#305: “Shameless Woogie Boogie”
This week on Lunatic Daring, we have the monosyllabic maestro Liberace and actress Marisa Berenson! The Chef’s got a problem, Piggy’s got a plan, and who is that kid tied up in Marisa’s basement? I’m sorry. What?
#304: “Where Do I Sign?”
It's the 70's, so we're just gonna keep on truckin' on these here episodes of The Muppet Show. This week Chad faces his fears with special guest Alice Cooper and the show gets derailed by country legend Loretta Lynn. The Swinetrek takes a trip, the Rhyming Song takes a dive, and Kermit and Gozno take the train to Pittsburg, with a transfer in Altoona. All aboard!
#303: “Some May Harbor Suspicions”
Another week, another two episodes of The Muppet Show, this time with special guests singer Pearl Bailey and actor Jean Stapleton. Floyd goes metal, Harry goes wild, and who is the mysterious Black Knight? The world will forever wonder!
#302: “Rogue Adhesive”
This week on A Feat of Lunatic Daring: Season 3 of The Muppet Show continues with special guests country star Roy Clark and one of the funniest people to ever live, the beloved Gilda Radner. Banjos are picked, Link gets toasted, Piggy falls for Wayne, the theater's on fire, and seven-foot carrot-- Wait. THE THEATER'S ON FIRE?!?
#301: “Miss Thing Annie Thing-Thing”
THE RETURN! Season Three introduces us to some new places and new faces and special guest stars Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, and Leo Sayer! Sam gets confused, Piggy gets jealous, and... is Annie Sue as sweet as she seems or is she really Nomi from Showgirls?
#213: “But In a Very Funny Way”
Season Two is in the books! Listen as Chad and Nick break down their Five Top 5's for the The Muppet Show's sophomore year. What were their favorite songs? Their biggest laughs? Will these two very basic men yet again pick a woman they love as the best guest star? Very likely.
#212: “Spooble”
The Muppet Show's second season wraps up with a couple o' good'uns. Minister of Silly Walks John Cleese and 8-time Emmy winner Cloris Leachman. Gonzo stretches himself too thin, Piggy walks a fine line, and the pigs take over the show. ¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!
#211: “Tell Us of Your Gay Romance”
This week The Muppet Show welcomes special guest stars Bob Hope and Teresa Brewer! Beaker gets eaten, Animal gets wild, and... Gonna be honest here. We don't have many kind things to say about #222. Because it is not a kind episode. It’s mean and not okay. You've been warned.
#210: “Wild, Wild Women”
This week we're talking about comedy legend Peter Sellers and international recording artist Petula Clark! Link gets a massage, Kermit gets real tired of puns, and The #MuppetShow is invaded by a damn Skeksis! I was not emotionally prepared for that. TRIAL BY STONE!
#209: “Nobody Knows Nothing About the Cow”
There are icons and then there are Icons. But there is only one Julie Andrews. And she's on The Muppet Show this week, along with singer and actor Jaye P. Morgan. Beaker blows his top, Harry blows up the guest star, and what in the Sam Hill are we going to do with this beautiful bovine hanging around here?
#208: “Put Some Soul in the Bowl”
This week The Mupppet Show gets some soul with special guest stars Lou Rawls and Cleo Laine! Fozzie's on a roll, Zoot's on... something, and Link sings to a live piglet and God can we PLEASE stop with the live animals on the show??? (Checks notes for next week.) Guess not.
#207: “Culture is Culture or : The Endless Sameness of Eternal Space”
A couple of heavy hitters this week: ballet great Rudolf Nureyev and "the greatest talent in the history of the universe," (according to Scooter) Sir Elton John! Piggy gets inappropriate, The Chef gets homicidal, and, man, Sam the Eagle really hates hippies. Raise your hand if you are actually shocked by that.
#206: “All My Doggone Cheatin’ Life”
Couple of great Muppet Show guests on this week’s episode: Pizza the Hutt himself Dom DeLouise and Broadway star Bernadette peters. Piggy has a plan, Robin has a dream, and Kermit has… absolutely no respect for monogamy. Man, the Ladies sure do Love Cool K.
#205: “Gonzo Fiddles While George Burns”
Listen, you’re just going to have to bear with us this week. We are two men who are unabashedly smitten with Miss Madeline Kahn and will not bother to hide it. George Burns is pretty great, too. The frog tap dances, Scooter spills the beans, and, hell, forget it already… Did I mention MADELINE KAHN?
#204: “At the Service of All Porkdom”
This week The Muppet Show is visited by a real dummy and a total jerk. Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and renaissance man Steve Martin are our very special guests. Piggy chops some wood, Gonzo gets cheesy, and I'm sorry did Fozzie just create life? ALL BOW DOWN TO OUR BEAR AND SAVIOR!
#203: “Nudity in the World Today”
This week on A Feat of Lunatic Daring, the #MuppetShow is visited by singer/songwriter Judy Collins and funnywoman Nancy Walker. Scooter's uncle drops in, Kermit calls out, and Sam gets his feathers all ruffled when talking about nudity. Methinks the eagle doth protest too much.
#202: “Intrepid and Well-Fed”
Season Two rolls on with Mr. Television himself, Milton Berle, and the man of a thousand (mediocre) voices, Rich Little. Piggy shakes her moneymaker, Gonzo turns out to be a leg man, and the debut of PIIIIIIIIGS IN SPAAAAAAAAAACE!!!
#201: “Beach Blanket Frankenstein”
Season Two of The Muppet Show begins with a couple of big guests with big personalities: TV Star Don Knotts and the incomparable Zero Mostel! Fozzie loses his cool, Sam loses his patience, and Kermit-- I’m sorry. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS GINGERBREAD MAN NUMBER? WHY, JIM, WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO US?
“Socks and Pumpkins”
We’re back for Christmas in MAY! Season 2 of A Feat of Lunatic Daring starts off with a bang (Did somebody say BANG?), breaking down the timeless Muppet holiday classic: “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas”. Nick has never seen it. Chad has lost count of how many times he has. 1,977 years in the making, this one goes deep, real deep, then we ask “It ever okay to put a hole in your mom’s washtub?” “What IS half of fifty cents?” And “Which haughty members of Waterville voted for the METAL BAND over the nicest folks on the River?”
#120 “It’s Not Where You Start, it’s Where You Finish”
Hey, a Season Finale! We wrap up our first season with a look back on all we’ve watched thus far, break out a few “best of” lists, and pour one out for for a few Muppets that are leaving us. Can you guess who our favorite guest star is? Can you? Probably.