# 9 Hogfather

Details included in the script:
1. Death is wearing a Santa Claus suit.
2. Death has the Christmas ("Hogswatch") Naughty/Nice/Wishes List.
3. The setting is INT and NIGHT.
4. There is a close-up on Albert (the old man) before the flashback.
5. The camera switches between the two characters as one or the other is speaking.
6. Albert has elf ears and a pointy hat.
7. Death gets up/sits down before/after Albert's little speech.
8. The retrieval of the "little wooden toy and an apple" is necessary; it sets the scene for the "socioeconomic" conversation.

Omitted from the script:
1. Albert's eating of the paper.
2. Albert's eating of the apple.
3. The bare Christmas tree is an extra prop.
4. The chair Albert sits in is a rocking chair.
5. Death has a slow, deliberate way of speaking.
6. The horse in the window is a rocking horse.
7. There is one lit candle in the room.
8. Albert is fidgeting while Death reads from the list.

# 8 : Muppets

I
Kermit is a frog.
What the hell is Animal?
Gonzo is crazy.


II
Beaker cannot talk.
Neither can the Swedish Chef.
Fozzie tells bad jokes.


III
Two old bald men,
They heckle everybody
Statler and Waldorf

IV
Rowlf plays piano.
Miss Piggy's name defines her.
Sam loves stars and stripes.