Jim Henson
Director
The Muppet Show (1976)
Season 3
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Released Sept. 5, 1976
Episode 26 min
7+
Genres: Comedy, Family, Kids, Musical
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Watch Providers: Disney Plus
Production Companies: Henson Associates, Associated Television (ATV), ITC Entertainment, ITV, Hit Entertainment
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Raquel Welch
Fozzie heard that Roy Clark was going to bring Country to the show and sent all of the stagehands out to the country. Matters are complicated even more when a fire breaks out backstage and Fozzie tries to keep it a secret from Kermit.
Nov. 17, 1978, midnight
S3E2 - Alice Cooper
Miss Piggy becomes increasingly jealous as Kermit appears to give a young pig performer attention.
Nov. 24, 1978, midnight
S3E3 - Helen Reddy
Sketches/Songs: ""Staying Alive"", ""How Can You Be"", Fozzie's dance number, ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Beethoven's Sonata No.8, Opus 13"", ""You and Me Against the World"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Tie Me Kangaroo Down"", ""We'll Sing in the Sunshine""
Dec. 1, 1978, midnight
S3E4 - James Coco
Sketches/Songs: ""Octopus's Garden"", ""The Medium"", ""Eight Little Notes"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Catch a Falling Star"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Short People""
Dec. 8, 1978, midnight
S3E5 - Marisa Berenson
Sketches/Songs: ""Russian Pig Dance"", ""Dance"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Someone to Watch Over Me"", ""Do-Re-Mi"", ""Our House"", ""The Wedding""
Dec. 15, 1978, midnight
S3E6 - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Sketches/Songs: ""Help Me Make It Through the Night"", Gonzo's Act, ""Muppet Labs"", ""My Wild Irish Rose"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""We're All Alone"", ""A Frog He Would a Wooing Go"", ""New York State of Mind"", ""An Actor's Life For Me"", ""A Song I'd Like To Sing""
Dec. 22, 1978, midnight
S3E7 - Danny Kaye
Sketches/Songs: "Aquarius," "Lunchtime," "Cheek to Cheek," "Jogging," "Swedish Chef," "The Flying Zucchini Brothers," "The Municipal Vermin Abatement Code," "Inchworm"
Dec. 25, 1978, midnight
S3E8 - Cheryl Ladd
Sketches/Songs: ""True Love"", ""South Rampart Street Parade"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""There's a New Sound"", ""I Enjoy Being a Girl"", Gonzo's Act, ""Sunshine on my Shoulder""
Dec. 29, 1978, midnight
S3E9 - Harry Belafonte
Sketches/Songs: ""Day-O"", ""Tea For Two"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Honeysuckle Rose"", Animal and Harry play the drums, ""Muppet Sports"", ""Turn the World Around""
Jan. 5, 1979, midnight
S3E10 - Lesley Ann Warren
Sketches/Songs: Gonzo's first motorcycle jump, ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Mack the Knife"", ""Just the Way You Are"", Gonzo's second motorcycle jump, ""Last Dance""
Jan. 12, 1979, midnight
S3E11 - Liberace
Sketches/Songs: ""Never on Sunday"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""She Wants to Sing in Opera"", ""Liberace bird concert""
Jan. 19, 1979, midnight
S3E12 - Leslie Uggams
Sketches/Songs: ""Hey There, Good Times"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Here You Come Again"", ""Mad About the Frog"", ""Bear on Patrol"", ""Vendawish"", ""Camilla"", ""Love Will Keep Us Together""
Jan. 26, 1979, midnight
S3E13 - Elke Sommer
Sketches/Songs: ""Pennsylvania 6-5000"", ""Animal Crackers"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Tuxedo Junction"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Row, Row, Row""
Feb. 2, 1979, midnight
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S3E14 - Sylvester Stallone
Sketches/Songs: ""Hawaiian War Chant"", ""Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"", ""Lady Be Good"", ""The William Tell Overture"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", Fozzie's Act, ""Bird in a Gilded Cage""
Feb. 9, 1979, midnight
S3E15 - Roger Miller
Song: Penguins in Mayflower: ""Alabama Bound"" Cluckitis (best running gag they ever had IMHO) Roger sings with watermelons Bear on Patrol: assaulting an officer Song: Roger: ""A Hat Like That"" Rowlf Vet's Hospital Song: Roger: ""Whack-a-Doo"" Song: ""Dang Me"".
Feb. 16, 1979, midnight
S3E16 - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Sketches/Songs: ""Blue Skies"", ""Skyball Paint"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Deep in the Heart of Texas"", ""A Four Legged Friend"", ""Bear on Patrol"", Cowboy and Skyball sketch, ""Medley""
Feb. 23, 1979, midnight
S3E17 - Spike Milligan
Sketches/Songs: ""Oklahoma"", ""An Editorial by Sam The Eagle"", ""The Music of Scotland"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Dog Walk"", ""America"", ""The Intergalactic Brotherhood of Man, Including Things"", ""It's a Small World""
March 2, 1979, midnight
S3E18 - Lynn Redgrave
The Muppets perform the classic tale of Robin Hood.
March 9, 1979, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 26 min.
Season Runtime: 3120 min.
Released: Sept. 5, 1976
Last Air Date: March 15, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 7+
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