Season 5
(1980)
Cast
as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
as Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)
as Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
as Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)
as Annie Sue Pig / Additional Muppets (voice)
as Additional Muppets (voice)
as Additional Muppets (voice)
as Additional Muppets (voice)
as Additional Muppets (voice)
Episodes
Roger Moore 0.0
October 5, 1980
Kermit calls the Secret Service to hire real spies for Roger's closing number. (They're listed in the Yellow Pages.) Ho…
Loretta Swit 0.0
October 12, 1980
How well can Loretta fit into Miss Piggy's roles? It all comes to a dramatic climax with the ""Pigs in Space"" install…
James Coburn 0.0
October 19, 1980
Animal hits it off with tough guy James Coburn -- but James decides that Animal isn't centered enough, and introduces h…
Linda Ronstadt 0.0
October 26, 1980
Afraid that Linda will steal her frog away, Piggy locks Kermit up in a chest owned by Gonzo when Scooter helps him move…
Tony Randall 0.0
November 2, 1980
Browsing through an old book of magic spells, Tony accidentally turns Miss Piggy into stone. He considers bringing her …
Brooke Shields 0.0
November 9, 1980
Thinking she was booked to do "The Muffin Show," Brooke finds herself growing and shrinking as the Muppets stage Alice'…
Melissa Manchester 0.0
November 16, 1980
Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermi…
Señor Wences 0.0
November 23, 1980
In honor of Señor Wences and his puppets, Kermit decides to do something new -- a puppet show! Fozzie wants to do a mar…
Jean-Pierre Rampal 0.0
November 30, 1980
Miss Piggy is cornered by flautist Jean-Pierre, who wants to speak French with her. She claims to have laryngitis, whis…
Gladys Knight 0.0
December 7, 1980
The theater is under repair, but the workers have to destroy in order to build. They take the roof right off, leaving …
Joan Baez 0.0
December 14, 1980
Rizzo and the other rats bother Kermit for a spot on the show, so Kermit asks Beauregard to "take care of them." Of cou…
Marty Feldman 0.0
December 21, 1980
The Muppets present their version of 1001 Arabian Nights, with guest star Marty Feldman playing the role of Scheherazad…
Glenda Jackson 0.0
December 28, 1980
Glenda reveals herself to be Black Jackson the pirate captain, and she takes over the Muppet Theater with the help of S…
Gene Kelly 0.0
January 4, 1981
Gene is under the impression that he's a "guest" -- that is, he's going to sit and watch, but not perform onstage. Fran…
Hal Linden 0.0
January 11, 1981
Statler and Waldorf get their chance to do a better show than Kermit--they play host, while Kermit and Fozzie heckle fr…
Wally Boag 0.0
January 18, 1981
In honor of vaudeville-influenced guest star Wally Boag, the Muppets salute vaudeville, with a balloon animal act, a ba…
Debbie Harry 0.0
January 25, 1981
Robin's Frog Scout troop visits the show, getting in everyone's way backstage. They ask Debbie for help earning their p…
Johnny Cash 0.0
February 1, 1981
In honor of Johnny Cash's appearance, the show is simulcast over country radio station WHOG, and the radio broadcast th…
Carol Burnett 0.0
February 8, 1981
There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.
Buddy Rich 0.0
February 15, 1981
Thanks to Gonzo's refrigerated mildew collection, the power goes out in the theater, and Beauregard almost electrocutes…
Paul Simon 0.0
February 22, 1981
Paul inspires Gonzo to be a songwriter. Unfortunately, Gonzo writes songs like "For You": "For youuu... I'd wash my hai…
Chris Langham 0.0
March 1, 1981
A messenger brings a message from the scheduled guest star -- Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeler. Benny refuses to b…
Mac Davis 0.0
March 8, 1981
Beaker tests Muppet Labs' new copier machine, ultimately falling into it and making seven copies of himself. The multip…
Shirley Bassey 0.0
March 15, 1981
Kermit borrows fifty million dollars worth of gold for Shirley's closing number, "Goldfinger". Security guard Bruno is …