We see a long line of deadly assassins in a TRUCK SHOT from right to left, starting at the back of the line. There’s a samurai with swords, a ninja with knives, a Soviet spy, an old western gunman, a caveman with a big club, Boba Fett, a Robocop, and, at the front of the line, a Robin Hood-like archer. The archer’s arrow is pointed at an apple on the head of the Southern Colonel, who is being performed by a nervous Jerry Nelson. She shoots the arrow into the apple.
JIM
That’s very nice, thank you. Next!
The archer exits. Jim replaces the apple on the colonel’s head as the line moves forward. The Robocop steps up and points a giant gun at the puppet. Jim looks at Jerry with a giddy smile.
JERRY N
He doesn’t have to stand so close, does he?
JIM
That’s okay, he doesn’t mind. Action!

Jim hurriedly walks across The Muppet Show’s set to the UNION REPRESENTATIVE standing in the corner of the Elstree soundstage, eating haggis.
JIM
Can we please have an hour of overtime today so we can finish shooting this episode?
UNION REP
Jim, why do you do this to yourself? Every night at the end of the shoot you come here and ask if you can have overtime, when you know that’s not going to happen. According to our union rules, we don’t work overtime unless we all hold a vote and the decision to stay is unanimous. In the history of the studio, a unanimous approval has never happened.
JIM
Yeah, I know.
UNION REP
… Until today.
JIM
What?
UNION REP
The crew talked it over and all agreed that, since it’s your last day and all, we’d like to thank you for being such a swell guy by giving you an hour of overtime.
JIM
Wow, that’s terrific! Now we have time to film that “Singin’ in the Rain” num– Oh shoot, I think that was Mr. Kelly who just bolted out the door in a sprint yelling “I’m free, I’m free, they’ll never make me sing that song again, NEVER, NEVER, HAHAHA!”
UNION REP
Yep, that was him.
JIM
Why isn’t anyone stopping him? Doesn’t Elstree Studios have security guards for this kind of thing?
UNION REP
You mean the Stormtroopers? You won’t get much help from them. According to their union rules, they don’t work overtime unless they all hold a vote and the decision to stay is unanimous….