Muppets Tonight

BBC1 screened the first 11 episodes at 7pm on Friday evenings from 6 September[7] – 15 November 1996[8][9] with the last two going on 30th[10] and 31st[10] December at Lunchtimes.

Sky One picked up the series in late December 1996 and continued to repeat episodes until Spring 1999.

Clifford, who is on the phone in a corner of the room and has missed all the commotion, is chosen to host the show.

Miss Piggy agrees to be the guest star, in exchange for Clifford giving her bumbling nephews, Andy and Randy, a job on the show.

Clifford seems to forget about Miss Piggy, only remembering when Rizzo tells him that they now have two guest stars.

It doesn't work, and the two rivals end up singing the closing number- excerpts from The Sound of Music" - together.

The Elvises take out their electric guitars, and end the sketch with a parody of "Blue Suede Shoes".

Miss Piggy also stars in the recurring Baywatch parody sketch, "Bay of Pigswatch", doing her trademark karate chop on flirtatious lifeguard Champ Schwimmer, when he admits he'd rather make out with beach babe Spamela than carry out his life-saving duties.

Everyone expects Garth Brooks to sing one of his hit country songs for the show, but he insists in pursuing different styles of music such as Kabuki, the theme song from Fiddler on the Roof and a Tom Jones number.