Gorgon Heap
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We know Vet's Hospital, Pigs in Space, Muppet News, Muppet Labs, Swedish Chef etc. were regular features. Season One had a number of regular features (Wayne & Wanda, panel discussion, The Houses, Guest Star Gag) that were dropped. Season Three found the addition of lesser-used regular features Muppet Sports and Bear on Patrol.
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Is it possible that within the five-year run, we saw some features that were intended to become regulars but didn't for whatever reason? Chiefly I cite the following:
-"Muppet University": featured only in the Beverly Sills episode, Sam the Eagle lectures on microbiology to less-than-stellar results. I think they were trying this out as a new regular feature and then quickly decided that this would either turn into one of those one-joke skits (a la Wayne & Wanda) in which the outcome was too obvious OR it would be too difficult to generate funny ideas for it OR that they had enough regular features already. Maybe all of the above.
-Rowlf period sketches: "Cowboy Time" and "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Clues", because they aired in episodes 1 & 3, respectively, led me to believe that one such a sketch had appeared in the Connie Stevens episode- perhaps a medieval-themed sketch, or a colonial-themed sketch, or a seafarer-themed sketch ("Moby Chick"?) Perhaps more were intended, perhaps even written, but then discarded?
LMK what you think of this hypothesis, and if you can think of any others.
David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole
BUT-
Is it possible that within the five-year run, we saw some features that were intended to become regulars but didn't for whatever reason? Chiefly I cite the following:
-"Muppet University": featured only in the Beverly Sills episode, Sam the Eagle lectures on microbiology to less-than-stellar results. I think they were trying this out as a new regular feature and then quickly decided that this would either turn into one of those one-joke skits (a la Wayne & Wanda) in which the outcome was too obvious OR it would be too difficult to generate funny ideas for it OR that they had enough regular features already. Maybe all of the above.
-Rowlf period sketches: "Cowboy Time" and "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Clues", because they aired in episodes 1 & 3, respectively, led me to believe that one such a sketch had appeared in the Connie Stevens episode- perhaps a medieval-themed sketch, or a colonial-themed sketch, or a seafarer-themed sketch ("Moby Chick"?) Perhaps more were intended, perhaps even written, but then discarded?
LMK what you think of this hypothesis, and if you can think of any others.
David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole