The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show is a variety sketch comedy family television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches... Wikipedia

• Genre:  Sketch comedy, Variety show, Surreal humour
• Created by:  Jim Henson
• Written by:  Jack Burns (head writer, season 1), Jerry Juhl (head writer, seasons 2–5), Jim Henson, David Odell, Chris Langham, Don Hinkley, Joseph A. Bailey
• Directed by:  Peter Harris, Philip Casson
• Starring:  Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire (1978–1981), Louise Gold (1977–1981), Kathryn Mullen (1978–1981), Eren Ozker (1976–1977), John Lovelady (1976–1977)
• Theme music composer:  Jim Henson, Sam Pottle
• Opening theme:  "The Muppet Show Theme"
• Ending theme:  "The Muppet Show Theme" (instrumental)
• Country of origin:  United Kingdom, United States
• Original language(s):  English
• No. of seasons:  5
• No. of episodes:  120
• Location(s):  ATV Elstree, Borehamwood, England, UK
• Camera setup:  Multi-camera
• Running time:  22–26 minutes
• Production company(s):  ATV, Henson Associates, ITC Entertainment
• Original network:  ITV (UK), syndication (US)
• Related shows:  Muppet Babies (1984–1991), The Jim Henson Hour (1989), Muppets Tonight (1996–1998), The Muppets (2015–2016), Muppets Now (2020)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo