The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show is a timeless US TV show that first aired in the 1970s, and featured puppets created by Jim Henson. It was a variety show with the puppets as the presenters as stars of the show, and Henson's characters have remained famous to this day. Perhaps the best known of the Muppets is Kermit the Frog, featured in the picture shown at the top. He is the light green humanoid frog at the front. Kermit is the main host of the Muppet Show, and is a long-suffering boyfriend to Miss Piggy, a 'glamorous' puppet pig, complete with over the top make up and la-di-da attitude, but also with a mean bit of martial arts when she wants. The two of them are ...  Read the complete review

It might well be time to play the music again as The Muppets are likely to be making a comeback despite the passing of their creator Jim Hensen the Muppets will soon be appearing in another movie and the plot apparently naturally leaves the way open for a new series. The hand puppets are something I remember watching when I was very young and I lived them, Kermit the host of the variety show and his troublesome leading lady Mis Piggy who was in love with him but also liable to karate chop anyone who offended her. This was a variety show with a fantastic cast of puppets and it had a really good combination of jokes and songs, amongst my favourite ...  Read the complete review

Jim Henson never thought that he would make a name for himself in puppetry, which when you think about it most people would agree. Yet he did and he, and the Muppets, are known thoughout the world to children and adults alike. I still have fond memories of watching Miss Piggy flirt and flutter her eyelashes at Kermit the frog and he then squirm with embarrasement. How I used to laugh out loud, in fact i'm giggling now! The love for the Muppets is clearly seen by the amount of products still available today. I was walking past my local Ethel Austin when a T-shirt caught my eye, it had Miss Piggy on it. On further investigation there was also T-shirts of ...  Read the complete review

God, if there is a programme that we need to end all wars, stop globalization, bring peace and harmony to the nations, stop abuse, calm storms and keep Ant and Dec at home and quiet, then its... The Muppet Show. It was the very first reality tv show but better than the rest due to the fact that it had real muppets in it rather than humans behaving like them. The show starts with the familiar back stage scene where Kermit, that lovable green frog (you see, before Henson you would not have put the words 'lovable' and 'green frog' in the same sentence) who is trying to hold the whole show together with a script in one hand and fighting off the charms ...  Read the complete review

IT?S TIME TO PLAY THE MUSIC If I was to write my top ten of childhood television programs there could only be one candidate for number one. It would have to be that kooky, crazy mixture of frogs, bears, pigs, penguins and talking vegetables. Yes I have adored the Muppets since as long as I cam remember. One of my fondest memories of Saturday afternoons was watching the Muppets after an afternoon of my dad watching the wrestling. I am sure I had a Fozzie puppet as a child. My sister definitely had a Kermit ...  Read the complete review