The Muppet Show Appreciation Thread

[DarkHippie]

When I was a kid, the muppets rules my life. There was Sesame Street and fraggle rock, but the pinnacle of Jim Henson's work has to be The Muppet Show. He made a variety show work with fucking puppets!! And it was popular with adults and children. They had some great musical acts too. Give some love for the muppet show!!

Anyone remember this?

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t2TZhruT-Xs"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t2TZhruT-Xs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[Judge Smails]

I loved it too. I recently got back from DisneyWorld and they have a 4-D Muppet Theater show at the Disney/MGM Studios themepark. I always look forward to going to it but my kids have absolutely no clue who the Muppets are. I really think that they let that franchise fall to the wayside. The show wasn't even crowded when we went, and this was 4th of July week. I hear rumors that they might get rid of it because kids don't care about the Muppets.

[Don Stugots]

if only someone could sing like kermit......

[BoondockSaint]

I love The Muppet Show. Try getting this on to a children's show nowadays:

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NUeDjAkPgLc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NUeDjAkPgLc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[Gvac]

That show stunk!

I hated it!


http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/GregRotten/muppetry.jpg

[Crispy123]

Looky here Grommet,
Fraggle Rocks the fat Ass.

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VODGqrnnuGk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VODGqrnnuGk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[DarkHippie]

Check out Johnny's hair!


<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E4TRvYAyt3k"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E4TRvYAyt3k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[Don Stugots]

That show stunk!

I hated it!


http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s109/GregRotten/muppetry.jpg

i love these guys. i need a sig of them.

[ChoppedLiver]

The Decline And Fall of Gorch. 'Nuff said.

http://www.toughpigs.com/anthgorcha00.htm


http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Land_of_Gorch

[RoseBlood]

Looky here Grommet,
Fraggle Rocks the fat Ass.

Doozers :wub:

[Devo37]

Check out Johnny's hair!


<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E4TRvYAyt3k"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E4TRvYAyt3k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="212" height="176"></embed></object>


not to mention the confederate flag in the background from a pre-politically-correct era where it was just a symbol of rebels and the south, not the embodiment of evil and slavery that it has been morphed into nowadays.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/Devo37/muppets.jpg

[weekapaugjz]

i loved the muppet show. animal was my favorite.

this clip is my favorite clip from robot chicken about dr. teeth and the electric mayhem.

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t74nvQrHEYQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t74nvQrHEYQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[DarkHippie]

not to mention the confederate flag in the background from a pre-politically-correct era where it was just a symbol of rebels and the south, not the embodiment of evil and slavery that it has been morphed into nowadays.


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/Devo37/muppets.jpg

Its almost as good as that episode of the dukes of hazard when they're dragging the black guy behind the general lee

[spankyfrank]

This is my favorite muppet video

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dDljd_7Yq0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dDljd_7Yq0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[Gvac]

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu_cajjDbNc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu_cajjDbNc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[FUNKMAN]

http://www.tvacres.com/images/count_von_count.jpg

my favorite...

[Friday]

I Love Love Love the Muppet Show!

My weekend nights consisted of The Muppet Show, The Mandrell Sisters and Solid Gold.
Dad and Mom and I would have TV dinner and frozen hors d'ouvres and take it all in.
Who the hell could ask for more as a kid?!

[cougarjake13]

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu_cajjDbNc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tu_cajjDbNc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>



loved those guys

nice find gvac

[Ritalin]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4668196322523357460

[Kathleen From The Bronx]

Gonzo and his chicken love songs....


<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-D59fSobbqc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-D59fSobbqc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[moochcassidy]

i am strolling down memory lane...

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/E9LK2_i2omw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/E9LK2_i2omw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

dont forget Docta Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yM9N30V4wnQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yM9N30V4wnQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[jetdog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8r4zYuHUks

[jetdog]

Also please see my nomination for the greatest TV show ever. (http://ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55698)

[A.J.]

