Of all the writers in the history of show business, Gags Beasley is one of them. In episode 114 of The Muppet Show, it is revealed that he wrote the famous "Banana Sketch," which everyone has heard of except Kermit. In episode 504, Fozzie tells Shirley Bassey that Gags charges 50 cents a laugh and a dollar for a "boffo belly grabber."