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#410: “Wonder Pig”

Well, last week was Luke Skywalker and Superman, and this week is Wonder Woman and... that guy from Little Miss Sunshine. Okay, we can't all be superheroes, but special guest stars Lynda Carter and Alan Arkin bring their own kind of special to this episode's installments of The Muppet Show. These are a couple of good ones, folks, I swear by this golden lasso wrapped around my waist!

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#409: “Remember Alderaan!”

It's Childhood Heroes week on this episode of Lunatic Daring as The Muppet Show welcomes The Stars of Star Wars (featuring Mark Hamill) and the Man of Steel himself, Christopher Reeve! Get ready for the return of Dearth Nadir and a full-frontal assault by the horniest pig in show business.

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#407: “Smile and Show My Legs”

This episodes very special guest stars are legends: jazz great Dizzy Gillespie and singer/actress Liza Minelli! Lights! Camera! Murder!

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#405: “Twisted Flipper”

This week's special guest stars are opera queen Beverly Sills and country star and chicken aficionado Kenny Rogers! Kermit takes a real beating this week, there may be a little bit of racism, and have you ever seen a dead man dance? Join us, won't you, on A Feat of Lunatic Daring.

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#404: “From Bad to Verse”

This week's special guest stars are funny man Dudley Moore and folk scion Arlo Guthrie! And who, or what, is M.A.M.M.A.?

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#402: “Walking Against The Wind”

Season 4 of the Muppet Show gets freaky with mime duo Shields and Yarnell! And actress Dyan Cannon swings by in an episode that has definitely gone to the dogs.

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#401: “Badder Than Anyone”

A Feat of Lunatic Daring returns (a little late) with Season 4 of The Muppet Show! Our special guest stars are country crossover crooners John Denver and Crystal Gayle. The Muppets go to war , Kermit goes au naturel, and... there goes a prairie dog will my wallet! Somebody stop that little rodent!

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#315: “Little Machines”

Holy moly it's already time to wrap up A Feat of Lunatic Daring Season 3! Chad and Nick sit down to discuss the season behind them, unveiling their Top 5 Top 5 lists and picking their favorite thing that they watched over the past 24 episodes. Did Stallone punch his way into our hearts? What was up with Gladys? Why, again, is Kermit wearing a freaking swim cap? And how many spots will Harry Belafonte take up? Answer: more than one. DAY-O!

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#314: “There is No Escape From This Pain”

Season 3 of The Muppet Show comes to a merry ole' end with actress Lynn Redgrave and a genuine angel, Cheryl Ladd! Piggy pulls a Nomi, Kermit takes a beating, and Gonzo's into some real weird-- No. We don't kink shame around here, okay?

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#313: “Penguins Among Us”

This Muppet show is going country again with special guest stars Roger Miller, Roy Rogers & Gene Evans. Chickens! Cows! Hideously malformed infants! This one has it all!

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#312: “Brave Girl”

A couple of good ones this week, with German bombshell Ekle Sommer and the Italian Stallion himself, Sylvester Stallone! Link takes a giant leap, Kermit fights off some groupies, and good Lord man whose idea was it to give Beaker a chainsaw? He's had enough, and he's out for blood!

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#311: “Lack of International Understanding”

Okay. Rough week. The Spike Milligan episode of The Muppet Show is kinda racist and we’re not gonna pull punches on this one, folks. It’s real bad. Singer Leslie Uggams’ appearance comes across better, but any episode looks great compared to the problematic minefield that is the Muppets’ salute to internationality. Lack of International Understanding, indeed. Oh, and Big Bird shows up too.

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#310: “Me Not Crazy?”

It’s another great week on Lunatic Daring with the one-two punch of actor Lesley Anne Warren and Hollywood legend Danny Kaye! Gonzo lifts off, Statler and Waldorf sit out, and did we just learn something very personal about Link Hogthrob?

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#308: “Turn the World Around”

THE. GREATEST. MUPPLESHOCKS. EPISODE. EVER. This week’s spegical guest stap is living legend and King of Calypso Harry Belafonte! This episode is so good, and so important, and so… everything, we had to give it its own show. So enjoy, ladies and genkelfens.

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“Mellow and Profitable”

Oh, man. It's time. For the one. The only. Muppet. Movie. Jim and the gang take their lunacy to the big screen and The Muppets out into the real world. Will Kermit and his friends escape the evil machinations of Colonel Sanders wannabe Doc Hopper? Probably. It is their movie, after all.

You'll believe a bear can drive.

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#307: “Pathétique”

ARE YOU READY for very special guest star Helen Reddy? Heads will roll! A camel will dance! And damn that Beauregard is a real dummy, huh?

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#306: “The Burdens of Being an International Sex Goddess”

Oh boy. The Muppet Show is joined this week by special guest stars international sex goddess Raquel Welch and veteran character actor James Coco. Piggy's all woman, Robin's all wet, and Fozzie's all hot and-- I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FAMILY SHOW!!!

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