At the Dance
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"At the Dance" is a recurring ballroom sketch on The Muppet Show featuring Muppet characters trading rapid-fire jokes and one-liners while dancing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muppet Show segment
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recurring sketch ⓘ television sketch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | episodes of The Muppet Show ⓘ |
| basedOn | ballroom dance setting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Jim Henson (franchise creator of The Muppets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Muppet Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Muppet characters trading rapid-fire jokes
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dancing couples ⓘ one-liners ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
Muppet couples
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guest star Muppets ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | syndicated television ⓘ |
| format | ballroom sketch ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | short alternating exchanges between couples ⓘ |
| hasFranchise | The Muppets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumorType |
character-based jokes
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situational comedy ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | series of short blackout gags ⓘ |
| hasProductionCompany |
Associated Television
NERFINISHED
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Henson Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | ballroom ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
pun-based jokes
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rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ vaudeville-style humor ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fast-paced sequence of jokes
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use of multiple background Muppet characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Muppet Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionTechnique |
multi-camera television production
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puppetry ⓘ |
| recurringInSeason |
The Muppet Show season 1
NERFINISHED
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The Muppet Show season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Muppet Show season 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The Muppet Show opening and closing segments
ⓘ
other recurring Muppet Show sketches ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ general audience ⓘ |
| typicalMusic | ballroom dance music ⓘ |
| usesRunningGags | yes ⓘ |
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