The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show
Details
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Seasons	5
Episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Channels	ITV (formerly) Syndication (formerly) TNT (formerly) Nickelodeon (formerly) Odyssey Network (formerly) Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand) (formerly) TV One (formerly) TV3 (formerly) STBC (formerly) TVB Pearl (formerly) NTA (formerly) CTS (formerly) YTV (formerly) Network 10 (formerly) SBC 1 (formerly) Seven Network (formerly) See more... SABC 2 (formerly)
Services	Disney+
Release	September 5, 1976 - May 23, 1981

The Muppet Show is a live-action comedy-variety television series produced by Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment for ITV regional network ATV (serving the Midlands at the time), featuring puppeteer Jim Henson's Muppets. It ran for five seasons and 120 episodes, and premiered on September 5th, 1976 until May 23rd, 1981.

The series featured recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with plotlines taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue. Within its context, Kermit the Frog 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.

Cast

Character		Actor
Muppets
	Kermit the Frog	Jim Henson
	Waldorf
	Rowlf the Dog
	Dr. Teeth
	The Swedish Chef
	The Newsman
	Link Hogthrob
	Miss Piggy	Frank Oz
		Richard Hunt (some episodes in season 1)
	Fozzie Bear	Frank Oz
	Sam the Eagle
	Animal
	George the Janitor
	Gonzo	Dave Goelz
	Zoot
	Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
	Beauregard
	Scooter	Richard Hunt
	Statler
	Beaker
	Sweetums
	Wayne
	Janice	Eren Ozker (season 1)
		Richard Hunt (seasons 2-5)
	Robin the Frog	Jerry Nelson
	Dr. Julius Strangepork
	Lew Zealand
	Pops
	Camilla
	Floyd Pepper
	J.P. Grosse
	Crazy Harry	John Lovelady (season 1)
		Jerry Nelson (seasons 2-5)
	The Announcer	John Lovelady (season 1)
		Jerry Nelson (3 episodes in season 1 and seasons 2-5)
	Hilda	Eren Ozker
	Wanda	Eren Ozker (season 1)
		Kathryn Mullen (1 episode in season 4)
	Mildred Huxtetter	Frank Oz
		Richard Hunt (1 episode in season 1)
		Dave Goelz (1 episode in season 1)
		Louise Gold (1 episode in season 2)
	Annie Sue	Louise Gold
	Rizzo the Rat	Steve Whitmire
Guest Stars
File:Juliet Prowse (The Muppet Show).png	Juliet Prowse
File:Connie Stevens (The Muppet Show).png	Connie Stevens
File:Joel Grey (The Muppet Show).png	Joel Grey
File:Ruth Buzzi (The Muppet Show).png	Ruth Buzzi
File:Rita Moreno (The Muppet Show).png	Rita Moreno
File:Jim Nabors (The Muppet Show).png	Jim Nabors
File:Florence Henderson (The Muppet Show).png	Florence Henderson
File:Paul Williams (The Muppet Show).png	Paul Williams
File:Charles Aznavour (The Muppet Show).png	Charles Aznavour
File:Harvey Korman (The Muppet Show).png	Harvey Korman
File:Lena Horne (The Muppet Show).png	Lena Horne
File:Peter Ustinov (The Muppet Show).png	Peter Ustinov
File:Bruce Forsyth (The Muppet Show).png	Bruce Forsyth
File:Sandy Duncan (The Muppet Show).png	Sandy Duncan
File:Candice Bergen (The Muppet Show).png	Candice Bergen
File:Avery Schreiber (The Muppet Show).png	Avery Schreiber
File:Ben Vereen (The Muppet Show).png	Ben Vereen
File:Phyllis Diller (The Muppet Show).png	Phyllis Diller
File:Vincent Price (The Muppet Show).png	Vincent Price
File:Valerie Harper (The Muppet Show).png	Valerie Harper
File:Twiggy (The Muppet Show).png	Twiggy
File:Ethel Merman (The Muppet Show).png	Ethel Merman
File:Kaye Ballard (The Muppet Show).png	Kaye Ballard
File:Elton John (The Muppet Show).png	Elton John
File:Cleo Laine (The Muppet Show).png	Cleo Laine
File:Julie Andrews (The Muppet Show).png	Julie Andrews
File:Peter Sellers (The Muppet Show).png	Peter Sellers
File:Petula Clark (The Muppet Show).png	Petula Clark
File:Loretta Lynn (The Muppet Show).png	Loretta Lynn
File:Raquel Welch (The Muppet Show).png	Raquel Welch
File:Harry Belafonte (The Muppet Show).png	Harry Belafonte
File:Cheryl Ladd (The Muppet Show).png	Cheryl Ladd
File:Dudley Moore (The Muppet Show).png	Dudley Moore
File:Phyllis George (The Muppet Show).png	Phyllis George
File:Mark Hamill (The Muppet Show).png	Mark Hamill
File:Brooke Shields (The Muppet Show).png	Brooke Shields
File:Hal Linden (The Muppet Show).png	Hal Linden

