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Season 1 Episode 22: Ethel Merman

Fozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, arrives at the theater to negotiate Fozzie's contract with Kermit who ends up offering Fozzie ten times as much money - despite the fact the bear made nothing before.

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