Episode guide

The Muppet Show: Season 5

24 episodes · first aired Oct 5, 1980

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1 Roger Moore Oct 5, 1980 · 26m Kermit calls the Secret Service to hire real spies for Roger's closing number. (They're listed in the Yellow Pages.) However, Roger wants to do a cute, cuddly version of "Talk to the…
2 Loretta Swit Oct 12, 1980 · 26m How well can Loretta fit into Miss Piggy's roles? It all comes to a dramatic climax with the ""Pigs in Space"" installment.
3 James Coburn Oct 19, 1980 · 26m Animal hits it off with tough guy James Coburn -- but James decides that Animal isn't centered enough, and introduces him to meditation and Zen. Animal doesn't take well to Zen.
4 Linda Ronstadt Oct 26, 1980 · 26m Afraid that Linda will steal her frog away, Piggy locks Kermit up in a chest owned by Gonzo when Scooter helps him move his mildew ""collection"" and hides it.
5 Tony Randall Nov 2, 1980 · 26m Browsing through an old book of magic spells, Tony accidentally turns Miss Piggy into stone. He considers bringing her to a stonemason for help. Fozzie, Gonzo and Floyd crack stone jokes…
6 Brooke Shields Nov 9, 1980 · 26m Thinking she was booked to do "The Muffin Show," Brooke finds herself growing and shrinking as the Muppets stage Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
7 Melissa Manchester Nov 16, 1980 · 26m Kermit is plagued by a night of backstage crises. A group of skiers get hurt during the opening number, and after Kermit says that the theater will cover their medical costs, Scooter…
8 Señor Wences Nov 23, 1980 · 26m In honor of Señor Wences and his puppets, Kermit decides to do something new -- a puppet show! Fozzie wants to do a marionette act with a Dancing Clown puppet, but the marionette…
9 Jean-Pierre Rampal Nov 30, 1980 · 26m Miss Piggy is cornered by flautist Jean-Pierre, who wants to speak French with her. She claims to have laryngitis, whispering, "My vocal coach told me not to speak French. I'm not even…
10 Gladys Knight Dec 7, 1980 · 26m The theater is under repair, but the workers have to destroy in order to build. They take the roof right off, leaving this show victim to the elements.
11 Joan Baez Dec 14, 1980 · 26m Rizzo and the other rats bother Kermit for a spot on the show, so Kermit asks Beauregard to "take care of them." Of course, Bo takes that literally, and treats them as guests. The rats…
12 Marty Feldman Dec 21, 1980 · 26m The Muppets present their version of 1001 Arabian Nights, with guest star Marty Feldman playing the role of Scheherazade, telling tales to an evil Caliph (played by the Swedish Chef).
13 Glenda Jackson Dec 28, 1980 · 26m Glenda reveals herself to be Black Jackson the pirate captain, and she takes over the Muppet Theater with the help of Short John Silver (Sweetums) and Eric, a heartless pirate parrot (in…
14 Gene Kelly Jan 4, 1981 · 26m Gene is under the impression that he's a "guest" -- that is, he's going to sit and watch, but not perform onstage. Frantic, Kermit tricks him into performing by asking him to give him a…
15 Hal Linden Jan 11, 1981 · 26m Statler and Waldorf get their chance to do a better show than Kermit--they play host, while Kermit and Fozzie heckle from the balcony. Unfortunately, Statler and Waldorf's acts don't turn…
16 Wally Boag Jan 18, 1981 · 26m In honor of vaudeville-influenced guest star Wally Boag, the Muppets salute vaudeville, with a balloon animal act, a bagpipe player and a hypnotist. Wally performs acts he made famous at…
17 Debbie Harry Jan 25, 1981 · 26m Robin's Frog Scout troop visits the show, getting in everyone's way backstage. They ask Debbie for help earning their punk merit badges, and she teaches them how to do the pogo. When Gonzo…
18 Johnny Cash Feb 1, 1981 · 26m In honor of Johnny Cash's appearance, the show is simulcast over country radio station WHOG, and the radio broadcast threatens to overwhelm the actual show. The head of WHOG, Big Tiny Tall…
19 Carol Burnett Feb 8, 1981 · 26m There's no show today, almost; the theater is turned into a dance marathon hosted by Gonzo.
20 Buddy Rich Feb 15, 1981 · 26m Thanks to Gonzo's refrigerated mildew collection, the power goes out in the theater, and Beauregard almost electrocutes himself trying to fix it. Half of the acts have to perform in the…
21 Paul Simon Feb 22, 1981 · 26m Paul inspires Gonzo to be a songwriter. Unfortunately, Gonzo writes songs like "For You": "For youuu... I'd wash my hair with stinky glue, I'd fry my legs and eat them too, I'd put a…
22 Chris Langham Mar 1, 1981 · 26m A messenger brings a message from the scheduled guest star -- Benny Brillstein, the Yiddish yodeler. Benny refuses to be on the show, so Kermit asks Chris, the messenger boy, to be the…
23 Mac Davis Mar 8, 1981 · 26m Beaker tests Muppet Labs' new copier machine, ultimately falling into it and making seven copies of himself. The multiple Beakers gang up on Bunsen, and the doctor is forced to wear a…
24 Shirley Bassey Mar 15, 1981 · 26m Kermit borrows fifty million dollars worth of gold for Shirley's closing number, "Goldfinger". Security guard Bruno is suspicious that Kermit wants to steal the gold, but keeping an eye on…