Top 10 Greatest Muppet Show Guest Stars

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  • Top 10 Muppet Show Guest Stars
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    While the Muppets are a hilarious cast of characters on their own, the likes of Kermit, Gonzo and Miss Piggy always seemed to get that much funnier with the help of some great guest stars. These are some of the most outstanding performances by celebrity guest stars on the Muppet Show.
    List entries and rank:
    #10: Peter Sellers
    #9: Buddy Rich
    #8: Rita Moreno
    #7: Vincent Price
    #6: John Cleese
    #5: Julie Andrews
    #4: The stars of “Star Wars”
    #3, #2 & #1: ?
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  • @jeffduckett69
    @jeffduckett69 Před 5 lety +686

    Jim Henson was one of a kind. From his work on Sesame Street to the Muppet Show and the movies, nobody can ever replace him. He is definitely missed. R.I.P.

    • @nabayzeebjii
      @nabayzeebjii Před 3 lety +8

      I felt profound sadness when he passed. i was 16 in faraway singapore and i only knew him as the muppets' creator, nothing more. The sadness at the loss only increased over time after i learned more about him.

    • @KatKiddEnt
      @KatKiddEnt Před 3 lety +12

      I thought it was the greatest thing that he had the ability to get celebrities to be on the show, and that they would even do it. That was so cool to me.

    • @missyadams
      @missyadams Před 3 lety +7

      A very creative man. RIP

    • @megdeyoung2378
      @megdeyoung2378 Před 2 lety +8

      It was so sad he left us so young. I can only imagine what other beautifully creative things he would have provided to all of us. 🥹

    • @note2owns
      @note2owns Před rokem +4

      Jim was extremely humble as well, and in his final appearance on Letterman he was so sick he should have went to the hospital buyt in his words "he didn't wanna bother anyone"m

  • @davesworld7961
    @davesworld7961 Před 4 lety +575

    Steve Martin was our substitute art teacher when I was in 4th grade. The next year we started seeing him on tv and it was a total mind freak.

  • @chriscorbin2059
    @chriscorbin2059 Před 9 měsíci +14

    I used to manage a bar and we all watched the Muppet Show. When I moved back home I made my mother watch it. She first thought I was nuts until she watched it and ended up laughing so hard she cried. Became a family tradition.

  • @vksasdgaming9472
    @vksasdgaming9472 Před 2 lety +122

    It is very apparent that Vincent Price was absolutely delighted to perform with Muppets. Fine actor with delicious talent for dark comedy could be wholesome and real nice which was very much how he was in reality. Peter Sellers' "there was me, but I had it surgically removed" is surprisingly deep and sincere statement from actor who was all about characters he did.

    • @howardbeatman2820
      @howardbeatman2820 Před rokem +5

      Even Kermit was creeped out by Sellers' statement!

    • @garyholt4445
      @garyholt4445 Před 9 měsíci

      I remember when he appeared on F Troop. One of the funniest episodes ever.

    • @johnjohn37371
      @johnjohn37371 Před 8 měsíci

      Sellers was an infamous ladies man...married four times, once to blonde bombshell Britt Ekland, he was romantically linked to Liza Minelli, Carole Mallory, Mia Farrow, and Princess Margaret, just to name a few...

  • @ThatGothicChick
    @ThatGothicChick Před 5 lety +841

    I saw Alice Cooper a few weeks ago in concert. I wore my Doctor Teeth and the Electric Mayhem shirt, because that episode with him was my favorite. Throughout the concert, I was tapped on the shoulder by two different people who then in turn showed me THEIR Muppet Shirt. We definitely have not forgotten the impact that episode had on our childhoods!

    • @bossfan49
      @bossfan49 Před 5 lety +20

      That is awesome. I just saw Alice for the first time in Sept 2017. I wore my Partridge Family shirt and got a bunch of compliments. Gotta love Alice fans.

    • @williamsanders2439
      @williamsanders2439 Před 5 lety +5

      Saw him once in Tulsa...planning to meet him in person in a few weeks in OKC. Unfortunately I don't have a Muppet Shirt! :(

    • @MrUndersolo
      @MrUndersolo Před 5 lety +3

      I love that story!
      And where’s my shirt?

    • @calistavicente-bradley4739
      @calistavicente-bradley4739 Před 4 lety +4

      Alice cooper fans, unite!!!!

    • @williamsanders2439
      @williamsanders2439 Před 4 lety +5

      Got to meet the man himself! Cool dude!

  • @Francklyynnnn
    @Francklyynnnn Před 5 lety +221

    I remember dying from laughter when Elton John was featured by crocodiles to do Crocodile Rock.
    By the way, Danny Kaye belongs here, him with the Swedish chef had me in tears as well

  • @Chiroman1997
    @Chiroman1997 Před 4 lety +52

    John Denver was a legend even producing a Christmas Special for the Muppets. Surprised he only made an honorable mention. Not one single person on this list sold more records than he did in the decade of the 1970’s, one of them a Muppets Record!

    • @susiesuh1418
      @susiesuh1418 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I agree. Xmas doesn’t officially start in our family until I play his Christmas with the Muppets CD.

    • @user-zt7hq9hp1w
      @user-zt7hq9hp1w Před 8 měsíci +1

      agreed.

    • @sketchley80
      @sketchley80 Před 2 měsíci +2

      And he also did Rocky Mountain Holiday with the Muppets!❤

    • @thecocktailian2091
      @thecocktailian2091 Před 16 dny

      Who are you going to boot from the list?

    • @JBM425
      @JBM425 Před 7 dny

      @@thecocktailian2091Easy. Alice Cooper and Buddy Rich. I would also put the Roger Moore episode in the top 10… who knew James Bond could pull off a comedy show?

