09April1988 Bob Hope, Miss Piggy, Loretta Swit, Jerry Lee Lewis, et al. ('Dolly') ABC-TV Series

Viewers are treated to Episode 20 of the ABC-TV variety series "Dolly," broadcast date of April 9, 1988. Guest stars: Bob Hope, Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Loretta Swit, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Desert Rose Band. Episode Synopsis: The show opens with Dolly Parton performing "Hoedown Showdown," followed by "Star of the Show" and introduces her band. Dolly tells a joke and asks the audience if they have any jokes to share or questions for her; then Miss Piggy (Frank Oz) shows up. Bob Hope and Dolly perform a comedy skit and sing "Buttons and Bows." Dolly and Miss Piggy have a conversation before the Desert Rose Band perform "He's Back and I'm Blue." Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Meat Man" and "Great Balls of Fire" before Dolly joins him and they sing "Why You Been Gone So Long." Dolly joins Miss Piggy on her tour bus. Loretta Swit guest stars in the "Dixie's Place" segment and performs "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "If We Never Meet Again." Dolly and Miss Piggy perform "I'm a Hog for You Baby." The show closes with Dolly singing "I Will Always Love You." "Dolly" is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton that aired on ABC from September 27, 1987, to May 7, 1988. Guest stars included Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Tyne Daly, Bruce Willis, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Juice Newton, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Tom Selleck, the Neville Brothers, Dudley Moore, and Oprah Winfrey. Tyne Daly's appearance on the show, in which she sang a duet with Parton, directly led to Daly being cast in the lead role in the 1989 Broadway production of "Gypsy." This video was first posted on the Yep Yep channel:    / @yepyep7372   More episodes of Dolly Parton's ABC-TV variety series "Dolly" are available on this playlist:    • Dolly Parton: "Dolly" 1987-1988 ABC variet...   Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman. Dubbed the "Queen of Country," Parton was one of the most honored performers of country music in history, earning eleven Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, six Golden Globes and a Tony Award. She was also known for her cultural influence and philanthropy via Dollywood and the Dollywood Foundation. With more than 100 million records sold, Parton is among the best-selling music artists of all time. Born into poverty in rural Tennessee, Parton wrote her first song at age six, performed regularly on TV by age ten, made her first recording a year later, and became a professional songwriter at sixteen. After writing songs for others, she released her debut album, "Hello, I'm Dolly" (1967), starting a nearly 60-year career. She released 49 studio albums and wrote more than 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper and an international success for Whitney Houston that sold 24 million copies worldwide), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors," and "9 to 5". Onscreen, Parton starred in the films "9 to 5" (1980) and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), both earning her nominations for Golden Globe, plus "Rhinestone" (1984), "Steel Magnolias" (1989), "Straight Talk" (1992), and "Joyful Noise" (2012). On television, she played Aunt Dolly in "Hannah Montana" (2006–2010), hosted "Saturday Night Live" (1989), and guest-starred on "Reba" (2005) and "Grace and Frankie" (2022). She produced and starred in the Netflix film "Christmas on the Square" (2021), winning a Primetime Emmy Award. On Broadway, she wrote the music and lyrics for the musical "9 to 5" (2009), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Her life will be depicted in "Dolly: A True Original Musical" (2026). Parton was hospitalized at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 21, 2026, and died after a "brief battle" with cancer on August 25, at age 80. Her death was announced the same day by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, who had served as her head of security for more than two decades. Parton had asked him several years prior to make the announcement of her death, which he described as "an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness."