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Hi, I'm Brian Henson.

This episode of The Muppet Show stars Debbie Harry.

Now, at the time, I was in high school, and my father knew

that Debbie Harry was like the biggest thing in the world to me.

And he booked her to be on The Muppet Show during a vacation week from school,

and he didn't tell me.

We went out to dinner the night before shooting, and they made me sit next to

Debbie Harry at this fancy restaurant.

And I just remember this whole dinner, I was just endlessly sweating, and all I

knew was that I was aware of Debbie Harry sitting on this side of me.

I don't think I ever said a word to her. I don't think I ever looked at her.

But she did a great episode.

She's a great performer, and she's a lovely lady.

And here she is, Debbie Harry in The Muppet Show.

Dullest book I ever read.

Hey, who are you?

I'm Debbie Harry. Kermit asked me to guest on the show tonight.

Debbie Harry.

That's right. You sing with that rock group, uh... Blondie. Eh?

Blondie. That's the name of the group.

Blondie? Yes. Dumb name for a group. If I were you, I'd have called it something

different. If you were me, you would have called it Baldy.

our very special guest star, Debbie Harris.

It's like a kind of torture to have to watch the show.

because with us is one of the great stars of rock music, Miss Debbie Harry

Blondie.

Yes!

Robert, what are you doing out here?

My frog scout troop was hoping one day you'd let them come visit backstage at

the Muppet Show.

Okay, I suppose that could be arranged.

Agar, boy.

Okay, that was a nice number. Nice number, Maltz. Oh, hey.

Hey, can't you do something about these kids? They nearly ruined that number.

I'm sorry about that, Maltz, but you know kids, they're all the same.

Not mine.

Mine are different.

I suppose they are.

They're at the museum today.

Nice. Visiting the museum.

Did you guys come with an adult? Oh, sure.

Mrs. Appleby?

Yes!

Mrs. Appleby, the scouts are getting a little bit out of hand. Maybe you should

talk to them? Oh, of course! They're just kind of excited about seeing Debbie

Harry. Well, I don't blame them, but I do worry about them getting hurt.

some dangerous areas around here.

Clothing designer David Lazur was arrested today under the poultry laws

designing clothes that can suddenly turn into chickens.

Who is he supposed to be looking for anyway?

The guy who booked her on this crummy show.

Okay, great number.

Great number. Hey, Debbie?

Debbie, I'm awfully sorry about Maltz there. Oh, that's okay, Kermit. I like

fans any size, shape, or species.

Maltz, what were you doing in that number anyhow? You were in the opening.

Just wanted Debbie's autograph.

Did you give it to him?

Of course.

I'm going to turn him down.

Actually, I felt a little sorry for him. He said it was for his kids.

They don't get out much.

I bet they don't. And speaking of kids, whatever happened to the frog scouts?

Meow.

our punk merit badges.

Punk merit badges?

Yeah, well, could you give us some tips? We're only tender flippers.

Well, you could learn to dance the pogo.

The pogo?

Would that get us our punk merit badges?

It'll get you tender flippers.

near. And we made the kind of noises that a beetle likes to hear.

And I heard a kind of something.

songs about rainbows.

Oh, good. I sent you a list.

Yeah, I got the list.

Somewhere over the rainbow and I'm always chasing rainbows.

Well, yeah. Which one should I do?

Well, you left out one rainbow song.

I did?

Yeah. My rainbow song.

Oh, that one.

Well, I thought you might be tired of that.

Well, no.

Actually, no. I'm not.

Not tired of it at all.

Well, let's do it then. Oh, good. I thought you'd never ask.

It goes like this.

Remember? Yeah.

Why are there so many songs about...

first bite piggy no meteor can penetrate the hull of this ship it's made of

super strength porcium alloy

only book professionals.

Kermit, it's disaster time.

You're going to have to cancel my wrestling match with Quango the Wild

Gorilla. But why?

He just called from his limo and stuck in traffic.

Sorry.

That was a professional?

Yeah. Listen, maybe we can overlook our rule against amateurs tonight. How soon

can your scouts be ready?

He was going to take a dive in.

we shouldn't have.

But the best of it was certainly our guest star, ladies and gentlemen, Debbie

Harry! Yay!

Thank you, Kermit.

Isn't it terrific they made me an honorary Frog Scout?

Yay!

By the way, Kermit, I think it was very nice of you to let the Frog Scouts

perform on the show.

Mr. Frog, my boys just did your show and we never negotiated a deal.

But you can't do that to me.

Oh, yes, she can, Carmen.

She's got a merit badge in deal negotiation.

Can we stay here while we work on our next merit badge?

Merit badge and what?

Grumpiness.