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| Taking their first steps on a comedy variety show planet! |
Frank Oz helped bring the magic of Yoda to the
Star Wars saga, so it was only fair that the compliment was returned back to him, Jim Henson and the Muppet Show, as Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and the remote controlled Artoo Detoo made an hilarious special appearance on the UK/international comedy hit during 1980, filmed at the nearby ITC Elstree Studios. Hamill, notably, would get to stretch his comedy muscles in a double role (himself and Luke Skywalker) alongside Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and the legendary Miss Piggy, give a notable 'Gargling Gershwin' rendition, and even indulge in a little bit of musical variety!
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| Hamill and Daniels rehearse the finale with Kermit. |
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| Luke and Threepio discuss the bizarre universe they are in! |
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| Mark/Luke with his new porky Princess! |
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| Original preview press cutting, from the files of the Kurtz/Joiner Archive. |
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