The Muppet Show (TV Series)
Christopher Reeve (1980)
Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog, Link Hogthrob, Muppet Newsman, Waldorf
Quotes
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Kermit the Frog : Okay, well we've done the beginning and the middle, so say hello to the end. Uh, and it's been a wonderful especially since our guest star has been Mr. Christopher Reeve, yaaay!
Christopher Reeve : Gee, thanks a lot, Kermit. Boy I'll tell ya, you guys are crazy, but I had a great time.
Kermit the Frog : Oh, good. Well, listen. Uh, tell me the truth, Chris.
Christopher Reeve : Yeah.
Kermit the Frog : You really could have lifted Miss Piggy if you tried, couldn't you?
Christopher Reeve : Are you kidding? Usually I have to lift locomotives and some of them are even heavier than she is.
Kermit the Frog : Ohh!
Miss Piggy : I heard that Reeve!
[perfroms her kiai on his stomach, but notices his invulnerability]
Kermit the Frog : He really is the Man of Steel! We'll see you next time on The Muppet Show!
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The Newsman : Here is a Muppet News Flash. Police announce today that a killer lamb had escaped from the Department of Agriculture's maximum security sheep station.
[a lamb walks up behind him]
The Newsman : This lamb is one of a new kind of sheep that has been bred to hunt wolves and is extremely dangerous.
[the lamb bleats behind him; the Newsman looks around]
The Newsman : Uh, this killer lamb has been trained to attack at the sound of a bell.
[suddenly, the phone on his desk rings and he answers it as the lamb bleats loudly]
The Newsman : Hello?
[the lamb attacks the Newsman]
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[During the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch]
Christopher Reeve : Now just relax, I'll have you fixed in no time.
Rowlf the Dog : Please! Never say "fixed" to a dog!
Christopher Reeve : Well anyway, you won't feel any pain. I'm going to put you to sleep.
Rowlf the Dog : Oh! No! Never say "put to sleep" to a dog!
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Kermit the Frog : Uh, listen. Are you doing anything special right now, Chris?
Christopher Reeve : No, I'm just hanging around the phone booth in case trouble breaks out.
