The Muppet Show

Floppybits

This has probably been discussed on here before but was the muppet show the best show on tv?

Got talking about this the other night with mates and all were agreed it was the best show. I have just been looking at some youtube videos of the show and have been wetting myself laughing, was listening to Bohemian Rhapsody, ode to joy and the probably the best of all Mahnahmahnah. Even the theme tune is great.

Ode to Joy by beaker. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpcUxwpOQ_A&feature=related

Leelaa22

The really are amazing, I love animal in the music videos he is so cool

Floppybits

Leelaa22 wrote: »

The really are amazing, I love animal in the music videos he is so cool

Just watched Animal do a solo there. So funny especially Waldorf and Statler at the end of it, cracked me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6o1Hv7ec0&feature=related

Leelaa22

haha that was very funny. Is it wrong to have a crush on a muppet?
Every chrstmas the whole family comes over and its not christmas untill we have watch muppets christmas carol

The best line in that whole movie is the rats "this is my island in the sun ... heatwave"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs-D54XsWec

Dudess

Yup, at the age of 32, my Christmas is still not complete without The Muppets Christmas Carol - adore it. After cherishing for years a VHS copied off the TV, I finally went and bought the DVD last year or the year before.
Not the same as the VHS though, with the Christmas ad breaks and stuff...

Really, really The Muppets though. Anything that makes both kids and adults laugh hysterically - winner.

No, it's NOT wrong to have a crush on a muppet!

Leelaa22

Yay me and Animal together forever

and when you got the DVD did you notice they took out the song "the love is gone" thats his ex sinigs to him.
Now i have to say when I was a kid none of us kids or adults liked that song but the movie doesnt feel complete without it now?

Corsendonk

Swedish Chef- the guy taught me how to cook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1KSaUEu_T4

Musical Popcorn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDvTnTGjgQ

Ash.J.Williams

The muppet show had proper guests, action heroes, top class actors, proper bands from all genres and others. The show had the balls to realise that taking people out of their comfort zones and working them into the show was great television. Stevan segal, Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan to name a few off the top of my head. Proper stars who were willing to play second fiddle to puppets, both just for the laugh and knowing the writing would be quality.
Nowadays tv execs and PR gurus dictates who stars are,and they are neither interesting or in fact actual stars..

TV needs another Muppet show badly.

PS
the Animal and buddy rich drum duel was unbelievably cool, what primetime kids show nowadays would have a top class musician like that on having a laugh with a puppet?

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90IlymdZ4

Leelaa22

can you get the shows on a box set of the muppets tonight show? ive never seen them around?

Floppybits

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

The muppet show had proper guests, action heroes, top class actors, proper bands from all genres and others. The show had the balls to realise that taking people out of their comfort zones and working them into the show was great television. Stevan segal, Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan to name a few off the top of my head. Proper stars who were willing to play second fiddle to puppets, both just for the laugh and knowing the writing would be quality.
Nowadays tv execs and PR gurus dictates who stars are,and they are neither interesting or in fact actual stars..

TV needs another Muppet show badly.

PS
the Animal and buddy rich drum duel was unbelievably cool, what primetime kids show nowadays would have a top class musician like that on having a laugh with a puppet?

Speaking of stars on that show, you have Dudley Moore, Bob Hope, John Cleese, Alice Cooper, the list goes on. Then you have the skits like Pigs in space with Mark Hammill in it, its class. Dudley Moore being attacked by Animal, so funny.

What a show?

cml387

It's noteworthy that Peter Seller's most revealing interview was done by Kermit:
"...there is no me I do not exist.There used to be a me,but I had it surgically removed".

Skerries

Floppybits wrote: »

Then you have the skits like Pigs in space with Mark Hammill in it, its class.

What a show?

i actually remember that from when it was first shown

Corsendonk

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

The muppet show had proper guests, action heroes, top class actors, proper bands from all genres and others. The show had the balls to realise that taking people out of their comfort zones and working them into the show was great television. Stevan segal, Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan to name a few off the top of my head. Proper stars who were willing to play second fiddle to puppets, both just for the laugh and knowing the writing would be quality.
Nowadays tv execs and PR gurus dictates who stars are,and they are neither interesting or in fact actual stars..

TV needs another Muppet show badly.

I think it would be alot easier than you think to get guests. Now you have a generation of potential guest stars that have grown up with the muppets. A number of previous star guests like Peter Sellers took part because their kids were fans of the show.

Sesame Street for its 40th series had
Adam Sandler
Cameron Diaz
Sarah Jessica Parker
Hugh Jackman
Ricky Gervais
Kobe Bryant
Jimmy Fallon

Asphyxia

I totally agree with Dudess, Muppets Christmas Carol is legendary and is a must at Christmas time

Donkey Oaty

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90IlymdZ4

The Lullaby of Birdland interlude from 1.10 - 1.25 is great. The pink things are like a couple of X-factor judges auditioning a no-hoper.

RedXIV

Leelaa22 wrote: »

can you get the shows on a box set of the muppets tonight show? ive never seen them around?

Yup, my parents got it for xmas last year. amazon is your friend

We also saw it in HMV

LOVED the muppets. they are awesome. passing them on to the new generation now

squeakyduck

It's not Christmas time until the Muppet Christmas Carol is on TV

I'm excited about the new muppet movie too! :O

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/black-lynch-and-more-cast-for-greatest-muppet-movie-2133288.html

Leelaa22

The stopped showing that on tv years ago didnt they? I remember cause there was about me and 20 other members of my family waiting for it to come on and nothing!!! no Muppets something like its a bugs life came on. We just didnt understand it, it wasnt x mas. So after that I bought it, so that tragic thing would never happen again.

doolox

Sam the American Eagle. Dr Teeth, Sweetums, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear..and my favourite....Beaker.


Try and get The Swedish Chef, Beaker, and Animal singing Danny Boy.......

fryup

RTE use to show it just after teatime on a sunday, great entertainment

a different celebrity guest every week

aahh them were the days

who the fug

fryup wrote: »

RTE use to show it just after teatime on a sunday, great entertainment

a different celebrity guest every week

aahh them were the days

Brother was telling me, they moved it to a week day at 5.30 in the UK once, the howls from adults forced them to move it back.

Is there a full list of every one who was on the show out there

Ann22

I loved The Muppet Show. It used to be on on a Sunday evening back in the day. Remember Pigs in Space...the episode with Chop Liver floating outside the window scared the crap out of me:eek:. I loved the Swedish Chef and Beaker:). Saw The Muppets 3D show in Uninversal Studios Florida...a special memory.

Grid.

Loved it!!!! Especially Rowlf's ears flopping about as he hit the keys!!!:D

Corsendonk

who the fug wrote: »

Brother was telling me, they moved it to a week day at 5.30 in the UK once, the howls from adults forced them to move it back.

Is there a full list of every one who was on the show out there

Wiki episode list mentions the guests. As the series becomes more popular the guests get more famous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Muppet_Show_episodes