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The Best Episodes of The Muppet Show Season 3

Every episode of The Muppet Show Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Muppet Show Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 1 - Raquel Welch
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Raquel Welch

    S3:E1

    Fozzie heard that Roy Clark was going to bring Country to the show and sent all of the stagehands out to the country. Matters are complicated even more when a fire breaks out backstage and Fozzie tries to keep it a secret from Kermit.

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

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  2. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 2 - Alice Cooper
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Alice Cooper

    S3:E2

    Miss Piggy becomes increasingly jealous as Kermit appears to give a young pig performer attention.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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  3. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Helen Reddy
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Helen Reddy

    S3:E3

    Sketches/Songs: ""Staying Alive"", ""How Can You Be"", Fozzie's dance number, ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Beethoven's Sonata No.8, Opus 13"", ""You and Me Against the World"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Tie Me Kangaroo Down"", ""We'll Sing in the Sunshine""

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

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  4. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 4 - James Coco
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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""

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

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  5. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 5 - Marisa Berenson
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Marisa Berenson

    S3:E5

    Sketches/Songs: ""Russian Pig Dance"", ""Dance"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Someone to Watch Over Me"", ""Do-Re-Mi"", ""Our House"", ""The Wedding""

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

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  6. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 6 - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

    S3:E6

    Sketches/Songs: ""Help Me Make It Through the Night"", Gonzo's Act, ""Muppet Labs"", ""My Wild Irish Rose"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""We're All Alone"", ""A Frog He Would a Wooing Go"", ""New York State of Mind"", ""An Actor's Life For Me"", ""A Song I'd Like To Sing""

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

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  7. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 7 - Danny Kaye
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Danny Kaye

    S3:E7

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

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

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  8. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 8 - Cheryl Ladd
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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""

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

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  9. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 9 - Harry Belafonte
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Harry Belafonte

    S3:E9

    Sketches/Songs: ""Day-O"", ""Tea For Two"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Honeysuckle Rose"", Animal and Harry play the drums, ""Muppet Sports"", ""Turn the World Around""

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

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  10. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 10 - Lesley Ann Warren
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Lesley Ann Warren

    S3:E10

    Sketches/Songs: Gonzo's first motorcycle jump, ""Beauty and the Beast"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Mack the Knife"", ""Just the Way You Are"", Gonzo's second motorcycle jump, ""Last Dance""

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

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  11. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 11 - Liberace
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Liberace

    S3:E11

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

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

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  12. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 12 - Leslie Uggams
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Leslie Uggams

    S3:E12

    Sketches/Songs: ""Hey There, Good Times"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Here You Come Again"", ""Mad About the Frog"", ""Bear on Patrol"", ""Vendawish"", ""Camilla"", ""Love Will Keep Us Together""

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

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  13. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 13 - Elke Sommer
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Elke Sommer

    S3:E13

    Sketches/Songs: ""Pennsylvania 6-5000"", ""Animal Crackers"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Tuxedo Junction"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Muppet Sports"", ""Row, Row, Row""

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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

    #14 - 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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  15. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 15 - Roger Miller
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Roger Miller

    S3:E15

    Song: Penguins in Mayflower: ""Alabama Bound"" Cluckitis (best running gag they ever had IMHO) Roger sings with watermelons Bear on Patrol: assaulting an officer Song: Roger: ""A Hat Like That"" Rowlf Vet's Hospital Song: Roger: ""Whack-a-Doo"" Song: ""Dang Me"".

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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  16. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 16 - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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""

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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  17. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 17 - Spike Milligan
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Spike Milligan

    S3:E17

    Sketches/Songs: ""Oklahoma"", ""An Editorial by Sam The Eagle"", ""The Music of Scotland"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Dog Walk"", ""America"", ""The Intergalactic Brotherhood of Man, Including Things"", ""It's a Small World""

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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  18. The Muppet Show Season 3 Episode 18 - Lynn Redgrave
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Lynn Redgrave

    S3:E18

    The Muppets perform the classic tale of Robin Hood.

    Director:Peter Harris
    Writers:Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Raquel Welch" is the best rated episode of "The Muppet Show" season 3. It scored 2/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Philip Casson and written by Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley, it aired on 11/17/1978. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Alice Cooper".