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Season 1, Episode 20

Kaye Ballard

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Air Date: 1977-01-23

Overview: Tired of the "embarrassingly square" theme song, bass player Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that he and the rest of the orchestra pit (except Rowlf) are quitting. Kermit says their conductor Nigel will write a new theme, but Floyd refuses: "He wrote the first one, man." Floyd performs his idea for a new theme, a dreadful Zappa-esque piece called "Fugue for Frog." Kermit won't use it and refuses that Floyd submits to Kaye Ballard a petition about the theme song, so the band leaves. The closing theme is performed solo by Rowlf on the piano.

Runtime: 26 minutes

3.0 / 5

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Cast

Jim Henson Image

Jim Henson

Frank Oz Image

Frank Oz

Jerry Nelson Image

Jerry Nelson

Dave Goelz Image

Dave Goelz

Richard Hunt Image

Richard Hunt

Eren Ozker Image

Eren Ozker

Crew