The Muppet Show (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)






Plot.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Muppet Show is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Disney Plus
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice) / Creator / Pro...

Frank Oz
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)

Dave Goelz
Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

Richard Hunt
Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

Eren Ozker
Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)

Louise Gold
Annie Sue Pig / Additional Muppets (voice)

Karen Prell
Additional Muppets (voice)

Brian Muehl
Additional Muppets (voice)

Kathryn Mullen
Additional Muppets (voice)

Steve Whitmire
Additional Muppets (voice)

Bob Payne
Additional Muppets (voice)

David Lazer
Executive Producer

Jack Burns
Producer / Writer

Bruce Schwartz
Guest Puppeteer

Peter Harris
Director

Philip Casson
Director

Jerry Juhl
Writer

Don Hinkley
Writer

David Odell
Writer

Joseph A. Bailey
Writer

Marc London
Writer

Jim Thurman
Writer

Bernadette Peters
Self - Special Guest Star

Nancy Walker
Self - Special Guest Star

Dom DeLuise
Self - Special Guest Star

Rich Little
Self - Special Guest Star

Milton Berle
Self - Special Guest Star

Don Knotts
Self - Special Guest Star

Madeline Kahn
Self - Special Guest Star

Edgar Bergen
Self - Special Guest Star

Teresa Brewer
Self - Special Guest Star

John Cleese
Self - Special Guest Star

Cloris Leachman
Self - Special Guest Star

Zero Mostel
Self - Special Guest Star

Rudolf Nureyev
Self - Special Guest Star

Cleo Laine
Self - Special Guest Star

Judy Collins
Self - Special Guest Star

Elton John
Self - Special Guest Star

Petula Clark
Self - Special Guest Star

Bob Hope
Self - Special Guest Star

Julie Andrews
Self - Special Guest Star

Lou Rawls
Self - Special Guest Star

Steve Martin
Self - Special Guest Star

Peter Sellers
Self - Special Guest Star

George Burns
Self - Special Guest Star

Jaye P. Morgan
Self - Special Guest Star

James Coco
Self - Special Guest

Alice Cooper
Self - Special Guest Star

Kris Kristofferson
Self - Special Guest Star

Helen Reddy
Self - Special Guest Star

Cheryl Ladd
Self - Special Guest Star

Liberace
Self - Special Guest Star

Raquel Welch
Self - Special Guest Star

Marisa Berenson
Self - Special Guest Star

Spike Milligan
Self - Special Guest Star

Elke Sommer
Self - Special Guest Star

Danny Kaye
Self - Special Guest Star

Lesley Ann Warren
Self - Special Guest Star

Harry Belafonte
Self - Special Guest Star

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star

Roger Miller
Self - Special Guest Star

Roy Rogers
Self - Special Guest Star

Lynn Redgrave
Self - Special Guest Star

Leslie Uggams
Self - Special Guest Star

John Denver
Self - Special Guest Star

Robert Shields
Self - Special Guest Star

Crystal Gayle
Self - Special Guest Star

Kenny Rogers
Self - Special Guest Star

Dudley Moore
Self - Special Guest Star

Victor Borge
Self - Special Guest Star

Beverly Sills
Self - Special Guest Star

Liza Minnelli
Self - Special Guest Star

Lola Falana
Self - Special Guest Star

Phyllis George
Self - Special Guest Star

Arlo Guthrie
Self - Special Guest Star

Dyan Cannon
Self - Special Guest Star

Christopher Reeve
Self - Special Guest Star

Lynda Carter
Self - Special Guest Star

Mark Hamill
Self - Special Guest Star / Luke Skywalker

Anne Murray
Self - Special Guest Star

Jonathan Winters
Self - Special Guest Star

Andy Williams
Self - Special Guest Star

Doug Henning
Self - Special Guest Star

Carol Channing
Self - Special Guest Star

Diana Ross
Self - Special Guest Star

Alan Arkin
Self - Special Guest Star

Jim Nabors
Self - Special Guest Star

Paul Williams
Self - Special Guest Star / Arnold Stockman

Sandy Duncan
Self - Special Guest Star

Ruth Buzzi
Self - Special Guest Star

Bruce Forsyth
Self - Special Guest Star

Harvey Korman
Self - Special Guest Star

Florence Henderson
Self - Special Guest Star

Valerie Harper
Self - Special Guest Star

Candice Bergen
Self - Special Guest Star

Connie Stevens
Self - Special Guest Star

Charles Aznavour
Self - Special Guest Star

Ben Vereen
Self - Special Guest Star

Vincent Price
Self - Special Guest Star

Phyllis Diller
Self - Special Guest Star

Ethel Merman
Self - Special Guest Star

Juliet Prowse
Self - Special Guest Star

Kaye Ballard
Self - Special Guest Star

Joan Baez
Self - Special Guest Star

Shirley Bassey
Self - Special Guest Star

James Coburn
Self - Special Guest Star

Brooke Shields
