The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Genre	Family film; Television Special
Created by	Henson Associates, Inc.
Written by	Buz Kohan; Henry Beard
Directed by	Jim Henson
Starring	Frank Oz; Jim Henson; John Ritter; George Hamilton; Tony Clifton; Dave Goelz; Richard Hunt; Kathryn Mullen; Karen Prell; Steve Whitmire; Tom Harvey
Theme music composer	Joe Raposo; Lenny La Croix
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer(s)	Jim Henson; Diana Birkenfield (co-producer); Martin Baker (associate producer)
Editor(s)	Geoff Cragin
Running time	50 min.
Production company(s)	The Jim Henson Company
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 17, 1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show is a one-hour television special that aired on ABC on September 17, 1982. It guest stars John Ritter, George Hamilton and Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton. The special was taped in Toronto between August 9 and 24, 1982 and was later syndicated alongside The Muppet Show.

Plot

Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with guest stars John Ritter, George Hamilton, and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). A romantic triangle develops between Piggy, Ritter (who is in love with her), and Hamilton (who is uncomfortable with her romantic inclinations). Meanwhile, Kermit the Frog and the other Muppets try to run the show from a control room. At the end of the show, Miss Piggy is furious to learn that her show is intended to be a special, rather than the first episode of a continuing series. She wrecks the entire studio, and she karate-chops John, who is impersonating Miss Piggy for the finale.

Cast

John Ritter as Himself
George Hamilton as Himself
Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton
Tom Harvey as Mr. Kevin T. Gregory, Pretend Network V.P.

Muppet performers

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal
Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog
Dave Goelz as Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Richard Hunt as Janice, Scooter, Beaker
Steve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat

Additional Muppets performed by Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, and Terry Angus.

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References

External links

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show at Internet Movie Database
at Muppet Wiki

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