8.0/101 votes#1 - Outer Space
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/1989
Part 1 (Muppetelevision): Kermit cancels the boring parts of the show when Digit discovers he can tune in cable channels from other worlds. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Heartless Giant): An imprisoned giant who terrorized the land tricks young prince Leo into freeing him. After rampaging the kingdom, Leo's older brothers attempt to recapture the giant but are never heard of again. Leo must use his gifts of kindness to save his brothers and free the kingdom from the giant's wrath. From an early German folk tale.
Director: Wayne Moss
Writer: Barbara Samuels
- 7.0/101 votes
#2 - Power
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/1989
Part 1 (Muppetelevision): Gonzo and Leon convince Kermit to take a vacation so that they can have a chance at running the show. Willard Scott, Jane Pauley, and The Nylons guest star. Part 2 (The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death): A soldier returns from 20 years of war with only t three biscuits in his sack. Soon he must outwit devils, save a kingdom, and try to outwit death. From an early Russian folk tale.
Director: John Blanchard
Writer: Barbara Samuels
- 7.0/101 votes
#3 - First Show
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/1989
Part 1 (Muppetelevision). Kermit struggles to keep the ratings up. Meanwhile, Digit experiences several malfunctions. Part 2 (Miss Piggy's Hollywood): Miss Piggy hosts a tour of Hollywood, with help from Gonzo. However, Piggy quickly learns that Hollywood is not quite what she thought it would be. Meanwhile, Fozzie auditions at The Comedy Store and is heckled by Statler and Waldorf.
Director: Peter Harris
Writer: Barbara Samuels
- 7.0/101 votes
#4 - Fitness
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/1989
Part 1 (Muppetelevision): Kermit wants the show to be all about being healthy and fit but does not have much luck with all the Muppets getting sick. Part 2 (The Song of the Cloud Forest): In this original story set in the rainforest, a golden toad named Milton worries that he may be the last of his species alive and may never find a mate. He eventually meets another golden toad named Ruth and has an encounter with the Uprights (the forest animals' term for humans) seeking to capture a golden toad.
Director: Peter Harris
Writer: Barbara Samuels
- 7.0/101 votes
#5 - Food
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired Unknown
Part 1 (Mupppetelevision). Kermit has trouble keeping the show running because the entire staff is waiting for their lunch to be delivered. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The Three Ravens): When the queen dies, a witch ensnares the king with a magical spell. She curses the king's three sons by turning them into ravens. The king's daughter escapes and is warned by her brothers that she must not speak for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days in order to break the curse. After marrying a prince and discovering her stepmother has remarried to the prince's father, can the princess break the curse? From an early German folk tale.
Director: Peter Harris
Writer: Barbara Samuels
- 5.0/101 votes
#6 - Videotape
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/1989
Part 1 (Muppetelevision): In order to be in two places at once, Gonzo decides to prerecord himself. Part 2 (The StoryTeller: The True Bride): A girl is freed from a troll's enslavement by the help the mysterious white Thought Lion. When she falls in love, she's kept apart from her beloved by the troll's daughter.
Director: Peter Harris
Writer: Barbara Samuels
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"Outer Space" is the best rated episode written by Barbara Samuels. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Wayne Moss. It aired on 4/14/1989 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Power".