  • @Thessair
    @Thessair Před 3 lety +128

    Rita Moreno's episode was absolutely incredible. It's still one of my favorites.

    • @pdegan2814
      @pdegan2814 Před rokem +10

      That performance of "Fever" she did with Animal leaves me in stitches every time I see it :)

    • @alan6832
      @alan6832 Před rokem

      I found Debbie Harry's performance here on CZcams and think she should have topped the list.

    • @briandelamere8468
      @briandelamere8468 Před 5 měsíci

      Pity they did not do it justice here

    • @anyamex
      @anyamex Před 2 měsíci +1

      El mío también! 😂❤

  • @Esprix
    @Esprix Před 7 lety +202

    Danny Kaye and his version of "Inchworm" has always been one of my most favorite, touching, sweet Muppet moments.

    • @deborahingle2301
      @deborahingle2301 Před 5 lety +6

      Oh gosh that made me cry!

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold Před 5 lety +3

      Danny Kay may've been a very likeable guy but I think the episode with him is a rather weak one...
      ...and I always preferred the Charles Aznavour version of 'Inchworm', by a mile!

    • @merriwynneevans5582
      @merriwynneevans5582 Před 5 lety

      Definitely!

    • @laurahubbard6906
      @laurahubbard6906 Před 5 lety +3

      @@DerEchteBold Danny Kaye was the first to sing "Inchworm" in the Hans Christian Andersen movie.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold Před 5 lety

      @@laurahubbard6906
      So what?!
      I know that but the version he did on the Muppets still wasn't very good compared to the other one.

  • @Gunni4091
    @Gunni4091 Před 4 lety +191

    "These monsters aren't ours."
    "I know; they're MINE."

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 Před 3 lety +9

      That could very well have been a Vincent Price line too!

  • @CaptainCretaceous91
    @CaptainCretaceous91 Před rokem +43

    Anyone else wish The Muppet Show was still going? I sure do.

    • @dawntaylor3140
      @dawntaylor3140 Před rokem +3

      ME!

    • @segura2112
      @segura2112 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @CaptainCretaceous91 Before the writers and actor's strike there was a new Muppet series in (I think) production that was about Dr Teeth and his band

    • @Jimgordonwest
      @Jimgordonwest Před měsícem +2

      I do, but somehow I think they would fail.

    • @jerrybutler605
      @jerrybutler605 Před 7 dny +1

      Yes and I'm in my 50s

    • @JBM425
      @JBM425 Před 7 dny

      @@JimgordonwestABC brought it back in 2015. The producers changed the formula and made it more “adult.” Needless to say, it didn’t catch on and was not renewed after 17 episodes.

  • @DavidDevlin666
    @DavidDevlin666 Před 4 lety +116

    When my oldest son was 2 years old (he is now 23), we found a VHS copy of The Muppet Show at a garage sale. It contained only two episodes, but I bought it for him instantly as the two episodes were hosted by Vincent Price and Alice Cooper. He has been a HUGE fan of both Price and Cooper ever since...and of course a fan of The Muppets! In fact, he still has that VHS tape.

  • @Rbills02
    @Rbills02 Před 4 lety +104

    The one bit I’ll always remember is the cold opening with Paul Simon when the muppets are having trouble getting a lever to work. Paul comes in fixes it and when asked how he did it he replied that he knew “50 ways to love your lever”.

  • @troydavis705
    @troydavis705 Před rokem +81

    What I loved about the show was that the celebrities never saw themselves as too big to appear on the show even though it was a great show in of itself.

  • @jimcat68
    @jimcat68 Před 4 lety +150

    I'm glad that Harry Belafonte made his way into the honorable mentions. In my opinion his was the best Muppet Show performance. Also, don't forget Roger Moore.

    • @simonetincher5833
      @simonetincher5833 Před 4 lety +2

      Agreed!

    • @tarjan68
      @tarjan68 Před 3 lety +10

      @@simonetincher5833 Harry Belafonte sang at Jim Henson’s funeral.

    • @alerey4363
      @alerey4363 Před 3 lety +1

      The Banana song was one of the best peformances

    • @game84cube
      @game84cube Před 3 lety +2

      @@alerey4363 that and the Turn the World Around medley finale was godly

    • @dsheldon57
      @dsheldon57 Před rokem

      Where is the part when Harry Belafonte had an honorable mention?

  • @brinmoody
    @brinmoody Před 3 lety +84

    You seem to be missing two very lovely and incredibly talented ladies from this list, making it very much incomplete... Debbie Harry and Lynda Carter, of course should have made this list. Debbie's duet with Kermit singing Rainbow Connection was amazing and Lynda's super hero themed episode featuring the muppets trying to gain superpowers, plus her amazing singing abilities, was also absolutely amazing and great fun! Both had amazing charm on the show.

    • @macyvandeusen6611
      @macyvandeusen6611 Před rokem +4

      I agree. Lynda should have DEFINITELY been in the Top Ten.
      (And what about Zero Mostel?)

    • @constancemiller3753
      @constancemiller3753 Před rokem +3

      Shouldn't be too hard for the list to be 20

    • @tinabenez
      @tinabenez Před rokem +1

      I totally 💯 agree!!! Debbie and Kermit’s duet on Rainbow 🌈 still brings a tear to my eye to this day… 😢 💞

    • @Powerranger-le4up
      @Powerranger-le4up Před 7 měsíci +1

      David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, and Peter Davison got to do it when the Muppets took the O2. Both Davison and Tennant also reprised their roles as The Doctor.

  • @waldemarlopess
    @waldemarlopess Před 4 lety +77

    I love to see the wonderful Julie Andrews with the Muppets! Such fun, and what a glorious voice! She is a treasure!

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Před 4 lety +3

      And I Sir. She is divine. I love her to pieces.

