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{{quote|Yes The Muppets are all hosting [[SNL]]!|Muppets|[https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/jason-segel-and-muppets-monologue/n13275 Saturday Night Live]}}
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* Back when Jim Henson was starting out, the Muppets were regulars on a number of variety shows, such as Ed Sullivan. During the height of their popularity, this shifted over to appearances on late night talk shows. Yes, including a very memorable appearance on Johnny Carson.
* The joint interview by Ricky Gervais and Elmo in honor of ''Sesame Street'''s 40th anniversary is a thing of beauty, with such moments as Gervais warning Elmo that they shouldn't discuss necrophilia and Elmo turning to the camera and demanding, "Elmo wants this tape."
* While Jim Henson was shopping [[The Muppet Show]] around, he and his crew were given an opportunity to show that Muppets weren't just for children with a regular weekly feature on [[Saturday Night Live]]. For this, they created a new set of Muppets for the adult-themed "Land of Gorch" sketches. All relevant details and a thoughtful analysis can be found [https://web.archive.org/web/20130914172357/http://www.toughpigs.com/anthgorcha00.htm here].
** When Robert DeNiro hosted, he shared a special moment with our Kermie during the monologue, during which the two sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Later on in the show, Horatio tries to sing the annual "Christmas is Number One" song, but he notices all the other guys he usually sings it with (Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, and Tracy Morgan) have not shown up, so Kermit makes a surprise appearance and opts to help him out, along with Gonzo, Fozzie, and Animal, who immediately hop on the bandwagon. The result: Pure awesomeness.
** When Seth Rogen has been on the show, there have been sketches spoofing the Muppets in which he and members of the cast dress up in Muppet Costumes, including one in which Andy Samberg as the Swedish Chef sings "Beyond the Sea" with accompaniment by Rowlf the Dog and the Muppet Show Band, and another in which most of the primary Muppet cast perpetrate a hit and run.
** Cookie Monster appeared in the opening monologue of a 2010 episode hosted by Jeff Bridges. This was a culmination of a campaign orchestrated by Sesame Workshop to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-PkQRh3QXA let Cookie Monster host]. Highlights included Bridges calling the Monster "Cook", and an ad-libbed portion involving a broken prop cookie.
** When Jason Segel hosted SNL on November 19, 2011, [[The Muppets|his famous Muppet co-stars]] made special appearances with him, alluding in Jason's monologue to the Muppets' original appearances on the show. Of course, one of the highlights of that episode, was Seth Meyers' priceless "REALLY?!" skit on the Weekend Update with the Main Frog. The song Jason Segel did with the muppets was really good and was nominated for the 2012 a primetime [[Emmy Award|Emmy Award]].
* ''[[Top Chef]]'' All-Stars had Telly, Elmo, and Cookie Monsters judge the Quick Fire Challenge, with Elmo likening a contestant's cookies to cow pies.
* The Electric Mayhem backed a [[Disney Channel]] special performance of [[Demi Lovato]]. Kermit was set to duet with Demi, but naturally, Piggy wasn't okay with that... so Beaker took over.
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