Guest Star: Loretta Lynn

One of the more fun episodes of the Muppet Show came about when the Muppet Theater was needing to be fumigated and the show ended up being performed at a supposedly deserted train station. It was not very deserted.

Country icon Loretta Lynn was the guest star and, much like when a real singer makes an appearance, they had her sing three separate songs: “You’re Looking at Country,” “One’s on the Way,” and “Poor Lonesome Me.”

The train station provided some great moments, including some real puns for Veterinarian’s Hospital, Kermit and Gonzo stuck on a departing train, and the band playing train time table instead of sheet music.

The homemade scenery and the changed opening credits was such a neat little touch to really make this episode stand out among the pantheon of Muppet Shows.

Then, one of my all-time favorites… The Rhyming Song, with four Muppets who have no ability to rhyme at all. It was a song I couldn’t help but sing along with.