The Muppet Show: Season Three

The Muppet Show: Season Three, 1978-1979. The Muppets put on a weekly variety show.

Created by Jim Henson. Directed by Peter Harris (13 episodes), & Philip Casson (11). Written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph A. Bailey, Chris Langham, Henson, & Don Hinkley. Starring various guest stars, with Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, & Steve Whitmire.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: More of the same (which I guess is a little contradictory for a show that prides itself on strangeness, but I'm not complaining). A+

GPA: 3.3/4

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The Muppet Show: Season Two

The Muppet Show: Season Two, 1977-1978. The Muppets put on a weekly variety show.

Created by Jim Henson. Directed by Peter Harris (12 episodes), & Philip Casson (12). Written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph A. Bailey, Henson, & Don Hinkley. Starring various guest stars, with Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, & Dave Goelz.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: The best TV show ever made, in its stride. A+

GPA: 3.3/4

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The Muppet Show: Season One

The Muppet Show: Season One, 1976-1977. The Muppets put on a weekly variety show.

Created by Jim Henson. Directed by Peter Harris. Written by Jack Burns, Henson, Jerry Juhl, & Marc London. Starring various guest stars, with Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Eren Ozker, & John Lovelady.

Concept: A
Story: D
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: Most of the guest stars are not so great, the production is on the rough side, and the writing is rarely anything more than a series of very bad puns. But they make up for any shortcomings with pure, unadulterated weirdness. And bucketloads of charm. A+

GPA: 3.4/4

[update of a previous post - original is here]