The Muppet Show is an American television comedy series. The series is takes place after The Muppet Show (2026 TV special).
Openings
Each episode of The Muppet Show opened on a shot of the title card, which in the first season was less ornate than the one that would replace it the following year. As the camera zoomed in, a spotlight immediately lit up the O, the center of which swung back to reveal Kermit, who introduced the "very special guest star" from this position before retreating behind the sign. The title card then lifted up to reveal the curtain was then raised, revealing a series of arches that would become strongly associated with the show. The shots of Rowlf playing a bit of music on the piano, then Zoot, who blew a note on his saxophone. Next, a group of full-bodied monsters (including Sweetums, Doglion, Thog, and two Mutations) - Timmy Monster is not present, walked on-stage, followed by a group of females and then males each group singing its own verse. The characters for the women's line are from right to left, Miss Mousey, Chicken, Whatnot, Chicken, Janice, Zelda Rose, Mildred Huxtetter, and Annie Sue. The men characters include Dr. Julius Strangepork, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Whatnot, George the Janitor, Whatnot, Blue Frackle, Link Hogthrob, Green Frackle, and Beauregard. The male's verse was slightly shorter than in the previous season. Then parted to reveal Fozzie Bear, who attempted a different joke each week, even though he was often cut off. As the curtains closed on Fozzie, Kermit appeared in front of them to introduce the guest star who, to much applause, was usually shown among an assortment of Muppets he or she would appear with later in the episode. With the audience in attendance, the "why don't you get things started?" Instead of finishing the song on the risers, Kermit was shown seated in the arches with the rest of the cast. Gonzo is inside the circle, and plays a note on his bugle, with a different (often disastrous) outcome each week.
The arch positions for the group, including both regulars, supporting players, and background characters, a few of the arches are empty, were as follows: Row #1:
Chicken, Baskerville the Hound, Afghan Hound, Penguin, Mahna Mahna, The Early Bird, Whatnot
Row #2:
Female Koozebanian Creature, Annie Sue, Mildred Huxtetter, Zelda Rose, Janice, Chicken, Whatnot, Chicken, Miss Mousey
Row #3:
Chicken, The Newsman, Dr. Teeth, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog (seated), Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Chicken
Row #4:
J. G., Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Whatnot, George the Janitor, Blue Frackle, Whatnot, Link Hogthrob, Green Frackle, Beauregard, Robin the Frog
Row #5:
Whatnot, Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Droop, Chicken, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Beaker, Pig, Crazy Harry, Male Koozebanian Creature, Wanda, Wayne
Cast
Zach Galifianakis as Hobo Joe
Muppet Performers
Matt Vogel as Kermit the Frog, Camilla the Chicken Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Sweetums, Pops, Ma Bear, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Snowth, The Announcer, '80s Robot, James Bobin Muppet, Constantine
Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, The Newsman, Marvin Suggs
Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Chip, Albert
Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth, Pepe the King Prawn, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl, Mahna Mahna, Andy Pig, Behemoth, Beautiful Day Monster, Doglion, Angel Marie, Bubba the Rat, Howard Tubman, Carlo Flamingo, Leprechaun
David Rudman as Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Wayne, Bobby Benson, Happy Yellow Creature, Ozzie, Miss Poogy
Peter Linz as Foo-Foo, Lips, Robin the Frog, Statler, Link Hogthrob, Mutation, Droop, Snowth, Angel Marie, Walter, Manolo Flamingo, Gloria Estefan, Joe the Legal Weasel, Ghost, Satay
Bradley Freeman Jr. as Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Gopher
Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Hilda
Bruce Lanoil as Mo Frackle, Dead Tom
Tyler Bunch as J. G.
