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Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1976
Seasons
5
Episodes
120
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
345
Genre
Comedy, Family
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
Joel Grey
Fozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for any word. Statler and Waldorf call his bluff by yelling out: …
S01E02
Rita Moreno
Fozzie Bear becomes embroiled in a running gag involving the backstage phone. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her combative image. She battles with several Muppets, including…
S01E03
Sandy Duncan
Fozzie performs Gags Beasley's famous "banana sketch," which everyone has heard of except Kermit. When Kermit asks Sandy and Fozzie to tell him what it is, they laugh too hard to e…
S01E04
Jim Nabors
A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll go-fer coffee, he'll go-fer sandwi…
S01E05
Ruth Buzzi
Scooter's uncle sends a mechanical, wind-up TV show host, an exact duplicate of Kermit. The robot harasses Kermit and flirts with Miss Piggy.
S01E06
Paul Williams
Scooter talks Fozzie into doing "the telephone pole bit," and Fozzie practices dutifully until he finds out what the bit is: Fozzie dresses up as a public telephone, and Scooter as…
S01E07
Florence Henderson
The Muppet Theatre is plagued by a variety of pig-related problems, both onstage and off. First, The Bouncing Borsalino Brothers flub their act and crash through the stage floor. B…
S01E08
Peter Ustinov
Kermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about Peter Ustinov. At the end, Peter admits that he's jealous of Kermit; he's always wanted to be a frog.
S01E09
Lena Horne
Kermit cuts Miss Piggy's scheduled song so she won't look foolish following Lena Horne. He tells her that "there are singers and there are singers," making her think that he doesn'…
S01E10
Harvey Korman
Embarrassed about being the "token person" on the show, Harvey is dressed up as a giant chicken.
S01E11
Candice Bergen
Fozzie brings a series of deliveries to Kermit, pestering the frog with lousy gags.
S01E12
Ben Vereen
Fozzie gets stuck in a magician's trick cabinet. The cabinet is dragged onstage so that he can perform his act -- and at the end of the act, two pig stagehands tip the box over so …
S01E13
Charles Aznavour
When he's unable to get a spot on the show, Gonzo asks Scooter to be his manager. Scooter advises Gonzo to do a rock act, banging on a large rock with a mallet. Later, Gonzo tries …
S01E14
Phyllis Diller
Aging wardrobe woman Hilda puts on a wig and makeup to try to make herself look younger. She is spotlighted in a backstage plot for the first and last time.
S01E15
Avery Schreiber
To make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him that Avery is in love with her. Kermit finds out that it's all a trick, and Piggy karate-chops everybody.
S01E16
Twiggy
Kermit is skeptical when everyone backstage is terrorized by "the Phantom of the Muppet Show." There turns out to be one, though -- Uncle Deadly, a monster-actor who performed in t…
S01E17
Valerie Harper
This is one of only a few Muppet Show episodes that open the show after the theme song with some kind of offstage scene. There's also a couple of scenes with the guest star in her …
S01E18
Mummenschanz
Miss Piggy is repulsed when Gonzo tells her that he loves her. Kermit tries to help by asking Piggy if she would like to go to dinner -- and when she accepts, he fixes her up with …
S01E19
Juliet Prowse
Muppy, the favorite pet of The Muppet Theatre owner J. P. Grosse, becomes a prima donna when Kermit reluctantly allows him to do a musical number with Scooter. Muppy even gets his …
S01E20
Kaye Ballard
Tired of the "embarrassingly square" theme song, bass player Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that he and the rest of the orchestra pit (except Rowlf) are quitting. Kermit says their co…
S01E21
Bruce Forsyth
Fozzie Bear has a plan to get back at Statler and Waldorf when he does his act, but is crushed when he's replaced by Bruce Forsyth. Fozzie throws some nasty jokes and, for the firs…
S01E22
Ethel Merman
Fozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, negotiates Fozzie's contract with Kermit. Kermit ends up offering Fozzie ten times as much money; unfortunately, Fozzie made nothing before. "Yeah, …
S01E23
Connie Stevens
When Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of "that bear," he thinks they're talking about him, only to find out later it's actually Gonzo's teddy b…
S01E24
Vincent Price
In honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters, ghosts, bats, vampires and spooky situations. A three-headed monster auditions for the show: "We sing!" "No,…
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Questions about The Muppet Show
How many seasons does The Muppet Show have?
The Muppet Show has 5 seasons and 120 episodes total.
Who created The Muppet Show?
The Muppet Show was created by Jim Henson and first aired in 1976.
What genre is The Muppet Show?
The Muppet Show is a Comedy, Family series.
Who stars in The Muppet Show?
The cast of The Muppet Show includes Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt.
What is the TMDB rating for The Muppet Show?
The Muppet Show has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 345 votes.
