We're going to get you that money.::Rachel Bitterman: Yeah, when pigs fly. [Miss Piggy suddeny comes flying by, dangling from the "five golden rings"] For the record, I consider that flying pig to be a coincidence and not a sign from God!
Kermit: [watching Rizzo the Rat on "Fear Factor"] How can NBC live with themselves?
Pepe the Prawn: I got good news! I got the fire permit, the health permit, the permit to open a topless nightclub, all the contracts...::The Great Gonzo: Wait a minute. The permit to open a topless nightclub?::Pepe the Prawn: Better safe than sorry, okay?::The Great Gonzo: Good point.
Sam the Eagle is a character from the syndicated television show The Muppet Show, performed by Frank Oz. The name "Sam" is possibly derived from Uncle Sam. The Bald Eagle is the official symbol of the United States.
Sam's patriotic spirit differentiates him from the rest of the Muppet cast, as does his general stuffiness and pomposity. Because of this, it has been a running gag in either The Muppet Show, or Muppet movies, that shows his patriotism towards the United States. In The Muppet Christmas Carol, the fourth wall was broken when Sam (playing Scrooge's former headmaster) tells the young Scrooge that he will love business because "It's the American way". Gonzo, playing Charles Dickens, as well as the narrator, whispers in his ear that the line is, "It's the British way," because the story takes place in Great Britain.
Sam often rallied against the 'low brow' entertainment he claimed was on the show, and often tried to bring 'dignity and class' to the performances, usually without any real success. During the first season, Sam would introduce two Muppet characters named Wayne and Wanda who would often sing various songs that were considered by Sam to be 'normal' and 'high brow' when compared to the rest of the show and its cast. In one episode the other Muppets claimed that Sam had gone on vacation to Moret-sur-Loing, France. However, due to time constraints these scenes found their way to the cutting-room floor; but can be viewed in several of the newly released Muppets DVDs.
The Eagle could refer to:
The Eagle is a moderately common pub name in England. Notable establishments include:
Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923) is an American character actress of stage, television and film.
She is best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker, the long-suffering, yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor) and mother of Gloria Stivic (played by Sally Struthers), on the 1970s situation comedy All in the Family. Stapleton was also seen occasionally on the All in the Family follow-up series, Archie Bunker's Place, but, tired of the role, asked to be written out after the first season.
Born in New York City, the daughter of Joseph E. Murray (a billboard advertising salesman) and Marie Stapleton Murray (a singer), she attended Hunter College. She began her career in 1941 in summer stock, aged 18, and made her New York debut in American Gothic, an Off-Broadway play.
She was featured on Broadway in several hit musicals, such as Damn Yankees, Funny Girl, Bells Are Ringing, and Juno. She guest starred in many television series, including the role of Rosa Criley in the 1963 episode "The Bride Wore Pink" on NBC's medical drama about psychiatry, The Eleventh Hour.
The Swedish Chef is a Muppet that appeared on The Muppet Show. He was operated by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously and is now puppeteered by Bill Barretta.
A parody of television chefs, the Swedish Chef wears a toque blanche and has bushy eyebrows that completely obscure his eyes. He was one of the few Muppets to employ an actual puppeteer's hands, originally Oz's, in the designs – that is, they were visible to the audience through his sleeves and facilitated handling food and utensils.
Nearly all Swedish Chef sketches begin with him in a kitchen, waving some utensils while singing his signature song in his typical mock Swedish – a semi-comprehensible gibberish mimicking Swedish phonology and prosody. The song's lyrics vary slightly from one episode to the next, but always end with "Bork, bork, bork!" (translates as 'away/be gone') as the Chef throws the utensils (or whatever else may be in his hands) aside with a clatter that seems to startle him.
After this introduction, the Chef begins to prepare a recipe while giving a gibberish explanation of what he is doing. His commentary is spiced with the occasional English word to clue in the viewer to what he is attempting; for example, "Aweenda shmure da froog's legs." These hints are necessary as he frequently uses unorthodox culinary equipment (firearms, sports equipment, hand tools, etc.) to prepare his dishes. In the pilot episode of The Muppet Show, the Chef's commentary was supplemented by Chinese subtitles, but this was abandoned for all other episodes of the series. The sketch typically degenerates into a slapstick finale where the ingredients or equipment get the better of him.
Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus on stage and on screen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in the original film version of The Producers. He was blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities was well-publicized. He was a Tony Award and Obie Award winner.
Mostel was born to Israel Mostel, an Eastern European Jew, and Cina "Celia" Druchs, also from a Jewish family, who was born in Poland and raised in Vienna. The two immigrated to the United States (separately: Israel in 1898 and Cina in 1908), where they met and married. Israel already had four children from his first wife; he had four more children with Cina. Samuel, later known as Zero, was Israel's seventh child.
It is said that Samuel Mostel got his nickname "Zero" since his parents were not kind with words and always told him that he would only ever amount to "Gournisht," which is Yiddish for "zero" or "nothing." The rest is history.
Lord knows I am peaceful when I'm left alone
I've always been an eagle it's been a while since I have flown
My claws are as sharp as ever so's my eagle eye
Something's gonna go to ground when the eagle flies
Lately I've heard rumors that the eagle may be lame
Just because I've been idle don't mean that I'm tame
You've jeopardized my freedom my natural place to roost
I can fly when I have to they've turned the eagle loose
So lay all your doubts aside when you go to bed tonight
My feathers are all ruffled now I'm ready for a fight
Just because I took a while to fly don't mean I don't care
When you feel the shadow crossing the eagle's in the air
So lay all your doubts aside...
He clasps the crag with crooked hands
Deformed from gripping the rock so tight
Close to the sun in lonely lands
But the wax never melts from his wings
Ringed with the azure world he stands
Emperor of the sky
Lord of the ocean
The very image of a king
His outstretched feathers overwhelming the sky
And his innate pride to lead
Suggest power
Not modesty
But he never kills without consuming
And though he is always watchful of his surroundings
As he skims the surface
I suspect he doesn't realize the panic
His shadow induces
In the hearts of the creatures underneath
The overflowing surge of relief
They feel as he revisits
His distinguished position on the cliff
An immense wall of stone
Taking the place of a diamond covered throne
A shining ocean instead of a glittering palace
To signify his status
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls
Tiptoeing past the sentient
Piercing eyes
He watches from his mountain walls
His mind once again boundless in flight
And like a thunderbolt he falls
Racing heart
Never a doubt
Or glance behind
His outstretched feathers overwhelming the sky
And his innate pride to lead
Suggest power
Not modesty
But he never kills without consuming
And though he is always watchful of his surroundings
As he skims the surface
I suspect he doesn't realize the panic
His shadow induces
In the hearts of the creatures underneath
The overflowing surge of relief
They feel as he revisits
His distinguished position on the cliff
An immense wall of stone
Taking the place of a diamond covered throne
A shining ocean instead of a glittering palace
To signify his status
Guided by instinct
His conscience remains unburdened
Never having to reflect within
He focuses relentlessly on the outside world
He manifests the answer to the oldest mystery
The meaning of life
Nothing more than just
What does it take to be free this generation sees a dangerous screen if you ain't caught in the scheme you know exactly what i mean
What gives the eagle his gift to see the world through the rift if you ain't caught in the twist well then you're catching his drift
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