The Muppet Show 1st Season - Out Today on DVD - Favorite Muppet?

[mcscajun]

One of the funniest shows ever on TV is finally out today on DVD (1st season only so far).

From 1976-1981, this was MUST-See TV for adults and older children alike, especially those of us younger adults who never had kids and who'd been too old for Sesame Street. :)

With Kermit the Frog as the host, top names for guest stars, Fozzie Bear the resident stand-up comic with the worst groaners ever, and Statler and Waldorf as the built-in heckling team, this was the funniest half hour on TV for five years, and generated a lot of 'taglines'.

Who's your favorite "grown-up" Muppet?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

1. I LOVE the Swedish Chef!!

And Gonzo.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Oh I can't choose! I love them all.. including Beaker! *meep meep!*

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

4. Yes - Beaker too!

[mcscajun]

7. I'm torn as well....and I'm sorry I forget Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker

My faves are Animal, The Swedish Chef and, of course, Statler and Waldorf (who got off all the really good zingers not given to the guest stars).

[Placebo]

3. Miss Piggy — the ULTIMATE Fag Hag

just sayin' :P

[mcscajun]

10. Was it the clothes, the attitude, or the ultimate in cluelessness?

:)

[Placebo]

12. D) all of the above

:party:

[mcscajun]

17. I thought so...

...

:rofl:

[mark11727]

5. Never could warm up to Scooter, though...

...his uncle owned the theatre, that's how he got his job there.

[4_Legs_Good]

6. Gah!

I wasted my $ on the 2 ep/DVD sets! I can't believe I fell for that. Oh well, I think I only bought like 3.

I'll of course have to buy the full seasons.

david

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

11. they did the same to me w/ the twilight zone

glad i quit buying after the first bath and i'll just get the season sets now

[ET Awful]

8. I can't pick a favorite . . .

I can say it's not Piggy or Fozzie, I didn't hate them, but they aren't my favorites :).

My absolute favorite might not have even been there the first season . . . Janice is the best muppet ever. :)

"Look, Mother, it's my own life, okay, so if I want to live on a beach and walk around naked.."

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

9. John Ashcroft

he was great on the show

got the dvd during lunch today-looking forward to watching it tonight

[Placebo]

14. OMG

:rofl:

[mcscajun]

15. That cracked me up!

John Ashcroft, indeed...

[mcscajun]

19. Ok...so why no vote for Sam the Eagle, then?

:)

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

21. cuz

when it come down to it, i like gonzo more

[Poiuyt]

28. cuz

he looks like John Ashcroft

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. *lol*

[ghostsofgiants]

13. "Dad, what's a Muppet?"

"Well, it's not quite a mop...and it's not quite a puppet...but oh, man! To answer your question: I don't know."


As for my favourite Muppet(s): Statler and Waldorf

I find surley people hilarious.

[JAbuchan08]

16. What no Beaker?

Beaker, Beaker, Beaker!

[mcscajun]

18. I'll do penance later...

...I just plain forgot.

I would have ditched Rowlf.

[JAbuchan08]

20. You're forgiven

50 Hail Maries 1st though.... my - I mean - God's love is conditional dontchaknow?

[KatyaR]

29. Oh, no, not Rowlf!!

Although I always say I love Kermit best, Rowlf is actually my favorite. He reminds me of one of my best friends in college. When he'd really get into his music, he'd wag his head just like Rowlf (and he was kinda shaggy, too-it was the 70s, after all)!

Every Saturday evening EVERTHING in the house had to stop so I could watch the Muppets. I think my roommates got more of a kick out of watching me watch the show than the show itself.

Classic television . . . I love them all!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

best episode - cloris leachman

the pigs take over the show and kermit and gonzo are locked up and have to dig their way out with a spoon

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

22. best episode - cloris leachman

the pigs take over the show and kermit and gonzo are locked up and have to dig their way out with a spoon

[Chovexani]

24. I can't pick just one

But I love Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker. :)

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

25. I was thinking about doing this poll just yesterday

Great minds....

[Pithlet]

26. Gonzo is my favorite.

Pigs in Space! was my favorite recurring sketch. I even had a metal PIS lunch box (I was little at the time, 6 years old, so I could get away with this).

[mcscajun]

27. PIGS.... IN..... SPAAAAAAAACE!!!

That line alone cracked me up every time it was on.

[dr.zoidberg]

30. Crazy Harry pwnz all of you!

:bounce:

[u4ic]

31. Definitely the two old guys

Beaker a close second.

[mcscajun]

32. Then I hope you registered a vote for "Statler and Waldorf"

:)

I always loved those old coots.

[u4ic]

33. I sure did!

:hi:

[mcscajun]

34. Hey! Where'd all those Kermit votes come from?

are they all drive-bys?