The Muppet Show

TV Series
1976–1981
PG
30m

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8.4/10

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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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Sketch Comedy Slapstick Comedy Family Musical

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.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

27K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,822

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 4 Primetime Emmys
- 13 wins & 25 nominations total

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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.