    • @annecohen8927
      @annecohen8927 Před 2 lety +1

      She appeared with a number of greatest hits in the muppets ‘I Whistle a Happy Tune” including ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ reprise by Julie Andrews taken from the Sound of Music’.

    • @davidhileman8567
      @davidhileman8567 Před rokem +1

      If only Dick van Dyke accompanied her, all we'd need are the Sherman Brothers to write the songs.

  • @NeilHolmes72
    @NeilHolmes72 Před 5 lety +21

    I feel so.lucky to have been a kid while this was on TV

  • @JohnDoe-yr1ys
    @JohnDoe-yr1ys Před rokem +21

    Greatest scene in the whole series was when Bernadette Peters sang "If One Person" to Kermit's nephew Robin, who was feeling underappreciated. It was such a classic moment that the song was sung by all the muppets at Jim Henson's memorial service.

    • @cannibalisticrequiem
      @cannibalisticrequiem Před 7 měsíci +2

      OMG I cry EVERY TIME I watch the clip from the show, their special "The Muppets Remember Jim Henson", and from his memorial service!
      I have been a fan of Bernadette Peters since childhood, and her guest starring episode is easily one of my favorites! She brings emotionality to the song and her vocals are a treat! I would love to see her live one day!

  • @melissacox9042
    @melissacox9042 Před 4 lety +29

    Two excellent music numbers still stick with me after all these years. Mac Davis sitting on a giant fishhook “under water” singing “Baby, Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” with fish and sea creatures all around, and my absolute favorite, Linda Ronstadt in a white camisole and bloomers walking through a swamp singing “Blue Bayou” backed up by a chorus of peeper frogs. I adore that song, and the staging was so perfect.

  • @MaggieTrudeau
    @MaggieTrudeau Před 6 lety +1999

    My church youth group told us to stop watching the muppets after the alice cooper episode. Instead, i quit going to church. Some things are sacred.

    • @rf-bh3fh
      @rf-bh3fh Před 5 lety +39

      MaggieTrudeau Almost every church of today is more interested in there membership and donations and not your immortal spirit. Take a gander at the Gospel of Thomas.

    • @CyclopsWasRight616
      @CyclopsWasRight616 Před 5 lety +26

      Jim Henson's dedication to his religion is why he died of something a trip to any hospital would have saved him from.

    • @brianjankowski4419
      @brianjankowski4419 Před 5 lety +117

      What's Ironic is that Alice Cooper is a Christian.

    • @CyclopsWasRight616
      @CyclopsWasRight616 Před 5 lety +21

      @@brianjankowski4419 I mean, Satan is a Christian. Be hard for him to fight Jesus if he didn't believe he was the son of God.

    • @debrarufini6906
      @debrarufini6906 Před 5 lety +5

      @@brianjankowski4419 Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. X

  • @ShannonGrover
    @ShannonGrover Před 7 lety +300

    Carol Burnett should have been on the list. They got an emmy for her episode

    • @schizoidboy
      @schizoidboy Před 5 lety +8

      I remember that one, it was hilarious particularly how she had to compete with Gonzo's dance contest.

    • @davidc.2878
      @davidc.2878 Před 5 lety +8

      Unbelievable that the queen of variety shows herself wasn't even an honorable mention! Redo the damn list.

    • @oddish4352
      @oddish4352 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes. Skipping her was like doing a list of great action movies and leaving out Die Hard.

  • @evanlouis3336
    @evanlouis3336 Před 3 lety +35

    The Linda Ronstadt episode remains our favorite. Great story, great sets and that voice recorded Live. T'was a very special episode for Jim Henson as well. His son said he had a deep crush on Linda as did Kermit.

  • @ricardo950535
    @ricardo950535 Před 3 lety +54

    What a fantastic show. TV at it's greatest. My parents were still learning English but we all watched the show together. It sorta defined the greatness of America to me as a kid.

    • @zargonthemagnificent330
      @zargonthemagnificent330 Před 2 lety +6

      And yet the show was essentially a British one, being made and produced in the UK.

    • @FootballEssentials.34
      @FootballEssentials.34 Před 2 lety +2

      I remember the good days I was born in 1969 Edit:It was the 70s and Elton John was so big and tv was way better I miss it.

    • @HC-cb4yp
      @HC-cb4yp Před rokem +1

      @@zargonthemagnificent330 Around a group of American performers...

    • @zargonthemagnificent330
      @zargonthemagnificent330 Před rokem +1

      @@HC-cb4yp ...with British money.

    • @HC-cb4yp
      @HC-cb4yp Před rokem +1

      @@zargonthemagnificent330 Get someone else to pay for it - great. And yes - the American networks were too shallow to support it, but credit where credit is due to BOTH nationalities.

  • @stephenwoehr6500
    @stephenwoehr6500 Před 5 lety +49

    MIlton Berle was my favorite guest on the show. The way he sang "The Entertainer" put a tear in my eye. Then Miss Piggy's version ripped it out.
    I have to add that Ethel Merman's "There's No Business Like Show Business" was equally touching.

    • @chrisperrien7055
      @chrisperrien7055 Před 4 lety +5

      Thos people knew "show business"

    • @bensherlock1328
      @bensherlock1328 Před 3 lety +5

      Milton’s episode was also the first one that featured my favorite sketch.
      Pigs in Space!

    • @jeanbaumgartner4052
      @jeanbaumgartner4052 Před 2 lety +4

      DudleyMoore,Peter Sellers,LeoSayers,Rachel Welch, DionneWarick,Harry Belafonte and John Denver, John Cleese!Liberace Would Have Been Perfect 🥰💞👌👍😀😄On"TheMuppetShow"&TheRatPack!Too!

  • @darkangelmichael6148
    @darkangelmichael6148 Před 5 lety +80

    JOHN DENVER. The warmest musical episode...he and The Muppets were musically in sync together.

