Tough Pigs
Anthology
July 2002
The Decline and Fall
of Gorch
Part Two: The Fall
What happens when you fire puppets on live television? And what happens when they come back on the show to beg for their jobs? Find out this month as the Gorch Anthology continues...
Chapter 7. You're Still Drunk!
in which Ploobis and Scred hit the sauce
(December 13, 1975 -- host Richard Pryor)
Chapter 8. Host of Christmas Past
in which Ploobis throws a Christmas party (away)
(December 20, 1975 -- host Candice Bergen)
in which Scred and Peuta do some light reading
(January 10, 1976 -- host Elliott Gould)
in which Scred and Peuta are satisfied customers
(January 17, 1976 -- host Buck Henry)
in which Scred discovers the unbearable lightness of bee-ing
(January 24, 1976 -- hosts Peter Cook & Dudley Moore)
in which Ploobis and Scred hit the road
(March 13, 1976 -- host Anthony Perkins)
in which Ploobis and Scred face facts
(April 24, 1976 -- host Raquel Welch)
in which The Mighty Favog tries to cut a deal
(May 8, 1976 -- host Madeline Kahn)
in which old puppets die hard
(September 18, 1976 -- host Lily Tomlin)
Plus: Special Gorch desktops
made for Tough Pigs
by my pal Scott Hanson!
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Want to see the Gorch sketches?
Don't bother writing to me for copies, cause I don't have most of them. I got my transcripts by visiting the Museum of Television and Radio -- an amazing resource for Muppet fans. The Museum has an enormous collection of old TV shows, available to the public at private screening booths. They have a huge amount of rare Muppet stuff in their collection, including a compilation of most of the Gorch sketches. If you're near or visiting New York or LA, the Museum is definitely worth a visit. Check out the MTR website for more info, and have fun!
Super big thanks
to Mark Pethick
for giving me missing sketches
and compiling the episode guide
Chris Smigliano
for his fab illustrations
Emmy Miklasevich
for another missing sketch
Scott Hanson
for the cool desktops and more Gorch info
and Karen Falk
for answering my Gorch questions!
...and here's some Gorch fan art
by Warrick Brownlow!
June 2002 -- The Decline and Fall of Gorch, part one: The Decline
April 2002 -- April Frog's Day
March 2002 -- The Muppets Take Madison Avenue
February 2002 -- Kermit and Piggy : That Magnificent Hankering
January 2002 -- Off the Street
December 2001 -- It Feels Like Christmas
November 2001 -- Muppets: 1, Host: 0