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- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsRita MorenoFrank OzJerry NelsonOn stage, guest star Rita Moreno battles several Muppets including Animal who backs on drums in her closing number "Fever". Backstage, Fozzie answers a string of rather unusual (and very funny) phone calls.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsVincent PriceFrank OzJerry NelsonIn honor of guest star Vincent Price, the show is filled with monsters, ghosts, vampires and spooky sketches. Meanwhile, a three-headed monster tries to audition for Kermit.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsDon KnottsFrank OzJerry NelsonFozzie becomes an honorary hip dude when Floyd approves of his suggestion of playing Lullaby of Birdland on the show.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsMilton BerleFrank OzJerry NelsonWhen Berle comes to guest-star on the show, Fozzie is too shy to meet his idol.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsSteve MartinFrank OzJerry NelsonMuch to Steve Martin's initial displeasure, Kermit cancels the regular show and holds private auditions for new acts.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsMadeline KahnFrank OzJerry NelsonGonzo falls in love with Madeline Kahn after she compliments him backstage.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsDom DeLuiseFrank OzJerry NelsonMiss Piggy comes up with various schemes to impress Kermit.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsPeter SellersFrank OzJerry NelsonPeter Sellers appears as a wild gypsy, a strange doctor, and forms a band against drinking in this very comical and rare performance by the master of disguise himself.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsGilda RadnerFrank OzJerry NelsonBunsen Honeydew causes problems when he invents an all powerful glue that causes everyone and everything to stick to each other. Gilda has to improvise when forced to sing with a nine foot tall talking carrot.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsAlice CooperFrank OzJerry NelsonWhen not performing, Alice Cooper is doing some devilry backstage looking for souls to purchase.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsDanny KayeFrank OzJerry NelsonDanny Kaye finds his gig on the show rather discouraging considering Statler and Waldorf are sitting outside rather than see the guest star.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsJohn DenverFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit tries to talk everyone into going camping in the swamp.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsDudley MooreFrank OzJerry NelsonWhen Dudley Moore brings his own robot to perform the show's music arrangements, the idled Electric Mayhem band won't stand for it.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsJonathan WintersFrank OzJerry NelsonThe cast of The Muppet Show believe that the night's performance is cursed.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsMark HamillAnthony DanielsPeter MayhewWhile the Star Wars characters search for Chewbacca around the theatre, Luke's cousin, Mark Hamill, offers to perform over the objections of the Gershwin gargling guest star, Angus McGonagle.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsLynda CarterFrank OzJerry NelsonSeveral Muppets don costumes and try to learn how to become superheroes themselves with disastrous results, but Piggy herself impressively performs as "Wonder Pig" in honor of this episode's guest star.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsAndy WilliamsFrank OzJerry NelsonMiss Piggy asks Andy Williams 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. Meanwhile, the backstage cast puts up with a group of cheese hanging around backstage and trying to avoid the rats.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsDiana RossFrank OzJerry NelsonStatler and Waldorf rate the show like Olympic judges. First, they give Kermit a two. Then, they give the opening a three, but the audience demands they bring it down to a zero. All of the Muppets get low scores (though Fozzie's "One" is a compliment by them), and Gonzo even gets a minus six. The Muppets think it's just a tough audience, but Diana Ross gets tens every time which gives her high scores.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsJames CoburnFrank OzJerry NelsonJames Coburn tries to encourage Animal to embrace serenity through Zen Buddhism, but it proves a hopeless task.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsMelissa ManchesterFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermit says that the theater will cover their medical costs, Scooter forgets to cash the check. The Teeterini Family are angry that their teeter board won't fit on the stage. The Swedish Chef prepares spring chicken, and the bouncing chicken drives Kermit crazy. And let's not even talk about the blindfolded, hang-gliding yodelers.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsCarol BurnettFrank OzJerry NelsonThere's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsJohnny CashFrank OzJerry NelsonThe Muppet Show is broadcast on radio station WHOG which leads to havoc in the muppet theater.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsBuddy RichFrank OzJerry NelsonThanks to Gonzo, the Muppet Theater's electrical system is damaged, throwing the show into continual power failures.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsRoger MooreFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit has hired several spies for Roger Moore's closing number, but Moore wants to do a wholesome song instead. The spies disguise themselves as fluffy animals in order to get him.