The Muppet Show

▶S1 E1 Joel GreySep 5, 1976 · 26 minFozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for…Episode details → ▶S1 E2 Rita MorenoSep 12, 1976 · 26 minFozzie Bear becomes embroiled in a running gag involving the backstage phone. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her combative image. She battles with several…Episode details → ▶S1 E3 Sandy DuncanSep 19, 1976 · 26 minFozzie performs Gags Beasley's famous "banana sketch," which everyone has heard of except Kermit. When Kermit asks Sandy and Fozzie to tell him what…Episode details → ▶S1 E4 Jim NaborsSep 26, 1976 · 26 minA young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter…Episode details → ▶S1 E5 Ruth BuzziOct 3, 1976 · 26 minScooter's uncle sends a mechanical, wind-up TV show host, an exact duplicate of Kermit. The robot harasses Kermit and flirts with Miss Piggy.Episode details → ▶S1 E6 Paul WilliamsOct 10, 1976 · 26 minScooter talks Fozzie into doing "the telephone pole bit," and Fozzie practices dutifully until he finds out what the bit is: Fozzie dresses up…Episode details → ▶S1 E7 Florence HendersonOct 17, 1976 · 26 minThe Muppet Theatre is plagued by a variety of pig-related problems, both onstage and off. First, The Bouncing Borsalino Brothers flub their act and…Episode details → ▶S1 E8 Peter UstinovOct 24, 1976 · 26 minKermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about Peter Ustinov. At the end, Peter admits that he's jealous of Kermit;…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 Lena HorneOct 31, 1976 · 26 minKermit cuts Miss Piggy's scheduled song so she won't look foolish following Lena Horne. He tells her that "there are singers and there are…Episode details → ▶S1 E10 Harvey KormanNov 7, 1976 · 26 minEmbarrassed about being the "token person" on the show, Harvey is dressed up as a giant chicken.Episode details → ▶S1 E11 Candice BergenNov 14, 1976 · 26 minFozzie brings a series of deliveries to Kermit, pestering the frog with lousy gags.Episode details → ▶S1 E12 Ben VereenNov 21, 1976 · 26 minFozzie gets stuck in a magician's trick cabinet. The cabinet is dragged onstage so that he can perform his act -- and at the…Episode details → ▶S1 E13 Charles AznavourNov 28, 1976 · 26 minWhen he's unable to get a spot on the show, Gonzo asks Scooter to be his manager. Scooter advises Gonzo to do a rock…Episode details → ▶S1 E14 Phyllis DillerDec 5, 1976 · 26 minAging wardrobe woman Hilda puts on a wig and makeup to try to make herself look younger. She is spotlighted in a backstage plot…Episode details → ▶S1 E15 Avery SchreiberDec 12, 1976 · 26 minTo make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him that Avery is in love with her. Kermit finds out that it's all…Episode details → ▶S1 E16 TwiggyDec 19, 1976 · 26 minKermit is skeptical when everyone backstage is terrorized by "the Phantom of the Muppet Show." There turns out to be one, though -- Uncle…Episode details → ▶S1 E17 Valerie HarperJan 2, 1977 · 26 minThis is one of only a few Muppet Show episodes that open the show after the theme song with some kind of offstage scene.…Episode details → ▶S1 E18 MummenschanzJan 9, 1977 · 26 minMiss Piggy is repulsed when Gonzo tells her that he loves her. Kermit tries to help by asking Piggy if she would like to…Episode details → ▶S1 E19 Juliet ProwseJan 16, 1977 · 26 minMuppy, the favorite pet of The Muppet Theatre owner J. P. Grosse, becomes a prima donna when Kermit reluctantly allows him to do a…Episode details → ▶S1 E20 Kaye BallardJan 23, 1977 · 26 minTired of the "embarrassingly square" theme song, bass player Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that he and the rest of the orchestra pit (except Rowlf)…Episode details → ▶S1 E21 Bruce ForsythJan 30, 1977 · 26 minFozzie Bear has a plan to get back at Statler and Waldorf when he does his act, but is crushed when he's replaced by…Episode details → ▶S1 E22 Ethel MermanApr 9, 1977 · 26 minFozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, negotiates Fozzie's contract with Kermit. Kermit ends up offering Fozzie ten times as much money; unfortunately, Fozzie made nothing before.…Episode details → ▶S1 E23 Connie StevensApr 16, 1977 · 26 minWhen Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of "that bear," he thinks they're talking about him, only to find out…Episode details → ▶S1 E24 Vincent PriceApr 23, 1977 · 26 minIn honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters, ghosts, bats, vampires and spooky situations. A three-headed monster auditions for…Episode details →