Nathan Danforth as Mutation
Alice Dinnean as Afghan Hound, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Miss Cartier
Nigel Plaskitt as Flying Zucchini Brothers
Mak Wilson as Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechaun
Julianne Buescher as Yolanda Rat, Wanda, Bunny, Smiling Jim Sepulveda and His Tapdancing Toupées, Beverly Plume, La Cabra
Brian Henson as Sal Minella, Dr. Phil van Neuter
Allan Trautman as Old Tom
Paul McGinnis as Thog
Additional Muppet Performers
Dave Barclay, Jackson Barretta, Tim Blaney, David Bizzaro, Jordan Brownlee, Kevin Carlson, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, John Cody, Frankie Cordero, Ryan Dillon, Peggy Etra, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Dan Garza, Haley Jenkins, John Kennedy, Tim Lagasse, Noel MacNeal, Amanda Maddock, Drew Massey, James Murray, Sarah Sarang Oh, Michael Oosterom, Carmen Osbahr, Karen Prell, Martin P. Robinson, Mike Quinn, Nicolette Santino, Stoph Scheer, Colleen Smith, Michelan Sisti, John Tartaglia, Art Vega, Russ Walko, Stacey Weingarten
Muppet Characters
'80s Robot, Afghan Hound, Albert, Alphonso D'Abruzzo, Andy and Randy Pig, Angel Marie, Angelo, Animal, Annie Sue, Armadillo, The Babies, Black Dog, The Barbershop Cactus Quartet, Baskerville the Hound, Beaker, Bean Bunny, Beauregard, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Bertha (monster), Beverly Plume, Big Mean Carl, Billy the Bear, Bird Pirate, Blind Pew, Blustering Bellowpane Monster, Bobby Benson, Bobo the Bear, Brie, Bubba the Rat, Bull, Bunny, Calico, Camilla the Chicken, Captain Pighead, Chickens, Chip, Cockatoo, Constantine, Cow, Crazy Harry, Croaker, Crocodile, Dead Tom, Debbie, Denise, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Dogs, Doglion, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Dr. Teeth, Dr. Phil van Neuter, Dragon Frackle, Droop, The Early Bird, Esther, Female Koozebanian Creature, Fish, Flaubert, Floyd Pepper, Flowers, The Flying Zucchini Brothers, Foo-Foo, Fozzie Bear, Frackles, Frogs, Gaffer, George the Janitor, Geri and the Atrics drummer, Ghosts, Gil, Gloria Estefan (penguin), Goldfish, Gonzo, Happy Yellow Creature, Hilda, Hobos, Howard Tubman, Iguana, J. G., James Bobin Muppet, Janice, Joe the Legal Weasel, Johnny Fiama, Kangaroo, Kermit the Frog, La Cabra, Larb, Laundress, Leprechauns, Lew Zealand, Link Hogthrob, Lips, Lord Scrappleton, Luncheon Counter Monster, Lyle (dog), Ma Bear, Mahna Mahna, Male Koozebanian Creature, Manolo and Carlo Flamingo, Marvin Suggs, Maxine, Mean Mama, Mildred Huxtetter, Miss Cartier, Miss Mousey, Miss Piggy, Miss Poogy, Mo Frackle, a mole, Monster Plant, The Muppaphones, Muppets Tonight Band drummer, Muppets Tonight Writers, The Mutations, The Newsman, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Nigel (Muppet Show), Norman (ram), Old Tom, One-Eyed Jack, Ozzie, Party Tomatoes, Paul Revere, Penguins, Pepe the King Prawn, Phoenicia the Hippopotamus, Pigeon, Pigs, Pokey, Pops, Pumpkin, Quongo, Rabbits, Raccoon, Randall Einhorn Muppet, Rats, Rizzo the Rat, Robin the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Real Old Tom, Roy, Sal Minella, Sam the Eagle, Satay, Scooter, Shark, Sheep, Skulls, Singing Food, Smiling Jim Sepulveda and His Tapdancing Toupées, Snail, Snake, Snowths, Spamela Hamderson, Spaniel, Spotted Dick, Statler and Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Sweetums, Thog, Trumpet Girl, Uncle Deadly, Unicorn, Vicki (snake), Walleye Pike, Walter, Wayne and Wanda, Wedding Cake, Whatnots, Wolfhound, Yolanda Rat, Zelda Rose, Zippity Zap, Zoot
Audience members:
Aretha, Bananas, Begoony, Bernice the Warthog, Brool, Bunnie Bear, Chloe the Clam, Flitzpizzle, Fox, Gallahad the Grasshopper Mouse, Goose, Hillarythe Owl, Hopper, Howard Snake, Inkspots, Jeremiah Tortoise, Large Marvin Fraggle, Lobsters, Morton the Beaver, Murray the Minstrel, Mudwell the Mudbunny, Pavlov the Pug Dog, Pearl the Pika, Scabby Frackle, Shrimp, Soccer Ball, Stinky the Skunk, Weasel
Trivia
◾ The program was a collection of onstage performances and reused footage from the Muppet Show clips.
