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Revision as of 17:07, 8 October 2017

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A still from one of those advertisements.

Status: Partially Found

The Muppet Show was a half-hour family television program, created by Jim Henson, which aired on CBS in the U.S. and ATV in the U.K., from 1976 to 1981. The show starred The Muppets, attempting to put on a weekly variety show, while in between acts showing The Muppet's backstage antics. In addition to the numerous characters, a guest celebrity would perform and become intertwined with the plot in each episode.

To draw excitement for each new episode, Jim Henson, along with Miss Piggy/Fozzie Bear performer, Frank Oz (and occasionally Gonzo performer Dave Goelz) would create short, 10-30 second promos. Many of these were improvised on the spot, with main characters Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear announcing that week's guest star and showing a short clip, almost exclusively following this format:

Kermit: This week on The Muppet Show, we're gonna have music and comedy, and our guest star is Mr/Mrs (Insert guest star name)

(Insert Guest Star Clip)

Kermit: Fun for the whole family, on The Muppet Show!

(In the background, Fozzie does a gag, often interrupted by Kermit)

Many of these have been, unfortunately, lost overtime. Of the approximately 121 shorts, only 13 have been found, with even less being readily avaliable on the internet. 7 of the shorts used to promote season one were included in the 2005 "The Muppet Show: Complete First Season" boxset. These are the Bruce Forsyth, Phyllis Diller, Valerie Harper, Candice Bergen, Paul Williams, Sandy Duncan, and Peter Ustinov promos.

In addition, The Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York presented a screening on November 20th, 2016 of many of the previously lost promos for a 40th anniversary celebration. As of right now, no videos from this panel have been released on YouTube.


List of Promos

Promo Name Status Description/Found By
Season One Promo Found Found by: OscarfanMW
Episode 101: Juliet Prowse Lost
Episode 102: Connie Stevens Lost
Episode 103: Joel Grey Lost
Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi Found Found by: Jamie Gee
Episode 105: Rita Moreno Lost
Episode 106: Jim Nabors Lost
Episode 107: Florence Henderson Found Found by: LEMISHDOG
Episode 108: Paul Williams Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 109: Charles Aznavour Lost
Episode 110: Harvey Korman Lost
Episode 111: Lena Horne Lost
Episode 112: Peter Ustinov Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 114: Sandy Duncan Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 115: Candice Bergan Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 116: Avery Schrieber Lost
Episode 117: Ben Vereen Lost
Episode 118: Phyllis Diller Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 119: Vincent Price Lost
Episode 120: Valerie Harper Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 121: Twiggy Lost
Episode 122: Ethel Merman Lost
Episode 123: Kaye Ballard Lost
Episode 124: Mummenschanz Lost
Episode 201: Don Knotts Lost
Episode 202: Zero Mostel Lost
Episode 203: Milton Berle Lost
Episode 204: Rich Little Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 205: Judy Collins Lost
Episode 206: Nancy Walker Lost
Episode 207: Edgar Bergan Lost
Episode 208: Steve Martin Lost
Episode 209: Madeline Kahn Lost
Episode 210: George Burns Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 211: Dom DeLuise Lost
Episode 212: Bernadette Peters Lost
Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev Lost
Episode 214: Elton John Lost
Episode 215: Lou Rawls Lost
Episode 216: Cleo Laine Lost
Episode 217: Julie Andrews Lost
Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan Lost
Episode 219: Peter Sellers Lost
Episode 220: Petula Clark Lost
Episode 221: Bob Hope Found Found by: OscarfanMW
Episode 222: Teresa Brewer Lost
Episode 223: John Cleese Lost
Episode 224: Cloris Leechman Lost
Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge Lost
Episode 302: Leo Sayer Lost
Episode 303: Roy Clark Lost
Episode 304: Gilda Radner Found Found by: Mitchell Hang
Episode 305: Pearl Bailey Lost
Episode 306: Jean Stapleton Lost
Episode 307: Alice Cooper Lost
Episode 308: Loretta Lynn Lost
Episode 309: Liberace Found Found by: bbctim123
Episode 310: Marisa Berenson Lost
Episode 311: Raquel Welch Lost
Episode 312: James Coco Lost
Episode 313: Helen Reddy Lost
Episode 314: Harry Belafonte Lost
Episode 315: Lesley Ann Warren Lost
Episode 316: Danny Kaye Lost
Episode 317: Spike Milligan Lost
Episode 318: Leslie Uggams and Big Bird from Sesame Street Lost
Episode 319: Elke Sommer Lost
Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone Lost
Episode 321: Roger Miller Lost
Episode 322: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Lost
Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave Lost
Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd Lost
Episode 401: John Denver Found Found by: MuppetWiki
Episode 402: Crystal Gayle Found Found by: Sean Mc
Episode 403: Shields and Yarnell Lost
Episode 404: Dylan Cannon Lost
Episode 405: Victor Borge Lost
Episode 406: Linda Lavin Lost
Episode 407: Dudley Moore Lost
Episode 408: Arlo Gurthrie Found Found by: Daffy Duck
Episode 409: Beverly Stills Lost
Episode 410: Kenny Rogers Lost
Episode 411: Lola Falana Found Found by: derbyjunkie
Episode 412: Phyllis George Lost
Episode 413: Dizzy Gillepsie Lost
Episode 414: Liza Minnelli Lost
Episode 415: Anne Murray Lost
Episode 416: Jonathan Winters Lost
Episode 417: Mark Hamill and The Stars of Star Wars Lost
Episode 418: Christopher Reeve Lost
Episode 419: Lynda Carter Lost
Episode 420: Alan Arkin Lost
Episode 421: Doug Henning Lost
Episode 422: Andy Williams Lost
Episode 423: Carol Channing Lost
Episode 424: Diana Ross Lost
Episode 501: Gene Kelly Lost
Episode 502: Loretta Swit Found Found by: MuppetWiki
Episode 503: Joan Baez Lost
Episode 504: Shirley Bassey Lost
Episode 505: James Coburn Lost
Episode 506: Brooke Shields #1 Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 506: Brooke Shields #2 Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 507: Glenda Jackson Lost
Episode 508: Señor Wences Lost
Episode 509: Debbie Harry Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal Lost
Episode 511: Paul Simon Lost
Episode 512: Melissa Manchester Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 513: Tony Randall Lost
Episode 514: Mac Davis Lost
Episode 515: Carol Burnett Lost
Episode 516: Gladys Knight Lost
Episode 517: Hal Linden Lost
Episode 518: Marty Feldman and The Cast of Sesame Street Lost
Episode 519: Chris Langham Lost
Episode 520: Wally Boag Found Found by: Unknown
Episode 521: Johnny Cash Lost
Episode 522: Buddy Rich Lost
Episode 523: Linda Rondstat Lost
Episode 524: Roger Moore Lost

Unaired/Unconfirmed Promos

At the aforementioned Museum of the Moving Image panel, Dave Goelz claimed that there was a promo that was filmed, but never actually used. Goelz said that before filming the spot, he happened to find a Kermit puppet that was not being used at the moment, and decided that that would be a funny prop to use. As such, while Kermit would narrate the promo, Fozzie would be puppeteering a separate Kermit puppet in the background. This promo went unused, most likely because The Jim Henson Company would've preferred not to directly allude to the fact that the muppets are puppets on the actual promo. It is unknown whether or not any copies of this short still exist.

In addition, there are also four speculated lost promos. As there was a promo that highlighted clips from the entirety of Season One, many Muppet Show fans speculate that similar ones must have been produced for the remaining four seasons. While this seems likely, there is no solid evidence to back up these claims.

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