Transcription:Behind the Music: Electric Mayhem

NARRATOR: We now return to Behind the Music presents: Electric Mayhem. (picture of Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog and the Electric Mayhem) NARRATOR: Times were good for Dr. Teeth and his Electric Mayhem. (picture of Floyd Pepper and Zoot) NARRATOR: The band landed a steady gig with the Muppet Theater and the pay was reliable. But the good times were not to last. (picture of Kermit and the whole group) NARRATOR: After a 5-year run, Electric Mayhem got the pink slip that would change their lives forever. (we cut to Dr. Teeth) DR. TEETH: The Muppet Show was a good gig while it lasted. Got a lot o'tail with that kind of exposure. I even got to sleep with Josie of the Pussycats back with that meant somethin'. (we cutaway to the men, one man on the right is about to hit Kermit with a chair) DR. TEETH: But Kermit just couldn't keep up the rent on the theater, and well, the mob shut us down. (the man on the right hits Kermit with a chair and Kermit died, we cutaway to Electric Mayhem at the Chuck E. Cheese party that a boy runs away that the lady chases him) NARRATOR: With their steady paycheck suddenly gone, the band did what they could-- kids' parties... (we cut to Electric Mayhem at a bar mitzvah) NARRATOR: ...bar mitzvahs... (and then we cutaway to Dr. Teeth next to a girl that plays the piano a wrong note) NARRATOR: ...and even offering children piano lessons. DR. TEETH: Oh, holy sh**. Ya make me wanna pee myself. That was terrible. (we see Janice and Howard Stern) NARRATOR: The band's woes weren't limited to financial trouble. (we cut to Janice and Howard Stern at the Howard Stern show) HOWARD STERN: Come on, Tommy Lee's rich, good-looking. Couldn't have been that bad. JANICE: Like, he gave me hepatitis C. I only have 5 years to live. HOWARD STERN: Are ye'gonna show me those boobs? JANICE: F**k you, Howard. I'm dying! (we cutaway to Electric Mayhem at Star Search) NARRATOR: The band pinned their comeback hopes on their Star Search special. But no one could foresee the consequences for the band's most beloved member. ED McMAHON: Oh, ho ho. Did ya see that? The drummer looks like an epileptic ragdoll. (Ed McMahon laughs then Animal attacks him) ED McMAHON: Get off me! Ha ha ho! Help! Where's johnny? NARRATOR: After a long history of behavior problems, (we cut to Animal at rehab) the on-air attack of Ed McMahon was the last straw. The courts ruled that the band's drummer Animal be put down. (the nurse injects Animal and he falls asleep, Floyd Pepper comforts Janice) JANICE: Oh, no. Oh, no! (we cutaway to Floyd Pepper) FLOYD PEPPER: A reunion? Now? No, not happenin', brotha. Check it, my man. Animal's dead. And Zoot? I haven't seen Zoot in years. (picture of Zoot) Not since he was picked up in Tokyo with 37 pounds of hash in has bag. (we cut Dr. Teeth and Rowlf the Dog sits next to him plays piano) NARRATOR: Today, Electric Mayhem is no more. For these aged rockers, there are no regrets. DR TEETH: Hey, that's life, man. It took me this long to realize that fame isn't what's important. It's good friends and good health. (Janice coughs)