Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular

Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular
Title card
Directed by	Gregg Gelfand
Presented by	Tom Kane
Starring	Lady Gaga The Muppets
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	The Muppets Studio
Distributor	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 28, 2013

Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular is a Thanksgiving television special featuring Lady Gaga and The Muppets. The 90-minute program aired on ABC on November 28, 2013 and featured guest stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elton John and RuPaul, with an appearance by Kristen Bell.

Background

Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular is the second of Lady Gaga's Thanksgiving television specials, following A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, which aired on ABC in 2011. Gaga and The Muppets have collaborated in the past. In 2009, Kermit the Frog was her date to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.^[1] Gaga also featured Jim Henson's Creature Shop pieces in The Monster Ball Tour.^[2]

Synopsis

The 90-minute special aired on ABC on November 28, 2013. Guest stars included Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elton John and RuPaul, with an appearance by Kristen Bell.^[3] Gaga performed a mixture of songs from her third studio album Artpop and holiday classics.^[4]

1. "Venus"
2. "Applause"
3. "Bennie and the Jets" (with Elton John)
4. "Artpop" (with Elton John)
5. "Manicure"
6. "Gypsy" (with Kermit the Frog)
7. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
8. "Fashion!" (with RuPaul)
9. "Santa Baby" (performed by Miss Piggy and Youthful Praise)
10. "Applause" (reprise)

Cast

Special guests included Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elton John, RuPaul and Kristen Bell.

• Lady Gaga as Herself
• Tom Kane as Announcer

Special guest appearances

• Kristen Bell as Herself
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Himself
• Elton John as Himself
• RuPaul as Himself
• Youthful Praise as Themselves

Muppet performers

• Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips
• Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle
• Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot, Albert the Rabbit
• Bill Barretta as Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Big Mean Carl
• David Rudman as Scooter, Janice
• Matt Vogel as Camilla the Chicken, Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Norman the Sheep
• Peter Linz as Walter

Reception

The special brought in 3.6 million viewers and a 0.9 rating among the 18-49 adult demographic, much lower numbers than Lady Gaga's holiday special the previous year.^[5]

See also

• List of Thanksgiving television specials

References

1. "Kermit The Frog confirms Lady Gaga and Muppets Christmas television special". NME. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
2. Marechal, AJ (October 17, 2013). "ABC Sets Holiday Special with Lady Gaga and the Muppets". Variety (Penske Business Media). Retrieved October 17, 2013.
3. Walker, Jodi (October 17, 2013). "TV Lady Gaga teams up with her littlest monsters, the Muppets, for another holiday spectacular". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
4. Grow, Kory (October 18, 2013). "Lady Gaga to Celebrate Thanksgiving With the Muppets". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
5. Hibberd, James (November 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Muppet special a ratings turkey". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.

External links

• Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular on Muppet Wiki, an external wiki
• Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular at Internet Movie Database