Best of the Muppet Show

Comedy, Family

Jim Henson	Kermit, Swedish Chef
Frank Oz	Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear
Peter Sellers
John Cleese
Dudley Moore
Jerry Nelson
Dave Goelz	The Great Gonzo
Eren Ozker
John Lovelady
Jane Henson
Fran Brill
Cynthia Adler

Director	Peter Harris; Philip Casson
Producer	Lew Grade; Jim Henson
Writer	Joseph A. Bailey; Jack Burns

This delightful collection of episodes from The Muppet Show celebrates three British comic giants who rose to fame in the 1960s and early '70s. Peter Sellers is right at home immersing himself in layers of costumes and accents, portraying a gypsy violinist getting heckled by his kin and a sadistic orthopedist (with Hitler mustache) tying patients into knots. (During Kermit's ritual interview with a guest, Sellers says, "I do not exist. I had myself surgically removed.") While actor-musician Dudley Moore's guest shot never quite gets traction--the script is dominated by lame jokes about a music-making machine threatening the jobs of the Muppets' house band--there's a funny jam session featuring Moore on piano in a crumbling set. The John Cleese show is best, with the lanky Monty Python genius outraged about having to work with pigs and refusing to participate in cheesy Wagnerian opera. --Tom Keogh

25th Anniversary Edition

The most sensational, inspirational, celebrational show on TV is back. It's the Best of the Muppet Show!

These hilarious, uncut episodes are jam-packed with all the outrageous skits, music hits, great guest starts and Muppet moments you love...plus some extra laugh-out-loud tunes and sketches. So join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, and the rest of your Muppet pals for the one, the original, The Muppet Show!

Peter Sellers: The chameleon-like actor turns into a demented gypsy violinist, plays a very strange doctor on Veterinarians' Hospital, and joins a temperance band.

John Cleese: The Monty Python funny-man portrays a befuddled pirate bent on capturing the cast of Pigs In Space, helps Gonzo shape-up, and reluctantly sings The Impossible Dream.

Dudley Moore: The comic star of Arthur demonstrates his "music and mood management apparatus"-to the dismay of the cast-and brings down the house with the Muppet jazz band.