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The Muppet Show — Storyline

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Jim Henson
• Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Eren Ozker, Louise Gold, Karen Prell

The Muppet Show — Series Details

The Muppet Show — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Joel Grey (1976-09-05) — 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:
• E2: Rita Moreno (1976-09-12) — 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
• E3: Sandy Duncan (1976-09-19) — 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
• E4: Jim Nabors (1976-09-26) — 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
• E5: Ruth Buzzi (1976-10-03) — 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.
• E6: Paul Williams (1976-10-10) — 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
• E7: Florence Henderson (1976-10-17) — 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
• E8: Peter Ustinov (1976-10-24) — 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.
• E9: Lena Horne (1976-10-31) — 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'
• E10: Harvey Korman (1976-11-07) — Embarrassed about being the "token person" on the show, Harvey is dressed up as a giant chicken.
• E11: Candice Bergen (1976-11-14) — Fozzie brings a series of deliveries to Kermit, pestering the frog with lousy gags.
• E12: Ben Vereen (1976-11-21) — 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
• E13: Charles Aznavour (1976-11-28) — 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
• E14: Phyllis Diller (1976-12-05) — 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.
• E15: Avery Schreiber (1976-12-12) — 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.
• E16: Twiggy (1976-12-19) — 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
• E17: Valerie Harper (1977-01-02) — 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
• E18: Mummenschanz (1977-01-09) — 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
• E19: Juliet Prowse (1977-01-16) — 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
• E20: Kaye Ballard (1977-01-23) — 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
• E21: Bruce Forsyth (1977-01-30) — 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
• E22: Ethel Merman (1977-04-09) — 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,
• E23: Connie Stevens (1977-04-16) — 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
• E24: Vincent Price (1977-04-23) — 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,

