The Muppet Show: Season One
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Product Description
Included are all 24 episodes, completely restored and remastered, plus two never-before-seen episodes, bonus features, and something you were never meant to see: Jim Henson's original "pitch reel" that propelled the Muppets' blend of original songs, sketch comedy and guest stars into a primetime hit for all ages! It's time to raise the curtain on THE MUPPET SHOW! Come discover for yourself the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational pleasures of THE MUPPET SHOW: SEASON ONE! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef and more, in the complete first season of this groundbreaking twist on the classic Variety Show.
Season highlights include Kermit's confession to guest Juliet Prowse that he always wanted to be a dancer, and Prowse's comparison of the little green superstar to Robert Redford. A half-hour episode can fly by pretty quickly, but it's interesting to note that the series hadn't quite found its familiar tone through much of the first year. Joel Grey does a cabaret-style act for a roomful of Muppets and is later outraged when Kermit's introduction of the actor proves so thorough there is nothing left for the latter to say. Everyone's a critic A reliance on too many disposable verbal jokes and redundant, so-so material for sketch fodder ultimately gives way to more creative premises and the development of key relationships between characters. Harvey Korman plays bumbling ringmaster Maurice the Magnificent, easily the worst animal trainer in history. Rita Moreno proves quite game in a funny piece, set in a French cafe, in which her dance with a man-size Muppet turns from romantic to table-smashing violent. But then, the Show's real celebrities are perennial icons Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the... Phyllis Diller bats out shameless one-liners ("I sang 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,' and it fell on me"), and Vincent Price toys with his own horror film image by playing a ghoul who turns into a maudlin orchestra conductor at midnight. Well, perhaps not everything: Today's younger viewers might have a hard time placing some of The Muppet Show's then-guest stars, such as Florence Henderson or Ruth Buzzi. whatever, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and the rest of the Muppets' harried, well-meaning family of entertainers. Season One finds the show pretty much in the basic shape longtime fans will remember: A musical introduction followed by backstage chaos, another musical number, a sketch, a scene with the guest star, and so on. The charm, the zaniness, the corny jokes, the showbiz cliches--every element of The Muppet Show holds up 30 years after Jim Henson's legendary variety series' debut season. By the final half-dozen episodes in the first season, The Muppet Show is truly cooking. --Tom Keogh
Stills from The Muppet Show (click for larger image) The divine Miss Piggy Kermit and Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear and Kermit Sing along!
Product Info
- Actor
- Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Eren Ozker
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.33:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- Brand
- Buena Vista Home Video
- EAN
- 9780788859496
- Feature
- It's time to raise the curtain on THE MUPPET SHOW! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef, and more in the complete first season of this groundbreaking twist on theic Variety Show. Included are all 24 episodes, completely restored and remastered, and something you were never meant to see: the original "pitch reel" that propelled the Muppets' blend of original songs, sketch
- Format
- Dubbed, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition, NTSC
- ISBN
- 0788859498
- Label
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
- Manufacturer
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
- MPN
- 786936285833
- Number Of Discs
- 4
- Number Of Items
- 4
- Original Release Date
- 1976-01-29
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 2005-08-09
- Running Time
- 604
- Studio
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
- Theatrical Release Date
- 1976-01-29
- Title
- The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
- UPC
- 786936285833
- ASIN
- B0009ULBGS
- Sales Rank
- 1518
- Provider
- Amazon
- As of
- February 9, 2012, 10:10 pm
