The Muppet Show: Season 2

1977 · 30 episodes · ★ 3.6

What Season 2 of The Muppet Show

Gustavo directs and hosts a weekly music hall-style variety show in a theater, with songs, dance numbers and sketches. Each show features a guest star who must be looked after while the rest of the cast prepares their acts. Gustavo has to keep his colleagues' antics in check and also his own temper. Behind the scenes, side stories collide with the show. Reporter Fleet Scribbler blackmails his way backstage and turns every confidence into a negative headline. Gonzo falls for Madeline Kahn, Miss Piggy wants Gustavo to notice her, and Fozzie hides from Milton Berle out of sheer fear.

30episodes

Sep 30, 1977premiered

Apr 23, 1978Latest episode

13 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 George Burns
Sep 30, 1977 · 26 min
Kermit is hassled by Daily Scandal reporter Fleet Scribbler, who blackmails his way backstage at The Muppet Show and is determined to spin everything he hears in a negative light. He even offers Miss Piggy a picture spread if she'll give him the real dirt on the Muppets. Soon, even the Swedish Chef is talking to Fleet, who answers in mock-Swedish.
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: George Burns
2x02 Madeline Kahn
Oct 7, 1977 · 26 min
Madeline tells Gonzo she thinks he's terrific on the show, and the ego-starved Gonzo instantly falls in love with her. He drops in to Miss Piggy's dressing room to tell her he no longer has a crush on her, which pleases her until she finds out that he likes someone else. Gonzo's obsession takes him to the brink of marrying her until hearing her comments to Kermit of his going off the deep end breaks his fragile heart.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Madeline Kahn
2x03 Milton Berle
Oct 14, 1977 · 26 min
Fozzie Bear is so intimidated by the thought of meeting Milton Berle, "the King of Comics," that he spends the whole show hiding from the guest star. His flimsy disguises don't fool Kermit or Scooter, but when Fozzie finally overhears Milton saying that he'd like to do a song-and-dance with him, Fozzie springs out of hiding, and the pair performs "Top Banana" together in baggy pants and big shoes.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Milton Berle
2x04 John Cleese
Oct 21, 1977 · 26 min
Gonzo catches a cannonball with his bare hand, which stretches his arm out. Fozzie and Floyd crack jokes about the situation. Gonzo turns to John for help, but John ends up pulling the rest of his limbs out to match.Meanwhile, John isn't pleased with being on the show. He's tied to his chair before the show, he complains about the number of pigs and monsters on the show, and he gets roped into doing a closing number.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: John Cleese
2x05 Nancy Walker
Oct 28, 1977 · 26 min
Kermit is at home sick so Fozzie has to run the show and proves how bad he could be by having Crazy Harry of all people have an opening skit "Target Practice", then getting "Vets' Hospital" and "At The Dance" on the same stage at the same time, causing a lot of trouble for the bear and his costars.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Nancy Walker
2x06 Rich Little
Nov 4, 1977 · 26 min
Gonzo auditions real chickens for his dancing chicken act. Due to a last-minute cancellation, he finally gets on stage, but his chicken Lolita hardly moves.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Rich Little
2x07 Edgar Bergen
Nov 11, 1977 · 26 min
Inspired by Edgar and his dummies, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, Fozzie tries his hand at a ventriloquism act. Unfortunately, he doesn't really understand the principle behind the act, and expects his dummy to talk on his own.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Edgar Bergen
2x08 Bernadette Peters
Nov 18, 1977 · 26 min
Robin wants his own spot on the show, but his uncle Kermit doesn't even notice him with bigger costars like Thog, Sweetums, and Timmy stomping around. The little frog even tries to run away but just ends up locked in his own suitcase. When Bernadette Peters notices him and tries to cheer him up, however, Robin finds out that all the Muppets believe in him. He becomes so confident that he demands to sing "They Call the Wind Maria," but Kermit settles on a cute, little song called "I'm Five" instead.
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Bernadette Peters
2x09 Dom DeLuise
Nov 25, 1977 · 26 min
Miss Piggy hires Scooter to pay off the audience to go wild for her. She also has him send her dozens of bouquets and write her piles of fan mail, all part of an attempt to get Kermit to notice her more. Piggy and Scooter stage a conversation for Kermit to overhear, in which she pretends to have an offer from another show, but Kermit isn't fooled. After finding out from Scooter what's really going on, he tells Piggy he's heard about her offer and has decided to let her go. When she breaks down in tears, sobbing that she can't leave him, Kermit agrees to take her back, but at a lower salary. After all, if she can afford to have Scooter pay off the audience for her... Miss Piggy gets hysterical and depressed, but is refreshed by Dom DeLuise.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Dom DeLuise
2x10 Teresa Brewer
Dec 2, 1977 · 26 min
Miss Piggy overhears Kermit tell Scooter that she's getting too fat to do her ballet number next week, so she decides to go on a diet. She breaks a scale weighing herself, and collapses after exercising with a TV show for a few minutes.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Teresa Brewer
2x11 Steve Martin
Dec 9, 1977 · 26 min
Kermit cancels the show in order to audition new acts. Guest star Steve is angry at first, but he goes on to perform for the cast. Fozzie worries that Kermit plans to hire replacements, especially after the audition of a canine comedian, Baskerville the Hound. Kermit tells Fozzie that he should appreciate seeing another artist's work -- until Lenny the Lizard auditions as a new emcee. A young singing girl, called Mary/Terry/Carrie Louise, is systematically removed off, when she makes an attempt of audition with her croaking partner.
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Steve Martin
2x12 Lou Rawls
Dec 16, 1977 · 26 min
Fozzie Bear has a new rollerskating act, but since he doesn't know how to skate, he spends the entire episode careening around backstage. He eventually manages to roll out onto the stage to tell his jokes, but when he gets too ambitious and tries to skate backwards on one leg, he falls off the stage.
