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Pigs Anthology
June
2003
The
Jim Henson Hour
Science
Fiction, Part 4:
The
Miss Galaxy Pageant
Cast:
Jim Henson (Kermit), Dave Goelz (Digit),
Kevin
Clash (Leon), Jerry Nelson (Jo Beth),
Dan
Redican (Zsa Zsa), Chris Langham (Marty the Earthling).

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Digit
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Whoa-oa!
This beauty contest from outer space is fantastic!
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[
Leon rushes in: ZIP! ]
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Leon
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Beauty
contest? What, what are they doing? What part?
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Digit
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The
swimsuit competition!
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Leon
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[
gasp! ] Digit, my friend, there must -- I say, there must
be a way for all of us to see this!
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Digit
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Well,
as a matter of fact --
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Leon
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Yeah,
yeah, yeah!
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Digit
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There
might be...
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Leon
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Oh,
good good good!
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[
Digit unplugs a lead from his ear, and plugs it into a machine. ]
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[
We see the Miss Galaxy pageant, hosted by Marty the Earthling. A crowd of
aliens cheers. ]
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Marty
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...
You join us at a very thrilling point in the Miss Galaxy pageant -- the
judges are about to announce our winner. They'll be awarding points for
beauty, intelligence, and genetic originality. While we're waiting, let's
talk with two of our lovely finalists -- Jo Beth Garfdehoo, Miss Crab
Nebula...
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[
Jo Beth enters, a hideous alien monster. She burps, and steam comes out of
her ears. ]
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Marty
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...
and Zsa Zsa Porkmustard, from the planet Koozebane!
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[
Zsa Zsa enters, a fuzzy piece of foam. ]
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Marty
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Jo
Beth... hi, Jo Beth.
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Jo Beth
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Hi.
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Marty
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Are
you nervous?
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Jo Beth
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A
little.
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Marty
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Well,
you shouldn't be, because you're LOVELY, you're LOVELY!
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Jo Beth
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Thank
you.
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Marty
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What
is your favorite thing about being a beauty queen?
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Jo Beth
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Well...
uh... that's a hard question.
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Marty
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You
mean, there are so many favorite things.
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Jo Beth
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No,
I mean, that's a hard question. Could you ask me an easier one?
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Marty
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Um...
how about, what are your goals in life?
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Jo Beth
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I
want to work with underprivileged children.
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Marty
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Uh
huh.
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Jo Beth
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And
then eat them.
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[
Jo Beth burps. Disturbed, Marty turns to Zsa Zsa. ]
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Marty
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Now,
Zsa Zsa.
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Zsa Zsa
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[
high-pitched squeals ]
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Marty
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For
the talent spot, many of our contestants like to sing a song.
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Zsa Zsa
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[
squeal ]?
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Marty
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You
chose instead to excrete ammonia while setting fire to your nose.
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Zsa Zsa
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[
squeal squeal squeal ]
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Marty
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Oh
-- I'm sorry to interrupt, hold that thought. This is the moment we've all
been waiting for... the new Miss Galaxy is about to be crowned... so it's
over to the judges!
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[
Jo Beth is swallowing the last of the judges. ]
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Jo Beth
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Too
late. [ burp ] I've already eaten them.
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[
The audience boos and hisses. ]
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Marty
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And
so, here at the Hotel Swank in Ursa Major, this is Marty the Earthling,
saying, I may be tasteless, but at the moment, that's all that's keeping me
alive.
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Jo Beth
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Maybe
with a little hollandaise...
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Marty
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Stay
away from me!
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Leon
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Whoa
-- that was disgusting! Let's see some more of this stuff.
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Digit
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All
right, but I need more power.
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Leon
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You
got it, Digit! [ He zips off. ]
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[
On the monitor, lfl makes a paper airplane. He throws it, and it flies out
of the monitor and down to the studio floor with a huge CRASH. ]
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Louie
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Gee.
That's good paper.
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[
Leon returns with a big cable. ]
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Leon
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Here
ya go, Digit!
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Digit
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Oh,
thank you --
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Kermit
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Whoa,
wait a second! That's the master input!
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[
Digit plugs the cable into his chest. ]
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Kermit
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That
cable contains every video feed on the planet!
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[
Digit's chest explodes in a shower of sparks. Kermit cringes. ]
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Leon
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Whoa!
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Digit
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[
shaking ] Lucy, I'm home! And here's bachelor number two. One of these
days, Alice -- Pow! Right in the kisser! Dr Welby, will he be all right?
Nanu nanu!
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[
Digit faints. ]
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Louie
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Bad
news, Kermit. He's got the reruns.
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Kermit
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Uh...
cut to commercial!
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[
Digit's hand pops up, and presses the commercial button. ]
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Tough
Pigs Anthology Contents
April/May
2003 -- Breaking News: Sesame Street News Flashes
March
2003 -- The Early Days of the Muppet Show Comic Strip
Feb
2003 -- Ernie vs Bert
Aug/Sept
2002 -- The Road to Hollywood
July
2002 -- The Decline and Fall of Gorch, part two: The Fall
June
2002 -- The Decline and Fall of Gorch, part one: The Decline
May
2002 -- Giant Frogs!
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
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