Muppet Babies (TV Series)

Invasion of the Muppet Snackers (1987)

Katie Leigh: Rowlf

Quotes 

• Rowlf : Wait a minute. Are you guys sure Nanny's dinner is really that horrible?

  Kermit : Uh-huh. It's worse.

  Fozzie , Gonzo : It's worse.

  Skeeter : It's probably good for us.

  Rowlf : Yeah. Whenever something looks awful, smells disgusting, and tastes like boiled dirt, grown-ups say it's good for you.

• Rowlf : [about Nanny's new recipe]  Gosh, what if it's all Nanny can afford?

  Kids : Huh?

  Rowlf : Well, we do eat a lot, and sand and glue are probably cheaper than food.

• [the kids imagine themselves as poor kids in the Oliver! film] 

  Scooter : [after getting his gruel]  Ew!

  Skeeter : [after getting her gruel]  Gross!

  Animal : [after getting his gruel]  Yucky.

  Fozzie : I'll have a tuna sandwich and a glass of milk, please.

  [gets served gruel] 

  Fozzie : [dissatisfied]  Wha? Thanks.

  Kermit : [gulps as he is getting served his gruel]  Thank you.

  Rowlf : [sniffs his gruel after it is served]  Man, this smells worse than yesterday.

  Piggy : [after getting her gruel]  I hate this stuff.

  Mr. Bumble : WHAT?

  Piggy : Um, I said, "My plate feels rough."

  Gonzo : [after getting his gruel]  Hey, kinda skimpy, isn't it? How about some more?

  Mr. Bumble : MORE?

  Gonzo : Okay, okay! Boy, what a grouch.

• [while watching the other kids eat their gruel] 

  Piggy : Yuck-o! Blech! Ptu! How can they eat this stuff?

  Rowlf : Gee, Piggy, maybe if you pretend it's something you like, it won't taste so bad.

  [Rowlf pretends his food is a bowl of dog biscuits and eats it] 

  Piggy : Okay. I'll pretend mine is a chocolate sundae.

  [Piggy's gruel turns into a chocolate sundae] 

  Piggy : Woo-wee! It worked!

  Kermit : Hey, neat! I'll pretend mine is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

  [Kermit's food turns into a peanut butter and jelly sandwich] 

  Gonzo : Wow! I'll have bologna and marshmallows on rye with pickles.

  [Gonzo's food becomes a sandwich with bologna, marshmallows, and pickles] 

  Scooter : Hey, this is great! I want a bucket of ice cream!

  Nanny : Hi, kids.

  [the fantasy ends as Nanny enters the nursery with a bucket] 

  Kids : Hi, Nanny.

  Skeeter : [smells the inside of Nanny's bucket]  Phew! What's in the bucket, Nanny?

  Scooter : Yeah, it doesn't smell like ice cream.

• Nanny : Okay, kids. Dinner's ready.

  Kids : Uh-oh.

  Nanny : And I have a special surprise for you.

  Gonzo : I-Is it in that bowl, Nanny?

  Nanny : Why, yes it is, Gonzo.

  Gonzo : That's what I was afraid of.

  Nanny : And as a special treat, we're going to have a picnic right here in the nursery.

  Fozzie : Gee, I wonder why we're eating in here.

  Rowlf : Are you kidding? Probably won't be able to walk after we eat this crud.

  Fozzie : Oh.

  Scooter : Well, at least we don't have to worry about picnic ants.

  Skeeter : Yeah. No way any bugs will touch that stuff.

• [the kids are surprised that their dinner is really a bowl of fried chicken] 

  Skeeter : What a relief!

  Nanny : What do you mean, kids?

  Gonzo : Well... Well, we thought we were gonna have to eat that smelly stuff you were mixing in the kitchen today.

  Nanny : What? Ho ho! Gonzo, that was your after-dinner surprise.

  Kids : Huh?

  Gonzo : Oh, no. It's dessert.

  Nanny : Come on. I'll show you.

  Rowlf : We're done for.

  Skeeter : Yeah, this is probably our last meal.