Muppet Show fan since day one.

Probably my favorite part of the show: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beeker:

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ayQelkb1uk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ayQelkb1uk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

[Jujubees2]

I'll have to admit I wasn't a huge fan as a kid but I did watch some of the shows. My wife, however, is crazy about The Muppets. One year for Christmas, I found some Muppet Show dvds for her and she was happy as a pig in you-know-what. And the kids have gotten into them too.

[AKA]

LOVED The Muppet Show!

The night it debuted - back in the early, early 70s - was the first time I ever spent the night at a friend's house. I never missed it. One more thing why growing up then rocked.

[spankyfrank]

I think Earl should end the show one day with the Muppet show closing with Zuit playing the last note.

[buzzard]

The old farts up in the balcony ruled.I remember how the guests were always at their best when they worked with the muppets...one got the feeling fun was being had.I miss that aspect of T.V. today.

[Justice4all]

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/thumb/5/59/Newsman1.JPG/300px-Newsman1.JPG
And NOW a Muppet news Flash: "The Muppet Show AND the Muppet Movies rocked the shit!"

The lineup of stars that were in the Muppet Show were a Who's Who of Hollywood at the time.

They had: Roger Moore doing his james Bond bit.
Jonny Cash
Paul Simon (of Simon and Garfunkle)
Bob Hope
Sly Stallone
Mark Hamil, C-3PO and R2-D2 (my favorite episode)
Harry Balifonte
Carol Burnett
Lena Horne
Twiggy
Elton John
Lou Rawls
Peter Sellers
John Cleese
Don Knotts
Raquel Welch
Gilda Radner
Alice Cooper
Christopher Reeve
Lynda Carter
Dyan Cannon
Arlo Guthre
Marty Feldman

And that is maybe 1/5th of the guest lists.

Many of these guests are still impressive to this DAY.

Jim Henson and Frank Oz were visionaries and they left behind a HELL of a Legacy.

The show ended after 5 seasons in 1980.
If it went a 6th season I could definately see Yoda doing an appearence on the show.


I just might get this series on DVD.


Great Thread!

[cougarjake13]

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/thumb/5/59/Newsman1.JPG/300px-Newsman1.JPG
And NOW a Muppet news Flash: "The Muppet Show AND the Muppet Movies rocked the shit!"

The lineup of stars that were in the Muppet Show were a Who's Who of Hollywood at the time.

They had: Roger Moore doing his james Bond bit.
Jonny Cash
Paul Simon (of Simon and Garfunkle)
Bob Hope
Sly Stallone
Mark Hamil, C-3PO and R2-D2 (my favorite episode)
Harry Balifonte
Carol Burnett
Lena Horne
Twiggy
Elton John
Lou Rawls
Peter Sellers
John Cleese
Don Knotts
Raquel Welch
Gilda Radner
Alice Cooper
Christopher Reeve
Lynda Carter
Dyan Cannon
Arlo Guthre
Marty Feldman

And that is maybe 1/5th of the guest lists.

Many of these guests are still impressive to this DAY.

Jim Henson and Frank Oz were visionaries and they left behind a HELL of a Legacy.

The show ended after 5 seasons in 1980.
If it went a 6th season I could definately see Yoda doing an appearence on the show.


I just might get this series on DVD.


Great Thread!


that what have been awesome if they had yoda on there

[TheMojoPin]

<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

[Contra]

I don't know how I didn't post in this thread before. Loved this show as a kid.

[KnoxHarrington]

<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

If you dont' have a shitty Internet connection, be sure to watch this in 1080p by clicking on the HQ button. It just looks awesome.

You might want to actually go to Youtube itself to watch this for the larger screen you'll get.

[high fly]

So sawry, I can't participate in any Muppet appreciation.
They came after my time when all we had was those strange white-gloved hands doing those wierd motions to music in that black shadow-box-looking thing on Captain Kangaroo....