Today is an amazing day as all five seasons of The Muppet Show (1977 - 1981) are available on Disney+ for the first time! Seasons 1, 2, & 3 were released on home video but seasons 4 & 5 have not been, although a few episodes of those seasons were released via the Time Life Home Video series. I never bought the individual seasons as I was as I was waiting for the complete series to come out.
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| From the original opening sequence |
I have never seen every episode of the Muppet Show before, I can't say for sure how many I have seen, but I am going to watch them in order. I loved this show as a kid watching it on Saturday and Sunday mornings in reruns and syndication. I've been a Muppet fan my whole life. When I was 12 I went to Disney World and attended the Muppet Show Muppet Vision 3D, it was amazing!
Currently I'm watching the first episode with my youngest and Wesley LOVES it! I mean the kid clearly has good taste.
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| The first guest Rita Moreno |
A few things about the first episode that stood out to me, the opening theme sequence was different, it wasn't the established one that I grew up on. A random Muppet that was dancing with Animal in a ballroom skit had the voice that would eventually be synonymous with Miss Piggy. Miss Piggy looks different and had a different voice at the beginning of the episode in two skits but had her normal voice by the end, she's not a star but a supporting character. Janice's voice is also different. Skooter wasn't in the episode either, he appears in episode 2.
Until Next Time!
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