Muppet Show S1 E5 P1 - Rita Moreno

[KarNYCLoAMR]

Sounds like Richard Hunt's doing Nurse Piggy in Veterinarians Hospital??? And Janice's voice is wrong too! Wow @ Season 1 weirdness.

[simonesdisire]

and now he's sent flying through the the wall! 1! 2! 3! and he's back in the match! he's just pushed rita through the hole in the wall! is this it! is it over! 1!2! 3! 4! 5! 6!....... and the winner is!! the muppet! congradulations! thank you for reading.

[simonesdisire]

no! he's awake and not so well! ouch! and rita has him against a pole and is bending his legs! man that has to hurt. and he throws a punch! he isnt going down without a fight!! hey! lets have a clean fight now! no smashing bottles! and now they're using stools! i think this just got personal folks! and rita smashes the chair on her opponents back! thats gonna hurt in the morning! coannouncer: i think its hurting now. me: and now they're in a death roll! who will win the champion belt! stay tuned

[simonesdisire]

did animal just bite that lady?? gonzo? are you ok? you look a little shaken. get it! ah every ones a critict. costumes or not. it'll still be intersting to see some dancing elephants. is it always a singer? man. he's getting killed out there. he should really give up dancing. *pulls out a microphone* oh! and now she has him in a body slam! poor guy. i think he's out! 1 2 3.. oh wait he's getting up! oh! and now rita has elbowed his ribs! is this it folks! i think he's out cold! stay tuned!

[MollyKoenigStarGleek]

It's sorta cool how they hadn't really figured the voices yet. Janice, Fozzie, and Ms. Piggy all changed later. Very cool.

[tobadirector]

Imagine if a bar scene was in a kids TV show today. Could you imagine how many riots there would be?

[MysteryNebula01]

1:04 Ninja Animal!

[eeeevveeee113333]

why is she beating him up?

[arkanabar]

@eeeevveeee113333 It's a spoof of the Parisian Apache Dance.

[inem99]

@AlexioanDalkimi

you mean Rita Moreno.........

[gaarasuri]

lol looks like rita is dancing with the french Mr.Magoo.

[CRUSH40RULES]

Man, she strong

[profasion]

haha 2:21 oldschool effects :p

[lordbemylight]

Sounds like Richard Hunt was doing Piggy in this episode.

[RomanoGiovanni]

The cuts between the actual guy, and the doll version of him are just totally seamless, and the whole thing, from choreography to expressive acting to prop use is just completely splendid.

[Floymin]

@RomanoGiovanni True. This filming technique is one of many that the Henson Company pioneered. 

[AlexioanDalkimi]

WDF stop beating up the poor muppet mysterious lady with issues....

[PheonixRising2988]

wow she didnt look half bad for someone in her 40s at that time.

[lawoma]

@RulingTundra It is the same voice(voice= Jim Henson)

ps Henson is also the creator of all Muppets including Bert and +Ernie

[WinVistaUser2]

Fozzie: "Hello, Backstage the Muppet Show!"

*smoke comes out*

*Fozzie coughs*

Kermit: "Fozzie, who was that?"

*Fozzie coughs*

Fozzie: "The Fire Department."

[RulingTundra]

is it just me, or does the chef sound like he's voiced by the guy who does kermit and ernie from sesame street?

[esetorsido]

That intro was replaced with the Season 2 intro on the DVD release. Two possible reasons:

1. Fozzie's jab at the European Common Market

- OR -

2. Animal biting Rita's shoulder (possibly sexist)

[Floymin]

@esetorsido Number 2 might not be it. Even today not many people know that the space between a woman's neck and shoulder is a strong erogenous zone.

[coolsweetgroovy]

i love Rita Moreno She Hattie McDaniel to us Latinas. She 's also the first Latina to win an Oscar too

[shaheed79]

Wow, no wonder my dad would never let me watch this show when I was 9.

[LadyAneh]

glad they changed piggy's voice in later episodes. she sounds kinda wierd. still funny though

[dharmaseed]

Rita Moreno...mucho caliente!!!

[NaiTaiDai]

Animal looks sinister before he bites Rita, huh?

[CommonSence2008]

One of my favorite episodes from Season 1 of The Muppet Show.

[perualonso]

So far, Rita Moreno is the first guest star of the Muppet Show to perform the opening number. According to Muppet Wiki, there are a total of 25 guest stars who appeared in the opening numbers.

[blackbloodsunrise]

ALL HAIL THE SWEDISH CHEF!!!!!!!!!

[gnvyorker13]

i love rita moreno.

but i have aquestion what was the muppet show?

[angelgirlmia]

ASDAF. How could you not know the Muppet Show?!

It's basically the Muppets and some guest stars doing funny skits.

[dennydog10]

I gave him that joke

[JPLOWMAN2]

hey, what happened to part 2?

[jasobres]

I wish Fozzie's ears wiggled more often today.

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

Janice's voice sounds different

[Blondiegreeneyes72]

wasn't she on the Electric COmpany?

[AlbieGray]

yes, she was. She was Millie the Helper, Otto the Director, Pandora the Brat among others. :) Her appearance here garnered her an Emmy in 1977

[godsholywoman]

Rita Moreno is so pretty. I liked her in West Side Story.

[godsholywoman]

She won an Emmy for this episode in 1977.

[puyunet]

she is boricua for sure

[adrainville]

Interesting point... why does Miss Piggy's voice change so much from episode to episode?

[b4ifly2paradise]

It's actually Richard Hunt performing Miss Piggy several times during Season 1. That's why the voice is different. Also notice Janice's voice is different, it's Jerry Nelson, and later Richard Hunt. Either way these were short lived decisions in the earlier drafts.

[Nimmytube]

Eren Ozker did Janice for season one ,not Jerry Nelson

[b4ifly2paradise]

Oh yes, you're right. Well at any rate, Richard Hunt performed Janice from Season 2 onwards.

[1954godzilla1954]

miss piggy sounds so diffrent

[kblixt]

A beautiful beautiful woman.

[archivesbc]

Yeeears later I realise that it WAS Henson as the Chef.. :(

[waddleduckie1]

That is a killer tango! WIth an attitude!

[wookie72]

I always find it very strange to hear Miss Piggy with Richard Hunt's voice.

[wookie72]

Man, Rita was in her mid-40s at the time, and she was hotter than some of the so-called stars tyoday.

[Penhaligon29]

Thank you soo much for posting this. Apparently Rita and I are both "Muppet Nuts". Gotta love bar fights!

[Adb12San]

"I wonder what the Swedish Chef has up his sleeve?"

[Cinedragon]

That fightscene was hilarious!!!!!

[molokaicreeper]

thank you for this I was laughing all the way! thank you!!!!

[boilerboy]

Only that woman could make a bar fight into a dance scene.

[jtrouveroy]

or a dance scene into a bar fight!

[skchen831]

I definitely don't want to get into a fight with lovely Rita. Thanks for uploading Strangepork!