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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 24 - Diana Ross
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Diana Ross

    S4:E24

    The show's audience members are getting horrified at everyone on stage except Diana Ross.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Beverly Sills
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Beverly Sills

    S4:E4

    The pigs are excited that guest star Beverly Sills plans to perform the opera "Pigoletto" as the closing number.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Linda Lavin
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Linda Lavin

    S4:E7

    Miss Piggy announces that this show is Kermit's birthday, and before he can react, she launches into the tribute she's organized. They've planned a This Is Your Life-style show with birthday greetings, including one from Mr. Dawson, Kermit's old acting coach from Leland, Mississippi. Wayne and Wanda, the singing duo from the first season, show up and give Kermit such a guilt trip that he rehires them. When they sing, Kermit remembers why he fired them in the first place.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Lynda Carter
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Lynda Carter

    S4:E18

    In honor of "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter, Scooter buys a mail-order course on how to be a superhero. Soon, a crowd of Muppets are wearing silly costumes and reading Invincibility Made Easy. Meanwhile, Miss Piggy appears as "Wonder Pig", and battles a giant chicken.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - No Strings
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - No Strings

    S4:E5

    A mobster who has finally defeated his old rival hires a reluctant puppeteer to string up his rival and make it dance for him. The mobster is unaware that puppet and puppeteer both have agendas of their own...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Odell

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Liza Minnelli
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Liza Minnelli

    S4:E10

    The Muppets present a murder mystery. Kermit is a private eye hired by Liza O'Shaugnessy, an actress whose production is being terrorized by a killer. The director, Fritz (Strangepork), is shot. The police assign Patrolbear Fozzie to the case, and he interrogates the cast: "All right, which one of you killed the director?" The suspects are themselves killed one by one, until Kermit and Liza team up to unmask the true killers.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Dudley Moore
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Dudley Moore

    S4:E1

    Dudley has a surprise for Kermit, a robot that can do the work of the entire band and of course the Electric Mayhem feel threatened by this fact.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Crystal Gayle
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Crystal Gayle

    S4:E2

    The Prairie Dog Glee Club sings very well, but Scooter says they have "pack rat blood in 'em -- they keep stealing everything!" The prairie dogs go wild, taking everything Kermit has -- including his collar, which leaves him naked on stage.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Victor Borge
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Victor Borge

    S4:E3

    When Bobby Benson has to talk to a police officer someone has to take care of his babies. Unfortunately, the babies go wild without their daddy around and beat up people they don't like.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Shields & Yarnell
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Shields & Yarnell

    S4:E5

    Inspired by mimes Shields & Yarnell, Fozzie Bear works on a mime act, including "Bear walking against the wind". Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act, so Fozzie tries out "Bear feeding spaghetti to an elephant" and "Bear going to a drive-in movie with a porcupine".

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    Writer:David Odell

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Kenny Rogers
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Kenny Rogers

    S4:E6

    During a sketch Kermit hurts himself and keeps getting frightened by jungle animals in his hospital room or injured further by some crazy inconvenience.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - John Denver
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - John Denver

    S4:E8

    John and Kermit have a surprise for the cast; they're all going to Kermits' home the swamp! But even Gonzo, even with his love of the nasty and strange, thinks it's a bad idea and no one is willing to take him up on the offer even when Kermit offers them to go.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Arlo Guthrie
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Arlo Guthrie

    S4:E9

    For guest star Arlo Guthrie, the stage is turned into a farmhouse. The Swedish Chef plans a home-cooked meal, but the turkey refuses to be skewered, the pig busts him in the face, and the "beef" stampedes over him.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Dizzy Gillespie
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Dizzy Gillespie

    S4:E11

    Statler is sick (of the show), so Waldorf brings his wife Astoria to the show. Meanwhile, Inspector LaBrea of the County Environmental Department arrives backstage to monitor the noise level of the show. LaBrea tells Kermit that to keep the noise down, he has to cut the trumpets for the show. Kermit tries to keep LaBrea busy while Dizzy performs.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - Phyllis George
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Phyllis George

    S4:E12

    Phyllis hosts the 1st annual Muppet Awards, recognizing the greatest Muppet Show performers. Kermit, who hates awards shows, sits out the show, but Miss Piggy is absolutely determined to win.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Lola Falana
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Lola Falana

    S4:E13

    After years of failure Gonzo is actually appriciated for the actor he is and decides to quit the Muppet Show and move on to movies. Piggy, more jealous than sad, asks Gonzo to refer her to the director. This is one of the episodes that teeters on the edge of being very sad.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Dyan Cannon
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Dyan Cannon

    S4:E14

    As Miss Piggy prepares for her act, she leaves her dog Foo-Foo in the care of Floyd. Piggy tells Floyd he has to spoon-feed and floss the pampered Foo-Foo, so Floyd locks the dog in a drawer. Frantic, Piggy searches everywhere for Foo-Foo.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Odell

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Anne Murray
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Anne Murray

    S4:E15

    Scooter bugs everyone by leaving his skateboard lying around. Kermit trips on it and smashes a set. Later, Anne performs while the Muppets all dance on skateboards.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Jonathan Winters
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Jonathan Winters

    S4:E16

    Jonathan is convinced that a gypsy has put a curse on the show, and while Kermit scoffs at the idea, he does notice that everything is going wrong. A few acts have to be canceled, but Kermit refuses to believe there's a curse until a meteorite falls on his flipper. In the final stage of the curse, everyone begins to speak in mock Swedish.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Odell

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Christopher Reeve
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Christopher Reeve

    S4:E17

    Everyone has a superhero bug, donning costumes and trying acts to impress the star of Superman: The Movie.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Odell

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Alan Arkin
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Alan Arkin

    S4:E20

    Alan accidentally drinks Bunsen Honeydew's Jekyll-and-Hyde potion, and turns into a rampaging monster. He runs amuck, as the ultra-cute Bun-Bun Brothers sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." When Kermit catches Alan in a net, he turns back into himself. Soon, Kermit takes a sip of the potion himself.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Doug Henning
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Doug Henning

    S4:E21

    Fozzie Bear tries out a magic act, pulling a rabbit from a hat. Instead, he gets a rabbi, and then a robot. He taps the hat too hard, and gets dozens of rabbits, who follow him around and call him "Daddy."

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    Writer:David Odell

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Andy Williams
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Andy Williams

    S4:E22

    Miss Piggy asks Andy to sing "Love Story" for her and Kermit, who have just become engaged. Unfortunately, Kermit hasn't heard about the engagement yet. The rumor slips out, and soon everyone thinks Kermit and Piggy are getting married.

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    Writer:David Odell

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 23 - Carol Channing
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Carol Channing

    S4:E23

    Miss Piggy buys a cute new pair of shoes, but they're too small, and she can't walk in them. She wants to take them back, but Kermit compliments them, so she has to keep wearing them. She complains to Carol, who says she should have them stretched, and gives them to the gigantic Timmy Monster, who runs around the block in them.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Odell

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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Roger Moore
    2.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Roger Moore

    S5:E1

    Kermit calls the Secret Service to hire real spies for Roger's closing number. (They're listed in the Yellow Pages.) However, Roger wants to do a cute, cuddly version of "Talk to the Animals". The spies, anxious for a chance to rub out James Bond, pose as fluffy animals to infiltrate the number.

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    Writer:David Odell

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David Odell Ratings Summary

"Diana Ross" is the best rated episode written by David Odell. It scored 5/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/4/1980 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Beverly Sills".