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The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show – Season 3

Disney (2008)
DVD
Universal, suitable for all
8717418173845
TV Series | Children | Comedy | Family
USA | English | Color | 09:48

An iconic variety show that ran from 1976 to 1981, The Muppet Show was a masterpiece of puppetry and slapstick humour, as well as a showcase for the best musical and comic talent of its day. Season Three ran 1978-1979 and featured 26 famous guest stars, including Roy Clark, Pearl Bailey, Jean Stapleton, Harry Belefonte, Danny Kaye, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Sylvester Stallone. Some of the most unique episodes of this series include: the Lynn Redgrave show, in which she and all the Muppets used the entire show to re-enact the story of Robin Hood; the Loretta Lynn episode, which was ostensibly filmed at the railroad station when the theatre was being fumigated; and the visual effects-laden Alice Cooper episode. Other notable moments include Liberace's performances of everything from a Chopin Nocturne to a Boogie Woogie piece, Gilda Radner's amusing musical rendition from Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "Carrots of Penzance" (or was that "Parrots of Penzance," or "Pirates of Penzance?"), and Danny Kaye's appearance as the Swedish Chef's uncle. Naturally, the series features all your favorite Muppet characters like Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Rowlf, Crazy Harry, Beaker, and Animal as well as the beloved skits Muppet Labs, Pigs in Space, Swedish Chef, Veterinarian's Hospital, and Muppet Newsflash. Truly timeless entertainment for all ages, this third season of The Muppet Show is just as adept at bringing back memories as it is making new ones. --Tami Horiuchi


Episodes View details

1 Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge 23 min | Nov 18, 1978

Gladys and the Swedish Chef provide service at the canteen as Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge guest star.

2 Leo Sayer 25 min | Dec 02, 1978

Miss Piggy becomes increasingly jealous as Kermit appears to give a young pig performer attention.

3 Roy Clark 23 min | Sep 23, 1978

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.

4 Gilda Radner 26 min | Dec 09, 1978

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.

5 Pearl Bailey 26 min | Nov 11, 1978

Kermit pushes an unwilling Floyd Pepper to take on the role of a knight in a jousting scene with Gonzo as the Black Knight.

6 Jean Stapleton 23 min | Sep 30, 1978

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.

7 Alice Cooper 25 min | Oct 28, 1978

When not performing, Alice Cooper is doing some devilry backstage looking for souls to purchase.

8 Loretta Lynn 25 min | Oct 21, 1978

With the regular theater being fumigated, Kermit and the gang have to stage the show at an active train station.

9 Liberace 25 min | Oct 14, 1978

Liberace plans for his concert, "A Tribute to the Birds".

10 Marisa Berenson 24 min | Dec 16, 1978

Miss Piggy casts herself and Kermit in a wedding sketch whose intentions might be less fictional than Kermit realizes.

11 Raquel Welch 25 min | Nov 25, 1978

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)".

12 James Coco 23 min | Oct 07, 1978

Guest star John Coco tries to add "razzle dazzle" to The Muppet Show.

13 Helen Reddy 23 min | Sep 16, 1978

The Muppet Theater's incompetent new janitor and craftsman, Beauregard, is causing chaos both on and backstage.

14 Harry Belafonte 25 min | Feb 17, 1979

While Fozzie tries to make the show scripted, Harry Belafonte brings an international sound to the musical performances.

15 Lesley Ann Warren 23 min | May 05, 1979

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.

16 Danny Kaye 25 min | Feb 03, 1979

Danny Kaye finds his gig on the show rather discouraging considering Statler and Waldorf are sitting outside rather than see the guest star.

17 Spike Milligan 24 min | Jan 20, 1979

The Muppet Show celebrates its international success with a global theme with the great Goon comedian, Spike Milligan.

18 Leslie Uggams 25 min | Feb 10, 1979

Gonzo has his first date with Camilla the Chicken. Special guest Big Bird meets some of the cast while wandering around the theater.

19 Elke Sommer 25 min | Jan 27, 1979

Instead of participating in Muppet Labs this week, Beaker helps Beauregard backstage with various tasks.

20 Sylvester Stallone 25 min | Feb 24, 1979

Kermit must contend with a bunch of Sylvester Stallone groupies who've accessed the backstage.

21 Roger Miller 25 min | May 12, 1979

The Muppet Theater has an outbreak of cluckitis, that causes sufferers to turn into chickens.

22 Roy Rogers and Dale Evans 25 min | May 19, 1979

In honor of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans guest starring, the show takes on a Western theme

23 Lynn Redgrave 25 min | May 26, 1979

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.

24 Cheryl Ladd 25 min | Nov 04, 1978

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.

Cast View all

Frank Oz Miss Piggy
Dave Goelz Gonzo
Jim Henson Kermit the Frog
Jerry Nelson Floyd Pepper
Richard Hunt Gladys
Louise Gold Annie Sue
Muppets Themselves
Steve Whitmire Additional Muppets
Kathryn Mullen Additional Muppets
Peter Friedman Additional Muppets
Graham Fletcher The Spider
Lesley Ann Warren Self - Special Guest Star
Sylvester Stallone Self - Special Guest Star
Kris Kristofferson Self - Special Guest Star
Leslie Uggams Self - Special Guest Star
Alice Cooper Self - Special Guest Star
Raquel Welch Self - Special Guest Star
Lynn Redgrave Self - Special Guest Star
Jean Stapleton Self - Special Guest Star
Cheryl Ladd Self - Special Guest Star
Marisa Berenson Self - Special Guest Star
Spike Milligan Self - Special Guest Star
Helen Reddy Self - Special Guest Star
Elke Sommer Self - Special Guest Star
Bob Payne Additional Muppets

Trailer

Edition details

Packaging DVD
Nr Discs 4
Distributor Disney
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Sep 01, 2008
Regions Region 2