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The Best Episodes of The Muppet Show

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

The Best Episodes of The Muppet Show

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

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  1. Background image for Peter Ustinov
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. Background image for Rita Moreno
    8.8/10(5 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."

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  3. Background image for Peter Sellers
    8.5/10(290 votes)

    #3 - Peter Sellers

    S2:E14

    Sketches/Songs: "A Gypsy's Violin", "When", "Down Memory Lane", Masseur sketch, "It's Not Easy Bein' Green", "Muppet Labs", "Cigarettes & Whiskey"

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  4. Background image for Danny Kaye
    8.4/10(283 votes)

    #4 - Danny Kaye

    S3:E7

    Sketches/Songs: "Aquarius," "Lunchtime," "Cheek to Cheek," "Jogging," "Swedish Chef," "The Flying Zucchini Brothers," "The Municipal Vermin Abatement Code," "Inchworm"

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  5. Background image for Sylvester Stallone
    8.4/10(242 votes)

    #5 - 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""

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  6. Background image for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    8.3/10(193 votes)

    #6 - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

    S3:E16

    Sketches/Songs: ""Blue Skies"", ""Skyball Paint"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Deep in the Heart of Texas"", ""A Four Legged Friend"", ""Bear on Patrol"", Cowboy and Skyball sketch, ""Medley""

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  8. Background image for Dom DeLuise
    8.2/10(219 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. Background image for Don Knotts
    8.2/10(231 votes)

    #8 - 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"

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  10. Background image for James Coco
    8.2/10(200 votes)

    #9 - James Coco

    S3:E4

    Sketches/Songs: ""Octopus's Garden"", ""The Medium"", ""Eight Little Notes"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Catch a Falling Star"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Short People""

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  11. Background image for Rudolf Nureyev
    8.1/10(228 votes)

    #10 - Rudolf Nureyev

    S2:E17

    Sketches/Songs: The Electric Mayhem, A Wagner opera performed, "Swine Lake", "Something's Missing", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "It's Cold Outside", "Clair De Lune", "Top Hat"

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  12. Background image for Sandy Duncan
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for Jim Nabors
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for Lena Horne
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. Background image for Charles Aznavour
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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  16. Background image for Avery Schreiber
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Avery Schreiber

    S1:E15

    To make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him that Avery is in love with her. Kermit finds out that it's all a trick, and Piggy karate-chops everybody.

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  17. Background image for Connie Stevens
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Milton Berle
    8.0/10(225 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for Bernadette Peters
    8.0/10(278 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for Steve Martin
    8.0/10(205 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for Lou Rawls
    8.0/10(204 votes)

    #20 - Lou Rawls

    S2:E12

    Fozzie Bear has a new rollerskating act, but since he doesn't know how to skate, he spends the entire episode careening around backstage. He eventually manages to roll out onto the stage to tell his jokes, but when he gets too ambitious and tries to skate backwards on one leg, he falls off the stage.

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  22. Background image for Cheryl Ladd
    7.8/10(182 votes)

    #21 - Cheryl Ladd

    S3:E8

    Sketches/Songs: ""True Love"", ""South Rampart Street Parade"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""There's a New Sound"", ""I Enjoy Being a Girl"", Gonzo's Act, ""Sunshine on my Shoulder""

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  23. Background image for Liberace
    7.8/10(197 votes)

    #22 - Liberace

    S3:E11

    Sketches/Songs: ""Never on Sunday"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""She Wants to Sing in Opera"", ""Liberace bird concert""

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  24. Background image for George Burns
    7.7/10(242 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. Background image for Edgar Bergen
    7.7/10(204 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. Background image for Teresa Brewer
    7.7/10(203 votes)

    #25 - Teresa Brewer

    S2:E10

    Miss Piggy overhears Kermit tell Scooter that she's getting too fat to do her ballet number next week, so she decides to go on a diet. She breaks a scale weighing herself, and collapses after exercising with a TV show for a few minutes.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Peter Ustinov" is the best rated episode of "The Muppet Show". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Peter Harris and written by Jack Burns, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Marc London, it aired on 10/24/1976. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rita Moreno".