The Muppet Show

È ora di alzare il sipario sul Muppet Show! Unitevi a Kermit, Miss Piggy, L'Orso Fozzie, Gonzo, il Cuoco Svedese e a molti altri personaggi in questa versione rivoluzionaria del classico show di varietà, con canzoni originali, intermezzi comici e vari ospiti in un successo destinato a tutte le età! Ecco il "The Muppet Show"!
Creato da: Jim Henson |
Genere: Kids | Commedia | Famiglia |

Numero di stagioni: 5
Numero di episodi: 120
Data prima messa in onda: 1976-09-05
Data ultima messa in onda: 1981-03-15

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Approfondimenti

The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) and The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) were produced long be [...]	D
Guest stars were allowed to appear on the show only once. None of them appeared as guests on Muppets [...]	D
This is the first network show to use the word "poo". At one point in a Pigs in Space sketch Miss Pi [...]	D
The official behind the scenes tv documentary "Of Muppets and Men: The Making of the Muppet Show", w [...]	D
One episode was completely withdrawn due to a disgraced guest star. Others are either unavailable or [...]	D
For her guest appearance in this series, Rita Moreno won the 1977 "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstand [...]	D
During the course of the show, Jim Henson wrote out a list of dream guests, and urged the writers an [...]	D
Three guest stars lived to be 100 years old: George Burns died on March 9, 1996 at the age of 100, S [...]	D
The Pigs in Space segments incorporated recycled button panels and other set pieces from the Moonbas [...]	D
The television series was co-produced by the British television broadcaster Associated Television (A [...]	D
The original Muppet Show was a show that appeared on tv in the late fifties called Sam and Friends. [...]	D
It could be argued The Muppet Show was a spin-off of Il Saturday Night Live (1975). The Muppets were [...]	D
The name "Muppet" was created as a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet".	D
The series and its cast and crew were nominated for 21 Primetime Emmy Awards between 1977 and 1981, [...]	D
The "Mahna-Mahna" number was originally performed on Toast of the Town (1948).	D
Producers considered an episode paying tribute to Australian culture, with Don Lane and Bert Newton [...]	D
In later episodes, Jim Henson had Steve Whitmire control Rowlf's hands during piano performances. Th [...]	D
Besides the theme song, very few songs were actually written for the show. Most of the songs came fr [...]	D
The show was released in Japan in 1981, but only fifteen episodes were dubbed and broadcast.	D
While the show had a hard time getting guest stars for the first season, Joel Grey and Vincent Price [...]	D
Actress Loretta Swit was the inspiration for character of Miss Piggy. Swit would eventually appear o [...]	D
Because episodes were taped in London, England, this was one of the few U.S. television series not a [...]	D
According to Muppet Show writer Joseph A. Bailey's autobiography, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew was modelled a [...]	D
Despite being known in the US as the creator of the iconic American kids series 'Sesame Street', Jim [...]	D
Floyd Pepper's name combined the name of the rock band Pink Floyd with the title of The Beatles' Sgt [...]	D
Sam, the self-proclaimed "all-American eagle", was originally voiced by Frank Oz, who is actually En [...]	D
The original star of the muppet show was Nigel, not Kermit.	D
There is no set broadcast order for the episodes, as they were shown in varying order in different r [...]	D
The one-eyed cat who hangs out backstage was named "Gaffer, the backstage cat".	D
The show aired without commercials in Britain. Some additional scenes and musical numbers (mostly Br [...]	D
Originally, the producers intended to create Muppet versions of each guest star. These can be seen i [...]	D
The flamboyant costumes and mannerisms of Dr. Teeth were modelled after New Orleans jazz musician, D [...]	D
Three married couples made joint appearances: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Roy Rogers and D [...]	D
Some of Fozzie's physical looks and much of his comic persona was patterned after those of the "clas [...]	D
On occasion there would be a close-up shot of just Rowlf's hands playing his instrument, which would [...]	D
The entire run was taped in the ATV/ITC/Central TV Borehamwood/Elstree Studios complex. It was later [...]	D
Animal, the Muppet drummer, was inspired by Keith Moon of The Who.	D
Vendaface, a violent talking vending machine that usually ended up attacking any Muppet dumb enough [...]	D
Statler and Waldorf were named after two New York City hotels. Jim Henson based the two old men on p [...]	D
Originally, the producers thought they would only have enough story material for three seasons. Howe [...]	D
In Season 1, Miss Piggy had brown hair and no eye lashes.	D
While produced primarily for a British audience, the television series was successfully marketed to [...]	D
Three guest stars died before the series ended: Zero Mostel on September 8, 1977, Edgar Bergen on Se [...]	D
Many of the characters were redesigned early in the show's run. Miss Piggy's long hair and nose were [...]	D
The setting of the series is the Muppet Theater, an old vaudeville house trying to recover from a lo [...]	D
Frank Oz is often mistaken as being the inspiration for Fozzie Bear's name. Most muppeteers say Fozz [...]	D
The series received a merit award by a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a [...]	D
George Burns, born on January 20, 1896, was the series' earliest-born guest star. SeÃ±or Wences, b [...]	D
A lot of the music numbers, including the Lennon-McCartney songs by The Beatles, happened to be from [...]	D
The Jack Parnell Orchestra provided all the big band musical accompaniment. Jack Parnell, a well res [...]	D
The Swedish Chef has been said to be inspired by the first and only television appearance of Swedish [...]	D
In February 2003, Disney purchased The Jim Henson Workshop. The deal included characters such as Foz [...]	D
The series was a ratings hit in the United Kingdom. By late December 1976, each episode attracted an [...]	D
The guest stars of the series consisted of then-popular actors, pop singers, and entertainment veter [...]	D
Joined Disney+ streaming service on 02/19/2021 with all 5 seasons, though not all episodes are inclu [...]	D
George Schlatter was at one point to be involved with the show. His involvement is mentioned in The [...]	D
The 1966 Buffalo Springfield anti-war Vietnam Protest song classic "For What It's Worth" was perform [...]	D
The Swedish Chef is the only character to have real human hands, presumably because of the dexterity [...]	D
Though this television series was filmed in England, its fictional setting is a theater in New York [...]	D
An episode was usually filmed in three days.	D
Many guest stars would be asked about their favorite Muppet and be given scenes with them. Miss Pigg [...]	D
Miss Piggy was originally alternately played by Richard Hunt and Frank Oz. As the character grew in [...]	D
Kermit is the only Muppet character to be a regular staple on both this series and Sesamo apriti (19 [...]	D
In the 40+ years since the show was produced, the rights holders for many of the songs have been mer [...]	D
Jim Henson wanted the show to end during the peak of its popularity and creativity - and it did. The [...]	D
The television series was approved for production by British television executive Lew Grade (1906-19 [...]	D
Initially, the producers had such trouble casting guest stars that they had to call upon their perso [...]	D
Four pairs of guest stars died on the same day as each other: Andres Bossard and Nancy Walker both d [...]	D
Outside the United Kingdom, the distribution of the television series was handled by the British dis [...]	D
The series won a 1978 Peabody Award, as one of the "most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating st [...]	D
The program was initially conceived due to the frustration of its creator Jim Henson with typecastin [...]	D
Because they found the character so funny, crew members would often crowd into the studio to watch f [...]	D
The series and its production crew were nominated for 9 British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) be [...]	D
In-universe, the Muppet Theater's owner in this series is J.P. Grosse , who rents the building to th [...]	D
The Swedish Chef was a favorite of Jim Henson and Frank Oz, as they both got to perform him. Henson [...]	D
Kermit the Frog and Waldorf are the only characters to appear in all 120 episodes of the series.	D
SeÃ±or Wences was originally booked as a guest star in the fourth season. He's even mentioned as a [...]	D

