The Jim Henson Hour
Monster Telethon, Part 8:
Sweet Vacation
Cast: Jim Henson (Kermit, Link Hogthrob), Dave Goelz (Gonzo, Digit), Kevin Clash (Leon, Clifford), Fran Brill (Vicki), Steve Whitmire (Bean, Flash), Gordon Robertson (Lindy).
| Leon
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Uh huh. Exactly my point. Just like that fairy tale.
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| Clifford
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Actually, it was more of an allegory.
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| Vicki
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I think we should vote.
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| Leon
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Hey — how many people think voting is a dumb idea?
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| [ Link, Clifford, Lindy and Bean put up their hands. ]
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| Link
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Me…
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| [ Gonzo walks by. ]
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| Vicki
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Gonzo!
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| Leon
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Where are you going?
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| Gonzo
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Oh. Nothing personal, guys, but… I miss Kermit. So, uh… So long.
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[ They watch him go. ]
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| Bean
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Hey — wait for me!
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| [ Bean takes off after Gonzo. After a moment, everyone else follows, leaving Leon behind. He takes a second to enjoy being in charge… then follows after the rest of them. ]
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| Leon
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GUYS!
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[ Gonzo arrives at the vacation spot. ]
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| Kermit
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Gonzo!
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| Gonzo
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Hi!
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| Kermit
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Vicki!
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| Vicki
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Hi!
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| Kermit
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Hey, why aren’t you guys running the show?
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| Gonzo
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Oh… well… we left. Mind if we hang out with you?
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| Kermit
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Oh, look! You’re all here!
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| Leon
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We all left!
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| Bean
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I skedaddled. It’s cuter!
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| Kermit
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Oh, this is fantastic! Hey, but how’d the show turn out? Did you do a good closing number?
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[ Everyone looks away. ]
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| Gonzo
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Uhhh… well, actually… we never got to the closing number.
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| Kermit
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What!?
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| Vicki
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Well, to be honest with you, sir… we couldn’t figure out how to run the show.
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| Kermit
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Oh, running the show is easy! Watch. Cue the closing number!
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| Gang
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Whoa! Oh…
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| Vicki
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[ sigh ] … He makes it seem so easy.
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[ The Solid Foam band take their places for the closing number. ]
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| Kermit
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Even when I’m weary, and I just can’t carry on
And the world is like an endless debt for me to pay
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| Kermit
& Gonzo
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Even when the neon seems to shine more than the sun
And the secret place I live in feels so far away
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| K G V & L
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Still, I’ve got a ticket for a magic holiday,
And it’s always booked and ready, come what may
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| Clifford
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Whoa-oa-oa-oa…
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| All
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Sweet vacation
Recreation Destination home
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| Kermit
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My friends can take me…
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| All
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Sweet vacation
Recreation Destination home
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| Kermit
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My friends can take me home.
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[ Flash plays a sax solo. Digit plays the keyboards. Leon runs by, having stolen a chicken’s bikini. Gonzo swings on a rope, crashing into a tree — and coconuts fall from the tree onto Lindy’s head. ]
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| Bean
& Leon
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Still, I’ve got a ticket for a magic holiday,
And it’s always booked and ready, come what may
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| Leon
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Whoa-oa-oa-oa
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| All
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Sweet vacation
Recreation Destination home
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| Kermit
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My friends can take me…
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| All
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Sweet vacation
Recreation Destination home
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| Kermit
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My friends can take me…
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| All
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Sweet vacation
Recreation Destination home
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| Kermit
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My friends can take me…
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| All
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Home!
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