Bonus Episode “Where Kermit Leaves Off and You Begin”
On Thanksgiving of 1971, Jim and the Muppet crew took over the famous Dick Cavett Show for the full 90 minutes. Chad goes solo in this Bonus Episode and walks us through it; it’s worth it for Frank’s sweet ‘stache alone.
#107 “The End of Sex and Violence on Television”
This week we talk about the original pair of Muppet Show pilots: “The Muppet Valentine Show” and “The Muppets: Sex and Violence”. We’re getting real close to putting on make-up and dressing up right…
#106 “Dregs and Vestiges”
This week, Tales from Muppetland releases its final chapter and the Muppets get a little adult as they join the Not Ready
For Prime-Time Players.
#105 “Kidnap the Sandy Claws”
This week we watch The Great Santa Claus Switch and the second installment in Tales from Muppetland, The Frog Prince.
Bonus Episode “Jim Newsom’s Puppets”
On this Bonus episode, Chad goes through all of the really big appearances the Muppets made on the Ed Sullivan Shew.
#104 “The Nitty-Gritty Itty-Bitty Little Kiddie Show”
Let the sunny days sweep your clouds away as Chad and Nick discuss the history and legacy of the greatest program in children’s entertainment.
#103 “Experiment(s) in Television”
Henson creates two of his most inspired works... and one of his least. We watched Time Piece, Hey Cinderella!, and The Cube.
#102 “Caged and Peanut Buttered”
Sam & Friends comes to a close, Jim takes his first stab at full-length television, then another, and then the Muppets find their first national TV star... and he's not a frog.
#101 “It’s Time to Get Things Started”
In this first episode, we begin telling the story of Jim Henson. This week, we watched everything we could from Henson's first TV show Sam & Friends, as well as over 200 of the famous Wilkins Coffee commercials.