The Muppet Show

- Season 5

(1980)

When Gene Kelly was first booked for the show he said to the writers that he didn't just want to do 'Singin' in the Rain'. The writers turned Gene's request into a running gag for the show, and much to Kermit's dismay, Gene Kelly insists on just passively watching the Muppets do their "thing" from the wings of the stage. But of course, the Muppets get their way in the end, and Gene performs a few numbers while backstage with Kermit and the gang, including the song 'Singin' in the Rain'.

Miss Piggy finally pushes Kermit too far, leading to the frog firing and replacing her with Loretta Swit.

Beauregard misinterprets his orders to get rid of Rizzo and the rats so completely that they plot to take over the show.

The Muppet Theatre gets ahold of a supply of real gold for props, but it is protected by a violently paranoid security guard.

James Coburn tries to encourage Animal to embrace serenity through Zen Buddhism, but it proves a hopeless task.

Teen actor Brooke Shields stars in the Muppets' version of Alice in Wonderland.

Guest star Glenda Jackson becomes a pirate and hijacks the Muppet Theater as her ship.

The Muppets decide to do something "entirely different" on their show and feature puppets.

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Kermit introduces Miss Piggy to the guest star, Jean-Pierre Rampal, in order to give her the opportunity to speak French with someone. The trouble is that Piggy doesn't actually speak French.

With the Muppets performing only Paul Simon's songs for this show, Gonzo is inspired to emulate the musician's musical ways.

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Tony Randall is causing accidental trouble with a book of spells, especially when he turns Miss Piggy to stone.

Beaker makes several copies of himself and throws the show into chaos as they continually all chase Dr. Bunsen Honeydew around for revenge.

There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.

The entire roof of the Muppet Theater has to be taken to the shop for repairs, exposing the show to all sorts of inclement weather.

Statler and Waldorf accept the dare from Kermit to run the Muppet Show themselves and find it a chaotic challenge.

The Muppets put on an Arabian Nights themed show with Marty Feldman as Scheherazade.

With the intended guest star declining to appear, a messenger boy, Chris Langham, is hastily recruited to substitute.

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The Muppet Show is broadcast on radio station WHOG which leads to havoc in the muppet theater.

Thanks to Gonzo, the Muppet Theater's electrical system is damaged, throwing the show into continual power failures.

Kermit and special guest Linda Ronstadt have mutual crushes on each other. Miss Piggy discovers this and makes it her goal to keep Kermit away from Linda.

Kermit has hired several spies for Roger Moore's closing number, but Moore wants to do a wholesome song instead. The spies disguise themselves as fluffy animals in order to get him.