The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)

The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
by Philip Casson, Peter Harris

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Actor: Dave Goelz, Eren Ozker, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson
Director: Peter Harris, Philip Casson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 604 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney

DVD Reviews of The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)

DVD Review: Classics
Summary: 4 Stars

I've always loved the Muppet Show....since I was a kid. Great series, good quality and I will for sure buy the second season.

DVD Review: US version is NOT complete
Summary: 2 Stars

Due to Disney's aquisition of the Muppets franchise these episodes are missing key elements originally broadcast. Song licensing problems from Disney has meant that many classic moments have been cut.

The Cuts Include-

"You've Got A Friend" Sung by Vincent Price
"Old Fashioned Way" Sung by Charles Aznavour
"All Of Me" (Paul Williams Episode) Sung by Two Monsters
"The Danceros" (Jim Nabors Episode) Sung by The Danceros
"Gone with the Wind" Sung by Jim Nabors
"Stormy Weather" Sung by Wayne and Wanda

There are also cuts in the intro sequences and backstage chit chat preceding the songs. Also two Muppet News sketches and a balcony scene featuring Statler and Waldorf are missing.

If you want the FULL UNCUT episodes I sugest buying the UK Region 2 version instead of this butchered so called "Special Edition"

DVD Review: Classic Muppet Show
Summary: 5 Stars

Their first season was rougher than later seasons, but still hilarious. The shows are not in the order they aired (we see Scooter before he the episode he jopined the join, but . . .) Contains the song "Manamana" - classic.

DVD Review: Great Product - Great Price
Summary: 5 Stars

The Muppet Show is a classic - if you're a fan buy it now. I purchased the first 3 seasons as a gift and she loved it. Can't wait to get a hold of seasons 4 and 5.

DVD Review: Muppett Show - Season One DVD
Summary: 2 Stars

The DVD was damaged upon receipt from the USPS. I could not imagine how poorly packed the DVD was when sent to us. It was packaged in the shell of a cardboard box, with a strip of cardboard on top of it and then taped with a packing tape without any cushioning inside. During the busy holiday season, it was crushed, and the DVD damaged as well. I returned it via USPS, using a cushioned envelope from the USPS (often used for books). The return procedure was user-friendly online and efficient.

Description of The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)

It's time to raise the curtain on THE MUPPET SHOW! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef and more, in the complete first season of this groundbreaking twist on the classic Variety Show. Included are all 24 episodes, completely restored and remastered, plus two never-before-seen episodes, bonus features, and something you were never meant to see: Jim Henson's original "pitch reel" that propelled the Muppets' blend of original songs, sketch comedy and guest stars into a primetime hit for all ages! Come discover for yourself the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational pleasures of THE MUPPET SHOW: SEASON ONE!

The charm, the zaniness, the corny jokes, the showbiz cliches--every element of The Muppet Show holds up 30 years after Jim Henson's legendary variety series' debut season. Well, perhaps not everything: Today's younger viewers might have a hard time placing some of The Muppet Show's then-guest stars, such as Florence Henderson or Ruth Buzzi. But then, the Show's real celebrities are perennial icons Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the... whatever, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and the rest of the Muppets' harried, well-meaning family of entertainers. Season One finds the show pretty much in the basic shape longtime fans will remember: A musical introduction followed by backstage chaos, another musical number, a sketch, a scene with the guest star, and so on. A half-hour episode can fly by pretty quickly, but it's interesting to note that the series hadn't quite found its familiar tone through much of the first year. A reliance on too many disposable verbal jokes and redundant, so-so material for sketch fodder ultimately gives way to more creative premises and the development of key relationships between characters. By the final half-dozen episodes in the first season, The Muppet Show is truly cooking. Season highlights include Kermit's confession to guest Juliet Prowse that he always wanted to be a dancer, and Prowse's comparison of the little green superstar to Robert Redford. Joel Grey does a cabaret-style act for a roomful of Muppets and is later outraged when Kermit's introduction of the actor proves so thorough there is nothing left for the latter to say. Rita Moreno proves quite game in a funny piece, set in a French cafe, in which her dance with a man-size Muppet turns from romantic to table-smashing violent. Harvey Korman plays bumbling ringmaster Maurice the Magnificent, easily the worst animal trainer in history. Phyllis Diller bats out shameless one-liners ("I sang 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,' and it fell on me"), and Vincent Price toys with his own horror film image by playing a ghoul who turns into a maudlin orchestra conductor at midnight. --Tom Keogh

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