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The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence

1975TV Special⏱️ 30m
ComedyFamilyMusic
7.4
IMDB Rating
592 votes

The original Muppet Show Pilot. The guests include the Seven Deadly Sins.

Director
Dave Wilson
Writers
Marshall Brickman, Jon Stone, Norman Stiles
Stars
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Release Date
March 19, 1975
Language
English
Country
United States, United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Jim Henson
Jim Henson
as Self - Nigel
Frank Oz
Frank Oz
as Self - Animal
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
as Self - Sgt. Floyd Pepper
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
as Self - Crazy Harry
Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz
as Self - Avarice
Fran Brill
Fran Brill
as Self - Receptionist
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John Lovelady
as Self - Abraham Lincoln
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Rollin Krewson
as Self - Additional Muppets
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Caroly Wilcox
as Self - Additional Muppets
Jane Henson
Jane Henson
as Self - Additional Muppets

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
New York City, New York, USA
Production
The Jim Henson Company

🏷️ Keywords

tv specialtheodore roosevelt characterthe muppets

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Such a great show!
by TOMNEL2005-11-28
10/10

"stars: Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper and various sins. Jim Henson as Nigel, Dr.Teeth, Swedish chef, Waldorf, Rowlf and Kermit. Frank Oz as Sam the Eagle, George the janitor, Animal and others. Richard Hunt as Statler, The Wrestler, Greed, Abraham Lincoln and other Fran Brill as Janice and various sins. Dave Goelz as Zoot, wrestler 2 and various sins. This is obviously a pilot to the show, but also very different than the show. We've got Nigel the band conductor backstage before an Electric Mayhem concert. Sam the eagle is there with him, and they end up playing chess. Meanwhile the E..."

💡 Did You Know?

This second Muppet Show pilot was produced in association with the Children's Television Workshop and filmed in New York city. Director Dave Wilson would work with the Muppets again that same year during the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975), before Henson and Co would finally find a home for The Muppet Show (1976) in England thanks to Lord Lew Grade.

📖 Synopsis

The original Muppet Show Pilot. The guests include the Seven Deadly Sins.