Music

Song		Singer(s)
Theme song		Jim Henson
Frank Oz
Dave Goelz
Richard Hunt
Jerry Nelson
Eren Ozker (season 1)
John Lovelady (season 1)

International versions

• Dubs
• Voice-overs
• Subtitled versions
• Title translations

	Language	Title	Channels
	French (Studio SOFI)	Le Muppet Show	Antenne 2 (formerly) FR3 (formerly) TQS (formerly) Télétoon (formerly) Disney+ (only in select episodes)
	French (Dubbing Brothers)	Le Muppet Show	Disney+ (seasons 1-3)
	German	Die Muppet Show	ZDF (formerly) Das Erste (formerly) Pro 7 (formerly) Kabel 1 (formerly) DF1 Clubhouse (formerly) Super RTL (formerly) K-Toon (formerly) Sat.1 Comedy (formerly) ProSieben Fun (formerly) Disney Channel (formerly) ORF eins (formerly) TV3 (formerly)
	Greek	Μάπετ σόου	Disney+ (seasons 1-3)
	Hebrew	החבובות	Junior (formerly)
	Hindi	Muppet Show	unknown
	Hungarian (Filmmúzeum)	Muppet Show	Filmmúzeum (formerly)
	Hungarian (Magyar Televízió)	Muppet Show Breki és a többiek	MTV1 (formerly)
	Icelandic	Prúöuleikararnir	Stöð 2 (formerly)
	Irish	An Muppet Show	TG4 (formerly)
	Italian (MOPS Film)	Muppet Show	Rai Due (formerly) Rai Uno (formerly) Rete 4 (formerly) Canal Jimmy (formerly) Disney+ (a few later season 1 episodes)
	Italian (Royfilm)	The Muppet Show	DVD
	Italian (SDI Media Italy)	The Muppet Show	Disney+
	Japanese	マペット・ショー	TV Asahi (formerly)
	Mandarin	大青蛙布偶秀	Disney+
	Portuguese (Brazil) (Álamo)	Muppet Show	Rede Globo (formerly) TV Record (formerly) MGM Channel (formerly) MGM Gold (formerly) Disney+ (Sandy Duncan episode only)
	Portuguese (Brazil) (TV Group Digital)	The Muppet Show	Disney+
	Slovene	Mupet show	Kanal A (formerly)
	Spanish (Latin America) (CINSA)	El show de los Muppets	Panamericana Televisión (formerly) Venevisión (formerly) Megacanal (formerly) Canal 5 (formerly) Disney+ (select episodes, mostly seasons 2 and 3)
	Spanish (Latin America) (Palmera Record)	El show de los Muppets	Unicable (formerly) Disney+ (select episodes (except season 1); mostly seasons 4 and 5)
	Spanish (Latin America) (Diseño en Audio)	El show de los Muppets	Disney+ (select episodes, mostly season 1)
	Spanish (Spain) (Exa)	El show de los Teleñecos	TVE-1 (formerly) Antena 3 (formerly) Canal+ (formerly)
	Spanish (Spain) (Abaira)	El show de los Teleñecos	Canal+ (formerly)
	Spanish (Spain) (Iyuno-SDI Group)	El show de los Muppets El show de los Teleñecos (logo)	Disney+ (seasons 1-4)
	Turkish	Muppet Show	TRT 1 (formerly) Kanal 6 (formerly) CNBC-e (formerly)

	Language	Title	Channels
	Bulgarian	Мъпет Шоу	BNT 1 (formerly)
	Polish	Muppet Show	TVP1 (formerly)
	Russian (REN-TV)	Маппет-шоу	Viktorya (formerly) REN-TV (formerly)
	Russian (Soviet Central Television)	Маппет-шоу	Soviet Central Television (formerly)
	Russian (Tycoon)	Маппет-шоу	direct-to-dvd
	Serbo-Croatian	Mapet šou	Radiotelevizija Zagreb (formerly) Radiotelevizija Sarajevo (formerly)

	Language	Title	Channels
	Arabic	عرض الدمى	Disney+
	Chinese (Simplified)	布偶秀	Disney+
	Czech	The Muppet Show	Disney+ (seasons 1-4)
	Danish	The Muppet Show	Disney+
	Dutch	The Muppet Show De Muppetshow	Nederland 1 (broadcasted by KRO, formerly) Disney+
	Finnish	Muppet Show	Disney+
	Greek	Μάπετ σόου	Mega Channel (formerly) Disney+ (seasons 1-4)
	Hebrew	החבובות	Disney+
	Hungarian	Muppet Show	Disney+
	Korean	머펫 쇼	Disney+
	Norwegian	Muppet Show	Disney+
	Polish	The Muppet Show	Disney+
	Portuguese (Portugal)	Os Marretas	I Programa/RTP Canal 1/Canal 1 (formerly) Disney+
	Romanian	Păpușile Muppets Muppet Show	Disney+ (seasons 1-4)
	Swedish	Mupparna	Disney+
	Turkish	The Muppet Show Muppet Show	Disney+ (seasons 1-4)

	Language	Title	Channels
	Cantonese	布公仔騷	Disney+

Trivia

• It is unknown as to which exact Latin American Spanish dub of this show aired on Telecentro Canal 6 in Costa Rica.
• Despite not receiving a Dutch dub, clips from The Muppet Show were dubbed into Dutch as part of several promos for Jim Henson Video, released on various Disney VHS releases in the 90's.

