The winning combination of comedy and musical numbers continues in the fifth episode of The Muppet Show.
Glen Chapman takes a look back…
Its The Muppet Show with our special guest Miss Rita Moreno.
Moreno won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Rita in the adaptation of the Broadway smash.
She also won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for the role.
A brilliant piece of physical comedy that calls back to some of the slapstick elements of silent film.
Moreno plays the role of Tiffany Gonzalez who is there to discuss the topic Is conversation a dying art?
Whilst episode fours panel discussion was great, the set up and execution to this was much better.
The last main sketch that Moreno is involved with is her performance ofFeverbacked by the Electric Mayhem.
This musical number represents one of the finest balances of music and comedy seen on the show to date.
The sketch sees Rowlf play Dr. Bob, who is assisted by his nurses, Miss Piggy and Janice.
Moreno was an outstanding guest and it was her segments that really stood out as the shows best.
Its a shame that the majority of the non-Moreno material didnt stand up favourably.
Read our remembrance ofepisode 4 here.
