7.3/10178 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.4/10162 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.7/10160 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Joseph A. Bailey
8.2/10193 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.3/10156 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.6/10157 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Joseph A. Bailey
8.3/10270 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.8/10176 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
6.7/10182 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.6/10156 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Joseph A. Bailey
7.8/10191 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.3/10146 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.4/10147 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
8.4/10231 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.6/10164 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
8.3/10186 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
6.8/10159 votes#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: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
7.6/10149 votes#18 - Lynn Redgrave
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/1979
The Muppets perform the classic tale of Robin Hood.
Director: Peter Harris
Writer: Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Raquel Welch" is the best rated episode of "The Muppet Show" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 178 votes. Directed by Philip Casson and written by Don Hinkley, Chris Langham, Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, it aired on 11/17/1978. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Alice Cooper".