The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show depicted a song-and-dance variety show, as well as the backstage antics involved in putting the show on. Most of the shows revolved around Kermit The Frog trying to keep control of the varied, outrageous, kinetic Muppet characters, as well as keep the human guest stars happy and secure. The show was well known for outrageous, highly physical and sometimes absurd comedy and parodies. Many major celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film. Each show featured a human guest star such as Steve Martin, Mark Hamill, Elton John, Brooke Shields, and John Cleese.
Gladys and the Swedish Chef provide service at the canteen as Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge guest star.
Miss Piggy becomes increasingly jealous as Kermit appears to give a young pig performer attention.
Fozzie heard that Roy Clark was going to bring Country to the show and sent all of the stagehands out to the country. Matters are complicated even more when a fire breaks out backstage and Fozzie tries to keep it a secret from Kermit.
Bunsen Honeydew causes problems when he invents an all powerful glue that causes everyone and everything to stick to each other. Gilda has to improvise when forced to sing with a nine foot tall talking carrot.
Kermit pushes an unwilling Floyd Pepper to take on the role of a knight in a jousting scene with Gonzo as the Black Knight.
Kermit puts up with various problems in the theater: Animal eats Gonzo's trained Mexican jumping beans, which make him jump whenever someone says "Arriba", he gets a strange sandwich from Gladys, and he has to put up with Miss Piggy's temper when Annie Sue is chosen over her in the melodrama sketch. On top of all this, Jean Stapleton announces who she'd like as her partner for the closing number partner: Crazy Harry.
When not performing, Alice Cooper is doing some devilry backstage looking for souls to purchase.
With the regular theater being fumigated, Kermit and the gang have to stage the show at an active train station.
Liberace plans for his concert, "A Tribute to the Birds".
Miss Piggy casts herself and Kermit in a wedding sketch whose intentions might be less fictional than Kermit realizes.
Raquel Welch performs a prehistoric dance routine with a giant spider and performs with Miss Piggy, singing 'I Am Woman (W-O...P-I-G)".
Guest star John Coco tries to add "razzle dazzle" to The Muppet Show.
The Muppet Theater's incompetent new janitor and craftsman, Beauregard, is causing chaos both on and backstage.
While Fozzie tries to make the show scripted, Harry Belafonte brings an international sound to the musical performances.
Kermit accidentally introduces Lesley as Lesley and Warren, a famous knife throwing act, while Gonzo tries to perfect his jump from the stage and into the box to land safely between Statler and Waldorf.
Danny Kaye finds his gig on the show rather discouraging considering Statler and Waldorf are sitting outside rather than see the guest star.
The Muppet Show celebrates its international success with a global theme with the great Goon comedian, Spike Milligan.
Gonzo has his first date with Camilla the Chicken. Special guest Big Bird meets some of the cast while wandering around the theater.
Instead of participating in Muppet Labs this week, Beaker helps Beauregard backstage with various tasks.
Kermit must contend with a bunch of Sylvester Stallone groupies who've accessed the backstage.
The Muppet Theater has an outbreak of cluckitis, that causes sufferers to turn into chickens.
In honor of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans guest starring, the show takes on a Western theme
The Muppet players decide that instead of the regular Muppet Show, they'll be doing a remake of Robin Hood staring Lynn Redgrave as the lovely Maid Marian and Miss Piggy as the infamous Sister Tuck.
Fozzie asks for feedback from Kermit in order to aid in his self improvement. The bust of Beethoven provides running commentary on the antics in the theatre.
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Frank Oz | Miss Piggy |
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Dave Goelz | Gonzo |
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Jim Henson | Kermit the Frog |
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Jerry Nelson | Floyd Pepper |
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Richard Hunt | Gladys |
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Louise Gold | Annie Sue |
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Muppets | Themselves |
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Steve Whitmire | Additional Muppets |
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Kathryn Mullen | Additional Muppets |
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Peter Friedman | Additional Muppets |
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Graham Fletcher | The Spider |
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Lesley Ann Warren | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Sylvester Stallone | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Kris Kristofferson | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Leslie Uggams | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Alice Cooper | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Raquel Welch | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Lynn Redgrave | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Jean Stapleton | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Cheryl Ladd | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Marisa Berenson | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Spike Milligan | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Helen Reddy | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Elke Sommer | Self - Special Guest Star |
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Bob Payne | Additional Muppets |
| Director | Peter Harris |
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| Philip Casson |
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| Writer | Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey, Jack Burns | |
| Producer | Lew Grade, Jim Henson, David Lazer | |
| Musician | Maury Laws | |
| Edition | The Complete Third Season |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Standard (1.33:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 2.0 [English] |
| Subtitles | English (SDH) |
| Extras | SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: • - Muppets On Puppets: Step back in time and meet the creators of the Muppet |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 20, 2008 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 9480 |
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| Added Date | Aug 08, 2023 02:57:00 |
| Modified Date | Sep 06, 2024 18:32:35 |