She told him what a fan she was, and he invited her to be a guest star. Minnelli’s appearance on the show grew out of an encounter with Jim at the opening night party for her show at London’s Palladium the year before. This leads, of course, to another big musical number with the whole gang singing “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” Several others get murdered, but when Minnelli fakes her own death, Statler and Waldorf confess. He gets knocked out but revives for a duet with Minnelli. With a clue from O’Shaunessy, Kermit goes to catch the murderer. Backstage, Fozzie as Bear on Patrol asks for information and when Scooter speaks up, he is stabbed in the back. Strangepork, has been murdered, leading to another musical number. At the end, the cast discovers that the director, played by Dr. In the show within the show within the show set in the Majestic Theater, Minnelli performs a big production number “Copocabana”. Minnelli played Liza O’Shaunessy, an actress, and Kermit was the Sam Spade-like detective investigating a threatening note she had received. Instead, it was performed as a sort of noir mystery story in 1930s dress. Liza Minnelli’s episode of The Muppet Show shot for the fourth season was one of a few that departed from the general backstage at a variety show format.
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