The Fred the Ostrich & Friends Valentine Show

This is a Valentine special featuring Fred and the gang, that ultimately serves as the first pilot for "The Fred the Ostrich Show". It aired on Nickelodeon on February 14, 2005, although it was slated for a February 12, 2004 release but was bumped into next year, due to having Danny Fenton, Sam Manson, and Tucker Foley in the end of the special since "Danny Phantom" hadn't aired until April 4!

Sketches

 * The cast performs the opening number, "Love Is A Simple Thing"
 * Billy, Ed the Janitor, Velma, and Jerry discuss love
 * Fred the Ostrich tells the story of his doomed love affair with Miss Frog, singing "Ostrich Went A'Courtin'"
 * Minnie Driver enters and meets the cast
 * Minnie and Shag perform a duet, "Real Live Girl"
 * Minnie sings "Endearing Young Charms" to Bruce
 * Fred reports live from the planet Nathsmic where aliens are about to perform the "Galley-Oh-Hoop-Hoop"
 * Minnie discovers that Ed loves his mop
 * Minnie and the cast sing "We Got Love"

Voices

 * Dee Bradley Baker as Ed the Janitor, Bruce the Dog, Ostrich, and Male Nathsmician
 * Tom Kenny as Ernie Monster, Shag, Ostrich, and Female Nathsmician
 * Jeff Bennett as Velma, Jerry, and Crumpet
 * Tom Kane as Wacky Barry and Ostrich
 * Fred Tatasciore as Giant Frog
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Miss Frog
 * B.J. Ward as Additional Voices
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Additional Voices
 * Jim Ward as Billy and Fred
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Ralph (uncredited)
 * David Kaufman as Danny Fenton (uncredited)
 * Grey Delisle as Sam Manson (uncredited)
 * Rickey D'Shon Collins as Tucker Foley (uncredited)

Trivia

 * Later syndicated alongside The Fred the Ostrich Show.

A pilot for what eventually became The Fred the Ostrich Show, this half hour special consisted of a number of new characters (as well as a few from previous Fred the Ostrich productions), many of whom would either be downplayed in future productions, or would disappear from the Muppet family altogether.