◾ Some of reused footage from the Muppet Show clips are swap character.
◾ Some of the scenes are adapted from The Muppets (comic strip).
◾ Some of the puppets repurposed from other shows.
◾ The season introduces a new sketch "Muppstream."
◾ The Muppet Theatre Audience here is a mixture of Muppets and humans. Among the uncredited members of the audience include Griffin Newman, Nina West (out of drag), Lucas Ross, Max Clayton, Lesli Margherita, John Barnes, Christopher Gattelli (choreographer), Mo Fry Pasic, and Suzanne Mayes.
◾ Hobo Joe and the Hobos in the audience for The Muppet Theatre.
◾ Alice Dinnean be performed Afghan Hound.
◾ Peter Linz and Nathan Danforth be performed the Mutations.
◾ Paul McGinnis be performed Thog.
◾ Frackles debuted: Blue Frackle, Green Frackle, Pink Frackle and Purple Frackle.
◾ Singing Food debuted: a tomato, scallions, a cauliflower, an asparagus, an artichoke, carrots, a watermelon, an ear of corn and a head of lettuce.
◾ The hand-puppet version of Mean Mama is used in this film.
◾ The fox is from The Muppets Take the O2.
Openings
Each episode of The Muppet Show opened on a shot of the title card, which in the first season was less ornate than the one that would replace it the following year. As the camera zoomed in, a spotlight immediately lit up the O, the center of which swung back to reveal Kermit, who introduced the "very special guest star" from this position before retreating behind the sign. The title card then lifted up to reveal the curtain was then raised, revealing a series of arches that would become strongly associated with the show. The shots of Rowlf playing a bit of music on the piano, then Zoot, who blew a note on his saxophone. Next, a group of full-bodied monsters (including Sweetums, Doglion, Thog, and two Mutations) - Timmy Monster is not present, walked on-stage, followed by a group of females and then males each group singing its own verse. The characters for the women's line are from right to left, Miss Mousey, Chicken, Whatnot, Chicken, Janice, Zelda Rose, Mildred Huxtetter, and Annie Sue. The men characters include Dr. Julius Strangepork, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Whatnot, George the Janitor, Whatnot, Blue Frackle, Link Hogthrob, Green Frackle, and Beauregard. The male's verse was slightly shorter than in the previous season. Then parted to reveal Fozzie Bear, who attempted a different joke each week, even though he was often cut off. As the curtains closed on Fozzie, Kermit appeared in front of them to introduce the guest star who, to much applause, was usually shown among an assortment of Muppets he or she would appear with later in the episode. With the audience in attendance, the "why don't you get things started?" Instead of finishing the song on the risers, Kermit was shown seated in the arches with the rest of the cast. Gonzo is inside the circle, and plays a note on his bugle, with a different (often disastrous) outcome each week.
The arch positions for the group, including both regulars, supporting players, and background characters, a few of the arches are empty, were as follows: Row #1:
Chicken, Baskerville the Hound, Afghan Hound, Penguin, Mahna Mahna, The Early Bird, Whatnot
Row #2:
Female Koozebanian Creature, Annie Sue, Mildred Huxtetter, Zelda Rose, Janice, Chicken, Whatnot, Chicken, Miss Mousey
Row #3:
Chicken, The Newsman, Dr. Teeth, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog (seated), Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Chicken
Row #4:
J. G., Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Whatnot, George the Janitor, Blue Frackle, Whatnot, Link Hogthrob, Green Frackle, Beauregard, Robin the Frog
Row #5:
Whatnot, Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Droop, Chicken, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Beaker, Pig, Crazy Harry, Male Koozebanian Creature, Wanda, Wayne
Cast
Zach Galifianakis as Hobo Joe
Muppet Performers
Matt Vogel as Kermit the Frog, Camilla the Chicken Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Sweetums, Pops, Ma Bear, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Snowth, The Announcer, '80s Robot, James Bobin Muppet, Constantine
Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, The Newsman, Marvin Suggs
Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Chip, Albert
Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth, Pepe the King Prawn, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl, Mahna Mahna, Andy Pig, Behemoth, Beautiful Day Monster, Doglion, Angel Marie, Bubba the Rat, Howard Tubman, Carlo Flamingo, Leprechaun
David Rudman as Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Wayne, Bobby Benson, Happy Yellow Creature, Ozzie, Miss Poogy
Peter Linz as Foo-Foo, Lips, Robin the Frog, Statler, Link Hogthrob, Mutation, Droop, Snowth, Angel Marie, Walter, Manolo Flamingo, Gloria Estefan, Joe the Legal Weasel, Ghost, Satay
Bradley Freeman Jr. as Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Gopher
Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Hilda
Bruce Lanoil as Mo Frackle, Dead Tom
Tyler Bunch as J. G.
Nathan Danforth as Mutation
Alice Dinnean as Afghan Hound, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Miss Cartier
Nigel Plaskitt as Flying Zucchini Brothers
Mak Wilson as Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechaun
Julianne Buescher as Yolanda Rat, Wanda, Bunny, Smiling Jim Sepulveda and His Tapdancing Toupées, Beverly Plume, La Cabra
Brian Henson as Sal Minella, Dr. Phil van Neuter
Allan Trautman as Old Tom
Paul McGinnis as Thog
Additional Muppet Performers
Dave Barclay, Jackson Barretta, Tim Blaney, David Bizzaro, Jordan Brownlee, Kevin Carlson, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, John Cody, Frankie Cordero, Ryan Dillon, Peggy Etra, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Dan Garza, Haley Jenkins, John Kennedy, Tim Lagasse, Noel MacNeal, Amanda Maddock, Drew Massey, James Murray, Sarah Sarang Oh, Michael Oosterom, Carmen Osbahr, Karen Prell, Martin P. Robinson, Mike Quinn, Nicolette Santino, Stoph Scheer, Colleen Smith, Michelan Sisti, John Tartaglia, Art Vega, Russ Walko, Stacey Weingarten
Muppet Characters
