| rdfs:comment | - The hour-long special cuts between Thomas and friends at the Hard Rock Cafe at New York City and a Moscow studio, with Tatiana Vedeneyeva as the local host (the satellite connection is handled by Lily Tomlin as Ernestine). Jim Henson's Muppets are among the guest stars, appearing in both cities, with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy receiving specific billing. A few Sesame Street Muppets make brief appearances as well, namely a pair of Honkers, Meryl Sheep, and Elmo. The latter is fleetingly glimpsed in a video montage, seated on the shoulder of a baseball player who holds a sign displaying a Russian greeting in marker.
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| abstract | - The hour-long special cuts between Thomas and friends at the Hard Rock Cafe at New York City and a Moscow studio, with Tatiana Vedeneyeva as the local host (the satellite connection is handled by Lily Tomlin as Ernestine). Jim Henson's Muppets are among the guest stars, appearing in both cities, with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy receiving specific billing. A few Sesame Street Muppets make brief appearances as well, namely a pair of Honkers, Meryl Sheep, and Elmo. The latter is fleetingly glimpsed in a video montage, seated on the shoulder of a baseball player who holds a sign displaying a Russian greeting in marker. Other US participants include Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Bon Jovi, and Penn and Teller. Kermit and Piggy appear initially in the program as ambassadors to Russia, where Kermit and Russian TV puppet star Khriusha the Pig (from Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!) hammer out the details of producing the special. Later, a passing Honker gives Marlo Thomas a quarter for their satellite truck's parking meter. This is followed by "Pig to Frog," a segment where Kermit and his "distinguished" panel of Americans (including Miss Piggy, Meryl Sheep, the Honkers, a penguin and some Whatnots) talk to Khriusha and his panel of Russian characters while playing short films on the struggles of living in each country. The Russians' tape of American life stars a down on his luck bear (played by Kevin Clash). After the special, an American Airlines promo is shown where Muppet Monsters Miss Kitty, A green-furred Frackle and Thudge coming out of the aeroplane.
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