    • @shawgale4178
      @shawgale4178 Před 4 lety +6

      I wish he was actually in the top ten :(

    • @marieroberts5458
      @marieroberts5458 Před 3 lety +6

      They did a wonderful Christmas album together. A dear friend gave us the cassette of it and we used to listen to it every Christmas and every long road trip. John Denver and the Muppets singing 'Silent Night' still gives me the warm fuzzies and a tear in my eye.

    • @charliebender8794
      @charliebender8794 Před 2 lety +4

      He did so much with the Muppets, he should have had a life-time achievement award!

    • @darkangelmichael6148
      @darkangelmichael6148 Před 2 lety +2

      @@charliebender8794 I hear ya. Done so very well. Jim Henson and John Denver...a silent bit of teamwork.

  • @MegaSickcat
    @MegaSickcat Před rokem +24

    As an adult, the only way I could get my fill of the Muppets was to watch Sesame Street. I actually wrote a couple of letters to Jim Henson when his office was located in NYC suggesting that he should have an adult Muppet show. I never missed an episode of the Muppet Show, it was always great fun and lots of laughter. Rest In Peace Jim Henson. He brought so much joy and happiness to millions...

    • @janebrown1706
      @janebrown1706 Před rokem

      The entire UK watched the Muppets on a Sunday night!

  • @heladofrugele4811
    @heladofrugele4811 Před 4 lety +34

    Elton has such a wholesome energy with the muppets

  • @ImEmpathyTV
    @ImEmpathyTV Před 7 lety +1005

    I really wish Freddie Mercury made an appearance on the show he would've been brilliant!

    • @Floymin
      @Floymin Před 7 lety +99

      Can you believe David Bowie turned down a guest spot on the show, despite later agreeing to do Labyrinth?

    • @Stereo6400
      @Stereo6400 Před 5 lety +38

      Ehhhhhh, I think his appearance would’ve upset parents. Freddie Mercury lived a very.... interesting life.
      He was gay, which was UNBELIEVABLE back when he would’ve been on the show.
      He also made rebellious music that most parents considered inappropriate, so they wouldn’t have wanted their kids to see him as a good person.
      He also made other poor life choices in the eyes of parents, and seeing as most people on the show were probably supposed to be seen as role models, Freddie Mercury Probably wouldn’t have been a good choice.

    • @a.cunningham4974
      @a.cunningham4974 Před 5 lety +28

      @@Stereo6400 Freddie was bi.

    • @Stereo6400
      @Stereo6400 Před 5 lety +20

      A. Cunningham well even if he was _BI_ and not _GAY,_ back in the day when nobody knew much about homosexuality, parents wouldn’t really know the difference.

    • @FoxBox72
      @FoxBox72 Před 5 lety +55

      FyreForce 1600 Not much different to Elton John.

  • @vanaals
    @vanaals Před 5 lety +52

    Anyone remember when Victor Borge appeared? I believe it was the first appearance of the Beethoven statuette as well.
    So many wonderful guests, choosing a top ten is a monumental task.

  • @delzinga06
    @delzinga06 Před 4 lety +17

    My favorite guest star was Debora Harry of the band Blondie. She fit in so well with the show.

    • @bakermateo
      @bakermateo Před rokem +3

      Her and Kermit singing Rainbow Connection was my best memory of the show.

  • @kathleengreer4639
    @kathleengreer4639 Před rokem +37

    My favorite episode was the one with Gilda Radner. She told Kermit she wanted to perform a particular number from "The Pirates of Penzance", and wanted to do it with a 7-foot tall parrot. Kermit misunderstood and instead hired A 7-foot tall CARROT.
    Then, Dr. Bunson Honeydew invented some kind of super glue, and after Gilda got it on herself, she did the closing number with her hand stuck to her forehead.

    • @johnholmes8919
      @johnholmes8919 Před 4 měsíci

      that was a great episode
      gilda was a special lady

  • @migizi52
    @migizi52 Před 5 lety +97

    I'd still be watching them if they were on TV today. One of the best ever shows that was on. They shoulda never stoped.🙁

    • @obscurelyvague
      @obscurelyvague Před 3 lety

      "migzi52" It would have jumped the shark.

    • @skaizun
      @skaizun Před 2 lety +3

      There were a number of attempts to reincarnate some form of the Muppets on TV, but, as with all but their first movie, they flopped. They are rudderless without Jim Henson.

    • @sandraandrews9907
      @sandraandrews9907 Před rokem +1

      @@skaizun As a matter of fact, Prince hosted on one of those Muppet reinventions. It was called "Muppets Tonight". Michelle Pfeiffer even did a show herself.

  • @mysteryperson1976
    @mysteryperson1976 Před 7 lety +47

    I thought Alice Cooper was the best, but I didn't expect him to be the #1. Thank you so much! He was very interactive with the Muppets, and didn't come off as feeling silly. He really comes off as part of the cast and not someone who feels out of place. Also, the Muppet Show doesn't go against his persona, as he was someone who did horror, but he also had fun with it. Groucho Marx went to one of Alice Cooper's shows, and while others were gasping, Marx went, "hmm... it's good Vaudeville."

    • @disecke
      @disecke Před 5 lety +3

      He and Groucho were actually close friends, and he spent a lot of time watching movies with the fellow.

  • @stellarsjay1773
    @stellarsjay1773 Před 9 měsíci +5

    My husband and I always enjoyed the Muppet Show. Entertainment of the first order. A shame there are no more shows like this.

  • @kornsin
    @kornsin Před rokem +16

    The Steve Martin episode is based on Kermit canceling the show to do auditions for new talent. Steve is upset and basically decides to audition. So the whole show is him performing just for the rest of the muppets.Thus no laugh track just real laughs. Some of the improve lines back and forth between them are top tier stuff. The Milton Berle episode is also incredible. Just for him and Statler and Waldorf going toe to toe.

  • @michaelmckenna9174
    @michaelmckenna9174 Před 5 lety +53

    On come on Debbie Harry and Kermit singing The Rainbow Connection pure unforgettable classic. Even Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga years later got to sing with Kermit. But Debbie and Kermit duet was a one off magical performance.

    • @andreaslundstrom7921
      @andreaslundstrom7921 Před 3 lety +4

      I totally agree!! How could that episode not even make the list??? Best episode EVER!!

    • @brinmoody
      @brinmoody Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah Debbie's episode is tied for my favourite with Lynda Carter's for the same reasons!

    • @Ivy94F
      @Ivy94F Před 2 lety

      I was thinking that they were solely focusing on the first muppet show before they brought it back to TV. Prince was missing from that list probably because he was a guest on the second version.

  • @SageOftheSubway
    @SageOftheSubway Před 7 lety +39

    That Peter Sellers episode is one of my favorites. "Cigarettes, whiskey, and wild, wild women!"

  • @SilverSting420
    @SilverSting420 Před 4 lety +27

    Harry Belafonte needs to be here not just as an HM. He and Henson were very close friends for a long time and "Turn the World Around" is probably one of the best musical segments in the show's history. He also preformed it again at Henson's Memorial service.

  • @elliottscott6179
    @elliottscott6179 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I'm almost 60 and this was a beautiful chill night. Thank you! I grew up with this!

  • @hotsaucereacts3814
    @hotsaucereacts3814 Před 5 lety +34

    Harry belafonte was personally a top 10 favorite of mine. This was an amazing version of turn the world around

  • @Photobunce
    @Photobunce Před 7 lety +186

    As long as Vincent Price and Alice Cooper was on the list I say you got t right.

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Před 6 lety +4

      You're satisfied, then. Though, I don't know if there's really a 'wrong' answer for this list.

    • @williamnorton9547
      @williamnorton9547 Před 6 lety +11

      Photobunce
      Likewise.
      It was Alice Cooper's guest appearance on the Muppet Show that got me into the Monster of Rock.

    • @anadverb5063
      @anadverb5063 Před 6 lety +2

      ...and Peter Sellers!

    • @josephhickman4528
      @josephhickman4528 Před 5 lety +3

      yesss i so remeber tje Alice Cooper skit

    • @Thespeedrap
      @Thespeedrap Před 4 lety

      Just the 70's shows what about the 80's and 90's versions

  • @deniseeulert2503
    @deniseeulert2503 Před rokem +9

    So many truly talented and famous people were on this show, folks who didnt need the exposure. I heard Stallone asked to be on it, because his son wanted to see him there. And I can't believe Bob Hope was on. Loved Rudolf Nureyev when he danced "Swine Lake"

  • @jamesbohlman4297
    @jamesbohlman4297 Před rokem +14

    Elton John's visit to the Muppets was unforgettable.

  • @jackybluj
    @jackybluj Před 7 lety +45

    John Denver and the Muppets A Christmas Together was a fantastic show!

  • @BobSmith-uc5js
    @BobSmith-uc5js Před 7 lety +157

    Sorry, but Paul Williams deserves to be on this list...iconic song writer and writer of some of the most memorable Muppets songs done..and it was a great episode as well.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold Před 5 lety +6

      Absolutely!

    • @philouze1815
      @philouze1815 Před 5 lety +2

      FUCK YEAH!! (At least, Alice is on the list, so I won't say "Fuck WatchMojo.com" yet.)

    • @LaikaLycanthrope
      @LaikaLycanthrope Před 5 lety +4

      Hell, yeah, if only for Old Fashioned Love Song.

    • @theresearmstrong357
      @theresearmstrong357 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree and he was made an honorary muppet

    • @hmh9661
      @hmh9661 Před 3 lety +3

      Absolutely! Paul wrote Rainbow Connection and was best friends and neighbour of Jim Henson.

  • @robtymec2642
    @robtymec2642 Před rokem +6

    As a tremendous lover of all things Henson and a huge Star Wars geek, 10-year-old Me went nuts when Luke, Threepio and Artoo came crashing through the wall of the dressing room to reveal that they were the special guests that week. A super-fond childhood memory.

  • @danrossell6375
    @danrossell6375 Před rokem +2

    I don't know how you boil it down to a top 10. There were so many incredible guests from all walks of life on the Muppets.

  • @annapplegoldfinch5533
    @annapplegoldfinch5533 Před 5 lety +70

    The Star Wars episode was my favorite. It shows just how underrated Mark Hamill is as an actor.

    • @kennethblack314
      @kennethblack314 Před 5 lety +5

      The pause for the villain to appear, who turned out to be Gonzo, was one of my favorite moments from the show.

    • @johngallagher72
      @johngallagher72 Před 3 lety +9

      When he did the musical number you realized how talented he was.

    • @legokiller3579
      @legokiller3579 Před 3 lety +5

      @@johngallagher72 the musical number is also a bit prophetic. Careful what you wish for.

    • @ISBuckley8
      @ISBuckley8 Před 3 lety +3

      @@legokiller3579 In more than one ways. At the time, Disney didn't own the Muppets either, so that was really creepy how accurate that was

  • @bujmoose3992
    @bujmoose3992 Před 5 lety +14

    I always remember the episode with Linda Ronstadt singing the Shoop Shoop song.

  • @Goosebumps869
    @Goosebumps869 Před 4 lety +31

    Dudley Moore was great on the Muppets!!! I wish that Rowan Atkinson was a guest star on that show.

  • @graymouser64
    @graymouser64 Před 2 lety +6

    Vincent Price proved his comical talents on other occasions as well, for example in the unforgettable The Raven (1963), along such other greats as Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court, and a very young... Jack Nicholson!

