Muppet show guests season 1

Play the music and light the lights, because all five seasons of The Muppet Show are now available for streaming on Disney+.

When did the muppet show end

The half-hour variety program created by puppeteer Jim Henson ran from 1976-1981 on CBS. Set in an old, run-down vaudeville house, the show-within-a-show was hosted by Kermit the Frog, who also served as the variety's backstage showrunner.

A weekly special guest (musicians from Johnny Cash to Alice Cooper, and movie stars young and old from Brooke Shields to George Burns) appeared alongside the regular cast of Muppets in recurring sketches such as "Fozzie's Comedy Acts" and "Rolf at the Piano."

Several Broadway stars crossed the boards of The Muppet Theatre during in the show's 120 episode, five-year run, including Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Ben Vereen, Liza Minelli, and Bernadette Peters.

Joel Grey was the very first guest on Episode 1, performing "Willkommen" from Cabaret, and Rita Moreno won an Emmy for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for her appea

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