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 (2013-11-28)

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]

"Venus"
"Applause"
"Bennie and the Jets" (with Elton John)
"Artpop" (with Elton John)
"Manicure"
"Gypsy" (with Kermit the Frog)
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
"Fashion!" (with RuPaul)
"Santa Baby" (performed by Miss Piggy and Youthful Praise)
"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

Main article: List of Muppets

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]

References

↑ "Kermit The Frog confirms Lady Gaga and Muppets Christmas television special". NME. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
↑ Marechal, AJ (October 17, 2013). "ABC Sets Holiday Special with Lady Gaga and the Muppets". Variety (Penske Business Media). Retrieved October 17, 2013.
↑ 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.
↑ Grow, Kory (October 18, 2013). "Lady Gaga to Celebrate Thanksgiving With the Muppets". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
↑ Hibberd, James (November 29, 2013). "Lady Gaga Muppet special a ratings turkey". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.

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Studio albums	The Fame Born This Way Artpop Cheek to Cheek

Compilation albums	The Remix Born This Way: The Remix Born This Way: The Collection

Extended plays	The Cherrytree Sessions Hitmixes The Fame Monster A Very Gaga Holiday

Concert tours	The Fame Ball Tour Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour Born This Way Ball ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Cheek to Cheek Tour

One-off shows	ArtRave Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom

Television specials	Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden A Very Gaga Thanksgiving Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!

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Related articles	Born This Way Foundation Gaga Haus of Gaga Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop Meat dress "Perform This Way" TechHaus Volantis Taylor Kinney

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Segments	The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–65) The Mike Douglas Show (1966–79) The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–71) Saturday Night Live (The Land of Gorch, 1975–76)

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