>> without the muppets i would not be where i am. >> larry: why?e puppets can be. >> jim henson would never see the puppet in a box. he always would hide them, he would only show them when they perform. >> that's one thing that i'm really careful about. when i'm on stage, it's something i wish all venn rilo they -- they will to get a puppet and the puppet is dead until it gets to the microphone stand. that's not how it should be. >> larry: you wouldn't mutt your puppet up here and lie them down. >> no. >> larry: let's meet the next puppet that will be in the act. vickie the cougar. why do you call her a cougar. >> what do you mean, don't i look like a cougar? >> larry: she's a flimsy, loose woman, isn't she? she's a vegas kind of broad. >> what is that supposed to mean? >> larry: i don't want to put you down. >> i call this my christmas skirt, it's where i keep my christmas presents. >> larry: how is the show doing? >> i think i'm the only show in vegas that does a christmas show. the day after halloween, we decorated our house. i love christmas. s

>> jimmy: is there a name -- is there title for the muppet movie?. it kind of makes me. i kind of get what the movie's about. >> it explains -- it explains what it's about. >> jimmy: you have that going on. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you have "how i met your mother" going on. >> yeah. >> jimmy: which is -- congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: are you -- season six? >> season six, dude. >> jimmy: how are you doing both >> yeah. >> jimmy: which is -- congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: are you -- season six? >> season six, dude. >> jimmy: how are you doing both that and the movie and -- >> i'm doing seven day weeks. >> jimmy: are you going nuts? >> it's fine. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> it's not great, i mean, tuesday -- tuesday to wednesday is my hard day. tuesdays, i do tuesday day shooting on the tv show. then, i go to a wednesday night shoot on the movie into a wednesday day shoot on the tv show, so it's a full 36-hour day. i sleep in my dressing room. >> jimmy: do you throw tantrums? do you go

my brain is a little more free. >> larry: how do you regard the muppets?w life-like puppets can be. >> yeah, just look at me. >> larry: i knew jim henson pretty well. and he would never let the children who would come to see him see the puppet in a box. >> no, no. >> larry: he would always hide them. they only could see them when they performed. >> that's one of the things that is very -- i'm really, really careful about, when i'm on stage, and it's something that i wish all ventriloquists would pay attention to. and that is, when a puppet is seen by the audience at any time, they're alive. you never, ever, ever want them to see a dead puppet. a lot of times a ventriloquist will go get the puppet and it's dead until it gets to the microphone stand. that's not how it should be. >> larry: you don't put them live down here. >> no, never. >> larry: the next one will also be in the next act. vickie the cougar. by the way, why do you call her a cougar? >> well, it's because that term became popular with the -- >> what do you mean, don't i look like a cougar? >>

. >> hurry up gentleman john denver and the muppets, 12 days of christmas. >> reporter: on the -- --ld rings, four calling bird, three french hens, two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree &&. >> that opening shot reminded you of you in college. >> every year, we listen to it and we all sipping along to the muppets -- we all sing along to the numberrettes. >> i know that is great. there is bing crosby's little drummer boy. >> we'll hear from allison and holly. they'll let you know what their favorite songs are. >> we'll hear about her favorite song first. & only a hippopotamus will do. >> yes, we though. twelve months out of the year you love this song. >> nobody picked i saw mommy kissing santa claus. >> no. >> i posted that on my facebook the other day that i loved this song and somebody said where would you keep the hippopotamus if you had it and i said in tony's green room, of course. on the roads, we'll have some fun in just a few moments. there is work to be done and we are busy. inbound suitland parkway at suitland road. accident activity is what is tying up the right si

kids love these muppets.[ car beeps ] five. [ laughter ] [ car beeps ] six. seven. [ laughter ] eight. nine. ten. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: what happened at the end? what happened at the end there? >> speaking -- speaking of what terrifies children -- when i fell -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> children were terrified. >> jimmy: yeah. >> they were scared of me. i'm scared of him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: falling down on ten -- you just went -- >> funny looking guy. >> jimmy: no, good looking guy. speaking of good looking guy you're in this play here with a bunch of good looking people "driving miss daisy." [ cheers and applause ] congratulations. it just got extended. you just got extended until april. >> yeah. >> that's big news. that's -- congratulations. that's one of the few plays that actually got extended -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: so, just think. everyone is raving about this. congratulations again. for those who don't know the plot to "driving miss daisy" do you want to explain it to anybody? >> w

john denver and the muppets. [ singing ] >> she's so glamorous. >> she looks like fay dunn away. and. >> all of my favorite characters and best of all john denver. >> that's special, tuck. i love that. that was a good one. >>> well we hope that family has merry christmas -- all of the families out there. we're working to make sure others do as well. we have added another ornament to the fox 5 christmas tree this morning. now you can see it. isn't that pretty? in person it's even prettier. tv doesn't do it full justice. this is a cup cake ornament sent in to us from marquice. very pretty. he is a student at wheaton high school and wants to wish friends and teachers a happy holiday. >> and parkice said his mom watches the show so we want to say a happy holidays to the entire family. next week we'll donate our tree to shepherd's cove. a shelter for women and children. spread some cheer to those good people too. >>> and speaking of cheer. >> doing it with song? >> this morning we are. holly morris is getting great entertainment. she's at duke ellington school of the arts where they a

. >> you have a approximate new movie you're working on, the muppet movie. >> i'm filming the muppetsn to this whole deal? is that true? >> i'm not allowed to disclose all our amazing cameos, but we have great people on the film. >> which means lady gaga in it. >> jack black and emily blunt make an appearance, which is really exciting, yeah. >> how does a guy like you get so much work? >> very flattering question. you know what? i work superhard, and then you can't tell because you're shooting from here up. i'm like super fit. no, no. don't pan down. i can't do an whole interview sucking my gut in. all right. that looks normal. >> that looks good. >> does my face look formal? >> you look adorable. are you a happy man, or is there still something you'd like in life? >> we're getting personal. i'm generally a pretty happy person. are there things i want in life? sure. >> like what? >> hoda. >> you have to get in line. there's a long line. >> i've been wabiting for hoda for a long time. >> jason, good luck with the movie. >> it's always wonderful to see you. >> we'll see you. thanks for

. >> jason, making "the muppet mov movie". >> i am. >> what's that like. >> fantastic, totally real.agreed to little parts, so the cast is pretty insane. >> in addition to kermit the frog and all those guys. >> they were my first comic influence. when you're a kid, kermit the frog is tom hanks, you know what i? or jimmy stewart or something like. this he sort of set the bar for who i wanted to be as an actor. >> jack two, kids? >> spending time with my boys and having a holiday feast with the family. >> sounds fantastic. jason. >> same, see my family and try to spread joy throughout the world. >> all right. there you go. guys, good luck. thank you so much for coming in pleasure. >> pleasure was mine. >> you went up against "king kong" a few years ago and this year kind of like it. >> that's right. christmas day. "gulliver's" will be unleashed. >> greatest family fill m of all time. >> well said. >> thank you, gentleman. it makes its way to a theater near you christmas day. rebecca? >> thank you, russ. always cited as one of the biggest annoyances of the holiday season, no, for the th