5.3/1018 votes#1 - Muppets Not Included
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1988
The babies find a tea strainer of Nanny's, and do not know what it is. Each babie thinks of a different use for it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
7.0/1018 votes#2 - Beauty and the Schnoz
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1988
Piggy learns that ""beauty is in the eye of the beholder"", when she makes fun of Gonzo and it hurts his feelings.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
5.4/1018 votes#3 - The Pig Who Would Be Queen
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1988
The babies bulid Nanny a ""picture box"" with a fairy tale scene, and each babie pretends to be a character.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hank Saroyan
7.1/1022 votes#4 - Is There a Muppet in the House?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1988
Rowlf hadn't disapeared - he'd just watched a scary movie the night before and had gone to see Nanny. The secret passage was actually an old dumbwaiter which Animal found and had been using to move between the attic, kichen and basement.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
5.7/1018 votes#5 - Slipping Beauty
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1988
Piggy gets the chicken pox, and tells the babies the story of Sleeping Beauty, through walkie-talkie.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lois Becker, Mark Stratton
5.4/1020 votes#6 - Muppet Baby Boom
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1988
All the babies look foward to seeing Mrs. Mitchell's baby, which ends up being a kitten.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
6.9/1018 votes#7 - Scooter By Any Other Name
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1988
Scooter's tired of being a nerd, so Gonzo convinces him to reinvent himself; first as a jet fighter pilot, then as a stand-up comic, then as a rock star, and finally as a superhero.
Director: N/A
Writer: J.R. Young
5.3/1018 votes#8 - He's a Wonderful Frog
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1988
The Babies think Kermit is moving away, so stage a ""This is Your Life"" spoof to try and convince him to stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
6.0/1018 votes#9 - Elm Street Babies
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1988
The babies describe their weird dreams to each other.
Director: Susan Harris
Writer: Tony Marino
4.5/1019 votes#10 - Plan 8 from Outer Space
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/1988
The babies see a news bulletin about disapearing nannies. Gonzo says that aliens have been nannynapping them because they use green stripped socks to power their spaceships (and only nannies wear green stripped socks).
Director: N/A
Writer: Lois Becker, Mark Stratton
6.2/1016 votes#11 - Junkland Muppets
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/1988
The babies make things out of old junk, while Fozzie searches for his lost Teddy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove
6.6/1019 votes#12 - The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/1988
When the air-conditioner breaks down, Scooter and Piggy travel to find a place that is more cool.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lois Becker, Mark Stratton
6.7/1016 votes#13 - Bug-Busting Babies
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/3/1988
The babies hunt for the bug in Scooter's computer in a parody of Ghostbusters.
Director: N/A
Writer: Hank Saroyan
The Best Episodes of Muppet Babies Season 5
Every episode of Muppet Babies Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Muppet Babies Season 5!
The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often...
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Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Muppets Not Included" is the best rated episode of "Muppet Babies" season 5. It scored 5.3/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove, it aired on 9/10/1988. This episode is rated 1.7 points higher than the second-best, "Beauty and the Schnoz".