The Muppets have become household names since their debut in the 1960s, through Sesame Street, and before that Sam & Friends (with Kermit debuting in 1955). However, The Muppet Show broadened the audience appeal of Jim Henson's timeless characters, and the amalgamation of marionettes and puppets (hence muppet being a portmanteau of those words) gave us some of television's finest and happiest characters in the history of the medium.The Muppet Show is ecstasy in the form of a variety show. Kermit the Frog is obviously the mascot of the show and Muppet icon, and he's always fun to watch and listen to. You know when you see him in the introductory sequence that you're in for a feel-good time. You'll laugh, admire the colourfulness of Jim Henson's wild imagination and direction of his muppets, and the guest appearances this show attracted while it was on-air: Peter Sellers, John Cleese, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Julie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Elton John and many more.Jim Henson left us with a gorgeous career, unfortunately all too soon considering he died just at the age of 53 in 1990; but he left the world making it a much happier and colourful place. And The Muppet Show is an exemplary slice of his career. We miss you, but we'll always love you Jim: now and forever.

What can I say about the "Muppet Show" that has not already been said? I can remember seeing the first episodes and finding the series funny with all what went on each week. I also saw the feature films in the theater and enjoyed them just as much. But going back and watching the Muppets as an adult has truly made me realize what an amazing show this truly was, and still is. The one-off clips are creative.....check out the "Hugga Wugga" clip for a wild out of this world experience...and funny, a ship full of Viking pigs attacking a village to the Village People song "In the Navy". The regular weekly segments were hilarious...the pun filled Veterinarian Hospital, the Swedish Chef's culinary disasters, Wayne and Wanda failing in new and interesting ways to sing their songs, and the crazy mess ups in Muppet Labs. The regular characters are iconic. Fozzie Bear and his bad stand up comedy, Rowlf the Dog's piano playing, Gonzo and his wacky stunts, the two old hecklers in the balcony box, Miss Piggy and her diva-ness, Animal the wild drummer and the rest of the band consisting of some pretty cool hippie rock players, Dr Bunsen and his long suffering assistant Beaker, and of course Kermit the Frog leading the way. And then there are the live guest stars. Amazing a-listers every week. It was known back in the day that you had truly made it big when you appeared on the "Muppet Show". And while the main focus was comedy, the viewer would also be treated to some classic performances that were truly beautiful. Rowlf the Dog singing "What a Wonderful World" in a simple and heartfelt manner to a real puppy, Victor Borge's performance of "Inchworm", with the funnyman singing wisely and fatherly, and a surreal and hauntingly beautiful version of "Send in the Clowns" by Judy Collins. All great. 100 years from now people will still be familiar with this show.

Once you are a Muppet Fan you are always won. As kids now as adults. As you have to love Muppets. Those that don't like Muppets, well what happened to your childhood? You have favorites like Kermit and Miss Piggy of course! As well as Fozzy the Bear, Rolf the Dog, Scooter, and the Swedish chef among the others in the cast.With a guest host each week. As the guest host would have to play the straight man to the whole variety of the craziness of the late Jim Henson's muppets.Still you have to be a kid at heart to love the Muppets and to really invite them not just into your homes but into your lives as well. Once a Muppet Fan, ALWAYS one!

This is a quality and genius puppet show. Jim Henson's department has created some lovable and laughable puppet characters in this hilarious show. He combines music, small humour, large humour, slapstick and brilliant puppetry to make really good entertainment. The voice artists are also brilliant at making the characters come alive. There's Jim Henson himself playing the star Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, Newsman and many more. Frank Oz (also famous for Yoda in Star Wars) as the irrepressible Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, the Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Janice and many more. Jerry Nelson as Camilla the chicken, Floyd, Robin the Frog (Kermit's nephew), Crazy Harry, Dr. Strangepork, Lew Zealand, Rowlf and many more. Richard Hunt as Miss Piggy (when Frank Oz was busy), Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Janice (when Frank Oz was busy), Beaker and many more. Steve Whitmire appeared as Rizzo the Rat. And Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot the Sax Player, Beauregard, Fozzie Bear (when Frank Oz was busy) and many more. They had some fantastic guests throughout, e.g. Sir Roger Moore, John Cleese, Steve Martin, Bruce Forsyth, Emmy nominated Peter Sellers, Liza Minnelli, Sir Elton John, Alice Cooper, Mark Hamill and many more. It's just sad that Jim Henson and Richard Hunt died, they really made the show. It won 3 BAFTAs (from 9 nominations) and it won 4 Emmys (from 21 nominations). Miss Piggy was number 29 on The 100 Greatest TV Characters, the programme was number 8 on ITV: 50 Greatest Shows, number 2 on The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows, and The Muppets were number 47 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Very good!