See also

• Children's Songs and Stories (with the Muppets)
• Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
• The Kermit and Piggy Story
• The Muppet Revue
• Muppet Treasures
• Rock Music with the Muppets
• It's the Muppets!: Meet the Muppets!
• It's the Muppets!: More Muppets, Please!

References

v - e - d Dubs French (Studio SOFI • Dubbing Brothers) • German • Greek • Hebrew • Hindi • Hungarian (Filmmúzeum • Magyar Televízió) • Icelandic • Irish • Italian (MOPS Film • Royfilm • SDI Media Italy) • Japanese • Mandarin • Brazilian Portuguese (Álamo • TV Group Digital) • Slovene • Latin American Spanish (CINSA • Palmera Record • Diseño en Audio) • European Spanish (Exa • Abaira • Iyuno-SDI Group) • Turkish Voice-overs Bulgarian • Polish • Russian (REN-TV • Soviet Central Television • Tycoon) • Serbo-Croatian Songs Theme song

v - e - d Movies The Muppet Movie (1979) • The Great Muppet Caper (1981) • The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) • Muppet Treasure Island (1996) • Muppets from Space (1999) • Kermit's Swamp Years (2002) • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) • The Muppets (2011) • Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Series The Muppet Show (1976) • Muppet Babies (1984) • Muppet Time! (1994) • Muppets Tonight (1996) • Muppet Moments (2015) • The Muppets (2015) • Muppet Babies (2018) • Muppet Babies: Show and Tell (2018) • Muppet Babies Play Date (2019) • Muppets Now (2020) • The Muppets Mayhem (2023) Specials The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) • John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) • The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) • Of Muppets and Men (1981) • The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) • A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) • The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) • Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse (2008) • Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez (2008) • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) • Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Home Videos Children's Songs and Stories (with the Muppets) (1985) • Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff (1985) • The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985) • The Muppet Revue (1985)• Muppet Treasures (1985)• Rock Music with the Muppets (1985) • Meet the Muppets! (1993) • More Muppets, Please! (1993) • Muppet Classic Theater (1994) • It's Not Easy Being Green (1994) Video Games Muppet Treasure Island (1996) • Muppet RaceMania (2000) • Muppet Monster Adventure (2000) • Toyland Train (2000) • Shapes and Colors (2004) • Air, Land and Sea (2006) • Animals in Nature (2006) • Thinking and Sorting (2007) • The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014) See also

v - e - d As Muppets, Inc. Hey Cinderella! (1969) • The Frog Prince (1971) • The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) As Henson Associates The Muppet Show (1976) • Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) • The Muppet Movie (1979) • The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) • John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) • The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) • The Great Muppet Caper (1981) • Of Muppets and Men (1981) • The Dark Crystal (1982) • The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) • Fraggle Rock (1983) • The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) • Muppet Babies (1984) • Follow That Bird (1985) • Labyrinth (1986) • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) • The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) • The Christmas Toy (1986) • Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987) As Jim Henson Productions The StoryTeller (1987) • A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) • The Jim Henson Hour (1989) • Sesame Street: 20 Years and Still Counting (1989) • The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) • The Witches (1990) • The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) • Basil Hears a Noise (1990) • Dinosaurs (1991) • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) • Dog City (1992) • Secret Life of Toys (1993) • Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994) • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) • Gulliver's Travels (1996) • Muppet Treasure Island (1996) • Muppets Tonight (1996) • Aliens in the Family (1996) • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996) As Jim Henson Pictures Buddy (1997) • Muppets from Space (1999) • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) • Good Boy! (2003) As Jim Henson Television Bear in the Big Blue House (1997) • Mopatop's Shop (1999) • Construction Site (1999) • Farscape (1999) • The Hoobs (2001) As The Jim Henson Company Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) • Five Children and It (2004) • Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) • MirrorMask (2005) • Five Minutes More (2006) • Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby (2008) • Sid the Science Kid (2008) • Pajanimals (2008) • Dinosaur Train (2008) • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008) • Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show (2008) • Me and My Monsters (2010) • Sid the Science Kid: The Movie (2013) • The Doozers (2014) • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) • Turkey Hollow (2015) • Splash and Bubbles (2016) • Word Party (2016) • Julie's Greenroom (2017) • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) • Earth to Ned (2020) • Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island (2021) • Word Party Presents: Math! (2021) • Harriet the Spy (2021) • Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022) • Slumberkins (2022) As Henson Alternative The Happytime Murders (2018)