''The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora'' is a cooking and comedy web series that starred chef
Cat Cora and
The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses ...
, released in 2010.
In September 2010, Cat Cora, alongside The Muppets characters
Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character best known as the insecure and comedically fruitless stand-up comic on ''The Muppet Show.'' Fozzie is an orange-brown bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a pink and white polka dot necktie. The char ...
, and Angelo appeared on the American
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
television series, ''
The Early Show
''The Early Show'' is an American morning television show that aired on CBS from November 1, 1999 to January 7, 2012, and the ninth attempt at a morning news-talk program by the network since 1954. The program aired Monday through Friday from ...
'' to make on a burger recipe together.
Plot
This web series features
Cat Cora making some dishes with her Muppet sidekick Angelo (performed by
Tyler Bunch
Tyler Bunch, also known as H.D. Quinn, is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, director, and actor.
Career
In addition to his work for the Jim Henson Company, Bunch has created and performed puppets for PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney's Th ...
with the hands puppeteered by
Paul McGinnis
Paul McGinnis (born 1973) is an American puppeteer for ''Sesame Street'' and The Muppets. He has also performed in various non-Muppet television productions such as ''The Book of Pooh'', ''Julie's Greenroom'', ''The Wiz Live!'', '' Crash & Bernste ...
).
Angelo was an Italian
chef who was taught all about cooking by
The Swedish Chef
The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character that appeared on ''The Muppet Show''. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously, with Henson performing the head and voice and Oz performing the character with real hands. The S ...
.
Pepe the King Prawn
Pepino Rodrigo Serrano Gonzales, better known as Pepe the King Prawn, is a Muppet character created for ''Muppets Tonight'' and performed by Bill Barretta, originally as part of a vaudeville double act with Seymour the Elephant.
Overview
Pepe ...
was also in the show where he would always close out the show.
Episodes
# Birthday Cat-Astrophe (September 13, 2010) - While Cat Cora is locked in the pantry, Angelo, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo make some watermelon gazpacho for Cat's birthday surprise.
# Breakfast Isn't Just for Breakfast Anymore (October 8, 2010) - Much to the chagrin of the Early Bird, Angelo calls Cat Cora into the kitchen at 3:00 in the morning to make a breakfast smoothie and pancakes.
# Game Day (October 8, 2010) - Cat Cora and Angelo prepare a California 7-layer dip and a Cheese-steak Sami with provolone sauce for the "Muppet Y Games" while Kermit the Frog reports on it.
# Movie Night (November 24, 2010) - Cat Cora shows Angelo and a hungry rat on how to make a maple popcorn trail mix to prepare for movie night.
# World's Biggest Sandwich (December 17, 2010) - In a spoof of ''
The Towering Inferno
''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The Towe ...
'', Angelo plans to make the world's biggest sandwich which goes horribly wrong.
# Slumber Party (December 17, 2010) - When Cat Cora tells Angelo that she is making Pigs in a Blanket, Angelo brings Andy and Randy Pig over for a slumber party.
Cast
*
Cat Cora - Herself
Muppet performers
*
Steve Whitmire
Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on ''The Muppets'' and ''Sesame Street''. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kerm ...
- Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Foo-Foo, The Muppet Newsman, Andy Pig
*
Eric Jacobson
Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer. He is best known for performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio, as well as ''Sesame Street'' characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley—all role ...
- Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear
*
Dave Goelz
David Charles Goelz (; born July 16, 1946) is an American puppeteer and puppet builder known for his work with the Muppets. As part of the Muppets' performing cast, Goelz performs Gonzo the Great, as well as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf (after ...
- Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Randy Pig
*
Bill Barretta
William Paul Barretta (born June 19, 1964) is an American puppeteer, actor, producer, writer, and director, who is best known for providing the puppetry and voice of characters such as Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl, and Bobo ...
- Rowlf the Dog, Pepe the Prawn
*
Tyler Bunch
Tyler Bunch, also known as H.D. Quinn, is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, director, and actor.
Career
In addition to his work for the Jim Henson Company, Bunch has created and performed puppets for PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney's Th ...
- Angelo
*
Alice Dinnean
Alice Catherine Dinnean (born May 23, 1969) is an American puppeteer, voice actress and creative writer who works at The Jim Henson Company. Dinnean has performed on many children's television shows such as '' The Puzzle Place'', ''Sesame Street ...
- Yolanda Rat
*
Paul McGinnis
Paul McGinnis (born 1973) is an American puppeteer for ''Sesame Street'' and The Muppets. He has also performed in various non-Muppet television productions such as ''The Book of Pooh'', ''Julie's Greenroom'', ''The Wiz Live!'', '' Crash & Bernste ...
- Hands of Angelo
References
External links
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Coraat Disney.com
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The Muppets television series
American comedy web series