Season 2

• E1: George Burns (1977-09-30) — Kermit is hassled by Daily Scandal reporter Fleet Scribbler, who blackmails his way backstage at The Muppet Show and is determined to spin everything he hears in a negative light.
• E2: Madeline Kahn (1977-10-07) — Madeline tells Gonzo she thinks he's terrific on the show, and the ego-starved Gonzo instantly falls in love with her. He drops in to Miss Piggy's dressing room to tell her he no l
• E3: Milton Berle (1977-10-14) — Fozzie Bear is so intimidated by the thought of meeting Milton Berle, "the King of Comics," that he spends the whole show hiding from the guest star. His flimsy disguises don't foo
• E4: John Cleese (1977-10-21) — Gonzo catches a cannonball with his bare hand, which stretches his arm out. Fozzie and Floyd crack jokes about the situation. Gonzo turns to John for help, but John ends up pulling
• E5: Nancy Walker (1977-10-28) — Kermit is at home sick so Fozzie has to run the show and proves how bad he could be by having Crazy Harry of all people have an opening skit "Target Practice", then getting "Vets'
• E6: Rich Little (1977-11-04) — Gonzo auditions real chickens for his dancing chicken act. Due to a last-minute cancellation, he finally gets on stage, but his chicken Lolita hardly moves.
• E7: Edgar Bergen (1977-11-11) — Inspired by Edgar and his dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, Fozzie tries his hand at a ventriloquism act. Unfortunately, he doesn't really understand the principle behi
• E8: Bernadette Peters (1977-11-18) — Robin wants his own spot on the show, but his uncle Kermit doesn't even notice him with bigger costars like Thog, Sweetums, and Timmy stomping around. The little frog even tries to
• E9: Dom DeLuise (1977-11-25) — Miss Piggy hires Scooter to pay off the audience to go wild for her. She also has him send her dozens of bouquets and write her piles of fan mail, all part of an attempt to get Ker
• E10: Teresa Brewer (1977-12-02) — Miss Piggy overhears Kermit tell Scooter that she's getting too fat to do her ballet number next week, so she decides to go on a diet. She breaks a scale weighing herself, and coll
• E11: Steve Martin (1977-12-09) — Kermit cancels the show in order to audition new acts. Guest star Steve is angry at first, but he goes on to perform for the cast. Fozzie worries that Kermit plans to hire replacem
• E12: Lou Rawls (1977-12-16) — Fozzie Bear has a new rollerskating act, but since he doesn't know how to skate, he spends the entire episode careening around backstage. He eventually manages to roll out onto the
• E13: Julie Andrews (1977-12-25) — Sketches/Songs: "The Lonely Goatherd", "Muppet Newsflash", Gonzo's Act, "Moonlight Sonata", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me?", "Borneo", "When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish", "
• E14: Peter Sellers (1978-01-01) — Sketches/Songs: "A Gypsy's Violin", "When", "Down Memory Lane", Masseur sketch, "It's Not Easy Bein' Green", "Muppet Labs", "Cigarettes & Whiskey"
• E15: Elton John (1978-01-08) — Sketches/Songs: "Crocodile Rock", "Swedish Chef", "Benny and the Jets", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Any Old Iron", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Pigs In Space", "Don't Go Breaking
• E16: Cleo Laine (1978-01-15) — Sketches/Songs: "Limbo", "Ain't Got That Swing", "Pigs In Space", Bruce Schwartz, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "Swedish Chef", "(I Wonder Why) You're Just In Love", Fozzie's Act, "If
• E17: Rudolf Nureyev (1978-01-22) — Sketches/Songs: The Electric Mayhem, A Wagner opera performed, "Swine Lake", "Something's Missing", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "It's Cold Outside", "Clair De Lune", "Top Hat"
• E18: Judy Collins (1978-01-29) — Sketches/Songs: "Leatherwing Bat", "Pigs In Space", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", "Muppet Newsflash", "Talk to the Trees", "Koozebanian
• E19: Don Knotts (1978-02-05) — Sketches/Songs: "Cuento Le Gusta", "Train Back Home", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Wotcher (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)", "I Won't Dance", "World's Mo
• E20: Cloris Leachman (1978-02-12) — Sketches/Songs: "That's Entertainment", "My Hero", Fozzie's Act, "Swedish Chef", "Vedgetarian's Hospital", "Muppet Newsflash", "Pigs In Space", "Just in Time"
• E21: Bob Hope (1978-02-19) — Sketches/Songs: "The Pig Calypso", "For What It's Worth", "Muppet Newsflash", "Swedish Chef", "Muppet Newsflash", Rowlf plays piano, "Long Long Ago", "Muppet Labs", Rowlf plays pia
• E22: Jaye P. Morgan (1978-02-26) — Sketches/Songs: "Tweedle Dee Dee", "Swedish Chef", "At the Dance", "English Country Garden", "Talk Spot", "Pigs In Space", "Muppet Newsflash", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "Tha
• E23: Zero Mostel (1978-03-05) — Sketches/Songs: "Chopin's Polonaise in a Flat", "What do the Simple Folk Do?", "At the Dance", "Muppet Labs", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Fears", "Drum Solo by Animal", "Lady Wrest
• E24: Petula Clark (1978-03-12) — Sketches/Songs: "Tweedle Dee Dee", "Swedish Chef", "At the Dance", "English Country Garden", "Talk Spot", "Pigs In Space", "Muppet Newsflash", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "Tha
• E25: Roy Clark (1978-03-19) — Sketches/Songs: ""Rocky Top"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Yesterday When I Was Young"", ""I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"", ""Talk Spot"", ""At the Barn-Dance"",
• E26: Leo Sayer (1978-03-26) — Sketches/Songs: ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"", ""Carbon Paper"", ""The Daffodills"", ""The Show Must Go On"", ""She was a Dear Little Dicky Bird"", Fozzie's Act, ""When I Need
• E27: Gilda Radner (1978-04-02) — Sketches/Songs: ""The Lullaby of Broadway"", ""Modern Major General"", ""Muppet Melodrama"", ""Witch Doctor"", ""A Saucy Little Bird on Nellie's Hat"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Muppet Ne
• E28: Pearl Bailey (1978-04-09) — Sketches/Songs: ""My Soul is a Witness"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""In the Good Old Summertime"", ""An Actor's Life For Me"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""At the Dance"", Th
• E29: Jean Stapleton (1978-04-16) — Sketches/Songs: ""Tico Tico"", ""Play a Simple Melody"", ""At the Dance"", ""Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow"", ""Talk Spot"", ""Muppet Melodrama"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""I'm Just Wil
• E30: Loretta Lynn (1978-04-23) — Sketches/Songs: ""You're Looking at Country"", ""I'm All Alone"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", Fozzie's Act, ""At the Dance"", ""Sentimental Journey"", ""Oh, Lonesome Me"", ""Veterinarian

