TMS outline- Johnny Rivers!

[TotallySpiesFan]

The chimp in this number is Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla again. Right?

Right.

The bear is Billy the Bear. Right?

Right.

Which alligator is here? The big one or one of the smaller ones?

The big one.

Which birds are in this number?

Ohboy Bird and Forcryingoutloud Bird.

And I suppose the zookeeper is a what-not man. Right?

Right.

The two string musicians are what-nots as well. Right?

Right.

Are the 3 pig back-up singers some of the generic what-not pigs...or are they any of the specific pig characters (Link, Strangepork, etc.).

Three background singers are some of generic whatnot pigs.

Dr. Frush is also a what-not man. Right?

Right.

Which birds are in this number?

Ohboy Bird and Youknow Bird.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

TSF called everything except for the two questions involving the birds. In the opening number, all 6 birds from the "One Sentence Birds" sketch are present, and in the closing #, it's WhaddyaSay Bird, YouKnow Bird, OhReally Bird and RightOn Bird. Also, the Electric Mayhem is playing backup in the closing #, I forgot to list them earlier.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[Philip Kippel]

Who performed the following characters:

-the two whatnot men digging in the floor of Johhny's dressing room
-the penguin
-Whaddayasay Bird
-OhBoy Bird
-ForCryingOutLoud Bird
-OhReally Bird
-YouKnow Bird
-RightOn Bird
-Billy the Bear
-the alligator
-Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla
-the walrus
-the zookeeper
-Hortense Pig
-the chorus girls
-the whatnot mountain climbers
-the goat
-Big Mama
-the two string musicians in the UK Spot
-the 3 pig back-up singers in "Son of a Preacer Man"
-Dr. Frush

And I suppose the bird dancers would be performed by dancers with the Royal Ballet in London like they always were. Right?

 

[TotallySpiesFan]

Who performed the following characters:

-the two whatnot men digging in the floor of Johhny's dressing room
-the penguin
-Whaddayasay Bird
-OhBoy Bird
-ForCryingOutLoud Bird
-OhReally Bird
-YouKnow Bird
-RightOn Bird
-Billy the Bear
-the alligator
-Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla
-the walrus
-the zookeeper
-Hortense Pig
-the chorus girls
-the whatnot mountain climbers
-the goat
-Big Mama
-the two string musicians in the UK Spot
-the 3 pig back-up singers in "Son of a Preacer Man"
-Dr. Frush

And I suppose the bird dancers would be performed by dancers with the Royal Ballet in London like they always were. Right?

Digging Whatnots- Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Penguin- Jerry Nelson
WhaddayaSay Bird, ForCryingOutLoud Bird, OhReally Bird, RightOn Bird, OhBoy Bird, and YouKnow Bird- Various
Billy the Bear- Jim Henson
Alligator- Frank Oz
Quongo- Richard Hunt
Walrus- Dave Goelz
Zoo Keeper- Steve Whitmire
Hortense Pig- Louise Gold
Chorus Girls- Louise Gold and Steve Whitmire
Goat- Jerry Nelson
Big Mama- Dave Goelz
String Musicians- Unknown
Pigs- Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz
Dr. Frush- Frank Oz

 

[Gorgon Heap]

Hortense- Louise
Goat- Steve
Big Mama- Louise
Dr. Frush- Frank (just a scream)
Pig backup singers- Louise, Steve, Jerry

Opening number animals- don't know, haven't decided; Steve would probably play the penguin, the rest don't have solos.

The remaining characters, whatnots and such, don't speak.

And yes, the bird dancers are the same ones from the Leo Sayer and Liberace episodes, who were (as you say) danced by the Royal Ballet dancers.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[Ruahnna]

Saw your reference to creating Piggy's mother in the "Tips for Writng Fan Fiction" section and immediately thought two things--I'd have to read it, and I'd have to read it with one eye closed (like watching a scary movie). Doing people's mothers, which are always sacred cows, er, pigs, is always a difficult thing, and I'm usually leary of attempts, but you did a fantastic job (and I'm very protective of my girl, Piggy). I totally enjoyed the entire episode, and while Hortense was certainly over the top, she wasn't over the top of our muppets. Well done, David. Kudos. (And apologies for adding to your AGES OLD post.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

Thanks.

And why should you apologize for adding to an old post? I love feedback!

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole

 

[MartyMuppets]

I love the Hansel and Gretel sketch. It is my favourite part

 

[The Flying Sheep]

Adding to another old post-

Gorgon, I really love your outlines, they're very true to the show. But I do have one or two problems with this one.

Now, don't get me wrong, I love it. Your voices for the characters are excellent, and I love the little Backstory you've given Piggy (And her middle name. Hamabelle? Hysterical.) But the biggest problem with the outline is, for a third season episode, the interaction with the guest star is very "first season", meaning he doesn't appear backstage abnd only interacts with the muppets in his dressing room or onstage. But other than that.....I love it.

 

[Gorgon Heap]

But the biggest problem with the outline is, for a third season episode, the interaction with the guest star is very "first season", meaning he doesn't appear backstage abnd only interacts with the muppets in his dressing room or onstage. But other than that.....I love it.

Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. Of course, not every third season guest had a James Coco level of involvement, either- Leo Sayer, Roy Clark, Pearl Bailey, Liberace, Marisa Berenson, Helen Reddy, and Cheryl Ladd didn't appear backstage either, save for the dressing room. But I also don't have any dressing room scenes for Johnny, and the only guest who had neither backstage nor dressing room scenes in the first part of Season Three was Roy Clark. My bad.

But I'm glad that you liked it outside of that. This is one that I'd like to go back and revise at some point, esp. since toward the end I wasn't adding anything to Hortense's character and I feel I was pushing her dialogue past the point of credibility.

David "Gorgon Heap" Ebersole