> Personally, I was hoping that the play would apoof Dr. Leopold's fish speech at
> the beginning of the episode
 
You must be reading my mind.  [see explanation below]
 
>. Anyway, I was LOL when Critter showed up.
> 
> Joe "Colleen Crow" Klemm
 
Indeed, spoofing the opening monologue *was* my original plan -- but the host
segment with Crow did that so well already that it would've been redundant.
 
My original play, if you're interested, would've gone like this: the set is a
mock-up of a giant fishbowl, including a castle.  The actors mill around in
goldfish suits and can hear the booming voice of Doctor Leopold from overhead.
They are utterly unimpressed.  Sample scene... 
 
DR. LEOPOLD'S VOICE: And *YOU*, common goldfish, YOU will be my deadliest
                     henchman of all!  You swim around languidly all day,
                     seemingly innocent, not doing much of anything, until,
                     suddenly -- when the fools least expect it...
 
GOLDFISH #1: No, wait, let me guess -- Attack, right?
 
DR. LEOPOLD'S VOICE: ATTACK!!!!!  [laughs insanely]
 
GOLDFISH #2: Geez, that guy is *so* predictable.
 
GOLDFISH #1: Tell me about it.
 
GOLDFISH #3: I'll tell you this -- if he ever *does* turn himself into a fish,
             I am DEFINITELY not hanging out with him.
 
GOLDFISH #2: Are you kidding?  This guy will be lucky if he gets to hang out with
             plankton!
 
DR. LEOPOLD'S VOICE: Oh, my gill-breathing friends, you're the only ones who
                     understand me!  
 
GOLDFISH #1: Uh-oh.  He's talking again.
 
GOLDFISH #2: What do we look like, his analysts?
 
DR. LEOPOLD'S VOICE: They all laughed when I tried to take a largemouth bass to
                     the junior prom!  But who is laughing now?  WHO, I ASK YOU?
                     Soon, the entire WORLD will be my junior prom, and I -- I
                     who they all LAUGHED at -- will be the QUEEN of that prom!
                     [laughs]
 
[The goldfish shake their heads in embarrassed disbelief.]
 
GOLDFISH #3: You almost have to pity the poor bastard.
 
[Etc., etc.]
 
--Joe--