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Peter Harris (1933 – 23 February 2021) was an English television director, best known for his work on The Muppet Show, Spitting Image and Bullseye. Life and career. Harris was one of just two directors on the original The Muppet Show, working on the first 73 episodes.
Peter Harris. Director: The Muppet Show. Peter Harris was a director and producer, known for The Muppet Show (1976), Saturday Stayback (1983) and Spitting Image (1984). He died on 23 February 2021 in the UK.
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- February 23, 2021
- Peter Harris
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Peter Harris (d. 2021) directed more than half of The Muppet Show episodes, alternating in later seasons with Philip Casson.
He also directed one Fraggle Rock episode, "The Finger of Light," as well as many episodes of The Jim Henson Hour, The Animal Show and several TV and direct-to-video projects for the Muppets, including The Muppets Go to the Movies, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, The Muppets at Walt Disney World and many of the Playhouse Videos.
He also directed other puppet series, such as Spitting Image.
Harris appeared as himself in interviews for the documentaries Of Muppets and Men (1981) and I Love Muppets (2002).
•The Muppet Show (74 episodes)
•Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
•Episode 102: Connie Stevens
•Episode 103: Joel Grey
•Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi
•Episode 105: Rita Moreno
A Muppet lookalike of Harris featured on The Ghost of Faffner Hall as "Mr. Director" in the episode "Improvised Music."
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Feb 26, 2021 · We’re sad to share that longtime director of Muppets projects Peter Harris has passed away at the age of 88. The official Muppets twitter account shared the news with fans today and the...
Peter Harris. Director. 1 January 1933 to 23 February 2021. One of only two directors to work on the original The Muppet Show (1976-1981), British director Peter Harris brought 73 episodes to screens and returned to direct various one-off Muppets specials in the following years, as well as five episodes of The Jim Henson Hour (1989).
Mar 19, 2021 · Central. Media. birmingham. Nottingham. Friday 19 March 2021, 9:27pm. Andy Bevan reports. The funeral service was held this afternoon for one of television's best-loved programme directors,...
