FADE IN:
INT. - MUPPET SHOW GUEST DRESSING ROOM
Close-up on the dressing room door. It opens. SCOOTER pokes his head in.
SCOOTER
Barack Obama! Five minutes to air, Barack Obama!
The camera pulls back to reveal BARACK OBAMA sitting at the make-up table.
BARACK OBAMA
Thank you, Scooter.
SCOOTER
Don't screw up the show like you screwed up the election.
Scooter slams the door. Barack Obama looks into the camera.
BARACK OBAMA
Everyone's a critic!
CUT TO the OPENING CREDITS.
At the end of the credits, GONZO prepares to blow the final note on his trumpet. As the cue approaches, BILL CLINTON enters and pushes Gonzo out of the frame. Bill Clinton blows the final note on his sax. He looks into the camera and grins.
BILL CLINTON
Where's that Miss Piggy at?
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INT. - MUPPET THEATRE MAINSTAGE
KERMIT THE FROG enters.
KERMIT
Welcome to the Muppet Show's New Congress Special! Tonight's special guest is the 44th President of the Untied States, Barack Obama!
Applause. Obama enters.
BARACK OBAMA
Thank you, Kermit. I'm delighted to be here.
KERMIT
It's our pleasure, Mr. President. Are you almost ready for your big musical number?
BARACK OBAMA
I sure am, Kermit. It's not often that I'm invited to perform. The last time I was asked to sing was by Chicago special prosecutor Pat Fitzgerald.
KERMIT
The band should be just about set.
JOHN BOEHNER and ERIC CANTOR enter.
JOHN BOEHNER
Hold on! Hold on one second, please.
KERMIT
Speaker of the House John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor!
Applause.
JOHN BOEHNER
We've decided to change the song.
KERMIT
But I'm the producer.
JOHN BOEHNER
We're taking over. Eric and I have chosen a different song.
ERIC CANTOR
Here are the lyrics, Mr. President.
Cantor hands Obama a lyric sheet.
KERMIT
Mr. President, you don't have to do a different song if you don't want to.
JOHN BOEHNER
Yes you do. We own your skinny ass now.
Cantor elbows Boehner.
JOHN BOEHNER (cont'd)
I mean, we kindly request that you perform our choice. We even have your costume prepared.
BARACK OBAMA
Well, ok, Mr. Speaker. I had my heart set on the original number, but compromising with Republicans is what my presidency is all about. I'm ready to go, Kermit.
Obama, Boehner, and Cantor exit.
KERMIT
Sure thing, Mr. President. (to camera) And now, ladies and gentlemen, here's President Barack Obama! Yay!
The curtain opens. Obama is center stage, dressed as Adolf Hitler. He proceeds to sing the Beatles' "I'm a Loser." Each verse ends with a recording of Nazis shouting "Sieg Heil!" The song ends. The curtain closes. Applause.
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INT. - STATLER AND WALDORF'S BOX
STATLER
What state is he from?
WALDORF
Illinois.
STATLER
That makes sense.
WALDORF
Why?
STATLER
Because he's made me ill with his noise.
They both laugh.
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INT. - BACKSTAGE
Kermit stands at his desk. The musicians walk behind him.
KERMIT
Great job, guys.
FOZZIE BEAR enters.
FOZZIE
Hey Kermit, when do I get to meet the President?
KERMIT
I don't know, Fozzie. He's a very busy man.
FOZZIE
Aw, but I haven't been near a President since I hosted the Correspondents' Dinner in '78.
KERMIT
And that's why you haven't been near a President since.
FOZZIE
But my jokes were funny.
KERMIT
You called Rosalyn Carter a "sloppy whore.”
MISS PIGGY pops out of her dressing room.
FOZZIE
Uh-oh.
MISS PIGGY
Hey! Bear!
FOZZIE
Look at the time! I gotta....
MISS PIGGY
Freeze, furball! Did moi hear a bad word said of the great Rosalyn Carter? She led this country through a difficult time.
KERMIT
But Piggy, she was First Lady. Her husband....
Miss Piggy Karate-chops Kermit who falls to the floor.
MISS PIGGY
Behind every great man is a greater woman actually doing all the work.
Clinton's voice comes from Miss Piggy's dressing room.
BILL CLINTON (O.S.)
Hey, Miss Piggy. Why don't you get your swiney heiney back up here. I have a hankerin' for some pig-in-a-blanket.
MISS PIGGY
I must fly. Au revoir!
Miss Piggy exits to her dressing room. Kermit looks dejected.
KERMIT
Pig-in-a-blanket?
FOZZIE
I know. She usually prefers toad-in-the-hole. Wakka wakka!
Kermit shoots him an angry look.
FOZZIE (cont'd)
It's a joke. I'm implying that you put your....
GONZO enters.
GONZO
The stage is set for the next sketch, boss.
KERMIT
Thanks, Gonzo.
Kermit shoots Fozzie one more look as he exits.
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INT. - MUPPET MAINSTAGE
KERMIT (to camera)
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special treat for you: a speech by the President of the United States. Yay!
Kermit exits as the curtains open. We see Obama at a lectern. A seal is perched upon it.
BARACK OBAMA
Um, Gonzo?
Gonzo enters.
GONZO
Yes, Mr. President?
BARACK OBAMA
What is this?
GONZO
What is what, sir?
BARACK OBAMA
This seal.
GONZO
Your press secretary said that any podium you speak from must have a seal on it. And Ellen here has never been on TV before.
The seal gives off an adorable roar.
BARACK OBAMA
No, not that kind of seal, Gonzo. A Presidential seal.
GONZO
Presidential, huh? Gee, Ellen's never been president. I don't even think she's registered to vote.
BARACK OBAMA
Let's pass on this whole thing.
Obama exits. The seal makes an angry seal noise.
GONZO
Now, now, Ellen. That's just a rumor. He's produced a certificate of live birth.
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INT. - BACKSTAGE
A dejected Obama crosses past Boehner and Cantor.
BARACK OBAMA
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Majority Leader.
JOHN BOEHNER
Mr. President.
ERIC CANTOR
Mr. President.
JOHN BOEHNER
He looked kid of sad. Should we go console him?
ERIC CANTOR
Nah. What he needs is a good vacation. We'll send him on a nice long trip back to Illinois in January 2013.
Fozzie enters.
FOZZIE
Aw! Did I miss the President again?
ERIC CANTOR
I'm afraid so, Fozzie.
FOZZIE
At least I'm here with the two most powerful people in the House of Representatives. That's a treat!
JOHN BOEHNER
Thank you, Fozzie. No hard feelings?
FOZZIE
Hard feelings? What are you talking about?
JOHN BOEHNER
Our opposition to the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.”
FOZZIE
Why would I have hard feelings about that?
JOHN BOEHNER
Oh, come on! Look at you. Look at that little hat and tie.
ERIC CANTOR
In Virginia, we call that “queer markins.”
FOZZIE
But I'm just a bear!
JOHN BOEHNER
Isn't that what furry homosexuals call themselves?
ERIC CANTOR
I believe so.
Gonzo enters.
FOZZIE
Hey, this one wants to marry a chicken!
Former Senator RICK SANTORUM enters.
RICK SANTORUM
See! I told you that would come next!
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INT. - MUPPET MAINSTAGE
Kermit enters.
KERMIT
That's it for our Muppet Show's New Congress Special. I'd like to thank our guests Barack Obama, John Boehner, and Eric Cantor.
Obama, Boehner, and Cantor enter.
JOHN BOEHNER
Thank you, Kermit.
ERIC CANTOR
It was a lot of fun.
Obama looks sheepishly at Boehner and Cantor.
JOHN BOEHNER
You may speak.
BARACK OBAMA
I've enjoyed being on your show, Kermit.
KERMIT
We'll see you next time for the Muppet Show's Michelle Bachmann Presidential Inauguration Special. Yay!
The closing music starts. The other Muppets enter. Rick Santorum enters carrying a chicken. Bill Clinton enters and stands next to Gonzo.
BILL CLINTON
So, are you a chick or what?
Credits.
FADE OUT.
