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   XPost: alt.tv.mst3k, rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc   
   From: am082@chebucto.ns.ca   
      
   On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, Marquis wrote:   
      
   > Stephen Cooke wrote:   
   >   
   > > Even better is a comedy short I saw last year called (I think) Bring on   
   > > the Girls with Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy, where they're in the   
   > > balcony at a vaudeville theatre, making comments about the various acts on   
   > > stage. McCarthy is hilarious (and quite bitchy, a friend of mine   
   > > commented) throughout the thing.   
   >   
   > Perhaps McCarthy and Bergin were the inspiration for the riffing done in The   
   > Muppet Show, by none other than Statler & Waldorf.   
      
   This particular short was a one-off, and fairly obscure, but as a huge fan   
   of Bergen's, it's a safe bet that Jim Henson would have been able to get   
   his hands on a copy at some point.   
      
   swac   
      
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