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"The Muppet Show" (1976): :  -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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Overview

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Writers:
Joseph A. Bailey (writer) (1977-1981)
Jim Henson (writer) (1976-1981)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
29 January 1976 (USA) more
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Plot:
Kermit the Frog and his friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show. full summary
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Awards:
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 25 nominations more
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One of the funniest shows around more (28 total)

Cast

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Frank Oz ... Fozzie Bear / ... (117 episodes, 1976-1981)
Richard Hunt ... Statler / ... (117 episodes, 1976-1980)

Jim Henson ... Kermit the Frog / ... (117 episodes, 1976-1981)
Dave Goelz ... Gonzo / ... (116 episodes, 1976-1981)
Jerry Nelson ... Floyd Pepper / ... (110 episodes, 1976-1981)
Louise Gold ... Additional Muppets / ... (81 episodes, 1977-1980)
Steve Whitmire ... Additional Muppets / ... (64 episodes, 1978-1981)
Kathryn Mullen ... Additional Muppets / ... (53 episodes, 1978-1981)
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Runtime:
30 min (120 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Of all the musical numbers they cooked up for the show, the one the producers were most proud of was created from Harry Belafonte's request for a meaningful piece, which had the singer singing "Turn the World Around" with puppets made to resemble traditional African tribal masks. more
Quotes:
Kermit: Animal, you like the theme song, don't you?
Animal: [nods head emphatically] Yeah, yeah!
Floyd: No, no!
Animal: [shakes head emphatically] No, no.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Little Britain USA: (#1.6)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
The Muppet Show Theme more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
One of the funniest shows around, 18 December 1999
Author: Goku4060 from Riverview, Michigan

In this t.v. show Kermit the Frog has to run a variety show, that has many "interesting" acts, like german sauerkraut singers, and many regular performers like Gonzo the Great, the only what-ever-he-is to catch a cannon ball with his hand; Fozzie the Bear, a stand up comic who can't get a laugh; and Miss Piggy, the wanna-be movie star who is, unfortunately, hopelessly in love with the frog. Kermit also has handle things like over-hand bowling and alligator wrestling backstage and food attacking the swedish chef onstage. All the while trying to keep the guest star happy, and putting up with the antics of Statler and Waldorf, two mean old hecklers who have a box seat at the show. The music for this show is also superb, it is played by three groups; the muppet show band, the electric mayhem (Zoot, Floyd Pepper, Janis, Animal, and the man himself, Dr. Teeth), and Rolf who is an excellent pianist, for a dog. I know this all sounds really weird, but it's really hilarious and unique, I mean where else can you see Viking pigs sing "In the Navy", or a pig judo chop superman? I give this show two flippers up.

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