The Muppet Show, Season 3 (1978-1979)

Kermit:
Uh, Gonzo, that is terrible! I'm not going to introduce you for a crummy act like that!

Gonzo:
Sic 'em!

[A group of hypnotized chickens push Kermit onstage]

Kermit:
Okay! Okay! Okay! Okay! I'll introduce him!

Chicken:
Meow.

Kermit:
Ungh! And now, here he is, ladies and gentlemen, uh, your one and you're welcome to him, Gonzo the Great! Off, off, off, off, off!!

[The fanfare plays as the curtains go up]

Gonzo:
Thank you! Thank you! And now, students of the occult, I shall demonstrate my amazing, powers of hypnosis. I shall place a member of the audience in a chance, aided only by the mysterious strength of hypnotic suggestion. My subject would support with only one hand, this 5000 pound weight. Who will the 1st, lucky volunteer? [no one answers] It's just a question of mind over matter.

Waldorf:
That's right! You don't mind and we don't matter!

Gonzo:
You'll live to regret this!

Statler:
We intend to.

Gonzo:
But I just do not understand, you people! Immortality is out for grahams! But you don't deserve it!

Waldorf:
No, but you do!

Gonzo:
What a terrific idea! I'll hypnotize myself. I'll go down in history! Ahem. [looks at himself in the mirror he's holding] Look deep into my eyes! Make my mind a complete blank. My eyelids are getting heavy. I am falling into my power. When I count 3, I will have the strength of an army! 1, 2, 3! [hypnotizes himself, walks over to the 5000 pound weight, and holds it up with his right hand] Release the ropes! [the ropes is released, and he miraculously holds the 5000 pound weight with great strength]

Statler:
That's very impressive! But how do you get out of it?

Gonzo:
It's simple! I just snap my fingers! [snaps his fingers, causing the weight to fall on and squash him flat, lifts up the weight] Ungh! Hey, Kermit, it went terrific!