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/* Midnight Ride of Paul Revere */
{{Quotation| “What Jim wound up doing was fine-tuning the scripts Disney World’s Creative Entertainment department had developed for these shows. He would point out a punchline that would work better for Fozzie, or come up with a bit of comedy business that spotlighted the peculiar talents of Gonzo or Miss Piggy. And of course, as anyone who’s watched the Muppets knows, you can almost always make a scene funnier by throwing in a few chickens. Our goal was to present real history, but with lots of surprises and inspired Muppet silliness.”}}
The Muppets Present.. Great Moments in American History was announced by Disney on September 23, 2016 <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/09/the-muppets-present-great-moments-in-american-history-debuts-october-2-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. Located above the Heritage House in [[Liberty Square]], the new show features town crier James “J.J.” Jefferson and Sam the Eagle retelling some of America's greatest moments. Joining the duo to "help" put on the show are Muppets: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie, and more. The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History debuted on October 2, 2016 <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/10/the-muppets-present-great-moments-in-american-history-opens-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>, and has did not seen see any major changes sinceuntil it closed on October 6, 2019 <ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-muppets-present%e2%80%a6-great-moments-in-american-history/news/13sep2019-entertainment-cuts-coming-across-walt-disney-world.htm </ref>
==Plot==
===Signing of The Deceleration of Independence===
The show beings began with town crier James Jefferson gathering everyone around him. "JJ" and Sam the Eagles (who is was located in a window overhead) then discuss discussed what story they are were going to be sharing from American history, which Sam proudly states is the story of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The duo then begins to sing the backstory of the signing of the document, before JJ announces that they are bringing out some friends to help them.[[Image:JamesJefferson.jpg|400px|thumb|James "JJ" Jefferson, the Liberty Square town crier. Photo by Theme Park Tourist|alt= Muppets Present Great Moments in American History JJ Jefferson the Town Crier]]
In the windows above his right shoulder (the second story of the Heritage House), Kermit, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and Fozzie appear. The group then sings the song "Great Moments in History". After the song, Sam announces that as the official Liberty Square historian he has created tributes to every important moment in American history. The eagle then begins to recite the Deceleration of Independence from memory, before he is interrupted by Kermit, who says that the rest of the gang has some ideas to make Sam's show more entertaining. After the audience votes that the Muppets should help (over Sam's objections), Kermit assures him that they always "do things with dignity".
At this moment, Gonzo appears in the window to announce that the all chicken chorus is ready to perform "The Cluck Heard Round the World". After Kermit rejects the idea and chases the chickens off stage, he regretfully informs Miss Piggy that since the show is about the Founding Fathers, there is no role for her. Miss Piggy responds by saying "we'll see", before Kermit throws the show back to JJ.
===Midnight Ride of Paul Revere===
The Paul Revere version of Great Moments in History begins with Kermit singing the shows theme song (also titled Great Moments in History), from a window above the Heritage House. As he is singing, Sam the Eagles appears in the window next to him. Greeting Sam, Kermit asks what tale they will be telling today. Sam announces that it will be The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Kermit then sings that its time to bring some friends out to help tell the story. On queue, Gonzo, Fozzie and Miss Piggy appear. The group then sings the rest of Great Moments in History. Taking center stage, Sam says that as the official [[Liberty Square]] historian he is proud to present a dramatic performance of Longfellow's Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (with additional dialogue by Sam the Eagle).
[[Image:Samtheeagles.jpg|400px|thumb|Sam the Eagle performing in Great Moments in American History. Photo by Theme Park Tourist| alt= Sam the Eagle Great Moments in American History Muppets]]
After cuing the patriotic music, Sam begins reading the poem's first line, "listen my children...". Although only halfway through the first sentence, Sam is interrupted by chickens, who begin clucking and running around him. When Sam demands to know what is going on, Gonzo appears and states that Sam said "listen my chicken". After Sam ushers the chickens and Gonzo off stage, he begins to recite the poem again. When Sam mentions Paul Revere, both Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on stage to play the roll. After Kermit informs Piggy that she can't play Revere or any other Founding Father, because they were all men, Piggy leaves stage saying, "we'll see about that".