  • @alicat355
    @alicat355 Před 5 lety +73

    It's a shame there are no more good shows like this anymore

  • @elizabethalvarado8698
    @elizabethalvarado8698 Před 6 lety +82

    8:50- Oh, I'd hate to imagine Piggy's reaction, when she finds out that Luke and Leia are actually siblings!

  • @Eris_Strife
    @Eris_Strife Před 2 lety +12

    Lynda Carter was one of my favorites back in the day. I absolutely adore her rendition of Rubber Band Man.

  • @jeffreyouellette9548
    @jeffreyouellette9548 Před 2 lety +4

    The muppet show & Jim Henson are one the greatest tv shows series ever
    🥲! They made families & children happy all the time (laughing every episode they had on.). I miss it greatly 🥺! All involved in the show were geniuses and great at what they were doing!

  • @luckyduck8404
    @luckyduck8404 Před 5 lety +11

    Muppets are all I watched when I was little still love it

  • @pcoleman1971
    @pcoleman1971 Před 7 lety +57

    I would have had Rudolf Noreyev on there for performing 'Swine Lake' with Miss Piggy. Yet it is so hard to choose. What made the show great was how many big names did appear.

    • @terriatca1
      @terriatca1 Před 5 lety

      I remember that episode. The whole family would head out to my grandparents every Sunday, my grandfather would turn on the Muppets and all of us would settle down to watch it.

    • @jekubfimbulwing5370
      @jekubfimbulwing5370 Před 5 lety +4

      Rudolph Nureyev's episode was possibly the most important episode in Muppet History! Before that episode Jim Henson was relying on favors earned in the entertainment industry to get guest stars, Rudolph was the first person to request to become a guest star. Simply because he wanted to dance with Miss Piggy! That wasn't able to happen but he DID perform a very memorable Ballet with a Giant Pig. After which he has a musical number with Miss Piggy, in a steam room. And yes, she was throwing herself at him, literally!
      After Nureyev, stars started requesting appearances on the Muppet Show.

  • @timothylee9418
    @timothylee9418 Před 2 lety +5

    I loved it when Tracy Chapman was on Sesame St and she was playing her guitar with Elmo. By mistake she hit Elmo with her guitar and honestly apologized to Elmo. Then she totally cracked up.

  • @519forestmonk9
    @519forestmonk9 Před 3 lety +2

    Best show ever. Never a bad episode. Hilarious for children and adults.

  • @elizabethkizzar6375
    @elizabethkizzar6375 Před 7 lety +87

    No Roger Moore?? His version of "If I Could Talk to the Animals " is absolutely hilarious and totally brilliant.

    • @studogable
      @studogable Před 5 lety

      I concur. His idea of having this utterly gentle finale to play against type - subverted by they gentle animals trying to kill him. Priceless.

    • @jekubfimbulwing5370
      @jekubfimbulwing5370 Před 5 lety +1

      It wasn't the Animals trying to kill him, Scooter accidentally recruited some spies for the episode!

  • @Klos1neMN
    @Klos1neMN Před 5 lety +60

    It's too bad that John Lennon was never on the show, apparently he really liked watching The Muppet Show with his son Sean. But yeah, that Alice Cooper episode deserves to be #1.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Před 4 lety

      Nonsense.

    • @bensherlock1328
      @bensherlock1328 Před 3 lety

      Even though none of Beatles stared on the show, a lot of their songs were still performed.

    • @tcrpgfan
      @tcrpgfan Před 2 lety

      He probably would have wanted to do his own version of rainbow connection. That's the kind of song he'd have definitely vibed with based on his prior work.

  • @johannesbridges1341
    @johannesbridges1341 Před 4 lety +24

    I remember most of these, but especially the Alice Cooper show. I was really young, but old enough to understand who Alice Cooper was and I couldn't believe they would bring him onto a children's variety show like The Muppets. It was an inspired choice, because somehow they blended his persona into the show perfectly.

    • @em7dim9
      @em7dim9 Před rokem +3

      It worked because most of Alice's horror was tongue-in-cheek, and he was a comedian at heart. You couldn't have done the same with an artist like Black Sabbath.

    • @Powerranger-le4up
      @Powerranger-le4up Před 6 měsíci

      He was initially reluctant because he wanted to keep the Alice persona. He agreed when he found out Vincent Price had been a guest star.

  • @dknox90803
    @dknox90803 Před 4 lety +11

    I can’t help but smile when watching this.

  • @clarktooncrossing3975
    @clarktooncrossing3975 Před 7 lety +110

    Aw man, this show was a comedy goldmine!

    • @clarktooncrossing3975
      @clarktooncrossing3975 Před 7 lety +9

      +ZECTCustomUnit A) I'm a fan of both Henson and Disney. B) I'm not pissed at the Mouse because Muppet Treasure Island, Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Vision 3D, and The Muppets Go to Disney World. One bad show and suddenly everyone loses their mind. Does no one remember Muppets Tonight? Or Bear in the Big Blue House for that matter? Heaven forbid they make one bad show.

    • @likestallwomen
      @likestallwomen Před 6 lety

      Hell yeah it was!

    • @DanTheMan1985ful
      @DanTheMan1985ful Před 6 lety

      You can say that, again!

    • @melodyboyles7089
      @melodyboyles7089 Před 5 lety

      Rryyyjgschiecbufeuc

  • @tptomaga1
    @tptomaga1 Před 7 lety +70

    The crime is not mentioning Gilda Radnor or the Carol Burnett episodes. Gilda's goes from the class of singing an operetta number to the whole cast getting glued together. And Carol Burnett's episode was emmey nominated for how well it was done.

    • @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE
      @ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE Před 6 lety +1

      YES!!!! Gilda's episode was great. She got stuck to Beaker when a super glue from Muppet Labs exploded? You're right!

