Muppet Show

Muppet Show ( The Muppet Show ) is a Televised series américano - British in 120 24 minutes episodes, created by Jim Henson and diffused between the September 25th 1976 and the August 6th 1981 on the network ITV 1. In France, the series was diffused starting from 1977 on Antenne 2.

Synopsis

This series, presented by Kermit the frog in the role of the theater director, proposes a succession of sketches and musical numbers carried out by the puppets of the troop (the Muppet S) around a Guest star human, resulting from the cinema world, theater or music.

French voices

Rewards

  • British Academy off Film and Television Arts Award 1977: Better program of entertainment
  • Emmy Award 1977: Best supporting role in a programme of varieties for Rita Moreno
  • British Academy off Film and Television Arts Award 1978: Better original series
  • Emmy Award 1978: Better series of entertainment
  • British Academy off Film and Television Arts Award 1979: Better video assembly
  • Emmy Award 1980: Better video assembly for the episode Liza Minelli
  • Emmy Award 1981: Better scenario for the episode Carol Burnett

Main characters

  • Kermit, frog (VO: )
  • Piggy, the cochonne in love with Kermit (VO: )
  • Fozzie, bear (VO: )
  • large the Gonzo (VO: )
  • , the nephew of the owner
  • the Doctor Walbec Bunsen (VO: ) and its assistant
  • two old critics in the cabin-balcony, (Waldorf has a moustache)
  • the Swedish Chef (VO: )
  • , the chorus girl fan of Piggy
  • Hilda, dresser (VO: Hilde)
  • Beauregard, it man-with-all-to make
  • Sam, the eagle moralizer (VO: )
  • Rowlf, the dog pianist, alias “Doctor Bob” in Veterinary surgeons at the hospital (VO: )
  • Foo-foo, the poodle of Miss Piggy
  • Georges, the guard
  • the captain Jean Bondyork and professor Enrico Chonaille of the Pigs in space (VO: and)
  • Wayne and Wanda, singers of operetta
  • , the “miniature” nephew of Kermit
  • , the “hen” of Gonzo
  • , the enormous hairy monster, cousin distant from Chewbacca
  • , the rat (appears in The Great Muppet Caper )
  • , presenter of the Muppet Tonight show
  • Spamela Larderson, starlet (VO: Spamela Hamderson) ( Muppet Tonight )
  • Johnny Fiamma, the crooner and his monkey Sal Manella ( Muppet Tonight )
  • Sore, the bear caretaker ( Muppet Tonight )
  • Seymour the elephant and Pépé, the royal shrimp (VO: ) ( Muppet Tonight )

  • the orchestra ( The Electric Mayhem Band ):

    • Animal, the insane beater (inspired by the first beater of Motörhead: Phil Taylor, called “Animal Philthy” Taylor).
    • Doctor Dent, pianist (VO: )
    • Janice, the guitarist
    • Zoot, the saxophonist
    • Floyd, bass player (VO: Sgt. Floyd Pepper)

Episodes

See also: Muppet Show: list episodes

Comments

  • the puppets of the Muppet Show , created by Jim Henson, initially appeared in Sesame Street , a famous American emission intended for the children.

  • When at the beginning of the the Seventies, Jim Henson proposes the Muppet Show , it does not find producers interested by the project. At this point in time he addresses himself to Sir Lew Grade, producer British of the Prisonnier , which, filled with enthusiasm, launches out in the project.

  • the rights of the series were repurchased in 2004 by the Walt Disney Company which created the company Muppets Holding Company.

Continuations

Televised series

  • a third series - Frenchwoman - entitled Muppets TV and produced by Sebastien Cauet was diffused in the form of 5 minutes a daily short program and of a weekly emission from 30 to 35 minutes between the October 29th 2006 and the December 31st 2006 on TF1. For lack of audience, only 10 episodes were carried out.

  • an animated series, Muppet Babies ( ), diffused of 1984 to 1991 tells the childhood of Kermit and its friends.

Films

Several feature films having for hero the main characters of the Muppet Show were carried out:

See too

External bonds

  • Official site
  • Central Muppet
  • Kermitage

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