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Season 1 Episode 20: Valerie Harper

Impressed with guest star Valerie Harper's beauty, Statler and Waldorf argue over who will go backstage to meet her so they decide to flip for her. Statler wins and sets off to woo her with an African berry bush...which George the Janitor...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Juliet Prowse

1. Juliet Prowse

Aired: Sep 5, 1976

Kermit is pressured into allowing Scooter to do a musical number with Muppy t...

Episode 2 Connie Stevens

2. Connie Stevens

Aired: Sep 12, 1976

When Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of...

Episode 3 Joel Grey

3. Joel Grey

Aired: Sep 19, 1976

Fozzie takes on a new act - jokes on any subject - which drives everybody cra...

Episode 4 Ruth Buzzi

4. Ruth Buzzi

Aired: Sep 26, 1976

Scooter's uncle, J.P. Grosse sends a mechanical wind-up TV show host that res...

Episode 5 Rita Moreno

5. Rita Moreno

Aired: Oct 3, 1976

On stage, guest star Rita Moreno battles several Muppets including Animal who...

Episode 6 Jim Nabors

6. Jim Nabors

Aired: Oct 10, 1976

A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a gofer. When, Kermit tells hi...

Episode 7 Florence Henderson

7. Florence Henderson

Aired: Oct 17, 1976

The Muppet Theater is plagued by pig-related problems with The Bouncing Borce...

Episode 8 Paul Williams

8. Paul Williams

Aired: Oct 24, 1976

Scooter talks Fozzie in doing "The Telephone Pole Bit" and Fozzie practices d...

Episode 9 Charles Aznavour

9. Charles Aznavour

Aired: Oct 31, 1976

When he's unable to get a spot on the show, Gonzo asks Scooter to be his mana...

Episode 10 Harvey Korman

10. Harvey Korman

Aired: Nov 7, 1976

Kermit begins to worry that guest star Harvey Korman isn't having a great tim...

Episode 11 Lena Horne

11. Lena Horne

Aired: Nov 14, 1976

Kermit cancels Miss Piggy's song for fear of overshadowing guest star Lena Ho...

Episode 12 Peter Ustinov

12. Peter Ustinov

Aired: Nov 21, 1976

Kermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about ...

Episode 13 Bruce Forsyth

13. Bruce Forsyth

Aired: Nov 28, 1976

Fozzie hatches a plan to get even with Statler and Waldorf when he does his a...

Episode 14 Sandy Duncan

14. Sandy Duncan

Aired: Dec 5, 1976

Fozzie performs the famous "Banana Sketch" by Gags Beasley which everyone (in...

Episode 15 Candice Bergen

15. Candice Bergen

Aired: Dec 12, 1976

Fozzie brings a string of deliveries to Kermit which results in some real lou...

Episode 16 Avery Schreiber

16. Avery Schreiber

Aired: Dec 19, 1976

In an effort to make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him...

Episode 17 Ben Vereen

17. Ben Vereen

Aired: Jan 2, 1977

Fozzie gets stuck in a trick cabinet owned by Marvel the Magician (who is in ...

Episode 18 Phyllis Diller

18. Phyllis Diller

Aired: Jan 9, 1977

Aging wardrobe woman Hilda tries to make herself look younger by putting on a...

Episode 19 Vincent Price

19. Vincent Price

Aired: Jan 16, 1977

In honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters, ghost...

Episode 20 Valerie Harper

20. Valerie Harper

Aired: Jan 23, 1977

Impressed with guest star Valerie Harper's beauty, Statler and Waldorf argue ...

Episode 21 Twiggy

21. Twiggy

Aired: Jan 30, 1977

Kermit is skeptical when everyone backstage is terrorized by "the Phantom of ...

Episode 22 Ethel Merman

22. Ethel Merman

Aired: Apr 9, 1977

Fozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, arrives at the theater to negotiate Fozzie's ...

Episode 23 Kaye Ballard

23. Kaye Ballard

Aired: Apr 16, 1977

Embarrassed at the "square" music that he and the others have to play each we...

Episode 24 Mummenschanz

24. Mummenschanz

Aired: Apr 23, 1977

While the experimental mime troupe performs onstage, Miss Piggy must deal bac...

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Info about The Muppet Show

Seasons: 5

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Musical