    • @rupertscrubins6495
      @rupertscrubins6495 Před 5 lety +3

      To be fair it’s not an easy list to make

  • @bellaboo666
    @bellaboo666 Před 2 lety +4

    the alice cooper episode was by far my favorite as a kid, I'd watch it everyday with my season 3 DVD set. I blame that episode for my music taste and my love for horror.

  • @monicacubberly-early1901
    @monicacubberly-early1901 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much for sharing this. Reminds me to still do good but not to take ourselves too seriously in this world. God bless you for compiling such a beautiful collection of memories from Patrick

  • @mdmjeremiah
    @mdmjeremiah Před 4 lety +61

    The Harry Belafante episode was the best one overall. Every sketch was great and his Banana Boat song sketch always makes me laugh.

    • @bensherlock1328
      @bensherlock1328 Před 3 lety +4

      The closing number is, apparently, the most important part of the episode. It’s a song called Turn the World Around. Years later, Harry did a reprise of the song at Jim’s memorial service.

    • @mdmjeremiah
      @mdmjeremiah Před 3 lety +1

      @@bensherlock1328 Yes I loved that song and I looked for it for years on CD and could never find it for that reason.

    • @phoenixman8569
      @phoenixman8569 Před rokem

      sadly he just passed way this past april....

  • @Willysmb44
    @Willysmb44 Před 5 lety +32

    "Ghost riders in the sky" by Johnny Cash on the Muppet Show was always a favorite of mine. Looks at the lyrics and realize this was supposed to be a kid's show. You'd NEVER see anything like that again!

    • @azmike3572
      @azmike3572 Před 3 lety +2

      Today the Confederate flag in his segment would be gone.

    • @ronaldmasterbud1551
      @ronaldmasterbud1551 Před 2 lety

      @@azmike3572 so True !!!
      Just Like the 15 minute Warning ⚠️ on the Beginning of Blazing Saddles ☹ Now...

  • @chrismcevoy2503
    @chrismcevoy2503 Před 4 lety +10

    Rest In Peace Kenny Rogers August 21, 1938-March 20, 2020

  • @thomasmccown2121
    @thomasmccown2121 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for this great video!!! I grew up watching it and it brings back memories of my childhood!!!! Thanks again and God bless you all today 🙏 Shalom

  • @richardwintle1020
    @richardwintle1020 Před 5 lety +252

    Once and for all - Alice Cooper never beheaded a live chicken on stage. A few minutes of research would turn this up.

    • @ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher
      @ScottSpenceNoneTheRicher Před 4 lety +15

      Liberace was accused of biting the head off of a dove, he’s swore, “I’ve never even touched 1 dove, now I mighta had a cockatoo!” Tip your waitresses and drive safe

    • @obscurelyvague
      @obscurelyvague Před 3 lety +6

      "Richard Wintle' According to what I heard him himself say on an interview, , he threw the (live) chicken into the audience who just tore the chicken apart.

    • @kevinburke6055
      @kevinburke6055 Před 3 lety +6

      Someone threw a chicken on stage and Alice threw it back in crowd they tore it apart throwing parts of it back on stage.

    • @Goruthar
      @Goruthar Před 3 lety +3

      Yeah I thought that false news mention was weak.

    • @nahkohese555
      @nahkohese555 Před 3 lety +15

      The only thing Alice Cooper ever beheaded on stage was himself.

  • @maziebunny2
    @maziebunny2 Před 7 lety +54

    as a devoted fan of the Muppet Show, I feel these 4 guests were greatly missed from the list: Peter Ustinov, Danny Kaye, Diana Ross, and of course, Carol Burnett.

  • @OnsWereldSuiderland
    @OnsWereldSuiderland Před 2 lety

    Thank you. Thats possibly the sweetest Top 10 WatchMojo has done. I'm sitting here with a warm fuzzy feeling and a smile on my face.

  • @meredithtoich3150
    @meredithtoich3150 Před 2 lety +6

    Some of my favorite guest stars are featured on this list and those are Vincent Price, John Cleese, Elton John, Julie Andrews, Steve Martin and Mark Hamill along with the other stars of Star Wars Kenny Baker and Anthony Daniels. I am also quite partial to Paul Simon, but there's another guest star who I also really like who I wish was included on this list and that's Raquel Welch. Her episode was so awesome, along with the episodes starring Twiggy, Bob Holt and Paul Williams.

    • @EmmaIrvine-nr8gt
      @EmmaIrvine-nr8gt Před 26 dny +1

      That's great! But mine is STILL Rita Moreno.

    • @meredithtoich3150
      @meredithtoich3150 Před 24 dny +1

      @@EmmaIrvine-nr8gt I love her episode. I'm also very partial to the episode starring Helen Reddy.

  • @kimgoss2714
    @kimgoss2714 Před 5 lety +48

    Loved all of the Muppet shows. My favorites were Elton John and Alice Cooper

  • @Thespeedrap
    @Thespeedrap Před 4 lety +33

    I hope Prince is on the list Muppets tonight was awesome miss the 90s.

  • @julianwaugh8221
    @julianwaugh8221 Před rokem +1

    It was a great honour for these stars to have the privilidge of appearing on the muppets.

  • @terriatca1
    @terriatca1 Před 2 lety +1

    I watched these when they first were shown. Our entire family (13) would go to our grandparents every sunday, swim away the afternoon in the lake and settle down to watch the Muppets and the Disney Show. This brings back some really great memories.

  • @livispuzzled
    @livispuzzled Před 5 lety +695

    10. You
    9. Cant
    8. Rank
    7. Them
    6. Since
    5. They’re
    4. All
    3. Pretty
    2. Good
    1. Elton John
    Edit: how tf did this get 3rd highest lmao

  • @BH-zd2px
    @BH-zd2px Před 4 lety +18

    Dudley Moore, Carol Burnett, and Carol Channing were some of my favorites.

