The Muppets: Too Hot to Handler

November 18, 2015 8:57 AM - Season 1, Episode 8

Scooter gets his chance to meet Chelsea Handler (with whom he is, pardon his naughty language, smitten) when she appears on Up Late with Miss Piggy. Meanwhile, Kermit and Denise go on a double date with Fozzie and Becky so Kermit can get to the truth of who Becky really is, to protect Fozzie.
posted by filthy light thief (2 comments total)

Definitely not as good as the last couple of episodes. I would have liked to see the bit with the band thinking Kermit is a robot be a bigger storyline. Honestly, I am bored with the dating foibles of Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy, et.al., and the Scooter story didn't go anywhere either, despite Chelsea Handler's willingness to make out with a Muppet on-screen.

I got a kick out of Fozzie doing the promos for the different TV markets. I also liked the gag that Kermit was talking to other Muppets and not the camera/interviewer but they were ignoring him because they thought he was.
posted by briank at 10:34 AM on November 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Piggy was strangely absent from this episode. Other than the bit at the start, did she appear elsewhere?

And yes, it really wasn't much to talk about this episode. A couple of funny gags, Kermit's puppetry was on point as usual, Deadly, Pepe and Rizzo were great, Chelsea Handler was totally into it, but the whole episode felt... dunno, sluggish. A trivia night with all Muppets could have worked better.
posted by lmfsilva at 11:03 AM on November 18, 2015