Jim Henson's puppet army had been doing telly guest spots for more than a decade before they got their own variety show in 1976. The Muppets were instant superstars, their weekly prime-time slot an exuberant, felt-covered cavalcade of rowdy slapstick, song-and-dance routines, groany gags and peculiar guest stars (a Swiss mine troupe called Mummenschanz? Go figure). Hanging out with Henson's indelible characters is where the fun lies: Kermit's eternal, scrunch-faced exasperation, Statler and Waldorf's heckler double-act and the great Gonzo.
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