Minor Muppetz' MT Outline: Walter Matheau

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Cold Opening/ Meeting Room
Kermit, Clifford, and Walter Matheau discuss ideas for tonights show, which is a salute to old-time comedy. Walter thinks that Clifford should wear a vauldvilian suit, but Clifford objects, saying that he is too cool for it. Walter get's Animal to put a vaudville outfit on Clifford.

Introduction
Clifford, wearing a vaudville outfit (and acting a bit embarrassed), announces that in honor of guest star Walter Matheau, tonights show will focus on old-style acts. He introduces Carl, the big mean vaudvillian.

Carl, the Big Mean Vaudvillian
Carl eats his hat and cane.

Commissionary
Fozzie rehearses his jokes for the show. He plans on telling such old jokes as "How can you tell if an elephant has been in your refridgerator?". Seymour and Pepe also mention that they plan on doing some old-time magic.

Controll Room
Johnny Fiama and Sal are dissapointed when Clifford tells them that they can't sing the song that Johnny Fiama had planned to sing, Circle of Life, because it is too new. Johnny becomes upset and bangs his head on the counter.

Sketch
Walter Matheau plays a baseball player in a black and white film. He is the coach of a team that includes Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Bobo, Mr. Poodlepants, Andy, Randy, and Bill the Bubble Guy. They make plans against their rival team, which consists of Dr. Phil Van Neuter (the coach), Mulch, Boppity, Gloat, and Carl. They all have odd solutions to defeating the other players (Fozzie suggests that they poke the players eyes out, Gonzo suggests they drop a piano on the other team, Andy and Randy say that defeating a team is too hard, and Bill suggests they terrorize them with bubbles). Louis Kazagger interviews Walter, who says that he doesn't have the foggiest idea how to win (and then fog hits him), and Dr. Phil, who plans on winning and then bragging about it. Statler and Waldorf sit in the bleachers, wondering if either team is worth betting on. Before the game begins, walter tells the other players to give the other team a group hug and act like thye normally act, and the other team get's so annoyed that they forfeit the game.

Dressing Room
Johnny Tells Sal that he has a revenge plan. Sal goes ahead and loads a gun, but Johnny says that he wasn't going to kill anybody. Johnny says that he was just going to drop a piano on the guest star during the closing number and then sing.

(commercial break)

Introduction
Clifford introduces a magic act by Seymour and Pepe.

Magic Act
Seymour and Pepe can't decide which one of them should be cut in half. Pepe then decides that they both should be cut in half, so they get in different boxes and ask for a volunteer to saw them in half. Rizzo comes on stagebut as he attempts to saw Seymour, the table that his box was on suddenly falls and smashes Rizzo's feet. Rizzo hurts so badly that he throws the saw, which lands on Bobo. Bobo asks to see a doctor.

Introduction
Clifford introduces a film clip featuring Walter Matheau and the muppets.

The Odd Cups
Walter Matheau plays the role of Oscar Maddison by sitting in a trash can drinking out of a trash-shaped cup, drinking very sloppy. Sam the Eagle plays Felix Unger and drinks out of an american fag-shaped cup with a straw. Felix complaisn about Oscar's messy drinking habits, so Oscar shoots black smoke at felix with a blow dryer.

Controll Room
Fozzie get's ready for his act. Walter Matheau tells Fozzie to break a leg.

Introduction
Clifford introduces Fozzie Bear. Fozzie comes out and breaks Cliffords leg.

Fozzie's Act
Fozzie tells jokes that we've ll heard several times. The audience boos him. Walter comes out and asks Fozzie why he doesn't tell any original jokes. Fozzie didn't think Walter would allow it, so he tells some original jokes, such as "What do you call a cross between a jack and a lemon? You get 'jack Lemon'", and "Why did tarzan cross the road? Because he lost his vine!" Walter tells Fozzie that he should stick to old jokes.

Rafters
Sal has tied a piano to the rafters, and Johnny has a knife, ready to cut the piano onto the guest star.

Introduction
Clifford says that Walter Matheau will be singing "Lydia, The Tattooed lady".

On-Stage
walter admits that he is tired of the old-style acts and decides to let somebody sing an original song. Johnny realizes that he can sing the song he wants, so Johnny rushes to the stage to sing, but the piano falls on him.

Good Night
Clifford and Walter Matheau are joined by Fozzie, Seymour, Pepe, and Kermit.
 

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Wonderful, I loved each skit! I thaugh you'd go for someone more modern and racey, remembering your Chris Rock outline, but you're good enough to make just about anything work well! Congradulations, and thank you for that refreshing dip back in to MT. Boy, do you work fast, LOL!
 

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My favourite sketch is Seymour and Pepe performing magic. Painfully hilarious.
And the bits with Johnny and Sal are superb also.
 
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