#105: Joel Grey I The Muppet Show

After quite the hiatus, Fergie is back full force with Joel Grey’s episode of The Muppet Show. Fergie discusses even MORE changes in the opening and re-emphasizes the frequents efforts of the creative team trying out new things. The switch-up in the UK Spot for this episode and why it happened! Lastly, Fergie has a nervous breakdown over the proper pronunciation of Snufflepagus’s name! This episode’s Muppet History segment honors and reflects over the legacy and work of Jerry Nelson. Here are the links that were references in the episode: When the River Meets The Sea - Jim Henson’s Memorial (Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas) I Give To Thee - Fraggle Rock Lambaba - Sesame Street Truro Daydreams (Info page on Muppet Wiki) Little Red - Jerry Nelson in the Studio Get Yourself Free - Jerry Nelson in the Studio Noah’s Ark - Jerry Nelson in the Studio

 Follow Fergie L. Philippe Twitter @fergsters95 Instagram @fergsters95 TikTok @fergsters95 For more info on this podcast, visit bpn.fm/muppets and follow along on instagram @meetthemuppetspod (all lowercase). This podcast is a Proud Member of Broadway Podcast Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Om Podcasten

The Muppet Show mega-fan and Broadway’s Hamilton cast member, Fergie L. Phillipe takes you on an episode-by-episode joyride as he highlights the funny, heartwarming, musical and just straight up WEIRD moments from the show that we all know and love. When did you first notice that your morning commute was missing flying penguins?! Or that there are not enough piano playing chickens on your runs through the park? Who was gravely disappointed that In The Navy is by The Village People and not in fact a group of Viking Pigs!? Worry NOT, for Fergie is here to fulfill your various Muppet quotas, hopes, dreams, and desires! Don’t wait for the last shoe to drop into your soup, It’s Time To Meet The Muppets!