The Muppet Show (TV Series)

Buddy Rich (1981)

Jerry Nelson: Pops, Floyd Pepper, Crazy Harry, Lew Zealand

Quotes 

• Pops : Oh, I love to boogie. Boogie-woo- Hey. Hey, who are you?

  Buddy Rich : I'm Buddy Rich, world famous drummer.

  Pops : We already got one. Ever hear of a drummer called Animal?

  Buddy Rich : Are you kidding? All drummers are animals.

• Buddy Rich : [Buddy Rich and Animal have agreed to a drum battle]  He looks like a sore loser.

  Floyd Pepper : Heh. If this chain breaks, you'll be a sore winner.

  Kermit the Frog : Uh, listen, uh, I'll just go ahead and introduce you. Floyd, get Animal ready.

  Floyd Pepper : Animal. You ready?

  Animal : [looks at Buddy]  Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

  Buddy Rich : Yeah. He's ready.

  [takes off his coat as he walks onstage] 

• [the newsroom is dark because of the blackout] 

  The Newsman : Muppet News Flash.

  [sees a small candle on the desk] 

  The Newsman : Uh, it's too dark in here to read the news by. Can we have a bigger candle, please?

  [Crazy Harry walks up and places a lit stick of dynamite on the desk] 

  Crazy Harry : Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee.

  [runs off] 

  The Newsman : Thank you very much. That's much better. With the discovery of gold, local residents are expecting a full...

  [suddenly, the dynamite explodes, destroying the desk]