The Muppet Show

  • Premiered: Sep 1976
  • Episodes: 120
  • Followers: 75
  • Ended
  • CBS
  • Unknown
  • Children Comedy Family

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Season 5
5x1
Carol Burnett
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 20, 1980
There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.
5x2 Season finale
Roger Moore
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 27, 1980
Kermit calls the Secret Service to hire real spies for Roger's closing number. (They're listed in the Yellow Pages.) However, Roger wants to do a cute, cuddly version of "Talk to the .. show full overview
5x3
Shirley Bassey
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 04, 1980
Kermit borrows fifty million dollars worth of gold for Shirley's closing number, "Goldfinger". Security guard Bruno is suspicious that Kermit wants to steal the gold, but keeping an eye .. show full overview
5x4
James Coburn
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 1980
Animal hits it off with tough guy James Coburn -- but James decides that Animal isn't centered enough, and introduces him to meditation and Zen. Animal doesn't take well to Zen.
5x5
Brooke Shields
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 18, 1980
Thinking she was booked to do "The Muffin Show," Brooke finds herself growing and shrinking as the Muppets stage Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
5x6
Tony Randall
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 25, 1980
Browsing through an old book of magic spells, Tony accidentally turns Miss Piggy into stone. He considers bringing her to a stonemason for help. Fozzie, Gonzo and Floyd crack stone jokes .. show full overview
5x7
Linda Ronstadt
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 1980
Afraid that Linda will steal her frog away, Piggy locks Kermit up in a chest owned by Gonzo when Scooter helps him move his mildew "collection" and hides it.
5x8
Glenda Jackson
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 08, 1980
Glenda reveals herself to be Black Jackson the pirate captain, and she takes over the Muppet Theater with the help of Short John Silver (Sweetums) and Eric, a heartless pirate parrot (in .. show full overview
5x9
Loretta Swit
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 1980
How well can Loretta fit into Miss Piggy's roles? It all comes to a dramatic climax with the "Pigs in Space" installment.
5x10
Mac Davis
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 22, 1980
Beaker tests Muppet Labs' new copier machine, ultimately falling into it and making seven copies of himself. The multiple Beakers gang up on Bunsen, and the doctor is forced to wear a disguise and hide from his assistants.
5x11
Joan Baez
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 06, 1980
Rizzo and the other rats bother Kermit for a spot on the show, so Kermit asks Beauregard to "take care of them." Of course, Bo takes that literally, and treats them as guests. The rats .. show full overview
5x12
Jean-Pierre Rampal
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 17, 1981
Miss Piggy is cornered by flautist Jean-Pierre, who wants to speak French with her. She claims to have laryngitis, whispering, "My vocal coach told me not to speak French. I'm not even supposed to eat French fries!"
5x13
Chris Langham
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 31, 1981
A messenger brings a message from the scheduled guest star -- Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeler. Benny refuses to be on the show, so Kermit asks Chris, the messenger boy, to be the .. show full overview
5x14
Hal Linden
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 07, 1981
Statler and Waldorf get their chance to do a better show than Kermit--they play host, while Kermit and Fozzie heckle from the balcony. Unfortunately, Statler and Waldorf's acts don't .. show full overview
5x15
Johnny Cash
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 14, 1981
In honor of Johnny Cash's appearance, the show is simulcast over country radio station WHOG, and the radio broadcast threatens to overwhelm the actual show. The head of WHOG, Big Tiny .. show full overview
5x16
Debbie Harry
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Air date
Feb 21, 1981
Robin's Frog Scout troop visits the show, getting in everyone's way backstage. They ask Debbie for help earning their punk merit badges, and she teaches them how to do the pogo. When .. show full overview
5x17
Gene Kelly
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 28, 1981
Gene is under the impression that he's a "guest" -- that is, he's going to sit and watch, but not perform onstage. Frantic, Kermit tricks him into performing by asking him to give him a .. show full overview
5x18
Paul Simon
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 1981
Paul inspires Gonzo to be a songwriter. Unfortunately, Gonzo writes songs like "For You": "For youuu... I'd wash my hair with stinky glue, I'd fry my legs and eat them too, I'd put a .. show full overview
5x19
Gladys Knight
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Air date
May 02, 1981
The theater is under repair, but the workers have to destroy in order to build. They take the roof right off, leaving this show victim to the elements.
5x20
Wally Boag
Episode overview
Air date
May 09, 1981
In honor of vaudeville-influenced guest star Wally Boag, the Muppets salute vaudeville, with a balloon animal act, a bagpipe player and a hypnotist. Wally performs acts he made famous at .. show full overview
5x21
Buddy Rich
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1981
Thanks to Gonzo's refrigerated mildew collection, the power goes out in the theater, and Beauregard almost electrocutes himself trying to fix it. Half of the acts have to perform in the .. show full overview
5x22
Marty Feldman
Episode overview
Air date
May 23, 1981
The Muppets present their version of 1001 Arabian Nights, with guest star Marty Feldman playing the role of Scheherazade, telling tales to an evil Caliph (played by the Swedish Chef).
5x23
Señor Wences
Episode overview
Air date
May 30, 1981
In honor of Señor Wences and his puppets, Kermit decides to do something new -- a puppet show! Fozzie wants to do a marionette act with a Dancing Clown puppet, but the marionette .. show full overview
5x24 Show finale
Melissa Manchester
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 08, 1981
Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermit says that the theater will cover their medical costs, Scooter .. show full overview

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