Episode 601: Alan Rickman

Plot Summary
There's trouble brewing in the Muppet Theater...........the entire Muppet gang is turned invisible by the Muppet Labs invisible machine........and Kermit tries to keep this from the 1st new guest star, Alan Rickman........but it doesn't work...........and his nephew Robin turns invisible right in front of him........and Alan recognizes the invisible Lew Zealand because of his boomerang fish act. By the end of the Muppet Show........the backstage is getting cured from the invisibility incident........and Scooter is surprised to see everybody visible again...........and Kermit is relieved.

Songs and Sketches

 * Killer Queen (performed by Miss Piggy, Rizzo and the rat gang)


 * Swedish Chef Sketch: Double Fudge Brownies


 * Pigs In Space: Spewing Machine


 * Muppet News: Twisted Vision


 * At the Dance Sketch: The Muppet couples joke about their previous days and nights


 * Muppet Labs Sketch: The Official Joke Answering Machine


 * Closing Musical #: Them Dry Bones (performed by Walter as the patient, Rowlf as Dr. Bob, Miss Piggy as Nurse Piggy and Janice as Nurse Janice)

Muppet Voice Performers

 * Steve Whitmire as Kermit, Statler Rizzo, Captain Link Hogthrob, the Muppet Newsman and Beaker (voices, taken over 5 characters from the late Jim Henson, himself and the late Richard Hunt)
 * Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Animal, Sam and Marvin Suggs (voices, sounding the same as Frank Oz)


 * Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf and Bunsen (voices, taken over 1 character from the late Jim Henson)
 * Bill Barretta as Pepe, the Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth and Bobo (voices, taken over 3 characters from the late Jim Henson, himself)


 * Matt Vogel as Robin, Crazy Harry, Floyd, Camilla, Sweetums, Lew Zealand and Uncle Deadly (voices, taken over 1 character from the late Richard Hunt and 6 characters from the late great Jerry Nelson, who we lost last year back on Thursday, August 23)


 * David Rudman as Scooter, Janice, Mildred Huxtetter and Wayne (voices, taken over from the late Richard Hunt)


 * Alice Dinnean Vernon as Wanda and Hilda (voices, taken over 2 characters from the late Erin Ozker)


 * Kevin Clash as Clifford (voice)


 * Peter Linz as Walter (voice)

Memorial Dedications
Dedicated to the memories and magic of Jim Henson (1936-1990), Richard Hunt (1951-1992), Erin Ozker (1948-1993), Jon Stone (1931-1997), Joe Raposo ( 1937-1989), Jeff Moss (1942-1998), Bernie Brillstein (1931-2008), Jerry Juhl (1938-2005), the great Jerry Nelson (1934-2012) and Jane Henson (1934-2013) ..........we'll all be forever grateful.