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The Muppets Valentine Show

The Muppets Valentine Show

1974TV Special⏱️ 30m
ComedyFamilyMusic
6.8
IMDB Rating
464 votes

The Muppets Valentine show was the first of the two specials for The Muppet Show. Valentine on ABC in 1974.

Director
Jim Henson
Writers
Jerry Juhl, Jerry Ross
Stars
Mia Farrow, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Release Date
January 30, 1974
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Mia Farrow
Mia Farrow
as Self
Frank Oz
Frank Oz
as Self - Rufus
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
as Self - Droop
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
as Self - Mildred
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John Lovelady
as Self - Crazy Donald
Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz
as Self - Brewsters
👤
Nancy McGeorge
as Self - Additional Muppets
Jane Henson
Jane Henson
as Self - Additional Muppets
Jim Henson
Jim Henson
as Self - Kermit the Frog

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
London, England, UK
Production
Brillstein Company, Henson Associates (HA)

🏷️ Keywords

tv specialsatire comedythe muppetsvariety showunsold tv series pilot

🎯 Categories

SatireSketch ComedyComedyFamilyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

a weird batch of muppets; like a college short film version of the future show, with Mia Farrow!?
by Quinoa19842007-12-17
9/10

"Jim Henson had to prepare a pilot for the networks so that they would understand what he had in mind for them with his proposed Muppet Show idea. Unfortunately, by the looks of the special, it doesn't spell anything really about what the show would portend- aside from a few exceptions with the bits, and the fact that it has as unlikely a guest star you could imagine- so it's a good thing that Lew Grade took a chance over in Britain for the show. Does this make the Muppets Valentine Show a mess? Not really, if one knows what Henson is after here. It's a very, very, very strange s..."

💡 Did You Know?

After ABC rejected this first Muppet pilot, Jim Henson revised the premise and produced The Muppet Show (1976), which had an extremely successful five-year run.

📖 Synopsis

The Muppets Valentine show was the first of the two specials for The Muppet Show. Valentine on ABC in 1974.