“Unmasking the Muppets: The Surprising Secrets of Kermit’s Colorful Legacy!”
Juliet Prowse and Connie Stevens were given their Muppet counterparts. The idea was canned due to the Muppets being too expensive to make.
The Show Made The Founding Fathers Proud
In 1978, the Mary Washington Colonial Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution gave The Muppet Show a Television Award Merit.
It was the first non-historical series to be honored with the award. Captain Kangaroo and Mister Rogers Neighborhood would win years later.
The Theater Is Owned By Scooter’s Uncle
According to the book The Phantom of the Muppet Theater, the stage was built by a stage actor named John Stone in 1802. However, in The Muppet Show, the owner is J.P. Grosse, who was introduced as Scooter’s uncle.
The character made brief appearances on the show, with a running gag featuring Kermit going along with the demands being made in Grosse’s name due to his fear of the theater’s owner. The most popular musical number from the show came from a non-Muppet movie. Hint: it has something to do with Mahna Mahna.
Henson Hated The Laugh Track
To stay with the live act of the show, the laugh track was included. Henson was reluctant to use it, but he decided to keep it anyways.
However, he managed to include some laughs at the track’s expense. In episode 104, Kermit makes a joke that it is “up to the laugh track” whether the show was funny or not.
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