{"id":42405,"date":"2015-10-29T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=42405"},"modified":"2022-05-04T23:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T03:00:48","slug":"muppets-review-episode-5-walk-swine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/muppets-review-episode-5-walk-swine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Muppets: A Review of Episode 5 &#8211; Walk the Swine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-Edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-Edit-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2422-Edit\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-Edit-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-Edit.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Season 1, Episode 5: Walk the Swine<\/p>\n<p>Originally Aired: Tuesday October 27<\/p>\n<p>Guest stars: Reese Witherspoon, Riki Lindhome<\/p>\n<p>This episode features Reese Witherspoon, who Miss Piggy is holding a grudge against for losing out the part in Walk the Line. Piggy takes this as far as showing up at a Habitat for Humanity build to take attention from Reese, thinking that it would be a photo op. After a mishap, Miss Piggy invites Reese back on so she can apologize, but Piggy ends up with an elaborate musical number apology, complete with mic drop.<\/p>\n<p>The episode also shows the return of Riki Lindhome as Fozzie\u2019s girlfriend, who is the unhappy new focus of his stand-up routine. Also, there is a sub-plot of Scooter\u2019s new car getting hit by Rizzo, who then tries to set Scooter up with increasingly sketchy family members to fix the issue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reese Witherspoon on Up Late with Miss Piggy - The Muppets\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4JrvHnAcM0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As with previous episodes, this one had plenty of funny moments. It also affirmed for me that random and ridiculous musical numbers should be a part of every episode. I also think that having a guest star throughout the episode that is completely game and willing to make fun of themselves (much like the Josh Groban episode) fits well with how the show is laid out.<\/p>\n<p>As a whole, if you have been enjoying any of this series you will like this episode, if you haven\u2019t been enjoying it, you probably won\u2019t. While \u201cThe Muppets\u201d is still waiting for its exceptional shining moment, it is effectively holding serve.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, I want to take a moment to talk about the ratings for this show so far. The premiere had the highest rating of any new show with 9.1 million viewers. That is even more impressive considering it was up against two ratings juggernauts, NCIS (the most watched show in all of television) and The Voice. Unsurprisingly, these numbers dropped off the second week to 5.1 million. The third week was similar, at 4.8 million with week four at 4.34 million (although most reports pointed out the great ratings for the debate going on at that time).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miss Piggy&#039;s &quot;I&#039;m Sorry&quot; Song - The Muppets\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ei0cAaC1Yx4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Looking at these numbers, those wanting to show how doomed the Muppets is point to the dramatic drop off. However, especially considering its time slot, the ratings are fairly strong. For example, it is routinely outperforming Agents of Shield and is much better than really any of the new Fox comedies. Time will tell about renewal or the future, but currently the Muppets ratings are pretty much in line with the show itself: decent and solid but not exceptional or terrible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2422\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DSC_2422.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A Muppet themed topiary currently at Disney Springs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Top quotes:<\/p>\n<p>Reese: \u201cI mean did you see my movie \u201cWild\u201d? I did all my own walking in that movie, so&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bobo: \u201cI have an associates degree, I use a towel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fozzie: \u201cIt\u2019s just hauntingly beautiful on a sax\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kermit: \u201cJeez, the last room you guys were in together doesn\u2019t even exist anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out clips and episodes of \u201cThe Muppets\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/abc.go.com\/shows\/the-muppets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts of this latest episode of The Muppets?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Incoming search terms:<\/h4><ul><li>https:\/\/www themouseforless com\/blog_world\/muppets-review-episode-5-walk-swine\/<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Season 1, Episode 5: Walk the Swine Originally Aired: Tuesday October 27 Guest stars: Reese Witherspoon, Riki Lindhome This episode features Reese Witherspoon, who Miss Piggy is holding a grudge against for losing out the part in Walk the Line. 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