The Muppet Show
- TV sitcom / variety / sketch show
- ITV1
- 1976 - 1981
- 120 episodes (5 series)
Part sitcom, part sketch show, part variety; The Muppet Show features the Muppets performing their weekly variety show, with glimpses backstage.
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Nobody wanted to make The Muppet Show - then the UK came along
The Muppet Show, created by Jim Henson, was a ground-breaking and popular variety show that reached millions worldwide. Initially rejected by American networks, the show found success with British media mogul, Lord Lew Grade.
Lloyd Farley, Collider, 28th June 2024Spike Milligan has been purged but Muppets aren't woke
Forty-five years after it first aired on television, all five series of The Muppet Show are now available on Disney+. The series - which is known for its madcap comedy skits and celebrity guest stars - has lost none of its magic, like a healthy wallop of felt-based nostalgia. All the gang are together: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Swedish Chef, Gonzo. (And it's the gang at their very best, when they were controlled by the genius of Jim Henson - before Disney got its mousey, corporate claws into them.)
But noticeable by their absence are some of the Muppets' celebrity guests, including Chris Langham - an understandable omission from the family-focused streaming platform - and Spike Milligan, both of whose episodes are missing from the Disney+ collection.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 19th February 2021The Muppets on TV: a brief history
With Muppets Now headed to Disney+ next year, we celebrate Kermit and company's small-screen history...
Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 4th September 2019