The Muppets’ flair for the comedically absurd has its roots in multiple sources: Sam And Friends borrowed liberally…

For all the carefully crafted illusions that make up the Muppet universe, Jim Henson was never shy about pulling…

Some performers don’t like to repeat themselves. One version of a song, one rendition of a character and they’re…

“You’ve really been busy since I saw you last.”—Julie Andrews, The Muppet Show, Episode 217

Part of the process of forming the basic framework of The Muppet Show involved running The Muppet Show: Sex And…

“Last week I was dancing with Natalia Makarova. Today I’m in a steam room with a lady pig.”—Rudolf Nureyev, The…

By its nature as a place of populist entertainment, the British music hall readily dismantled the separation between…

“Puns are the lowest and most groveling form of wit.”—John Dryden

Of the 24 guest stars featured during The Muppet Show’s second season, eight would eventually join The Muppets on…

Of the many differences between The Muppet Show and its 1975 pilot, The Muppet Show: Sex And Violence, the most…

In order for The Muppet Show to move forward in its second season, it must also reach backward. In this week’s…

More than any other medium, television is suited for making changes on the fly. Any number of adjustments can occur…