Self - Special Guest Star

Señor Wences
Self - Special Guest Star

Linda Ronstadt
Self - Special Guest Star

Carol Burnett
Self - Special Guest Star

Melissa Manchester
Self - Special Guest Star

Gladys Knight
Self - Special Guest Star

Marty Feldman
Self - Special Guest Star

Johnny Cash
Self - Special Guest Star

Buddy Rich
Self - Special Guest Star

Roger Moore
Self - Special Guest Star

Gene Kelly
Self - Special Guest Star

Paul Simon
Self - Special Guest Star

Rita Coolidge
Self - Special Guest Star

Dale Evans
Self - Special Guest Star

Leo Sayer
Self - Special Guest Star

Pearl Bailey
Self - Special Guest Star

Loretta Lynn
Self - Special Guest Star

Roy Clark
Self - Special Guest Star

Jean Stapleton
Self - Special Guest Star

Gilda Radner
Self - Special Guest Star

Avery Schreiber
Self - Special Guest Star

Twiggy
Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Thomas

Mummenschanz
Self - Special Guest Star

Joel Grey
Self - Special Guest Star

Rita Moreno
Self - Special Guest Star

Peter Ustinov
Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum

Lena Horne
Self - Special Guest Star / Lola Bramswell

Lorene Yarnell Jansson
Self - Special Guest Star

Linda Lavin
Self - Special Guest Star

Dizzy Gillespie
Self - Special Guest Star

Anthony Daniels
C-3P0

Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca

Loretta Swit
Self - Special Guest Star

Tony Randall
Self - Special Guest Star

Jean-Pierre Rampal
Self - Special Guest Star

Glenda Jackson
Self - Special Guest Star

Hal Linden
Self - Special Guest Star

Wally Boag
Self - Special Guest Star

Peter Friedman
Crocodile / Banana (voice) / Additional Muppets (voice) / Andre the Artist (voice) / Pa (voice) / Lead Mop (voice)

Debbie Harry
Self - Special Guest Star

Chris Langham
Self - Special Guest Star / Writer

Mac Davis
Self - Special Guest Star

Graham Fletcher
Fletcher Bird (voice) / Ballerina Pig (voice) (uncredited) / The Spider (voice)

John Lovelady
Two-Headed Whatnot (voice) / Rats / Scoff / House (voice) / Cowboy / Frogs (voice) / Nigel / Barber (voice) / Bruce Fox ...

Caroll Spinney
Big Bird
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 5, 1976
StatusEnded
Seasons5
Episodes120
Running Time26m
Content RatingTV-G
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
The Muppet Show is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue.
The Muppet Show is known for its uniquely designed characters, burlesque nature, slapstick, sometimes absurdist and surreal humour, and parodies. Within its context, Kermit the Frog (performed by Henson) acts as showrunner and host, who tries to maintain control of the overwhelming antics of the other Muppet characters as well as appease the rotating slate of guest stars. As The Muppet Show became popular, many celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in subsequent films.
Henson produced two pilot episodes for ABC in 1974 and 1975, but neither went forward as a series. While other networks in the United States rejected Henson's proposals, British producer Lew Grade expressed enthusiasm for the project and agreed to co-produce The Muppet Show for ATV in the United Kingdom for ITV network. The Muppet Show was produced by ITC Entertainment and Henson Associates with programmes produced and recorded at the ATV Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
The series was premiered in the UK on 5 September 1976 and ended on 23 May 1981. Five seasons, totalling 120 episodes, were broadcast on ATV and other ITV franchises in the UK and in first-run syndication in the United States from 1976 to 1981.
The cast of performers over the course of the series included Henson, Frank Oz (credited as featured performer as well as creative consultant), Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Fran Brill, Eren Özker, Louise Gold, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Brian Muehl, Bob Payne, John Lovelady, Jane Henson, Peter Friedman, Betsy Baytos, and dancer Graham Fletcher. Many of the performers also worked on Sesame Street, whose characters made sporadic appearances on The Muppet Show. Jack Burns served as the head writer for the first season, before Jerry Juhl became the head writer from the second season. The music was performed by ATV's musical director Jack Parnell and his orchestra.
The rights to the series have been owned by The Muppets Studio (a division of The Walt Disney Company) since they were acquired from The Jim Henson Company in 2004.
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