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Viral Videos: Pöpcørn

Episode number: 1

Overview: The Muppets recorded a cover of the song Popcorn featuring it as the theme of a new Swedish Chef sketch, hence its naming as Pöpcørn

Viral Videos: Ode to Joy

Episode number: 2

Overview: Beaker performed the movement in an online virmup video. To be more specific, six Beakers perform the number: one on violin, one on timpani, one keeping time with the metronome, and three vocalists, all replacing the lyrics with extended "Meemeee"-ing. Inevitably, disaster ensues. The video was nominated in the Music category of the 2009 Webby Awards, as well as the 'People's Voice' award. Beaker won the Webby Award, and accepted the award at the June 8th ceremony.

Viral Videos: Habanera

Episode number: 3

Overview: The Swedish Chef and Beaker perform the "Habanera" aria from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. Animal provides assistance and the Chef eats Beaker at the end.

Viral Videos: Beaker's Ballad

Episode number: 4

Overview: Dressed in hippie clothing, Beaker meeps to the tune of "Dust in the Wind", but the screen constantly gets filled with annotations, most of which are negative comments.

Viral Videos: Bohemian Rhapsody

Episode number: 5

Overview: The Muppets' version of Queen's 1975 hit. Instead of Statler and Waldorf commenting on the video, it turns out Kermit and Scooter have been watching the video as a video conference.

Viral Videos: Classical Chicken

Episode number: 6

Overview: Gonzo and some chickens perform "The Blue Danube Waltz" by Johann Strauss II.

Viral Videos: Ringing of the Bells

Episode number: 7

Overview: The Swedish Chef, Beaker, and Animal sing the song. Animal leaves to find a big bell, which falls on Beaker.

Viral Videos: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

Episode number: 8

Overview: Sam the Eagle leads a penguin, the Swedish Chef, a chicken, Bobo the Bear, Beaker, Animal and Crazy Harry. Sam attempts a reading of the U.S. Constitution as the others perform a rendition of "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa. American patriotic images such as the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and hot dogs cascade behind them.