Season 3

• E1: Raquel Welch (1978-11-17) — Gladys and the Swedish Chef provide service at the canteen as Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge guest star.
• E2: Alice Cooper (1978-11-24) — Miss Piggy becomes increasingly jealous as Kermit appears to give a young pig performer attention.
• E3: Helen Reddy (1978-12-01) — Sketches/Songs: ""Staying Alive"", ""How Can You Be"", Fozzie's dance number, ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Beethoven's Sonata No.8, Opus 13"", ""You and Me Against the World"", ""Veteri
• E4: James Coco (1978-12-08) — Sketches/Songs: ""Octopus's Garden"", ""The Medium"", ""Eight Little Notes"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Catch a Falling Star"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Short People""
• E5: Marisa Berenson (1978-12-15) — Sketches/Songs: ""Russian Pig Dance"", ""Dance"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Someone to Watch Over Me"", ""Do-Re-Mi"", ""Our House"", ""The Wedding""
• E6: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (1978-12-22) — Sketches/Songs: ""Help Me Make It Through the Night"", Gonzo's Act, ""Muppet Labs"", ""My Wild Irish Rose"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""We're All Alone"", ""A Frog He Would a Wooing G
• E7: Danny Kaye (1978-12-25) — Sketches/Songs: "Aquarius," "Lunchtime," "Cheek to Cheek," "Jogging," "Swedish Chef," "The Flying Zucchini Brothers," "The Municipal Vermin Abatement Code," "Inchworm"
• E8: Cheryl Ladd (1978-12-29) — Sketches/Songs: ""True Love"", ""South Rampart Street Parade"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""There's a New Sound"", ""I Enjoy Being a Girl"", Gonzo's Act, ""Sunshine on my Shoulder""
• E9: Harry Belafonte (1979-01-05) — Sketches/Songs: ""Day-O"", ""Tea For Two"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Honeysuckle Rose"", Animal and Harry play the drums, ""Muppet Sports"", ""Turn the World Around""
• E10: Lesley Ann Warren (1979-01-12) — Sketches/Songs: Gonzo's first motorcycle jump, ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Mack the Knife"", ""Just the Way You Are"", Gonzo's second motorcycle jump, ""Last Dan
• E11: Liberace (1979-01-19) — Sketches/Songs: ""Never on Sunday"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""She Wants to Sing in Opera"", ""Liberace bird concert""
• E12: Leslie Uggams (1979-01-26) — Sketches/Songs: ""Hey There, Good Times"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Here You Come Again"", ""Mad About the Frog"", ""Bear on Patrol"", ""Vendawish"", ""Camilla"", ""Love Will Keep Us Tog
• E13: Elke Sommer (1979-02-02) — Sketches/Songs: ""Pennsylvania 6-5000"", ""Animal Crackers"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Tuxedo Junction"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Row, Row, Row""
• E14: Sylvester Stallone (1979-02-09) — Sketches/Songs: ""Hawaiian War Chant"", ""Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"", ""Lady Be Good"", ""The William Tell Overture"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", Fozzie's Act, ""Bird in a
• E15: Roger Miller (1979-02-16) — Song: Penguins in Mayflower: ""Alabama Bound"" Cluckitis (best running gag they ever had IMHO) Roger sings with watermelons Bear on Patrol: assaulting an officer Song: Roge
• E16: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (1979-02-23) — Sketches/Songs: ""Blue Skies"", ""Skyball Paint"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Deep in the Heart of Texas"", ""A Four Legged Friend"", ""Bear on Patrol"", Cowboy and Skyball sketch, ""Med
• E17: Spike Milligan (1979-03-02) — Sketches/Songs: ""Oklahoma"", ""An Editorial by Sam The Eagle"", ""The Music of Scotland"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Dog Walk"", ""America"", ""The Intergalactic Brotherhood of Man,
• E18: Lynn Redgrave (1979-03-09) — The Muppets perform the classic tale of Robin Hood.

