The Muppets Take Santa Monica

Scooter and the Electric Mayhem Band dream of the West Coast in this video tribute to The Muppet Show with a little help from Everclear and DJ Raykwon.

This video stars:
- Kermit the Frog, director and host of the Muppet Show. Performed by Jim Henson
- Scooter, the gofer whose uncle owns the theatre. Performed by Richard Hunt
- Sgt. Floyd Pepper, bass guitarist and all around hip person of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem. Performed by Jerry Nelson
- Janice, the Band's hippie-chick lead guitarist (and Floyd's main squeeze). Performed by Eren Ozker in the first season and Richard Hunt for the remainder of the run
- Animal, the Band's savage, frenzied drummer. Performed by Frank Oz. Drumming performed by Ronnie Verrell
- Zoot, the sleepy saxophone player in the Electric Mayhem and the Muppet Show's orchestra. Performed by Dave Goelz

Remember The Muppet Show?
The Muppet Show was a television program featuring a cast of Muppets, which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from Sesame Street. The show stars Kermit the Frog as a showrunner who tries to keep control of the antics of the other Muppet characters (and his temper), as well as keep the human guest stars happy and secure. The television show depicts a vaudeville- or music hall-style song-and-dance variety show, as well as the behind-the-scenes aspects of such a show.

The show was known for outrageous physical (slapstick), sometimes absurdist comedy, and particularly for using its puppet characters to create humorous parodies. Each show also featured a human guest star; after the show became popular, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film. By the end of its run, over one hundred guest stars had appeared on The Muppet Show.

Muppet performers over the course of the show include Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Kathy Mullen, Eren Ozker, and John Lovelady. Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns were two of the show writers.

Lyrics

I am still living with your ghost
Lonely and dreaming of the west coast
I dont want to be your downtime
I dont want to be your stupid game

With my big black boots and an old suitcase
I do believe Ill find myself a new place
I dont want to be the bad guy
I dont want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to see some palm trees
Go and try and shake away this disease

We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die

I am still dreaming of your face
Hungry and hollow for all the things you took away

I dont want to be your good time
I dont want to be your fall-back crutch anymore

Ill walk right out into a brand new day
Insane and rising in my own weird way
I dont want to be the bad guy

I dont want to do your sleepwalk dance anymore
I just want to feel some sunshine
I just want to find some place to be alone

We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
Watch the world die

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Muppets
• Kermit
• Scooter
• Electric Mayhem
• Santa Monica
• Everclear
• DJ Raykwon
• remix
• mashup
• The Muppet Show
• Fozzie
• Gonzo
• Miss Piggy
• Animal
• Dr. Teeth
• Floyd
• Zoot
• Janice
• punk
• alternative
• guitar
• acoustic guitar
• band
• saxophone
• drums
• bass
• Star Wars
• poster
• Luke Skywalker

[rutgersrarities]

This is my FAV, for sure.

[dascottjr]

This makes me happy. :-)

[MrMetalmanRock]

This video is pretty good. I made a video similar to this one, but with a different song and different band. You should check it out.

[WingedDragonRa75]

I would love it if the muppet show really did play songs like this.  Great job!

[Evilmonkey36]

Awww....the opening where he says "He can't play very well, but he's worked really hard on this..." illustrates perfectly why I love Kermit.

[standj21]

I love Statler and Waldorf!!!

[Monkeytender]

The lip syncing is great.