Rudolph Nureyev at Muppet Show

[MagicalGirl379]

My favourite episode XD

[ChelseaStella12]

o mie gooad

[LilyMoth12]

OMG Wow did I get here?

[CalebTheTimeTraveler]

It makes me sad to think almost everyone involved in this sketch is now dead....

[dudewarhol]

LOOOOOOOL , awesome !

[Annacleaupat]

Which year is it please?

Rudolf is so fantastic...!! And with thye muppet show!! That's perfect :)

[hjude7673]

I haven't laughed this hard in a while! Absolutely loved it! Rudolph is wonderful! Great sense of humor!!!

[LibraDancer79]

Fantastic - and you've got to admire the dancer in the pig costume! Amazing!

[theAnnafilms]

pig starts at 1:09

[idunnowhatimdoin]

i wanna do this for my school's talent show. i already started preparation by turning into a pig.

the rest is the easy part.

[LASZCZYCA08]

SUPERBE!!

[teenovels]

Nureyev rocks for doing this!

[ballerinaboricua]

if i were the ballerina behind the costume, i would not be able to stop laughing the entire time!!!

[laughingpantera]

Nureyev has gained serious brownie points for doing this...

[AGVF88]

"Swine Lake" - LOL

I loved this very much! Thanks for uploading it!

[custardaghost]

Nureyev's appearance here made a big difference to the Muppet Show re the calibre of guests it attracted.

Rudi had seen some of the show's first series on TV in London and loved it so much he let Henson know he would make sure he was free to rehearse and record whenever it suited them - so long as he could guest in it.

Once word of Nureyev's enthusiam for the weird mashup of Sesame Steet and British music hall got round NYC and LA, stars queued up to do their stuff with Fozzy & that pig bint.

[annaaaAMAZE]

Oh my. That was something.

Does anyone know where I can find the music from about 2:30 onwards?

[theamazingsoter]

@annaaaAMAZE It's the Grand Adagio from Act II of Swan Lake. It's not hard to find.

[numberonefilmfan]

Taping Dates: Week of October 18, 1977

Original Airdates: January 23, 1978 (New York) and January 27, 1978 (LA)

[xxlkitty]

AWESOME!!!

[plpointer22]

That is the funniest thing I have ever seen!

[Boergia]

I miss him too. But there are many good dancers to come later ...

A.....Big kiss from Boergia the lady from The Netherlands...............

[goingcarving]

i miss him ...

[Fredianel]

BLACK SWAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[17emmarose]

im not sure if i like him dancing with margot better than miss.piggy....

[zhangshinyi]

lol this is ridiculously amazing

[1987ulise]

A GREAT GENIUS LIKE RUDOLPH NUREYEV CAN LAUGH OF HIMSELF ...

[BH206L3]

@1987ulise Yep you got that right, he left us to early.

[custardaghost]

@1987ulise

This episode was in Series 2, with an original airdate of 18 October 1977.

[polkadotpolka123]

what year was this? this is fantastic!

[shakira04031991]

@polkadotpolka123 It's about 1980. At that time The Muppet show was in crisis, but after this number they were at the top again

[alphaaction]

Hysterical! Porcine comedy and artistry combined.

[fevroniaful]

Σκετη απολαυση 

[madjanssen]

This is hilarious!!! Good sport of Nureyev to want to do this!!!

[laluna60]

I couldn't stop laughing! Sooo Cool!

[Tropicasher]

the dancerine is better than him.

[shyapokun]

最高！！！！！！

[MultiSigrun]

FAAAAT SUIT

[jafuso61]

@TACarhart ;D

[Brutaldeadfaith]

It's so happy! but also beautiful. I felt very good after watching :D

[TheNellamaria]

Il più grande!

[malisatomiko]

:D This makes me really happy!!!!

[MiuraPen]

The part of the pig was reprised by Natalie Porkman in the recent film "Fat Swan".

[MrKLT1945]

@MiuraPen That's unkind to the lovely Miss Piggy! However, her 'Pretentious, moi?' definitely been hijacked by NP. LOL

[1912jackdawson1912]

tears are rolling down my cheeks

this is HILARIOUS

[MickeyLove01]

The ruskies must have had to pinch themselves when they saw this

[compressorman43]

JAJAJAJAJAJ GOOD ONE

[SURFUR]

That pig is not Miss Piggy. However, the muppet was inspired by Nureyev's request to the producers that he might someday dance with Miss Piggy. That's just a laughable big pig ballerina, surprisingly lithe and graceful.

That's Royal Ballet danseur Mr. Graham Flecther in the ballerina pig costume. He did many of the dance numbers on the show. He was the huge spider in the pas de deux with Raquel Welsh also.

--God Bless 'Em All, Dane Youssef

[fraoliebe]

Now i love ballet so much more.

[HappySallivan]

awsome



[mohinderbauer]

Is that supposed to be Miss Piggy?

[aina101]

this video is just hilarious!!!!!!!

[PrincessBunhead]

I read his biography, he was asked who his favorite dance partner was - he said Miss Piggy XD

[rayito2005]

grandioso el show de los muñecos peluches.

[TokyoSpike]

Wonder who was dancing the pig role?

[Olekander]

hilarious~!

[HopePrincess7]

LOL... so cool

and It had to be so uncomfortable to dance with that huge pig costume ._.

[BloodylocksBathory]

@HopePrincess7 True but she's en pointe nonetheless. Impressive.

[OZWIZARD182]

Nureyev was notoriously impulsive and did not have much patience with rules, limitations and hierarchical order.[citation needed] His impatience mainly showed itself when the failings of others interfered with his work. Most ballerinas paid tribute to him as a considerate partner./When AIDS appeared in France around 1982, Nureyev took little notice. he simply denied that anything was wrong with his health. 1992 La Bayadère at the Palais Garnier, he received a standing ovation. dead at 54

[Isawthemwhen]

@OZWIZARD182 Nureyev denied that he would die from AIDS, but early on in France they believed (wrongly) that only 10% of patients who were positive convert to full blown aids. Early on Rudolph had a physician, Dr Canesi, who he saw on a regular basis and even traveled with him on tours-- having him by his side was a way to deflect the issue, he received HPA23 treatments. Only a few people close to him knew, but even if he had not been in denial he would have been advised not to go public.

[illuminatioracle]

this is kind of scary to watch like the garbage pail kids movie. just reminds me of taking a painkiller before bed

[JumpyKonijnJK]

lol

[rockchick80s]

The Muppets - Classic!!!! I remember people leaving the Pub early on a Sunday night to go home and watch this lol

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

The pig woman is Harriet Harman the UK's deputy prime minsister!

[merk1215]

only the muppets would think to change swan lake into fat ugly pig lake, not that i don't like this version more.

[Lucievie]

What else ......

[nuttens]

this is so funny