Season 4

• E1: Dudley Moore (1979-10-24) — Dudley has a surprise for Kermit, a robot that can do the work of the entire band and of course the Electric Mayhem feel threatened by this fact.
• E2: Crystal Gayle (1979-11-02) — The Prairie Dog Glee Club sings very well, but Scooter says they have "pack rat blood in 'em — they keep stealing everything!" The prairie dogs go wild, taking everything Kermit h
• E3: Victor Borge (1979-11-09) — When Bobby Benson has to talk to a police officer someone has to take care of his babies. Unfortunately, the babies go wild without their daddy around and beat up people they don'
• E4: Beverly Sills (1979-11-16) — The pigs are excited that guest star Beverly Sills plans to perform the opera "Pigoletto" as the closing number.
• E5: Shields & Yarnell (1979-11-23) — Inspired by mimes Shields & Yarnell, Fozzie Bear works on a mime act, including "Bear walking against the wind". Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act, so Fozzie tri
• E6: Kenny Rogers (1979-11-30) — During a sketch Kermit hurts himself and keeps getting frightened by jungle animals in his hospital room or injured further by some crazy inconvenience.
• E7: Linda Lavin (1979-12-07) — Miss Piggy announces that this show is Kermit's birthday, and before he can react, she launches into the tribute she's organized. They've planned a This Is Your Life-style show wit
• E8: John Denver (1979-12-14) — John and Kermit have a surprise for the cast; they're all going to Kermits' home the swamp! But even Gonzo, even with his love of the nasty and strange, thinks it's a bad idea and
• E9: Arlo Guthrie (1979-12-21) — For guest star Arlo Guthrie, the stage is turned into a farmhouse. The Swedish Chef plans a home-cooked meal, but the turkey refuses to be skewered, the pig busts him in the face,
• E10: Liza Minnelli (1979-12-28) — The Muppets present a murder mystery. Kermit is a private eye hired by Liza O'Shaugnessy, an actress whose production is being terrorized by a killer. The director, Fritz (Strangep
• E11: Dizzy Gillespie (1980-01-04) — Statler is sick (of the show), so Waldorf brings his wife Astoria to the show. Meanwhile, Inspector LaBrea of the County Environmental Department arrives backstage to monitor the n
• E12: Phyllis George (1980-01-11) — Phyllis hosts the 1st annual Muppet Awards, recognizing the greatest Muppet Show performers. Kermit, who hates awards shows, sits out the show, but Miss Piggy is absolutely determi
• E13: Lola Falana (1980-01-18) — After years of failure Gonzo is actually appriciated for the actor he is and decides to quit the Muppet Show and move on to movies. Piggy, more jealous than sad, asks Gonzo to refe
• E14: Dyan Cannon (1980-01-25) — As Miss Piggy prepares for her act, she leaves her dog Foo-Foo in the care of Floyd. Piggy tells Floyd he has to spoon-feed and floss the pampered Foo-Foo, so Floyd locks the dog i
• E15: Anne Murray (1980-02-01) — Scooter bugs everyone by leaving his skateboard lying around. Kermit trips on it and smashes a set. Later, Anne performs while the Muppets all dance on skateboards.
• E16: Jonathan Winters (1980-02-08) — Jonathan is convinced that a gypsy has put a curse on the show, and while Kermit scoffs at the idea, he does notice that everything is going wrong. A few acts have to be canceled,
• E17: Christopher Reeve (1980-02-15) — Everyone has a superhero bug, donning costumes and trying acts to impress the star of Superman: The Movie.
• E18: Lynda Carter (1980-02-22) — In honor of "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter, Scooter buys a mail-order course on how to be a superhero. Soon, a crowd of Muppets are wearing silly costumes and reading Invincibility Ma
• E19: Mark Hamill (1980-02-29) — The regularly-scheduled guest (a terrible singer) is bumped when four stars of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope suddenly appear in the theater. It's a natural for the Pigs in Spac
• E20: Alan Arkin (1980-03-07) — Alan accidentally drinks Bunsen Honeydew's Jekyll-and-Hyde potion, and turns into a rampaging monster. He runs amuck, as the ultra-cute Bun-Bun Brothers sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." W
• E21: Doug Henning (1980-03-14) — Fozzie Bear tries out a magic act, pulling a rabbit from a hat. Instead, he gets a rabbi, and then a robot. He taps the hat too hard, and gets dozens of rabbits, who follow him aro
• E22: Andy Williams (1980-03-21) — Miss Piggy asks Andy to sing "Love Story" for her and Kermit, who have just become engaged. Unfortunately, Kermit hasn't heard about the engagement yet. The rumor slips out, and so
• E23: Carol Channing (1980-03-28) — Miss Piggy buys a cute new pair of shoes, but they're too small, and she can't walk in them. She wants to take them back, but Kermit compliments them, so she has to keep wearing th
• E24: Diana Ross (1980-04-04) — The show's audience members are getting horrified at everyone on stage except Diana Ross.

