Recorded on November 17th, 1985, this performance sees Nina Simone working her way through some of the material that has made her a legend in the jazz world. The genre-defying performer here with "I Love You Porgy", "The Other Woman" & "Mississippi Goddam"/"Moon Over Alabama" Medley.
The Muppet Show, Season One, Episode 18 (with Phyllis Diller). "Hugga Wugga" vs. "You Are My Sunshine". In a wonderfully weird piece, a smoke-blowing monster tries to bully other aliens into singing his "Hugga Wugga" song. He meets his match with a carefree alien who prefers "You Are My Sunshine".
1a. Parte de la Biografia de E! Historias Verdaderas (de E! Entertainment Television Latin America). Vintage clips and priceless facts and details of the turbulent life and death of Lupe Victoria Yolí Raymond (1936-1992) better known La Yiyiyi or La Lupe, The Queen of the Latin Soul.
Nina Simone's emotional performance at the legendary Ronnie Scott's in London on Novemnber 17, 1985. Here "My Baby Just Care For Me", credits and final segment of the interview.
The Muppet Show, Season One, Episode 5 (with Rita Moreno). The chef makes flapjacks, which stick to the ceiling every time he flips them. He solves this dilemma with a shotgun and he is buried in pancakes.
The Muppet Show, Season 1 Episode 5 with Rita Moreno as guest star. This sketch shows Marvin Suggs playing "Lady of Spain" on the Muppaphone, an instrument made of fuzzy round creatures that he hits with a mallet.
The Muppet Show, Season One, Episode 16 (with Avery Schreiber). In the opening number Dr. Teeth addresses the audience and explains that their band tries to be more versatile that their hard rock image so tonight's number will be for some of the moms and pops. The band then launches into a rather raucous rendition of "Tenderly"!
The Muppet Show, Season One, Episode 19 with Vincent Price. Behemoth & Shakey Sanchez render Cole Porter's perennial "I've Got You Under My Skin". A big monster, Behemoth, eats a smaller monster, Shaky Sanchez. Behemoth starts to serenade his dinner, but Shaky pops up out of his mouth and even his ear to join in the duet.
The Muppet Show, Season One, Episode 17 (guest star Ben Vereen). Rowlf performs Beethoven's "Für Elise" on the piano, at one point hitting a wrong note.
The Muppet Show, Season Three, Episode 62 with guest star Harry Belafonte. Opening number: Fozzie interrupts Harry's first rendition of Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) on TV, bringing in a pig chorus and trying to get bananas from Beauregard, who brings him onions, pineapples and eggplants instead. The number dissolves into chaos.
The Muppet Show, Season Two, Episode 38 with Elton John as guest star. Musical number: Elton John & The Electric Mayhem - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Elton and Dr. Teeth's band are back to the more traditional (and less dangerous) Electric Mayhem stage. Floyd and Janice (and Elton - but that goes without saying!) don some more snazzy outfits.