The Muppet Show
ComedyFamilyMusical
⭐ 8.4 / 10(27,856)
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.
- Rated
- TV-Y7
- Runtime
- 30m
- Released
- 1976
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
Details
Release year: 1976
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Cast
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Jim Henson — Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Muppet Newsman, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman, Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Gloat, Jim, Zeke, Pig, Whatnot Dancers, Accordion Player, Beaver, Ernie, Jugband Member, Newsman, Prairie Dog, Australian, Baby, Beaker clones, Beautiful Day Monster, Black Rooster, Blue Frackle, Boppity, Boston Pops Conductor, Brown Bear, Bug, Bun-Bun Brother, Butch the Tiger, Cantaloupe, Clodhopper, Construction Worker, Dancers, Doglion, Droop, Eel, Fazoob, Flower-Eating Monster, Gills Brother, Gingerbread Man, Girl Dancer, Gypsy, Hillbilly Singer, King Rupert the Second, Lefty, Lenny the Lizard, Leo, Link Hoghrob, Link Hogthtrob, Mahna Mahna, Marvin, Mary Louise, Mean Mama, Miss Kitty, Miss Kitty's Dancing Partner, Muppaphones, Muppet Newspig, Nigel, Old Man Singer, One of the Students, Piano, Pigs, Pretty Monster, Rat, Robot Kermit, Rover Joe, Rowlf's Dancing Partner, Scientist, Shaky Sanchez, Silver Beak, Singer, Singing Fireman, Slim Wilson, Tennis Balls, The Muppaphones, The Muppet Newsman, Timmy Monster, Turkish Whatnot, Viking Pig, Villager, Villain, Wally Whoopie, Whatnot, Whatnot Dancer
Frank Oz — Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Mildred, George, George the Janitor, Marvin Suggs, Boppity, Frank, Zucchini Brother, Animal's Dancing Partner, Baby, Bert, Black Rooster, Crocodile, Gorgon Heap, Gramps, Whatnot Dancer, Whatnot Dancers, Additional Muppets, Alien, Atrics Piano Player, Atrics piano player, Banana, Baskerville, Beaker clones, Big Mary Louise, Billy the Bear, Boo Mortmorkinson, Borcellino, Bun-Bun Brother, Chickens, Clodhopper, Cookie Monster, Dog Bomber, Doglion, Dough, Fazoob, Feather Boa Constrictor, Fozzie's Cousin, Fred, Geri and the Atrics Piano Player, Girl Dancer, Gloat, Gogalala Jubilee Jugband Guitarist, Green Frackle, Green Heap, Grover, House, Hugga Wugga, Jugband Member, Killer Lamb, Lead Gingerbread Man, Male Koozebanian, Mary Louise, Merdlidop, Mother, Patient, Pig, Pigs, Purple Frackle, Purple Heap, Rat, Runaway, Salsburg Sauerkraut Singer, Scraggly Woman, Slim Wilson, Snake Frackle, Snowths, Tambourine Player, The Swedish Pig, Train Conductor, Tree, Two-Nosed Whatnot, Villain, Whatnot, Wolf, Wolfhound, Woman
Richard Hunt — Statler, Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Wayne, Sweetums, Miss Piggy, Pig, Pigs, Chicken, Gladys, Miss Piggy's Dancing Partner, Pig Dancers, Bubba, Bobby Benson, Boppity, Cow, Turkey, Whatnot, Zucchini Brother, Blue Frackle, British Man, Bun-Bun Brother, Catgut, Frog, Gills Brother, Jugband Member, Lyle the Dog, Mean Mama, Mildred, Muppaphones, Penguin, Pig Crew Member, Prairie Dog, Shark, Snake Frackle, The Arab, Whatnot Dancer, Additional Muppets, Afghan Hound, African Mask, Aquarius Singer, Arab, Archaeologist, Asparagus, Baby, Bar