The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
by Philip Casson, Peter Harris
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Actor: Dave Goelz, Eren Ozker, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim HensonDirector: Peter Harris, Philip Casson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 604 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Movie Reviews of The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Wow! Fun and informative!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was 12 when this series began, and couldn't appreciate many of the guests and much of the humor. Similarly, the theatrical references and "nods" made by the show's writers/performers would be lost on me now without the generous helping of "Muppet Morsels" present in Season 1 DVDs and not in Season 2.
The lineup is available from the summaries and other reviewers, and for the first year of a new type of variety show, was broad and impressive. I am grateful that I am able to experience this type of entertainment as an adult; I take a pass on reality TV and drama shows. Too bad the costuming, music and fee for guest performers made this genre of TV entertainment cost-prohibitive to continue. I'm glad that DVD releases make series like "The Muppet Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show" available to us now.
Buy this DVD - and look for the others in the series!
Summary of The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
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. 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. But then, the Show's real celebrities are perennial icons Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the... 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. 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. 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. By the final half-dozen episodes in the first season, The Muppet Show is truly cooking. 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. 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. 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. Harvey Korman plays bumbling ringmaster Maurice the Magnificent, easily the worst animal trainer in history. 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. --Tom KeoghStills from The Muppet Show (click for larger image)
 The divine Miss Piggy |  Kermit and Miss Piggy |  Fozzie Bear and Kermit |
 Sing along! |  Everyone's a critic |
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 the classic Variety Show. 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! Come discover for yourself the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational pleasures of THE MUPPET SHOW: SEASON ONE!
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