Season 5

• E1: Roger Moore (1980-10-05) — Kermit calls the Secret Service to hire real spies for Roger's closing number. (They're listed in the Yellow Pages.) However, Roger wants to do a cute, cuddly version of "Talk to t
• E2: Loretta Swit (1980-10-12) — How well can Loretta fit into Miss Piggy's roles? It all comes to a dramatic climax with the ""Pigs in Space"" installment.
• E3: James Coburn (1980-10-19) — Animal hits it off with tough guy James Coburn — but James decides that Animal isn't centered enough, and introduces him to meditation and Zen. Animal doesn't take well to Zen.
• E4: Linda Ronstadt (1980-10-26) — Afraid that Linda will steal her frog away, Piggy locks Kermit up in a chest owned by Gonzo when Scooter helps him move his mildew ""collection"" and hides it.
• E5: Tony Randall (1980-11-02) — Browsing through an old book of magic spells, Tony accidentally turns Miss Piggy into stone. He considers bringing her to a stonemason for help. Fozzie, Gonzo and Floyd crack stone
• E6: Brooke Shields (1980-11-09) — Thinking she was booked to do "The Muffin Show," Brooke finds herself growing and shrinking as the Muppets stage Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
• E7: Melissa Manchester (1980-11-16) — Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermit says that the theater will cover their medical costs, Scoot
• E8: Señor Wences (1980-11-23) — In honor of Señor Wences and his puppets, Kermit decides to do something new — a puppet show! Fozzie wants to do a marionette act with a Dancing Clown puppet, but the marionette e
• E9: Jean-Pierre Rampal (1980-11-30) — Miss Piggy is cornered by flautist Jean-Pierre, who wants to speak French with her. She claims to have laryngitis, whispering, "My vocal coach told me not to speak French. I'm not
• E10: Gladys Knight (1980-12-07) — The theater is under repair, but the workers have to destroy in order to build. They take the roof right off, leaving this show victim to the elements.
• E11: Joan Baez (1980-12-14) — Rizzo and the other rats bother Kermit for a spot on the show, so Kermit asks Beauregard to "take care of them." Of course, Bo takes that literally, and treats them as guests. The
• E12: Marty Feldman (1980-12-21) — The Muppets present their version of 1001 Arabian Nights, with guest star Marty Feldman playing the role of Scheherazade, telling tales to an evil Caliph (played by the Swedish Che
• E13: Glenda Jackson (1980-12-28) — Glenda reveals herself to be Black Jackson the pirate captain, and she takes over the Muppet Theater with the help of Short John Silver (Sweetums) and Eric, a heartless pirate parr
• E14: Gene Kelly (1981-01-04) — Gene is under the impression that he's a "guest" — that is, he's going to sit and watch, but not perform onstage. Frantic, Kermit tricks him into performing by asking him to give
• E15: Hal Linden (1981-01-11) — Statler and Waldorf get their chance to do a better show than Kermit–they play host, while Kermit and Fozzie heckle from the balcony. Unfortunately, Statler and Waldorf's acts don
• E16: Wally Boag (1981-01-18) — In honor of vaudeville-influenced guest star Wally Boag, the Muppets salute vaudeville, with a balloon animal act, a bagpipe player and a hypnotist. Wally performs acts he made fam
• E17: Debbie Harry (1981-01-25) — Robin's Frog Scout troop visits the show, getting in everyone's way backstage. They ask Debbie for help earning their punk merit badges, and she teaches them how to do the pogo. Wh
• E18: Johnny Cash (1981-02-01) — In honor of Johnny Cash's appearance, the show is simulcast over country radio station WHOG, and the radio broadcast threatens to overwhelm the actual show. The head of WHOG, Big T
• E19: Carol Burnett (1981-02-08) — There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.
• E20: Buddy Rich (1981-02-15) — Thanks to Gonzo's refrigerated mildew collection, the power goes out in the theater, and Beauregard almost electrocutes himself trying to fix it. Half of the acts have to perform i
• E21: Paul Simon (1981-02-22) — Paul inspires Gonzo to be a songwriter. Unfortunately, Gonzo writes songs like "For You": "For youuu… I'd wash my hair with stinky glue, I'd fry my legs and eat them too, I'd put
• E22: Chris Langham (1981-03-01) — A messenger brings a message from the scheduled guest star — Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeler. Benny refuses to be on the show, so Kermit asks Chris, the messenger boy, to be
• E23: Mac Davis (1981-03-08) — Beaker tests Muppet Labs' new copier machine, ultimately falling into it and making seven copies of himself. The multiple Beakers gang up on Bunsen, and the doctor is forced to wea
• E24: Shirley Bassey (1981-03-15) — Kermit borrows fifty million dollars worth of gold for Shirley's closing number, "Goldfinger". Security guard Bruno is suspicious that Kermit wants to steal the gold, but keeping a

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The Muppet Show have? 5 season(s) with 120 episodes.

Who created The Muppet Show? Jim Henson.

Where can I watch The Muppet Show? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.