'Muppets Now' Episode 5 Preview: The pressure's on Beaker as Dr Honeydew starts a new hydraulic press experiment
Poor Beaker (David Rudman) can't seem to catch a break, even as head scientist Dr Bunsen Honeydew (Dave Goelz) breaks one thing after another in the 'Muppets Lab Field Test.' Being the assistant to a gleefully chaotic scientist is hard during the best of times, but on the next episode of 'Muppets Now,' the pressure is going to be on Beaker like never before - literally. However, that's not the only thing going on in the next episode, as Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson) talks travel, Scooter's (David Rudman) laptop gets an update, Pepe the King Prawn (Bill Barretta) once again creates an entirely new game show out of thin air and we see the return of the 'Muppet Masters' segment as Uncle Deadly (Matt Vogel) demonstrates some tricks of the stage.
Scooter's been hard-pressed to upload each episode of 'Muppets Now' on time and his poor computer can barely take anymore. However, as well-intentioned as Chip the IT guy (Dave Goelz) may be, providing a computer with an update seconds before the show goes live might not have been the best time for things. At least this time you know who to blame when 'Muppets Now' takes its time to upload onto Disney+.
The episode also features the return of 'Muppet Masters' with Walter (Peter Linz), a segment that's not been seen since the series' first episode. This time around, the segment will feature Uncle Deadly showing off both his alliterative and his theatrical skills in a personal demonstration for fanboy Walter - who recently took charge of the Muppets' social media account to answer questions about the show and recap Episode 4.
The official synopsis for 'The I.T. Factor' reads, "Chip the I.T. guy installs an upgrade to Scooter’s overtaxed computer just as Scooter is beginning to upload the latest episode of Muppets Now. Scooter must work fast to get everything in place before the hard reboot goes into effect. Miss Piggy takes a trip through the topic of travel with guests Linda Cardellini and Taye Diggs. Pepe The King Prawn makes up a new game show on the spot, and the contestants do their best to keep up. Uncle Deadly demonstrates the drama, disciplines, and danger of stage combat for Muppet fanboy, Walter. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew puts the pressure on his assistant, Beaker, with a hydraulic-press experiment that requires a personal touch."
This episode of 'Muppets Now' airs August 28, on Disney+.