The Muppet Show

Season 5 (24 Episodes)

5 Seasons 1980 TV-G 30m 8.4

Kermit the Frog and his fellow Muppets put on a vaudeville show at their theatre, bringing in a famous celebrity to help out for each episode.

Kermit the Frog is the manager of a cabaret-style theatre house, which invariably has more drama behind the stage than on it. He has to contend with wannabe-comedian bears, the smothering advances of Miss Piggy, crabby regular theatre patrons, homicidal chefs, livestock, not to mention making the weekly guest star feel welcome.

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Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 1 Gene Kelly

1. Gene Kelly

Aired: Oct 5, 1980

When Gene Kelly was first booked for the show he said to the writers that he ...

Episode 2 Loretta Swit

2. Loretta Swit

Aired: Oct 12, 1980

Miss Piggy finally pushes Kermit too far, leading to the frog firing and repl...

Episode 3 Joan Baez

3. Joan Baez

Aired: Oct 19, 1980

Beauregard misinterprets his orders to get rid of Rizzo and the rats so compl...

Episode 4 Shirley Bassey

4. Shirley Bassey

Aired: Oct 26, 1980

The Muppet Theatre gets ahold of a supply of real gold for props, but it is p...

Episode 5 James Coburn

5. James Coburn

Aired: Nov 2, 1980

James Coburn tries to encourage Animal to embrace serenity through Zen Buddhi...

Episode 6 Brooke Shields

6. Brooke Shields

Aired: Nov 9, 1980

Teen actor Brooke Shields stars in the Muppets' version of Alice in Wonderland.

Episode 7 Glenda Jackson

7. Glenda Jackson

Aired: Nov 16, 1980

Guest star Glenda Jackson becomes a pirate and hijacks the Muppet Theater as ...

Episode 8 Señor Wences

8. Señor Wences

Aired: Nov 23, 1980

The Muppets decide to do something "entirely different" on their show and fea...

Episode 9 Debbie Harry

9. Debbie Harry

Aired: Nov 30, 1980

Robin's Frog Scout troop visits the show, getting in everyone's way backstage...

Episode 10 Jean-Pierre Rampal

10. Jean-Pierre Rampal

Aired: Dec 7, 1980

Kermit introduces Miss Piggy to the guest star, Jean-Pierre Rampal, in order ...

Episode 11 Paul Simon

11. Paul Simon

Aired: Dec 14, 1980

With the Muppets performing only Paul Simon's songs for this show, Gonzo is i...

Episode 12 Melissa Manchester

12. Melissa Manchester

Aired: Dec 21, 1980

Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt ...

Episode 13 Tony Randall

13. Tony Randall

Aired: Dec 28, 1980

Tony Randall is causing accidental trouble with a book of spells, especially ...

Episode 14 Mac Davis

14. Mac Davis

Aired: Jan 4, 1981

Beaker makes several copies of himself and throws the show into chaos as they...

Episode 15 Carol Burnett

15. Carol Burnett

Aired: Jan 11, 1981

There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon ho...

Episode 16 Gladys Knight

16. Gladys Knight

Aired: Jan 18, 1981

The entire roof of the Muppet Theater has to be taken to the shop for repairs...

Episode 17 Hal Linden

17. Hal Linden

Aired: Jan 25, 1981

Statler and Waldorf accept the dare from Kermit to run the Muppet Show themse...

Episode 18 Marty Feldman

18. Marty Feldman

Aired: Feb 1, 1981

The Muppets put on an Arabian Nights themed show with Marty Feldman as Schehe...

Episode 19 Chris Langham

19. Chris Langham

Aired: Feb 8, 1981

With the intended guest star declining to appear, a messenger boy, Chris Lang...

Episode 20 Wally Boag

20. Wally Boag

Aired: Feb 15, 1981

In honor of vaudeville-influenced guest star Wally Boag, the Muppets salute v...

Episode 21 Johnny Cash

21. Johnny Cash

Aired: Feb 22, 1981

The Muppet Show is broadcast on radio station WHOG which leads to havoc in th...

Episode 22 Buddy Rich

22. Buddy Rich

Aired: Mar 1, 1981

Thanks to Gonzo, the Muppet Theater's electrical system is damaged, throwing ...

Episode 23 Linda Ronstadt

23. Linda Ronstadt

Aired: Mar 8, 1981

Kermit and special guest Linda Ronstadt have mutual crushes on each other. Mi...

Episode 24 Roger Moore

24. Roger Moore

Aired: Mar 15, 1981

Kermit has hired several spies for Roger Moore's closing number, but Moore wa...

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Info about The Muppet Show

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Musical

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