Scripted series · ITV1
The Muppet Show
It's time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
120 eps
Frank Oz
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
120 eps
Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)
120 eps
Dave Goelz
Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
120 eps
Richard Hunt
Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
120 eps
Eren Ozker
Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)
120 eps
Louise Gold
Annie Sue Pig / Additional Muppets (voice)
48 eps
Karen Prell
Additional Muppets (voice)
24 eps
Brian Muehl
Additional Muppets (voice)
24 eps
Kathryn Mullen
Additional Muppets (voice)
48 eps
Steve Whitmire
Additional Muppets (voice)
48 eps
Bob Payne
Additional Muppets (voice)
24 eps
Bruce Schwartz
Guest Puppeteer
24 eps
Bernadette Peters
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Nancy Walker
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Dom DeLuise
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Rich Little
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Milton Berle
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Don Knotts
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Madeline Kahn
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Edgar Bergen
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Teresa Brewer
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
John Cleese
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Cloris Leachman
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Zero Mostel
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Rudolf Nureyev
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Cleo Laine
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Judy Collins
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Elton John
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Petula Clark
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Bob Hope
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Julie Andrews
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Lou Rawls
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Steve Martin
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Peter Sellers
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
George Burns
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Jaye P. Morgan
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
James Coco
Self - Special Guest
1 eps
Alice Cooper
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Special Guest Star
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Muppet Show actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Muppet Show reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 120 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
197434 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 The Muppets Valentine Show
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
197624 episodes
5.0IMDbBest episode · S01E02 Rita Moreno
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
197730 episodes
3.6IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
197818 episodes
2.2IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
197924 episodes
2.4IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198024 episodes
2.0IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Rita Moreno
Fozzie Bear becomes embroiled in a running gag involving the backstage phone. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her combative image. She battles with several Muppets, including Miss Piggy, a Full-Bodied Muppet, and Animal, who's backing her on drums in her closing number, "Fever."
- Directed by Peter Harris
- Written by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl
S00E02
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie guitarist Floyd prepare for a Pageant based on the Seven Deadly Sins.
- Directed by Dave Wilson
- Written by Jim Henson, Marshall Brickman
S01E01
Joel Grey
Fozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for any word. Statler and Waldorf call his bluff by yelling out: "Amoeba!"
- Directed by Peter Harris
- Written by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E103
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S00E23
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
S00E21
Studio DC: Almost Live! - The First Show
S00E22
Studio DC: Almost Live! - The Second Show
S00E101
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S00E28
A Company of Players
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jim HensonProducer
- Jack BurnsProducer
- David LazerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jim HensonWriter
- Jerry JuhlWriter
- David OdellWriter
- Don HinkleyWriter
- Marc LondonWriter
- Joseph A. BaileyWriter
Direction
- Philip CassonDirector
- Peter HarrisDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
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