The Muppets have become household names since their debut in the 1960s, through Sesame Street, and before that Sam & Friends (with Kermit debuting in 1955). However, The Muppet Show broadened the audience appeal of Jim Henson's timeless characters, and the amalgamation of marionettes and puppets (hence muppet being a portmanteau of those words) gave us some of television's finest and happiest characters in the history of the medium.
The Muppet Show is ecstasy in the form of a variety show. Kermit the Frog is obviously the mascot of the show and Muppet icon, and he's always fun to watch and listen to. You know when you see him in the introductory sequence that you're in for a feel-good time. You'll laugh, admire the colourfulness of Jim Henson's wild imagination and direction of his muppets, and the guest appearances this show attracted while it was on-air: Peter Sellers, John Cleese, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Julie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Elton John and many more.
Jim Henson left us with a gorgeous career, unfortunately all too soon considering he died just at the age of 53 in 1990; but he left the world making it a much happier and colourful place. And The Muppet Show is an exemplary slice of his career.
We miss you, but we'll always love you Jim: now and forever.
The Muppet Show is ecstasy in the form of a variety show. Kermit the Frog is obviously the mascot of the show and Muppet icon, and he's always fun to watch and listen to. You know when you see him in the introductory sequence that you're in for a feel-good time. You'll laugh, admire the colourfulness of Jim Henson's wild imagination and direction of his muppets, and the guest appearances this show attracted while it was on-air: Peter Sellers, John Cleese, Mark Hamill, Paul Williams, Julie Andrews, Alice Cooper, Elton John and many more.
Jim Henson left us with a gorgeous career, unfortunately all too soon considering he died just at the age of 53 in 1990; but he left the world making it a much happier and colourful place. And The Muppet Show is an exemplary slice of his career.
We miss you, but we'll always love you Jim: now and forever.