Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1976)

Cast

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Jim Henson

as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
Frank Oz

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)
Jerry Nelson

as Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)

Dave Goelz as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
Dave Goelz

as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)

Richard Hunt as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
Richard Hunt

as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)

Eren Ozker as Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)
Eren Ozker

as Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)

Episodes

Joel Grey poster

Joel Grey 7.4

September 5, 1976

Fozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for …

Rita Moreno poster

Rita Moreno 8.8

September 12, 1976

Fozzie Bear becomes embroiled in a running gag involving the backstage phone. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her…

Sandy Duncan poster

Sandy Duncan 8.0

September 19, 1976

Fozzie performs Gags Beasley's famous "banana sketch," which everyone has heard of except Kermit. When Kermit asks Sand…

Jim Nabors poster

Jim Nabors 8.0

September 26, 1976

A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, S…

Ruth Buzzi poster

Ruth Buzzi 7.0

October 3, 1976

Scooter's uncle sends a mechanical, wind-up TV show host, an exact duplicate of Kermit. The robot harasses Kermit and f…

Paul Williams poster

Paul Williams 7.0

October 10, 1976

Scooter talks Fozzie into doing "the telephone pole bit," and Fozzie practices dutifully until he finds out what the bi…

Florence Henderson poster

Florence Henderson 7.0

October 17, 1976

The Muppet Theatre is plagued by a variety of pig-related problems, both onstage and off. First, The Bouncing Borsalino…

Peter Ustinov poster

Peter Ustinov 9.0

October 24, 1976

Kermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about Peter Ustinov. At the end, Peter admits th…

Lena Horne poster

Lena Horne 8.0

October 31, 1976

Kermit cuts Miss Piggy's scheduled song so she won't look foolish following Lena Horne. He tells her that "there are si…

Harvey Korman poster

Harvey Korman 7.0

November 7, 1976

Embarrassed about being the "token person" on the show, Harvey is dressed up as a giant chicken.

Candice Bergen poster

Candice Bergen 7.0

November 14, 1976

Fozzie brings a series of deliveries to Kermit, pestering the frog with lousy gags.

Ben Vereen poster

Ben Vereen 7.0

November 21, 1976

Fozzie gets stuck in a magician's trick cabinet. The cabinet is dragged onstage so that he can perform his act -- and a…

Charles Aznavour poster

Charles Aznavour 8.0

November 28, 1976

When he's unable to get a spot on the show, Gonzo asks Scooter to be his manager. Scooter advises Gonzo to do a rock ac…

Phyllis Diller poster

Phyllis Diller 7.0

December 5, 1976

Aging wardrobe woman Hilda puts on a wig and makeup to try to make herself look younger. She is spotlighted in a backst…

Avery Schreiber poster

Avery Schreiber 8.0

December 12, 1976

To make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him that Avery is in love with her. Kermit finds out that …

Twiggy poster

Twiggy 7.0

December 19, 1976

Kermit is skeptical when everyone backstage is terrorized by "the Phantom of the Muppet Show." There turns out to be on…

Valerie Harper poster

Valerie Harper 7.0

January 2, 1977

This is one of only a few Muppet Show episodes that open the show after the theme song with some kind of offstage scene…

Mummenschanz poster

Mummenschanz 7.0

January 9, 1977

Miss Piggy is repulsed when Gonzo tells her that he loves her. Kermit tries to help by asking Piggy if she would like t…

Juliet Prowse poster

Juliet Prowse 8.0

January 16, 1977

Muppy, the favorite pet of The Muppet Theatre owner J. P. Grosse, becomes a prima donna when Kermit reluctantly allows …

Kaye Ballard poster

Kaye Ballard 6.0

January 23, 1977

Tired of the "embarrassingly square" theme song, bass player Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that he and the rest of the or…

Bruce Forsyth poster

Bruce Forsyth 7.0

January 30, 1977

Fozzie Bear has a plan to get back at Statler and Waldorf when he does his act, but is crushed when he's replaced by Br…

Ethel Merman poster

Ethel Merman 7.0

April 9, 1977

Fozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, negotiates Fozzie's contract with Kermit. Kermit ends up offering Fozzie ten times as m…

Connie Stevens poster

Connie Stevens 8.0

April 16, 1977

When Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of "that bear," he thinks they're talking ab…

Vincent Price poster

Vincent Price 7.0

April 23, 1977

In honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters, ghosts, bats, vampires and spooky situations. A…