  • @zerogrey3798
    @zerogrey3798 Před 2 lety +1

    I remember watching most of these guests when I was a kid. Man it was amazing.

  • @RJS1974
    @RJS1974 Před 5 lety +62

    Linda Ronstadt should be included. The Shoop Shoop song and Blue Bayou with the muppets were as good as it gets.

    • @thedys70
      @thedys70 Před 4 lety +1

      quoted for truth bro

    • @babulsgg
      @babulsgg Před 2 lety +1

      The version of Blue Bayou was great as well!

  • @GylmehsWorld1
    @GylmehsWorld1 Před 7 lety +59

    Throughout the entire list I kept saying if Alice Cooper isn't #1 this list is bullshit.... You guys nailed it! Good job.

  • @AllanOstermann
    @AllanOstermann Před 3 lety

    THANK YOU SO MUCH, WATCHMOJO! I needed this. Life makes sense again 🤪

  • @analeigholdeworlde4178

    This was amazing. Thank you!!!! I had so much fun watching.

  • @vapoet
    @vapoet Před 5 lety +21

    I was a big fan of the George Burns episode. "Gonzo fiddles as George Burns." "Didn't wanna do it."

  • @guyinsf
    @guyinsf Před 5 lety +5

    Debbie Harry doing a duet with Kermit on the Rainbow Connection is the greatest Muppets moment in history!

  • @sebom141
    @sebom141 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot for this!

  • @elizabeths.5612
    @elizabeths.5612 Před rokem +3

    The Christopher Reeve episode was hilarious and it showcased all of his talents.

  • @UnderAlog572
    @UnderAlog572 Před 5 lety +6

    Vincent Price is my all time favorite performers , weather old time radio or Halloween specials holds a special place in my heart and puts me in a beautiful place

    • @42ayla
      @42ayla Před rokem

      He used to be on a local program called The Hilarious House of Frightenstein. He come to the station, do his lines for the season in one go then leave again. He was one of my favourite parts of it.

    • @stankulp1008
      @stankulp1008 Před rokem

      on radio as Simon Templer. the Saint

  • @BlanketBCSociety
    @BlanketBCSociety Před 5 lety +73

    John Denver should have been number one as he hosted The Muppet Show more than anyone AND created one of the best Christmas albums of all time.

    • @scottcopeland3730
      @scottcopeland3730 Před 4 lety +8

      John Denver and Jim Henson were clearly kindred spirits. I definitely think Denver belongs in the top ten.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 3 lety +3

      He should have been the permanent co-host

    • @leftiedeb8192
      @leftiedeb8192 Před 3 lety +1

      Thats right!

    • @cunard61
      @cunard61 Před 3 lety +5

      I wish the Christmas special, which had some of the best music ever, still played every year on television, it hasn't been seen by most people in years.

  • @djharris90
    @djharris90 Před rokem +1

    A walk through my memories. Thank you.

  • @LOOMIS1638
    @LOOMIS1638 Před 2 lety +1

    What a cast of characters!! Wow. This took me back 4O years. 😀

  • @chrislefebvre5200
    @chrislefebvre5200 Před 4 lety +30

    Everyone has their favorites, for me it'll always be Elton John, Vincent Price and Peter Sellers

  • @anabelcanas9896
    @anabelcanas9896 Před 7 lety +43

    I'm surprised that George Burns, Edgar Bergan, Lynda Carter, Christopher Reeves, and Pearl Bailey weren't on this list!

    • @tbb033
      @tbb033 Před 6 lety +3

      It's only a 10 list, make it a 50.

    • @JW...-oj5iw
      @JW...-oj5iw Před 5 lety

      Anabel Canas ... Who is Christopher Reeves?

    • @MrLeedlesProductions
      @MrLeedlesProductions Před 5 lety

      @@JW...-oj5iw the opposite of Christopher Walken

    • @JW...-oj5iw
      @JW...-oj5iw Před 5 lety

      mr leedles ... Hoped she would explain it, so I could ask who Edgar Bergan is.

    • @csf7773
      @csf7773 Před 5 lety

      @@JW...-oj5iw massively popular actor who played Superman in all the movies. Icon of that era. It's just Reeve though, no s

  • @triquetrawitch3002
    @triquetrawitch3002 Před rokem

    Thank you for posting this I don't care how long ago it was but honestly you brought my childhood back to me and yeah and I'm beyond my age but the mother told me do some serious childhood stuff back in the '70s so thank you very much for posting this absolutely was awesome watch all this

  • @verilyheld
    @verilyheld Před rokem +3

    I loved the skit with Christopher Reeve. Miss Piggy delivers one of her famed karate chops and . . . let's just say, he really was the Man of Steel!

  • @skunksrus007
    @skunksrus007 Před 6 lety +195

    You've missed Debbie Harry (BLONDIE) she has to be one of the greatest to be on there

    • @studogable
      @studogable Před 5 lety

      @@briabba123 What controversy?

    • @briabba123
      @briabba123 Před 5 lety

      Miss Applebe swore she said the f word

    • @frankhogan7541
      @frankhogan7541 Před 5 lety +3

      I just Said The Same Above. Along With Sandra Bullock's "Psychiatrist's Office" Sketch.

    • @frankhogan7541
      @frankhogan7541 Před 5 lety +6

      I Said The Same, Above. Debbie Harry's "Rainbow Connection" Duet AND Sandra Bullock's Psychiatrist's Office Sketch BOTH deserve to be on the List.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold Před 5 lety +1

      @@frankhogan7541
      This is only about the original Muppet-Show, Sandra Bullock was never there of course, she was 17 when it ended.