Titolo originale: The Muppet Show
Casa: Henson Associates
Anno: 1976
Episodi: 120
Canali: Rai 1
Show assai celebre negli anni '70 interpretato dai pupazzi animati creati da Jim Henson: tra gli altri, vi sono la rana Kermit, la maialina Piggy, l'orso comico Fozzie, il cane pianista Rowlf, lo svitato Gonzo, il collerico Animal, il tecnologico Scooter, la rampante Skeeter, l'aquila americana Sam, il cuoco svedese Olaf, i due stravaganti scienziati Bunsen Honeydew e Beaker, i due anziani spettatori abituali - e feroci critici dello show - Statler e Waldorf.
Nel loro spettacolo settimanale, che costituisce una parodia del varietà televisivo statunitense di quegli anni, essi si esibiscono in simpatiche canzoncine (tra cui il celebre Mah-nà Mah-nà di Piero Umiliani) e divertenti sketch, presentano varie rubriche e perfino una fiction (Maiali nello spazio, parodia del più celebre Star Trek); in ogni serata, veniva presentato un ospite d'onore in carne ed ossa (sovente più noto al pubblico americano che a quello italiano), che si esibisce assieme ai Muppet.
Il successo internazionale riscosso da questi personaggi ha determinato la produzione di alcuni film che li vedono protagonisti:
- Ecco il film dei Muppet (1979) [conosciuto anche col titolo: Tutti a Hollywood coi Muppet]
- Giallo in casa Muppet (1981)
- I Muppet alla conquista di Broadway (1984)
- Festa in casa Muppet (1992)
- I Muppet nell'isola del tesoro (1996)
- I Muppet venuti dallo spazio (1999)
- Il super Buon Natale dei Muppet (2002)
- I Muppet e il mago di Oz (2005)
- I Muppet (2011)
E' stata inoltre prodotta anche una serie animata sulla loro infanzia: Muppet Babies.
Titoli episodi (secondo l'ordine di trasmissione in Italia; in questa serie, priva di titoli, ciascun episodio viene identificato con l'ospite in carne ed ossa che viene presentato all'interno dello stesso)
1a serie)
Episode 01: Juliet Prowse
Episode 02: Connie Stevens
Episode 03: Joel Grey
Episode 04: Ruth Buzzi
Episode 05: Rita Moreno
Episode 06: Jim Nabors
Episode 07: Florence Henderson
Episode 08: Paul Williams
Episode 09: Charles Aznavour
Episode 10: Harvey Korman
Episode 11: Lena Horne
Episode 12: Peter Ustinov
Episode 13: Bruce Forsyth
Episode 14: Sandy Duncan
Episode 15: Candice Bergen
Episode 16: Avery Schreiber
Episode 17: Ben Vereen
Episode 18: Phyllis Diller
Episode 19: Vincent Price
Episode 20: Valerie Harper
Episode 21: Twiggy
Episode 22: Ethel Merman
Episode 23: Kaye Ballard
Episode 24: Mummenschanz
2a serie)
Episode 01: Don Knotts
Episode 02: Zero Mostel
Episode 03: Milton Berle
Episode 04: Rich Little
Episode 05: Judy Collins
Episode 06: Nancy Walker
Episode 07: Edgar Bergen
Episode 08: Steve Martin
Episode 09: Madeline Kahn
Episode 10: George Burns
Episode 11: Dom DeLuise
Episode 12: Bernadette Peters
Episode 13: Rudolf Nureyev
Episode 14: Elton John
Episode 15: Lou Rawls
Episode 16: Cleo Laine
Episode 17: Julie Andrews
Episode 18: Jaye P. Morgan
Episode 19: Peter Sellers
Episode 20: Petula Clark
Episode 21: Bob Hope
Episode 22: Teresa Brewer
Episode 23: John Cleese
Episode 24: Cloris Leachman
3a serie)
Episode 01: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Episode 02: Leo Sayer
Episode 03: Roy Clark
Episode 04: Gilda Radner
Episode 05: Pearl Bailey
Episode 06: Jean Stapleton
Episode 07: Alice Cooper
Episode 08: Loretta Lynn
Episode 09: Liberace
Episode 10: Marisa Berenson
Episode 11: Raquel Welch
Episode 12: James Coco
Episode 13: Helen Reddy
Episode 14: Harry Belafonte
Episode 15: Lesley Ann Warren
Episode 16: Danny Kaye
Episode 17: Spike Milligan
Episode 18: Leslie Uggams
Episode 19: Elke Sommer
Episode 20: Sylvester Stallone
Episode 21: Roger Miller
Episode 22: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Episode 23: Lynn Redgrave
Episode 24: Cheryl Ladd
4a serie)
Episode 01: John Denver
Episode 02: Crystal Gayle
Episode 03: Shields & Yarnell
Episode 04: Dyan Cannon
Episode 05: Victor Borge
Episode 06: Linda Lavin
Episode 07: Dudley Moore
Episode 08: Arlo Guthrie
Episode 09: Beverly Sills
Episode 10: Kenny Rogers
Episode 11: Lola Falana
Episode 12: Phyllis George
Episode 13: Dizzy Gillespie
Episode 14: Liza Minnelli
Episode 15: Anne Murray
Episode 16: Jonathan Winters
Episode 17: Star Wars
Episode 18: Christopher Reeve
Episode 19: Lynda Carter
Episode 20: Alan Arkin
Episode 21: Doug Henning
Episode 22: Andy Williams
Episode 23: Carol Channing
Episode 24: Diana Ross
5a serie)
Episode 01: Gene Kelly
Episode 02: Loretta Swit
Episode 03: Joan Baez
Episode 04: Shirley Bassey
Episode 05: James Coburn
Episode 06: Brooke Shields
Episode 07: Glenda Jackson
Episode 08: Señor Wences
Episode 09: Debbie Harry
Episode 10: Jean-Pierre Rampal
Episode 11: Paul Simon
Episode 12: Melissa Manchester
Episode 13: Tony Randall
Episode 14: Mac Davis
Episode 15: Carol Burnett
Episode 16: Gladys Knight
Episode 17: Hal Linden
Episode 18: Marty Feldman
Episode 19: Chris Langham
Episode 20: Wally Boag
Episode 21: Johnny Cash
Episode 22: Buddy Rich
Episode 23: Linda Ronstadt
Episode 24: Roger Moore