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The Muppet Show

  • TV Series
  • 1976–1981
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
27K
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POPULARITY
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Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
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Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.

  • Creators
    • Jim Henson
    • Jack Burns
  • Stars
    • Jim Henson
    • Frank Oz
    • Richard Hunt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,987
    141
    • Creators
      • Jim Henson
      • Jack Burns
    • Stars
      • Jim Henson
      • Frank Oz
      • Richard Hunt
    • 54User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 13 wins & 25 nominations total

    Episodes120

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    Casting the "House of the Dragon" Parody on "Sesame Street"
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    Casting the "House of the Dragon" Parody on "Sesame Street"
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    The Muppet Show: The Complete First Season
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    Jim Henson
    Jim Henson
    • Kermit the Frog…
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Fozzie Bear…
    Richard Hunt
    Richard Hunt
    • Statler…
    Dave Goelz
    Dave Goelz
    • Gonzo…
    Jerry Nelson
    Jerry Nelson
    • Floyd Pepper…
    Louise Gold
    • Additional Muppets…
    Steve Whitmire
    Steve Whitmire
    • Additional Muppets…
    Kathryn Mullen
    Kathryn Mullen
    • Additional Muppets…
    Eren Ozker
    • Janice…
    John Lovelady
    • Announcer…
    Peter Friedman
    Peter Friedman
    • Additional Muppets…
    Karen Prell
    Karen Prell
    • Additional Muppets…
    Betsy Baytos
    • Additional Muppets…
    Graham Fletcher
    • Fletcher Bird…
    Brian Meehl
    Brian Meehl
    • Additional Muppets…
    Bob Payne
    • Additional Muppets…
    Fran Brill
    Fran Brill
    • Mary Louise…
    Cynthia Adler
    Cynthia Adler
    • Cynthia Birdley…
    • Creators
      • Jim Henson
      • Jack Burns
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Jim Henson wanted the show to end during the peak of its popularity and creativity - and it did. The final year featured the highest Nielsen ratings of its existence.
    • Quotes

      Waldorf: How do they do it?

      Statler: How do we watch it?

      Waldorf: *Why* do we watch it?

      Statler: [Breaking the fourth wall] Why do *you* watch it?

    • Crazy credits
      When the series title appears, Gonzo does a different gag with each episode.
    • Alternate versions
      On the 1994 video release "Monster Laughs with Vincent Price", The extra UK Spot, "I'm Looking Through You", the houses skit and the closing number, "You've Got a Friend", were all cut from the Vincent Price episode, while "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was cut from the Alice Cooper episode.
    • Connections
      Edited into Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Swedish Chef's Theme
      Composed Derek Scott

      Performed by Swedish Chef (Jim Henson)

    User reviews54

    Featured review

    Somebody MUST syndicate this masterpiece

    If for no other reason than to remind us who our stars were in the mid-late 70s, the Muppet Show must be returned to syndication.

    This was a brilliantly-written adult puppet show, with enough obvious laughs to satisfy the larvae and plenty of innuendo and hidden punch lines to absolutely mystify most adults.

    Fantastic. We MUST have this series back.
    • knsevy
    • Nov 8, 2002
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 1977 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Muppet Show
    • Filming locations
      • Studio D, BBC Elstree Centre/ATV Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Associated Television (ATV)
      • CBS Owned and Operated Stations
      • HIT Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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