Top 10 Greatest Muppet Show Guest Stars
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Published 2016-08-09
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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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All Comments (21)
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Anyone else wish The Muppet Show was still going? I sure do.
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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.
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"These monsters aren't ours." "I know; they're MINE."
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Rita Moreno's episode was absolutely incredible. It's still one of my favorites.
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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!
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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.
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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”.
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Danny Kaye and his version of "Inchworm" has always been one of my most favorite, touching, sweet Muppet moments.
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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.
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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.
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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
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I feel so.lucky to have been a kid while this was on TV
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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.
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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.
