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The Best Episodes of The Muppet Show

Every episode of The Muppet Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Muppet Show!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 13 - Julie Andrews
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Julie Andrews

    S2:E13

    Sketches/Songs: "The Lonely Goatherd", "Muppet Newsflash", Gonzo's Act, "Moonlight Sonata", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me?", "Borneo", "When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "Muppet Labs", "I Whistle a Happy Tune"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  2. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Rita Moreno
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Rita Moreno

    S1:E2

    Fozzie Bear becomes embroiled in a running gag involving the backstage phone. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her combative image. She battles with several Muppets, including Miss Piggy, a Full-Bodied Muppet, and Animal, who's backing her on drums in her closing number, "Fever."

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  3. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 14 - Sylvester Stallone
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Sylvester Stallone

    S3:E14

    Sketches/Songs: ""Hawaiian War Chant"", ""Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"", ""Lady Be Good"", ""The William Tell Overture"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", Fozzie's Act, ""Bird in a Gilded Cage""

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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  4. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Joel Grey
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Joel Grey

    S1:E1

    Fozzie works on a new act -- jokes on any subject -- and drives everyone crazy. Finally, he gets on stage and asks for any word. Statler and Waldorf call his bluff by yelling out: "Amoeba!"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  5. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Peter Ustinov
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Peter Ustinov

    S1:E8

    Kermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about Peter Ustinov. At the end, Peter admits that he's jealous of Kermit; he's always wanted to be a frog.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  6. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 2 - Madeline Kahn
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Madeline Kahn

    S2:E2

    Madeline tells Gonzo she thinks he's terrific on the show, and the ego-starved Gonzo instantly falls in love with her. He drops in to Miss Piggy's dressing room to tell her he no longer has a crush on her, which pleases her until she finds out that he likes someone else. Gonzo's obsession takes him to the brink of marrying her until hearing her comments to Kermit of his going off the deep end breaks his fragile heart.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  7. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 4 - John Cleese
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - John Cleese

    S2:E4

    Gonzo catches a cannonball with his bare hand, which stretches his arm out. Fozzie and Floyd crack jokes about the situation. Gonzo turns to John for help, but John ends up pulling the rest of his limbs out to match. Meanwhile, John isn't pleased with being on the show. He's tied to his chair before the show, he complains about the number of pigs and monsters on the show, and he gets roped into doing a closing number.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  8. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 9 - Dom DeLuise
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Dom DeLuise

    S2:E9

    Miss Piggy hires Scooter to pay off the audience to go wild for her. She also has him send her dozens of bouquets and write her piles of fan mail, all part of an attempt to get Kermit to notice her more. Piggy and Scooter stage a conversation for Kermit to overhear, in which she pretends to have an offer from another show, but Kermit isn't fooled. After finding out from Scooter what's really going on, he tells Piggy he's heard about her offer and has decided to let her go. When she breaks down in tears, sobbing that she can't leave him, Kermit agrees to take her back, but at a lower salary. After all, if she can afford to have Scooter pay off the audience for her... Miss Piggy gets hysterical and depressed, but is refreshed by Dom DeLuise.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  9. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 15 - Elton John
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Elton John

    S2:E15

    Sketches/Songs: "Crocodile Rock", "Swedish Chef", "Benny and the Jets", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Any Old Iron", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Pigs In Space", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  10. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 13 - Charles Aznavour
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Charles Aznavour

    S1:E13

    When he's unable to get a spot on the show, Gonzo asks Scooter to be his manager. Scooter advises Gonzo to do a rock act, banging on a large rock with a mallet. Later, Gonzo tries his hand at female impersonation, wearing a dress and a blonde wig. Scooter gives up managing when Gonzo eats his contract.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  11. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 19 - Juliet Prowse
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Juliet Prowse

    S1:E19

    Muppy, the favorite pet of The Muppet Theatre owner J. P. Grosse, becomes a prima donna when Kermit reluctantly allows him to do a musical number with Scooter. Muppy even gets his own dressing room and star billing, but Kermit draws the line when the dog asks to change the show's title to The Muppy Show. When Muppy locks himself in his dressing room and refuses to perform, Scooter does the number with Fozzie instead.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  12. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 1 - George Burns
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - George Burns

    S2:E1

    Kermit is hassled by Daily Scandal reporter Fleet Scribbler, who blackmails his way backstage at The Muppet Show and is determined to spin everything he hears in a negative light. He even offers Miss Piggy a picture spread if she'll give him the real dirt on the Muppets. Soon, even the Swedish Chef is talking to Fleet, who answers in mock-Swedish.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  13. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 3 - Milton Berle
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Milton Berle

    S2:E3

    Fozzie Bear is so intimidated by the thought of meeting Milton Berle, "the King of Comics," that he spends the whole show hiding from the guest star. His flimsy disguises don't fool Kermit or Scooter, but when Fozzie finally overhears Milton saying that he'd like to do a song-and-dance with him, Fozzie springs out of hiding, and the pair performs "Top Banana" together in baggy pants and big shoes.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  14. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 7 - Edgar Bergen
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Edgar Bergen

    S2:E7

    Inspired by Edgar and his dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, Fozzie tries his hand at a ventriloquism act. Unfortunately, he doesn't really understand the principle behind the act, and expects his dummy to talk on his own.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  15. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 8 - Bernadette Peters
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Bernadette Peters

    S2:E8

    Robin wants his own spot on the show, but his uncle Kermit doesn't even notice him with bigger costars like Thog, Sweetums, and Timmy stomping around. The little frog even tries to run away but just ends up locked in his own suitcase. When Bernadette Peters notices him and tries to cheer him up, however, Robin finds out that all the Muppets believe in him. He becomes so confident that he demands to sing "They Call the Wind Maria," but Kermit settles on a cute, little song called "I'm Five" instead.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  16. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 11 - Steve Martin
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Steve Martin

    S2:E11

    Kermit cancels the show in order to audition new acts. Guest star Steve is angry at first, but he goes on to perform for the cast. Fozzie worries that Kermit plans to hire replacements, especially after the audition of a canine comedian, Baskerville the Hound. Kermit tells Fozzie that he should appreciate seeing another artist's work -- until Lenny the Lizard auditions as a new emcee. A young singing girl, called Mary/Terry/Carrie Louise, is systematically removed off, when she makes an attempt of audition with her croaking partner.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  17. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 19 - Don Knotts
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Don Knotts

    S2:E19

    Sketches/Songs: "Cuento Le Gusta", "Train Back Home", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Wotcher (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)", "I Won't Dance", "World's Most Powerful Explosive", "Medley"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  18. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 21 - Bob Hope
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Bob Hope

    S2:E21

    Sketches/Songs: "The Pig Calypso", "For What It's Worth", "Muppet Newsflash", "Swedish Chef", "Muppet Newsflash", Rowlf plays piano, "Long Long Ago", "Muppet Labs", Rowlf plays piano, "Don't Fence Me In"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  19. The Muppet Show Season 2 Episode 23 - Zero Mostel
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Zero Mostel

    S2:E23

    Sketches/Songs: "Chopin's Polonaise in a Flat", "What do the Simple Folk Do?", "At the Dance", "Muppet Labs", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Fears", "Drum Solo by Animal", "Lady Wrestling"

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey

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  20. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 9 - Lena Horne
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Lena Horne

    S1:E9

    Kermit cuts Miss Piggy's scheduled song so she won't look foolish following Lena Horne. He tells her that "there are singers and there are singers," making her think that he doesn't want her to show up Lena.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  21. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 23 - Connie Stevens
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Connie Stevens

    S1:E23

    When Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of "that bear," he thinks they're talking about him, only to find out later it's actually Gonzo's teddy bear that everyone is badmouthing.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl

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  22. The Muppet Show Season 4 Episode 24 - Diana Ross
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Diana Ross

    S4:E24

    The show's audience members are getting horrified at everyone on stage except Diana Ross.

    Director:Philip Casson
    Writers:Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, David Odell

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  23. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Sandy Duncan
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Sandy Duncan

    S1:E3

    Fozzie performs Gags Beasley's famous "banana sketch," which everyone has heard of except Kermit. When Kermit asks Sandy and Fozzie to tell him what it is, they laugh too hard to explain it.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  24. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Jim Nabors
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Jim Nabors

    S1:E4

    A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll go-fer coffee, he'll go-fer sandwiches, he'll go-fer anything. Kermit says he doesn't have the money to hire him, until Scooter mentions that his uncle owns the theater.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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  25. The Muppet Show Season 1 Episode 5 - Ruth Buzzi
    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Ruth Buzzi

    S1:E5

    Scooter's uncle sends a mechanical, wind-up TV show host, an exact duplicate of Kermit. The robot harasses Kermit and flirts with Miss Piggy.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London

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Best Episodes Summary

"Julie Andrews" is the best rated episode of "The Muppet Show". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Peter Harris and written by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey, it aired on 12/25/1977. This episode scored 2.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rita Moreno".