Directing: Philip Casson · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Lou Rawls
2x13 Julie Andrews
Dec 25, 1977 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "The Lonely Goatherd", "Muppet Newsflash", Gonzo's Act, "Moonlight Sonata", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me?", "Borneo", "When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "Muppet Labs", "I Whistle a Happy Tune"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Julie Andrews
2x14 Peter Sellers
Jan 1, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "A Gypsy's Violin", "When", "Down Memory Lane", Masseur sketch, "It's Not Easy Bein' Green", "Muppet Labs", "Cigarettes & Whiskey"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Peter Sellers
2x15 Elton John
Jan 8, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Crocodile Rock", "Swedish Chef", "Benny and the Jets", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Any Old Iron", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Pigs In Space", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Elton John
2x16 Cleo Laine
Jan 15, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Limbo", "Ain't Got That Swing", "Pigs In Space", Bruce Schwartz, "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", "Swedish Chef", "(I Wonder Why) You're Just In Love", Fozzie's Act, "If"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Cleo Laine
2x17 Rudolf Nureyev
Jan 22, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: The Electric Mayhem, A Wagner opera performed, "Swine Lake", "Something's Missing", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "It's Cold Outside", "Clair De Lune", "Top Hat"
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Graham Fletcher
2x18 Judy Collins
Jan 29, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Leatherwing Bat", "Pigs In Space", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly", "Muppet Newsflash", "Talk to the Trees", "Koozebanian Phoob", "Do-Re-Mi", "Swedish Chef", "Send in the Clowns"
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Judy Collins
2x19 Don Knotts
Feb 5, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Cuento Le Gusta", "Train Back Home", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Veterinarian's Hospital", "Wotcher (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)", "I Won't Dance", "World's Most Powerful Explosive", "Medley"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Don Knotts
2x20 Cloris Leachman
Feb 12, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "That's Entertainment", "My Hero", Fozzie's Act, "Swedish Chef", "Vedgetarian's Hospital", "Muppet Newsflash", "Pigs In Space", "Just in Time"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Cloris Leachman
2x21 Bob Hope
Feb 19, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "The Pig Calypso", "For What It's Worth", "Muppet Newsflash", "Swedish Chef", "Muppet Newsflash", Rowlf plays piano, "Long Long Ago", "Muppet Labs", Rowlf plays piano, "Don't Fence Me In"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Bob Hope
2x22 Jaye P. Morgan
Feb 26, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Tweedle Dee Dee", "Swedish Chef", "At the Dance", "English Country Garden", "Talk Spot", "Pigs In Space", "Muppet Newsflash", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "That Old Black Magic"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Jaye P. Morgan
2x23 Zero Mostel
Mar 5, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Chopin's Polonaise in a Flat", "What do the Simple Folk Do?", "At the Dance", "Muppet Labs", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Fears", "Drum Solo by Animal", "Lady Wrestling"
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Zero Mostel
2x24 Petula Clark
Mar 12, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: "Tweedle Dee Dee", "Swedish Chef", "At the Dance", "English Country Garden", "Talk Spot", "Pigs In Space", "Muppet Newsflash", "An Editorial by Sam The Eagle", "That Old Black Magic"
Directing: Philip Casson · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Don Hinkley · Starring: Petula Clark
2x25 Roy Clark
Mar 19, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""Rocky Top"", ""Swedish Chef"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""Yesterday When I Was Young"", ""I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"", ""Talk Spot"", ""At the Barn-Dance"", Gonzo's Act, ""Sally Was a Good Ol' Girl""
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl · Starring: Roy Clark
2x26 Leo Sayer
Mar 26, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"", ""Carbon Paper"", ""The Daffodills"", ""The Show Must Go On"", ""She was a Dear Little Dicky Bird"", Fozzie's Act, ""When I Need You""
Directing: Peter Harris · Writing: Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl · Starring: Leo Sayer, Graham Fletcher
2x27 Gilda Radner
Apr 2, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""The Lullaby of Broadway"", ""Modern Major General"", ""Muppet Melodrama"", ""Witch Doctor"", ""A Saucy Little Bird on Nellie's Hat"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""Tap Your Troubles Away""
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl · Starring: Gilda Radner
2x28 Pearl Bailey
Apr 9, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""My Soul is a Witness"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""In the Good Old Summertime"", ""An Actor's Life For Me"", ""Pigs In Space"", ""At the Dance"", The Camelot joust
Directing: Peter Harris · Writing: Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl · Starring: Pearl Bailey
2x29 Jean Stapleton
Apr 16, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""Tico Tico"", ""Play a Simple Melody"", ""At the Dance"", ""Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow"", ""Talk Spot"", ""Muppet Melodrama"", ""Muppet Labs"", ""I'm Just Wild About Harry""
Directing: Peter Harris · Writers: Chris Langham, Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl · Starring: Jean Stapleton
2x30 Loretta Lynn Season Finale
Apr 23, 1978 · 26 min
Sketches/Songs: ""You're Looking at Country"", ""I'm All Alone"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", Fozzie's Act, ""At the Dance"", ""Sentimental Journey"", ""Oh, Lonesome Me"", ""Veterinarian's Hospital"", ""Muppet Newsflash"", ""The Rhyming Song"", ""One's on the Way""
Directing: Peter Harris · Writing: Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham · Starring: Loretta Lynn