The Muppet Show Musical Guests
The Muppet Show was a prime-time, comedy-variety show which ran from 1976 until 1981. It was created for kids, but each week Kermit the Frog and the Muppets invited a human guest to join them at the famed Muppet Theater. Few prime time shows had a guest list this outstanding, and no other show featured such great guests singing with puppets. Here are eleven favorites.
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Steve Martin & the Muppets Jug Band with “Dueling Banjos”
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Alice Cooper Performs “Schools Out”
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Johnny Cash Sings “Orange Blossom Special”
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Dudley Moore sings “Mama Don’t Allow” with ‘Mama’
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Buddy Rich Drum Battle vs Animal
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Elton John Sings “Crocodile Rock”
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Rita Moreno Sings “Fever” with Animal
(Rita won an Emmy for this episode)
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John Cleese Doesn’t Sing a Song
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Peter Sellers sings “Cigarettes & Whiskey”
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Kris Kristofferson & Miss Piggy Sing “Help Me Make It Through the Night”
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Dizzy Gillespie & The Electric Mayhem “Swing Low Sweet Cadillac”
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