| | | Special Edition 4-Disc Set - Features the Original Muppets Pitch Reel!
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33.1, Pitch Reel, Gag Reel, Pilot, Featurette
It's time to raise the curtain on The Muppet Show! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef, and more in the first season of this groundbreaking twist on the classic Variety Show. Contains all 24 episodes, which have been completely restored and remastered. The bonus features also include something you were never meant to see: the original "pitch reel" that propelled the Muppets' blend of original songs, sketch comedy, and guest stars into a primetime hit for all ages! Come discover for yourself the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational pleasures of The Muppet Show Season One!
"...transported me back to a simpler, funnier time that featured a maniacal, incoherent drummer and barnyard animals flying through the air." David Johnson, DVD Verdict
"...just as funny, imaginative, and magical as you remember, and...will make a welcome addition to your collection." Jonathan Boudreaux, TVDVDReviews.com
"...a place where avant-garde performance art...the post-'60s counterculture, and tomorrow's kids all made sense together..." Keith Phipps, The Onion A.V. Club
"There may be no greater touchstone among the childhood entertainments of Generation X..." MaryAnn Johanson, The Flick Filosopher
"...one of the finest variety shows in television history...an essential part of any TV-on-DVD collection." Randall Cyrenne, Animated Views
Editor's Note
Perhaps the strangest variety show ever to air on television, the wildly popular MUPPET SHOW helped to spawn an entire series starring Jim Henson's crew of puppet comedians. Combining musical numbers with comedy, THE MUPPET SHOW centered on the efforts of Kermit the Frog and his team of performers to put on a weekly show, featuring both the onstage acts as well as the backstage problems. Each week a new guest star, among the most distinguished entertainers of the time, would appear to participate in some of the skits and assist Kermit in making order out of the backstage chaos. Although the humor of THE MUPPET SHOW was often more adult and occasionally risqué than the later Muppet endeavors, it was still appropriate for every member of the family. SEASON ONE contains all 24 episodes of the program's first year (the 1976-77 television season), and features guest stars who are still well-known today, such as Lena Horne, Peter Ustinov, Candice Bergen, Vincent Price, and many others.
| Features | Muppet Morsels -- Special PLAY Mode Filled With Fun Facts About The Muppets | | The Original "Muppet Show" Pilot | | Muppet Morsels -- Special PLAY Mode Filled With Fun Facts About The Muppets | | Season 1 Promo Gag Reel | | Full Screen Presentation | | The Original Muppet Show Pilot | | The Original Muppet Pitch Reel -- The Presentation By Jim Henson That Started It All |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 8/9/2005 |
| Running Time: 604 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1976 | | Catalog ID: 4036403 | | UPC: 00786936285833 | | Number of Discs: 0 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Jack Burns - Writer | | Jim Henson - Producer | | Jim Henson - Voice Of | | Jim Henson - Writer | | Philip Carson - Director | | Dave Goelz - Voice Of | | David Chandler, et. al. - Art Director | | David Lazer - Executive Producer | | Eren Ozker - Voice Of | | Frank Oz - Voice Of | | Jerry Nelson - Voice Of | | Jim Henson, et. al. - Writer | | John Hawkins - Editor | | John Lovelady - Voice Of | | Lynsey De Paul - Original Music By | | Peter Friedman - Voice Of | | Peter Harris - Director | | Philip Casson - Director | | Richard Hunt - Voice Of | | Tim Waddell - Editor |
| Awards |
Winner (1981) | | | Emmy, Jerry Juhl, et. al., Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | |
Winner (1980) | | | Emmy, John Hawkins, Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series | |
Winner (1979) | | | British Academy Awards, John Hawkins, Best VTR Editor | |
Winner (1978) | | | British Academy Awards, Jim Henson, Most Original Programme/Series | | | Emmy, David Lazer, et. al., Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series | |
Winner (1977) | | | British Academy Awards, Jim Henson, et. al., Best Light Entertainment Programme | | | Emmy, Rita Moreno, Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music |
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