107: Florence Henderson & The Love Boat

Miss Piggy is one of the Muppets’ breakout stars, so it’s surprising but welcome that this is the first episode to center around her, her love for Kermit, and her struggles in a world that only sees her as a piece of meat. Then we move on to the 1970s television classic that made special guest Florence Henderson a star and is still airing in reruns to this day: The Love Boat. Obviously. What else could we be talking about?

Topics of discussion include our new favorite Muppet Wiki hyperlink, which Star Trek ship Kermit and Miss Piggy are most like, the surprising parallels between The Love Boat: The Movie and Mildred Pierce, and of course, The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.

Further resources:

• 1984 Wesson Oil commercial featuring Florence Henderson
  
• "Amish Paradise"
• Bathtubs Over Broadway Official Trailer
  
• Florence Henderson - I Have to Tell You (1954)
  
• Indy 500 2011 - God Bless America
  
• Life is Not a Stage by Florence Henderson and Joel Brokaw
  
• The Paul Lynde Halloween Special