The Muppet Show (TV Series)

Bernadette Peters (1977)

Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Muppet Newsman, Zeke

Quotes 

• Waldorf : Wow! Wonderful! Wonderful! That Bernadette Peters is terrific!

  Statler : Well, I reserve judgment.

  Waldorf : 'Til when?

  Statler : 'Til the pig tells me what to say.

  [Miss Piggy appears behind them] 

  Miss Piggy : Bernadette Peters you can like.

  Statler : I loved her! I loved her!

  Miss Piggy : [suddenly angry]  It's the mouse you gotta hate!

  Statler : I hated her!

  Waldorf : Terrible mouse!

  Statler : That was rotten!

  Waldorf : Boo!

  Statler : Boo!

• Robin the Frog : [Kermit has just told him to sing "I'm Five" instead of "They Call the Wind Maria". As he stalks off flailing his arms]  This is outrageous! I'm going to call my agent! I'm going to call my lawyer!

  Kermit the Frog : [calls after him]  I'm going to call your father!

  Robin the Frog : [returns]  I'm going to go and learn this cute little song!

• Statler : Seriously, what did you think of Miss Mousey?

  Waldorf : I loved her.

  Statler : Me, too.

  Miss Piggy : [appearing behind them]  What!

  Statler , Waldorf : [startled]  No, we didn't!

  Miss Piggy : Thank you.

• The Newsman : Here's a Muppet News Flash. Dateline: The Muppet Show. It has been reported just moments ago that a large heavy object was dropped from the ceiling. Further developments will...

  [suddenly, a weight drops on his head] 

• Sam The Eagle : [Sam has concluded telling the story of the Ant and The Grasshopper where the Ant got stepped on and the Grasshopper drove to Florida]  Wait Wait Wait Wait Wait that was not in the script. Someone changed it we'll have to do it again oh.

  [Sam puts head down on the book] 

  Statler : The Grasshopper drove to Florida.

  Waldorf : The Ant got stepped on.

  [They both laugh and Sam pops in to yell at them] 

  Sam The Eagle : [Angry]  Will you stop that?

  [Sam leaves] 

  Waldorf : Why are they picking on us tonight?