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#119 “Chronically Groovy”

The final two episodes of The Muppet Show's first season guest star stage and screen star Kaye Ballard and the unique performance artists known as The Mummenschanz! Floyd channels his inner Hugo Chavez, Gonzo goes hog wild, and The Mummenschanz do... whatever it is they do. I can't really explain it but golly it's neat.

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#118 “Leave or Be DOOOOOOOMED!”

Model/Singer/Actress/Soul Sister Twiggy and grand dame of the stage Ethel Merman are this week’s very special guest stars. Piggy busts out her chops, Fozzie’s agent sells himself short, and who, or what, is the PHANTOM OF THE MUPPET THEATER?

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#117 “The Funk of 40,000 Years”

This week’s guest stars are master of the macabre Vincent Price and TV legend Valerie Harper! Kermit shows his teeth, Statler shows some growth, and Sam shows his— WHAT DID HE JUST SAY? I thought this was a family show!

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#116 “Fred is a Terrible Name for a Hospital”

Hall of Fame hoofer Ben Vereen and mediocre sax player Phyllis Diller are this week’s very special guest stars. Harry gets a little crazy, Hilda has a mid-life crisis, and what’s in the box? WHAT’S IN THE BOX??? (It’s Fozzie.)

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#115 “Undetected Gorillas”

This Thursday's episode features guest stars Candice Bergen and Avery Schreiber! Piggy finally gets to open the show, Kermit feels a little bit greener than usual, and WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THE STAFF AT VETERINARIAN'S HOSTPITAL?

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#114 “The Legend of Gags Beasley”

British TV Star Bruce Forsyth and American sweetheart Sandy Duncan are this week's very special guest stars! A quack meets a duck, Fozzie hires a new joke writer, and Animal finds the woman of his dreams. I hope you put a ring on it, man. She's a keeper.

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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.

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#113 “Cool and Friendly-Like”

This week our special guest stars are the walking-talking-singing legend Ms. Lena Horne and the Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and raconteur Peter Ustinov! And wait until you hear what Kermit thinks about being green. It'll blow your mind.

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#112 “Frog of My Heart”

French mega-star Charles Aznavor brings the heat and Emmy award winning comedian Harvey Korman brings the laughs as this week’s very special guest stars. Gonzo has an identity crisis, the Mayhem jam, and GOOD GRIEF, THE COMEDIAN’S A BEAR!

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#111 “The Old Telephone Pole Bit”

This week's guest stars are Florence Henderson, a lovely lady who once raised three very lovely girls, and Paul Williams, who, a couple years later, would write the "The Rainbow Connection". So you know that's gonna be cool. Come for the Brady, stay for the music, and discover the dark secret behind the old Telephone Pole bit

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#110 “My Kind of Woman”

Well, Goll-eeee. EGOT winner Rita Moreno and Andy Griffith Show star Jim Nabors area this week’s very special guest stars. The boys may have a giant crush on one of them. We’ll let you guess which

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#108 “Does This Sound Like John Wayne?”

Here it is. Time to lift the curtains. It's time to light the lights. It's time to get things started (finally) with The Muppet Show tonight and very special guest stars Juliet Prowse and Connie Stevens! Don’t worry. Chad and Nick didn’t know much about them either.

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#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…

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#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.

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#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.

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