Mel's Super Swell Dance Party

Mel's Super Swell Dance Party is an episode of Jack's Big Music Show from season one. In this episode, Mel hosts a neighborhood dance party.

Fictional

 * Jack
 * Mary
 * Mel
 * Sleezo
 * Earl
 * Dancy Nancy

Special Guests

 * The Laurie Berkner Band
 * Dirty Sock Funtime Band
 * Richard Simmons
 * Red Fraggle
 * Yolanda Adams

Plot
Every year, Mel hosts a "super swell" dance party, and the neighborhood's been invited! The gang first does a rap number showing viewers many ways to dance, soon being joined by a squirrel named Earl. After a bit more dancing, a person by the name of Dancy Nancy appears and demonstrates how she likes to dance. Afterwards, Nancy leaves, and the gang continues dancing as the song "Dino-Sauring" is played. Next, Richard Simmons comes by to play Freeze Dance: when the music stops, you stop dancing! After the game's over, the gang continues dancing some more as the song "I Really Love to Dance" plays. This time, Mel's got an idea to change the musical direction at the dance party: polka music! Mel's dance, the Mel Polka, is done by doing the following: Soon, bubbles appear, and everyone begins doing the Mel Polka, even a certain fraggle. Finally, Yolanda Adams comes by to show the gang a song called the Me Dance, which involves doing what you feel like in dance form. Once Adams leaves, the party is over, but the gang (and Earl) decide to keep dancing because Sleezo can't stop dancing.
 * 1) Jump forward.
 * 2) Bounce up and down.
 * 3) Jump backwards.
 * 4) Spin all around.
 * 5) Stomp the ground.
 * 6) Make a doggie sound.

General

 * Going by production order, this is the third episode of the first season.
 * This means that this was the first episode made after the two pilots were picked up for the series.
 * This is the first episode not to have Jack's mom. Because of this, Jack doesn't leave the clubhouse.
 * Assuming that Mel hosts a dance party once a year, that would mean October 10 is the day said dance party is held.
 * This is the only episode to have Lisa Henson puppeteer Sleezo instead of Tim Lagasse, though this is only for scenes when Sleezo and Earl are in the same space. This is because Lagasse was busy puppeteering Earl.
 * This isn't the only time a well-known Muppet (Red Fraggle for this episode) would appear in the show as a guest. Oscar the Grouch of Sesame Street fame would appear as the hidden main antagonist 3 episodes later.

Errors

 * In Sleezo's first appearance in this episode, his arms are miscolored neon blue.
 * The same thing happens to Mary, though this is only for a split-second.