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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!

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Genres:KidsComedyFamily
Network:ITV1
Episodes
18
Avg. Rating
7.6
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.3
7.4
7.7

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Raquel Welch" is the best rated episode of "The Muppet Show" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 179 votes. Directed by Philip Casson and written by Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, it aired on 11/17/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Alice Cooper".

  • Raquel Welch
    7.3/10(179)

    #1 - Raquel Welch

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 11/17/1978

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Alice Cooper
    7.4/10(163)

    #2 - Alice Cooper

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 11/24/1978

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

    Director: Peter Harris

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Helen Reddy
    7.7/10(161)

    #3 - Helen Reddy

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 12/1/1978

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, Joseph A. Bailey

  • James Coco
    8.2/10(193)

    #4 - James Coco

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 12/8/1978

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

    Director: Philip Casson

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Marisa Berenson
    7.3/10(157)

    #5 - Marisa Berenson

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 12/15/1978

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

    Director: Philip Casson

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
    7.6/10(158)

    #6 - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 12/22/1978

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, Joseph A. Bailey

  • Danny Kaye
    8.3/10(272)

    #7 - Danny Kaye

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 12/25/1978

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

    Director: Philip Casson

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Cheryl Ladd
    7.8/10(178)

    #8 - Cheryl Ladd

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 12/29/1978

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Harry Belafonte
    6.7/10(184)

    #9 - Harry Belafonte

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 1/5/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Lesley Ann Warren
    7.6/10(158)

    #10 - Lesley Ann Warren

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 1/12/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham, Joseph A. Bailey

  • Liberace
    7.8/10(194)

    #11 - Liberace

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 1/19/1979

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

    Director: Philip Casson

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Leslie Uggams
    7.4/10(148)

    #12 - Leslie Uggams

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/26/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Elke Sommer
    7.4/10(149)

    #13 - Elke Sommer

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 2/2/1979

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

    Director: Peter Harris

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Sylvester Stallone
    8.4/10(234)

    #14 - Sylvester Stallone

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 2/9/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Roger Miller
    7.6/10(166)

    #15 - Roger Miller

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 2/16/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    8.3/10(186)

    #16 - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 2/23/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Spike Milligan
    6.8/10(162)

    #17 - Spike Milligan

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 3/2/1979

    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

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham

  • Lynn Redgrave
    7.6/10(150)

    #18 - Lynn Redgrave

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 3/9/1979

    The Muppets perform the classic tale of Robin Hood.

    Director: Peter Harris

    Writer: Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham