The Muppet Show

That's why he

couldn't do The Muppet Show.

That's why he couldn't do The Muppet Show.

He couldn't do The Muppet Show.

Yeah,

there's an episode of The Muppet Show which you can't find on Disney Plus because the guy who did it, who recently passed away, turned out to be a paedophile.

Oh, God.

Yeah, so he was the writer on the show because it was all booked in and Richard Pryor literally set himself on fire the night before.

I have no idea, but it took too dang long to do this.

Well, yeah, and this might be where we sound like Statler and Waldorf up there in the balcony on The Muppet Show as the two old men who just say, you know, real sarcastic snipes at, uh, at, at the production below, because, you know, we've seen enough of this sport to, to know what appeals to us.

And also, uh, at times, uh, you know, and this feels condescending to people who really love their analytics.

And like I've always said, I love analytics too, but I'm an analytics moderate.

Why would anyone love him, a frog, a small green animal that jumps? He pointed at himself and asked, You mean me?

Today's Spotlight looks at Jim Henson, creator of The Muppet Show.

Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog were two of Henson's most famous Muppet characters.

Kermit was the calm, cute leader of the Muppets, while Miss Piggy was loud, demanding, funny and in love with Kermit.

Bert and Ernie helped teach children more about how to be good friends.

The success of Sesame Street and Henson's Muppet characters won many fans.

In 1976, Henson created his own television program called The Muppet Show.

The show included older characters like Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, but also new characters that Henson created.

The cult classic plot featured the theatrical band members using mystical superpowers to defeat a disgruntled scientist at a California amusement park, because that's where the disgruntled scientists hang out.

In 1978, Alice Cooper guest starred on The Muppet Show, one of the best Muppet Show episodes ever, I might add.

It was a dark rock and roll edge for the Halloween special, and Alice Cooper appeared as a special guest portraying a devilish figure attempting to purchase the souls of the Muppets while performing his hits like Welcome to My Nightmare and School's Out.

In 1997, founding R.E.M. drummer Bill Barry announced his departure from the group after a 17-year tenure in order to retire and focus on life as a farmer, of all things.

And, of course, you say, I didn't want to insult your intelligence.

I want to not lie to you, just like the Muppet Show.

You know Kermit isn't real.

No one is pretending to you that Kermit is real.

And, of course, you say, I didn't want to insult your intelligence.

I want to not lie to you, just like the Muppet Show.

You know Kermit isn't real.

No one is pretending to you that Kermit is real.

And, of course, you say, I didn't want to insult your intelligence.

I want to not lie to you, just like the Muppet Show.

You know Kermit isn't real.

No one is pretending to you that Kermit is real.

And again, this is you and me.

We're like the two guys on the balcony of The Muppet Show because I agree with you.

But look, when I was a baby teacher, I worked for this guy that all he cared about was his vacation.

He was miserable.