Jim Henson's World of Muppets
I have always been a big fan of The Muppet Show. Jim Henson was a master in the art of creating muppets and I will always be thankful for the great contributions he made to children's television.
It would be difficult for me to choose a favorite muppet, but Kermit the Frog is probably Jim Henson's most well known creation. Kermit the Frog was the manager and host of The Muppet Show and often had a difficult time getting the other muppets to cooperate and arranging everything so that the human guest stars were satisfied.
Jim Henson, along with his creative team, conceived and created a huge cast of original muppets for the show. Other muppets, such as Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird
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It would be difficult for me to choose a favorite muppet, but Kermit the Frog is probably Jim Henson's most well known creation. Kermit the Frog was the manager and host of The Muppet Show and often had a difficult time getting the other muppets to cooperate and arranging everything so that the human guest stars were satisfied.
Jim Henson, along with his creative team, conceived and created a huge cast of original muppets for the show. Other muppets, such as Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird
This Squidoo lens was written by Aldric Chang (Follow Me on Twitter!) - best described as a creative entrepreneur with business interests in internet marketing, virtual worlds, animation, cartoons, interactive digital media, web 2.0 and music.
His 3d animation studio - Mediafreaks - is focused on producing high-end animation work for documentary producers, advertising houses and cartoon animated series - with projects ranging from the animation of dinosaurs to the visualization of natural disasters and something as chic as 3d jewelry animations. He runs a popular animation blog where he frequently posts informative articles on the animation industry and shares useful advice on the business of animation.
He is currently working on a series of free online virtual worlds for kids besides other creative endeavors.
Visit MovieInform.com for the latest and upcoming movie trailers.
Guest Stars on The Muppet Show
One of the cool things about The Muppet Show were the guest stars.The first guest star was Juliet Prowse, Juliet appeared on the first episode in 1976. From 1976 to 1981 there were 120 different episodes produced.
Here are just a few of the more than 100 different human guest stars to appear on the show: Connie Stevens (Singer), Ruth Buzzi (Laugh In), Rita Moreno (The Electric Company), Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle), Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch), Paul Williams (singer), Harvey Korman (The Carol Burnett Show), Lena Horne (singer), Peter Ustinov (actor), Phyllis Diller (comedienne), Vincent Price (actor), Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show), Alice Cooper (singer), and Steve Martin (actor.
If you would like to see a full episode list with all the guest stars check out this Wikipedia page
The Muppet Regular Cast
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Gonzo, aka The Great Gonzo or Gonzo the Great, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Dr Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Camilla, Sam the Eagle, Dr. Teeth, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Janice, Animal, Zoot, Lips, Lew Zealand, Statler and Waldorf, Rizzo the Rat, Annie Sue, The Muppet Newsman, Louis Kazager, Foo-Foo, Thog, J.P. Grosse, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Beauregard, Crazy Harry, Robin, Uncle Deadly, The Flying Zucchini Brothers, Pops, Marvin Suggs, Brewster, George, Mildred Huxtetter, Wayne and Wanda, Hilda, Nigel, Trumpet Girl, Mah Nà Mah Nà, the Snowths, Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers, Slim Wilson, Gramps, Bubba, Zeke, Fleet Scribbler, Alexander Beetle,The Gills Brothers, andThe Country Trio.The Muppets were performed and voiced by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Kathy Mullen, Richard Hunt, John Lovelady, Steve Whitmire, Eren Ozker, and Louise Gold.
Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
Every variety show had to have their own house band and The Muppet Show was no different. However, their particular house band was very different.Known as Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem this all-muppet band was made up of Dr. Teeth as the leader and on the keyboard, Janice played guitar, Sergeant Floyd Pepper plucked the bass, Zoot tooted the saxophone and Animal (that madman) beat the skins, that is he played the drums. Later, during season 5, Lips joined the band to add a trumpet sound.
The Electric Mayhem played a big part in the movies, The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper as well as other movies and spin offs.
Muppet Movies and Spin Offs
Several full length movies were made using the Muppets; The Muppet Movie, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets from Space, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppet Treasure Island, and a Muppet version of The Wizard of Oz.If you haven't seen these movies yet I highly recommend them. Go out and rent them or buy them soon or keep an eye on your TV schedule and catch them that way.
There were also a couple of spin offs; The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight and Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony. These shows included many of the regular characters from The Muppet Show as well as a lot of new ones.
The Muppet Show on DVD
The Muppet Movie - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
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The Great Muppet Caper - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
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Muppet Treasure Island - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
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The Muppet Show Photo Gallery
Here are just a few photos from The Muppet Show. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
About These Images
These images are assumed to be available for public use and are presented here for entertainment and information only. As far as I know Disney owns the rights to The Muppet Show.
Fozzie and Kermit on The Muppet Show
Jim Henson and His Muppets
Sam the Eagle
Statler and Waldorf The Hecklers
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- Sami4u Sami4u Feb 25, 2009 @ 12:06 pm
- Hi, I loved this show. :) Nice lens rated 5 stars.
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- lou16 lou16 Oct 7, 2008 @ 11:07 pm
- This lens has brought back memories - I used to watch the muppet show every week as a child and I loved Animal and Statler and Waldorf.
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- GreatGazoo GreatGazoo Oct 6, 2008 @ 11:18 am
- The Muppets are great, I never knew that ALice Cooper was on it, musta missed that one
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