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Frase

Kermit: Ladies and gentlemen, it's the Muppet Show [...]	D
Statler: This show is awful. Waldorf: Terrible. [...]	D
Waldorf: [after the song "Happy Feet"] You know, o [...]	D
Fozzie: [the phone rings] I'll get it! [Picks up] [...]	D
[dancing in the ballroom] Janice: That man is ann [...]	D
Statler: I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't w [...]	D
Kermit: And now a man who needs no introduction, s [...]	D
Sam's Dance Partner: What's the difference between [...]	D
Statler: Ever heard of pig on bikes? Waldorf: I'v [...]	D
Waldorf: You are my sunshine! My only sunshine. S [...]	D
Kermit: [the phone rings] Fozzie, will you get tha [...]	D
Kermit: Me, not crazy? I hired the others!	D
Swedish Chef: Bork Bork Bork!	D
Waldorf: Yeah, the show is good for what ails me. [...]	D
Waldorf: [looking down from the balcony] He should [...]	D
Fozzie: [Phone rings] I'll get it! [Picks up] Fo [...]	D
Waldorf: Just when you think this show is terrible [...]	D
Statler: Please don't make me watch it.	D
Rita Moreno: Kermit I was wondering if we could ju [...]	D
Statler: You know I never liked this show's theme [...]	D
Fozzie: I don't got rhythm. Rowlf: That's for sur [...]	D
Kermit: Animal, you like the theme song, don't you [...]	D
Robot Kermit: Hey, listen you, how about you and m [...]	D
Fozzie: Hey, did you hear the one about the kangar [...]	D
Statler: What have you got for an opening act this [...]	D
Beauregard: Kermit! Kermit! I had a dream and it w [...]	D
Announcer: And now it's time for Veterinarian's Ho [...]	D
Fozzie: Let's all sing the rhyming song, the rhymi [...]	D
Statler: I like that last number. Waldorf: What d [...]	D
[the Swedish Chef is cooking, Miss Piggy appears] [...]	D
Waldorf: How do they do it? Statler: How do we wa [...]	D
Waldorf: These seats are awful. Statler: Why? Can [...]	D
Waldorf: Well, you gotta give them credit. Statle [...]	D
Waldorf: Well, this show certainly doesn't lay any [...]	D
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew: [first line in every Muppet L [...]	D
Chickens: Bawk Bawk Bawk!	D
Floyd: Uncopacetic!	D
Statler: Well the show tonight certainly didn't la [...]	D
Waldorf: Pay up! They made it through another one [...]	D
Koosbanian: Wang wang wang wang! Arooo!	D
Fozzie: [Phone rings] I got it! [Answers] Fozzie [...]	D
Announcer: And now Pigs in Space. Starring the eve [...]	D
Waldorf: Tell me, Statler. Do you have any naval e [...]	D
Miss Piggy: Methinks thou doth protest too much. [...]	D
Waldorf: [after the ending theme plays] Uh, Statle [...]	D
[repeated line] Announcer: And now, "Veterinarian [...]	D
Fozzie: Kermit. Kermit. This time I have really go [...]	D
Miss Piggy: But I love him. Rowlf: How could you [...]	D
Miss Piggy: [as Nurse Piggy] It's too late, Doctor [...]	D
Peter Ustinov: Psychiatry has it's own jargon, and [...]	D
John Cleese: To dream the impossible dream!	D
Waldorf: I can't believe those rats were responsib [...]	D
Harvey Korman: Speak, Demon! Speak! Large Blue Cr [...]	D
Statler: Now why did you do that to poor Fozzie? [...]	D
Muppet Newsman: Here is a Muppet News Flash. [run [...]	D