Gonzo and Miss Piggy? -- "Yuckaa!" Pig says.

From the earliest days of The Muppet Show, a certain pig had a certain crush on a certain frog, and a certain weirdo had an somewhat more uncertain crush on said same pig. Sending her flowers, writing her sonnets, hiding in her dressing room...could Miss Piggy have asked for a more perfect suitor than Gonzo the Great (aka, The Great Gonzo)???

Psst, the correct answer is 'YES!'

Yes, she could ask for a green, flippered, goggle-eyed suitor who had her swept off her feet from the moment she first laid eyes (and gloves) upon him. But what became of her original suitor...*ahem*...stalker, Gonzo? Well, he met a perfect chicken, and Piggy was history. Here is a secretly recorded clip from Miss Piggy's dressing room the day that Gonzo decided to, er, break up with her, and she decided to, er, break him up.

Never Before...one more time now!

Before The Muppet Movie was unleashed upon cinemas, the Muppets themselves gathered in Coconut Grove, Hollywood, for a small, private party -- in other words, a huge celebrity bash hosted by Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno, featuring a plethora guests ranging from Christopher Reeve and LeVar Burton to Vincent Price and Liberace. This was The Muppets Go Hollywood, a one-hour tv special which aired on CBS in 1979.

Within the program for this glamerous promo party, Johnny Mathis joined Rowlf at the piano to croon his rendition of Never Before, Never Again, as Kermit and Piggy gaze on from a nearby table-for-two.

This lovely, silly, romantic chat is a screen test for the Muppet Movie. It's a wonderful moment between the two characters, and has an extra bit of sentimental charm just from the way Jim is laughing. It's easy to forget nowadays that Kermit and Piggy were much more obviously a couple back then. Look at that spark! Look at Kermit's hysterically horrified reaction when Piggy says she cut Miss Mousey in half, while Jim is giggling! Look at them cuddling up on that log while Kermit flirts.

Yes. Kermit flirts. Forgive me for being so starry-eyed and dreamy over this, but I miss stars and dreams. Kind of hard to imagine him denying any sort of affection for her there, isn't it? It's not that he never denied their relationship in those days, of course he did... but actions... his actions have always spoken louder than words.

Maybe it's time to see a little more action again.