Muppet Classic Theater

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Released direct-to-video on October 28, 1994.

From the Muppet Theater, Gonzo and Rizzo tell several fairy tales, as performed by the main Muppet characters. The video featured two episodes with three fairy tales each.

[edit] Stories

The following fairy tales were included:

• "Three Little Pigs" (featuring Miss Piggy, Andy Pig and Randy Pig (first appearance) and the Big Bad Wolf)
• "King Midas" (featuring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy as King and Queen Midas and Gonzo as a satyr)
• "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (featuring Gonzo as the shepherd, Kermit as the mayor, and the Wolf)
• "Rumpelstiltskin" (featuring Piggy, Kermit as the king, and Gonzo as Rumpelstiltskin)
• "The Emperor's New Clothes" (featuring Fozzie as the emperor; Rizzo, Yolanda the Rat, and Montague as the fake tailors; and Robin as the little boy)
• "The Elves and the Shoemaker" (featuring Kermit as the Shoemaker, Robin, and The Elvises)

It featured the first appearance of Andy Pig and Randy Pig, as well as the Big Bad Wolf and the Elvises.

The video was sold as "Muppet Fairytales" in Europe. The episodes were available separately on the British The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 and The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3.

[edit] Goofs

• In the "The Elves and the Shoemaker" tale, Rizzo walks onstage to speak to Kermit and Robin about a gift to give the Elvises. As Steve Whitmire was already performing Kermit, he could not pupeteer for Rizzo at the same time. Usually another performer will take over the character for the scene and have the original voice dubbed in afterward. However, they seemed to have missed this substitution because Rizzo's voice here is obviously that of Dave Goelz.