leads to a sad end. On The Dick Cavett Show, Groucho Marx and Cavett sang the song. Groucho interrupted the song to quiz the audience on the meaning of the word "obdurate". A Season 1 episode of The Muppet Show (aired on 22 November 1976) featured Rowlf the Dog and Sam Eagle singing the song, with Sam clearly embarrassed at having to sing the word 'tit' (also asking the meaning of "obdurate"). In the film Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?, Shelley Winters as the title character sings the song just before she is murdered. Notes and references Notes References Sources Fink, Robert. "Rhythm and Text Setting in The Mikado", 19th Century Music, vol. XIV No. 1, Summer 1990 This book is available online at Internet Archive. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. Also, five supplements, privately printed. Further reading Clements, Jonathan. "Titipu", on the historical background of The Mikados setting Lee, Josephine. The Japan of Pure Invention: Gilbert & Sullivan's 'The Mikado'. University of Minnesota Press, 2010 . External links The Mikado at The Gilbert & Sullivan Archive Article by H. L. Mencken on the impact of The Mikado (from 1910) Discussion of The Mikado from the musicals101 site Description of production history and modern Australian productions Article on the genesis of The Mikado The Mikado at The Gilbert & Sullivan Discography 1885 review of The Mikado in "The Entr'acte". Koko's Korner: A website dedicated almost entirely to the character of Ko-Ko in The Mikado Biographies of the people listed in the historical casting chart D'Oyly Carte Prompt Books at The Victoria and Albert Museum An Introduction to The Mikado from the English National Opera Page linking to Mikado song parodies Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan English-language operas Operas English comic operas 1885 operas Japan in fiction Japan in non-Japanese culture Operas set in Japan Operas adapted into films Race-related controversies in opera