'80s Robot, Afghan Hound, Albert, Alphonso D'Abruzzo, Andy and Randy Pig, Angel Marie, Angelo, Animal, Annie Sue, Armadillo, The Babies, Black Dog, The Barbershop Cactus Quartet, Baskerville the Hound, Beaker, Bean Bunny, Beauregard, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Bertha (monster), Beverly Plume, Big Mean Carl, Billy the Bear, Bird Pirate, Blind Pew, Blustering Bellowpane Monster, Bobby Benson, Bobo the Bear, Brie, Bubba the Rat, Bull, Bunny, Calico, Camilla the Chicken, Captain Pighead, Chickens, Chip, Cockatoo, Constantine, Cow, Crazy Harry, Croaker, Crocodile, Dead Tom, Debbie, Denise, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Dogs, Doglion, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Dr. Teeth, Dr. Phil van Neuter, Dragon Frackle, Droop, The Early Bird, Esther, Female Koozebanian Creature, Fish, Flaubert, Floyd Pepper, Flowers, The Flying Zucchini Brothers, Foo-Foo, Fozzie Bear, Frackles, Frogs, Gaffer, George the Janitor, Geri and the Atrics drummer, Ghosts, Gil, Gloria Estefan (penguin), Goldfish, Gonzo, Happy Yellow Creature, Hilda, Hobos, Howard Tubman, Iguana, J. G., James Bobin Muppet, Janice, Joe the Legal Weasel, Johnny Fiama, Kangaroo, Kermit the Frog, La Cabra, Larb, Laundress, Leprechauns, Lew Zealand, Link Hogthrob, Lips, Lord Scrappleton, Luncheon Counter Monster, Lyle (dog), Ma Bear, Mahna Mahna, Male Koozebanian Creature, Manolo and Carlo Flamingo, Marvin Suggs, Maxine, Mean Mama, Mildred Huxtetter, Miss Cartier, Miss Mousey, Miss Piggy, Miss Poogy, Mo Frackle, a mole, Monster Plant, The Muppaphones, Muppets Tonight Band drummer, Muppets Tonight Writers, The Mutations, The Newsman, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Nigel (Muppet Show), Norman (ram), Old Tom, One-Eyed Jack, Ozzie, Party Tomatoes, Paul Revere, Penguins, Pepe the King Prawn, Phoenicia the Hippopotamus, Pigeon, Pigs, Pokey, Pops, Pumpkin, Quongo, Rabbits, Raccoon, Randall Einhorn Muppet, Rats, Rizzo the Rat, Robin the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Real Old Tom, Roy, Sal Minella, Sam the Eagle, Satay, Scooter, Shark, Sheep, Skulls, Singing Food, Smiling Jim Sepulveda and His Tapdancing Toupées, Snail, Snake, Snowths, Spamela Hamderson, Spaniel, Spotted Dick, Statler and Waldorf, The Swedish Chef, Sweetums, Thog, Trumpet Girl, Uncle Deadly, Unicorn, Vicki (snake), Walleye Pike, Walter, Wayne and Wanda, Wedding Cake, Whatnots, Wolfhound, Yolanda Rat, Zelda Rose, Zippity Zap, Zoot
Audience members:
Aretha, Bananas, Begoony, Bernice the Warthog, Brool, Bunnie Bear, Chloe the Clam, Flitzpizzle, Fox, Gallahad the Grasshopper Mouse, Goose, Hillarythe Owl, Hopper, Howard Snake, Inkspots, Jeremiah Tortoise, Large Marvin Fraggle, Lobsters, Morton the Beaver, Murray the Minstrel, Mudwell the Mudbunny, Pavlov the Pug Dog, Pearl the Pika, Scabby Frackle, Shrimp, Soccer Ball, Stinky the Skunk, Weasel
Trivia
◾ The program was a collection of onstage performances and reused footage from the Muppet Show clips.
◾ Some of reused footage from the Muppet Show clips are swap character.
◾ Some of the scenes are adapted from The Muppets (comic strip).
◾ Some of the puppets repurposed from other shows.
◾ The season introduces a new sketch "Muppstream."
◾ The Muppet Theatre Audience here is a mixture of Muppets and humans. Among the uncredited members of the audience include Griffin Newman, Nina West (out of drag), Lucas Ross, Max Clayton, Lesli Margherita, John Barnes, Christopher Gattelli (choreographer), Mo Fry Pasic, and Suzanne Mayes.
◾ Hobo Joe and the Hobos in the audience for The Muppet Theatre.
◾ Alice Dinnean be performed Afghan Hound.
◾ Peter Linz and Nathan Danforth be performed the Mutations.
◾ Paul McGinnis be performed Thog.
◾ Frackles debuted: Blue Frackle, Green Frackle, Pink Frackle and Purple Frackle.
◾ Singing Food debuted: a tomato, scallions, a cauliflower, an asparagus, an artichoke, carrots, a watermelon, an ear of corn and a head of lettuce.
◾ The hand-puppet version of Mean Mama is used in this film.
◾ The fox is from The Muppets Take the O2.