Patron, Bartender, Beagle, Beaker clones, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Big Mama, Billy the Bear, Bossman, British Chap Pig, Bruno, Caterpillar, Cauliflower, Chickens, Clive Cahuenga, Cowboy, Crocodile, Dead Ear Dick, Doctor Pig, Dog, Droop, Feather Boas, French Bread, Frog Scout, Frogs, George the Janitor, Ghost, Gingerbread Man, Girl Monster, Gladys the Cafeteria Lady, Gloat, Goldfish Hunter, Gorgon Heap, Gramps, Grasshopper, Half of the Two-Headed Singer, Handcuff Salesman, Harold, Hat, J.P. Grosse, Japanese Cake, Lenny the Lizard, Les, Lizard, Lobster, Lubbock Lou, Luncheon Counter Monster, Mary Louise, Mean Mama's Baby, Merdlidop, Miss Kitty, Ohboy Bird, Otter, Pair of Teeth, Penguins, Phyllis the Merdlidop, Pig Dancer, Pig Guard, Pole Vaulter, Quongo, Raccoons, Rat, Roger, Ronald Duck, Salsburg Sauerkraut Singer, Shepherd, Skunk, Sleeze Brother, Soldier, Stalagmite, The March Hare, The Showman, Tiny, Tree, Viking Pig, Whatnot Dancers, Whatnot Gypsies, Whatnots, William Shakespeare, Winny, Wolfhound, Youknow Bird
Dave Goelz — Gonzo, Zoot, Beauregard, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, The Great Gonzo, Muppy, Pig, Boppity, Luncheon Counter Monster, Miss Kitty, Whatnot Dancer, Zucchini Brother, Brewster, Chicken, Marvin, Pigs, Walter Tell, Whatnot, Additional Muppets, African Mask, Alfredo the Mop Dancer, Ali Baba, Alien, Angus McGregor, Atrics Drummer, Atrics drummer, Avocado, Baby, Banananose Moledenaldo, Baskerville the Hound, Beaker clones, Behemoth, Borcellino Brother, Brown Bat, Bug, Bullets Barker, Bun-Bun Brother, Cabbage, Chopped-Liver Monster, Clam, Construction Worker, Cowboy, Crocodile, Dancer, Dancers, Dancing Sponge, Dick, Doctor, Dr. Salamander, Figurehead, Frog Scout, Full Body Whatnot, George, Geri and the Atrics Drummer, Gingerbread Man, Gorgon Heap, Groupie, Inspector LaBrea, Jabberwock, Jogger, Johnny, Jugband Member, Kermit the Pig, Kid, Klaus Mueller, Koozebanian Spooble, Lenny Lizard, Leslie the Dancing Cucumber, Lobster, Lubbock Lou, Luis Greco, Mackerel, Mean Mama, Merdlidop, Merry Men, Mildred, Monks, Mr. Dawson, Muppaphones, Ohboy Bird, Otto the Automatic Entertainer, Paul 2, Pig Minister, Prairie Dog, Purple Heap, Rock, Ronald Duck, Salsburg Sauerkraut Singer, Sheik's Wife, Signor Baffi, Skier, Soldier, Spy, Sundance, Swinetrek Crewmember, The Guru (Brewster), Timmy Monster, Tree, Viking Pig, Walrus, Warren, Warthog, Whatnot Dancers, Whatnot Hunter, Wig Trainer, Winky Pinkerton, Wolfhound, Zoot the Sax Player
Awards
4 wins & 17 nominations
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• 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.
• Kermit the Frog and Waldorf are the only characters to appear in all 120 episodes of the series.
• Initially, the producers had such trouble casting guest stars that they had to call upon their personal friends in the entertainment industry for help. That changed dramatically after Rudolf Nureyev agreed to appear on Rudolf Nureyev (1978) (#2.13). A renowned ballet dancer appearing on such a bizarre show created such a buzz that the show became popular, and soon celebrities were lining up to appear.