Jim Henson
Director
Muppet Babies (1984)
Season 5
The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often embark upon adventures into imaginary worlds.
Released Nov. 5, 1984
Episode 25 min
2+
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids
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Production Companies: Jim Henson Productions, Marvel Productions
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Muppets Not Included
The babies find a tea strainer of Nanny's, and do not know what it is. Each babie thinks of a different use for it.
Sept. 10, 1988, midnight
S5E2 - Beauty and the Schnoz
Piggy learns that ""beauty is in the eye of the beholder"", when she makes fun of Gonzo and it hurts his feelings.
Sept. 17, 1988, midnight
S5E3 - The Pig Who Would Be Queen
The babies bulid Nanny a ""picture box"" with a fairy tale scene, and each babie pretends to be a character.
Sept. 24, 1988, midnight
S5E4 - Is There a Muppet in the House?
Rowlf hadn't disapeared - he'd just watched a scary movie the night before and had gone to see Nanny. The secret passage was actually an old dumbwaiter which Animal found and had been using to move between the attic, kichen and basement.
Oct. 1, 1988, midnight
S5E5 - Slipping Beauty
Piggy gets the chicken pox, and tells the babies the story of Sleeping Beauty, through walkie-talkie.
Oct. 8, 1988, midnight
S5E6 - Muppet Baby Boom
All the babies look foward to seeing Mrs. Mitchell's baby, which ends up being a kitten.
Oct. 15, 1988, midnight
S5E7 - Scooter By Any Other Name
Scooter's tired of being a nerd, so Gonzo convinces him to reinvent himself; first as a jet fighter pilot, then as a stand-up comic, then as a rock star, and finally as a superhero.
Oct. 22, 1988, midnight
S5E8 - He's a Wonderful Frog
The Babies think Kermit is moving away, so stage a ""This is Your Life"" spoof to try and convince him to stay.
Oct. 29, 1988, midnight
S5E9 - Elm Street Babies
The babies describe their weird dreams to each other.
Nov. 5, 1988, midnight
S5E10 - Plan 8 from Outer Space
The babies see a news bulletin about disapearing nannies. Gonzo says that aliens have been nannynapping them because they use green stripped socks to power their spaceships (and only nannies wear green stripped socks).
Nov. 12, 1988, midnight
S5E11 - Junkland Muppets
The babies make things out of old junk, while Fozzie searches for his lost Teddy.
Nov. 19, 1988, midnight
S5E12 - The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy
When the air-conditioner breaks down, Scooter and Piggy travel to find a place that is more cool.
Nov. 26, 1988, midnight
S5E13 - Bug-Busting Babies
The babies hunt for the bug in Scooter's computer in a parody of Ghostbusters.
Dec. 3, 1988, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 2675 min.
Released: Nov. 5, 1984
Last Air Date: Dec. 29, 1990, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y / 2+
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