In 1979, Hope was one of the many stars who played cameo roles in The Muppet Movie. They later talked sports with Bob on Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series. Piggy in particular reveals her special affection for "Roberto" and sings " Secret Love" to reveal the special relationship existing between a man and a pig. In 1978, Kermit and Miss Piggy appeared on NBC's Happy Birthday, Bob special, for his 75th birthday. In Hope's Muppet Show episode, Kermit also alludes to such trademarks of Hope's act as "But I wanna tell you" or his habit of introducing himself as "Bob Hope." During The Muppet Show taping, Hope also recorded a skit with the Muppets for The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special, airing that year, and served as host to the felt troupe on the Royal Variety Performance. Hope and the Muppets also shared writers on occasion, such as Jack Rose and Jim Thurman.
His longtime friendship with them had to be the warmest comedian-puppet relationship since W. Throughout the seventies, they taped their weekly show at Elstree Studios near London and whenever we were in England to do a special, Hope was sure to drop in on them. “Hope and the Muppets enjoyed a mutual admiration that came across on the screen every time they appeared on one of our specials or he guested on their syndicated series.
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