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- 1. Valentine Special Jan 30, 1974
- Mia Farroww.
- 2. Sex and Violence Mar 19, 1975
- Kermit, Miss Piggy and other Muppets welcome guest stars.
- 3. S1 E3 Sep 20, 1976
- Guest Rita Moreno.
The Muppet Show is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. The series originated as two pilot episodes produced by Henson for ABC in 1974 and 1975.
The Muppet Show: Created by Jim Henson, Jack Burns. With Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Jim Henson. Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.
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Some of the more popular comedic bits from the show include: 1. At the Dance- A group of Muppets (some regulars, some not) dance to ballroom music while cracking puns and one-liners. 1. Muppet Labs - Dr. Bunsen Honeydew pushed the cutting edge of science with his bizarre inventions, which somehow inevitably caused horrible things to happen to his a...
For a complete list of guest stars, see Muppet Show Guest Stars.For a complete list of episodes, see Muppet Show Episodes.The Muppet Show had a number of short segments and musical acts, along with backstage scenes which usually made up the show's plots. While the plots often occurred backstage, with a random variety of sketches thrown in, there were also many themed shows, especially in the last season. Such themes included a horror-themed show (when horror stars Vin...
Jack Burns was the head writer during the first season and most of the humor during that season was gag-based. Many recurring sketches, including At the Dance, Veterinarian's Hospital, The Talking Houses, Blackouts, and Fozzie's Monologues, focused heavily on jokes. After the first season, the talking houses and blackouts were dropped, while At the...
While Jim Henson had been pleased with the success of Sesame Street, that show had branded the Muppets as a "kids' act." Henson was interested in creating a show that would provide entertainment across all age groups. Henson auditioned his characters and his concept for the show many times to the major television networks, even filming a pitch reel...
The popularity of the series led to many Muppet specials, movies, albums, and merchandise, both during and after the show's run. The show was popular not only in North America and the United Kingdom but all over the world, so there have been many Muppet products that were not available for sale in the U.S. and/or U.K. During the show's run there we...
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The first country to air the series was the United Kingdom as produced by ATV (Associated TeleVision) for the ITV networks. At the time there was no complete networking of the independent networks, although some series such as the Granada Television (the franchise that covered the North of England) soap opera Coronation Streetwere networked. The first season began airing on Sunday, September 5, 1976, with the Joel Grey episode (NB: For the purposes of this article, the Midlands region airdate...
Reruns of The Muppet Show aired in syndication for many years, eventually moving to the TNT cable station from 1988 to 1992. From 1994 to 1995, reruns began airing on the Nickelodeon cable station instead. In 1999, the reruns moved to the partly Henson-owned Odyssey Channel. When Odyssey became Hallmark Channel, the Henson shows were taken off the ...
Videotapes of The Muppet Show were sent to scientists manning the McMurdo Station in Antarctica.In a 1979 episode of Sesame Street, Telly Monster names TV programs that start with the letter M. Listed among them is The Muppet Show.In 2005, the show ranked 2nd place in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kid's TV Shows vote.In the '80s and '90s, compilation videos featuring the most memorable sketches and songs from The Muppet Show were released by Playhouse Video. These compilations featured many sketches, including UK Spots, with new wraparounds of the Muppet characters. During the late '80s, a video label in Argentina called Ledafilms, released at least three volum...
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