The Muppet Show 9’s & 10’s
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- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsConnie StevensFrank OzRichard HuntWhen Fozzie overhears Hilda, Kermit, and Scooter talking about getting rid of "that bear" he thinks they're talking about him when in actual truth it's Gonzo's teddy bear that is being badmouthed. Meanwhile, Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie make a guest appearance in a musical number with Connie Stevens.
- 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 HarrisStarsFlorence HendersonFrank OzJerry NelsonThe Muppet Theater is plagued by pig-related problems with The Bouncing Borcellino Brothers flubbing their opening act and Miss Piggy throwing herself at an uninterested Kermit, then later gets jealous at guest star Florence Henderson who she thinks is gonna steal her frog away.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsPaul WilliamsFrank OzJerry NelsonScooter talks Fozzie in doing "The Telephone Pole Bit" and Fozzie practices dutifully until he finds out what the bit is really all about.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsHarvey KormanFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit begins to worry that guest star Harvey Korman isn't having a great time because he complains of being the "token person" on the show with all the dogs, frogs, pigs and chickens as well as the fear of hoof-and-mouth disease. So the rest of the Muppets come up with a solution: dress Harvey in a chicken suit.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsPeter UstinovFrank OzRichard HuntKermit becomes jealous when Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Hilda and Scooter rave about Peter Ustinov who later admits that he's jealous of Kermit saying that he's always wanted to be a frog.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsBruce ForsythFrank OzRichard HuntFozzie hatches a plan to get even with Statler and Waldorf when he does his act. But the bear becomes crushed when he gets replaced with guest Bruce Forsyth.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsSandy DuncanFrank OzRichard HuntFozzie performs the famous "Banana Sketch" by Gags Beasley which everyone (including guest Sandy Duncan) has heard of. Everybody, except for Kermit.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsBernadette PetersFrank OzJerry NelsonRobin the Frog feels sad that nobody notices him. Miss Piggy gets jealous when Kermit does a duet with Miss Mousey.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsDom DeLuiseFrank OzJerry NelsonMiss Piggy comes up with various schemes to impress Kermit.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsMadeline KahnFrank OzJerry NelsonGonzo falls in love with Madeline Kahn after she compliments him backstage.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsSteve MartinFrank OzJerry NelsonMuch to Steve Martin's initial displeasure, Kermit cancels the regular show and holds private auditions for new acts.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsNancy WalkerFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit is off sick with the flu so Fozzie must manage the show. Things do not go so well for the bear and he is afraid Kermit may fire him.
- DirectorPhilip CassonStarsMilton BerleFrank OzJerry NelsonWhen Berle comes to guest-star on the show, Fozzie is too shy to meet his idol.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsZero MostelFrank OzJerry NelsonStatler and Waldorf decide to watch TV in their box, instead of watching the show. Meanwhile, Kermit can't make payroll ($27.14), but Muppet Theatre owner J. P. Grosse says he'll give him the money if he puts "good old-fashioned entertainment" back in the show -- meaning lady wrestlers.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsDon KnottsFrank OzJerry NelsonFozzie becomes an honorary hip dude when Floyd approves of his suggestion of playing Lullaby of Birdland on the show.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsMummenschanzFrank OzJerry NelsonWhile the experimental mime troupe performs onstage, Miss Piggy must deal backstage with the advances of a recently smitten Gonzo.
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsEthel MermanRichard BradshawFrank OzFozzie's agent, Irving Bizarre, arrives at the theater to negotiate Fozzie's contract with Kermit who ends up offering Fozzie ten times as much money - despite the fact the bear made nothing before.
- 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 HarrisStarsPhyllis DillerFrank OzJerry NelsonAging wardrobe woman Hilda tries to make herself look younger by putting on a wig, some makeup and even some "very tight foundation garments."
- DirectorPeter HarrisStarsElton JohnFrank OzJerry NelsonElton John performs four of his biggest hit songs of the '70's like, "Crocodile Rock", "Bennie and the Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", and, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", with Miss Piggy filling in for Kiki Dee.