At the beginning of his talk spot, Joel Grey evidently had difficulty remembering to interact with Kermit, rather than with Jim Henson, who was operating and voicing Kermit at a lower level. Grey glances downward at the human, rather than addressing the frog.
Grey evidently got the hang of things, as he interacted energetically and charmingly with the Muppets during the musical numbers.
Grey evidently got the hang of things, as he interacted energetically and charmingly with the Muppets during the musical numbers.
Near the end of Joel Grey's musical number, we can see the tip of Dave Goelz's head under Zoot's and Janice's waists.