Watch actor, dancer, and singer Ben Vereen try to cheer up Droop with some Pure Imagination, a song from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). They’re also joined by some unusual creatures. The performance is from episode 117 of The Muppet Show, which aired in the U.S. on January 24, 1977.
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