Muppeturgy: A "The Muppet Show" Rewatch Podcast

Phantom of the Paradise

The Phaaaaaaaaantom of the Paradise is here inside…The Portrait of Dorian Gray? Sure, why not? Muppet Show guest star and Christie’s president Paul Williams stars and com

The Apple

Welcome to our new season, all about movies that appear to have been greenlit by a bag of cocaine! We’ve mentioned a lot of these in passing before but now we’re taking a

Bicentennial Bonanza!

It’s America’s 250th birthday! We’d sing it a song (it took two people to write it!) but we’re…ambivalent at best. So instead we’re looking back 50 years to when patrioti

Star Wars Holiday Special Commercials

Remember back when we did the Star Wars Holiday Special and were sad it didn’t include the commercials? Well thanks to two lovely listeners who shared that we are bad at

[The] Cher [Show]

If we could turn back time, we’d somehow insist that Cher be a guest on The Muppet Show. But we got you (babe) the next best thing: The Muppets being guests on Cher’s sho

The B.B. Beegle Show (Kermitment Krossover)

Our friends at Kermitment said they wanted to watch some non-Henson stuff and we didn’t want to suffer alone, so we all decided it was time for a crossover episode!!! Joi

Out To Sea

Won’t you let us take you on a sea cruise with multiple Muppet Show guest stars, some grumpy old men, Broadway and Hollywood legends, a Golden Girl, and a famous singing

Dick Cavett Meets ABBA

Muppeturgy — here we go again! I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey. To Summer Night City, where you won’t get two for the price of one but you will g

Sabrina Carpenter (The Muppet Show Special)

It’s The Mup-pet Show! No, really! It’s back! For one episode, at least. Can four fans who’ve been marinating in the original show for nearly 5 years be objective about “

Sandy in Disneyland

Since it came up way back in season one, Sandy in Disneyland might be the very first thing we ever threatened to add to The List. Well, here we are! You’re welcome? Join

The Star Wars Holiday Special

On the 12th hour of Life Day,Art Carney gave to me12 pocket fishtanks11 ripped up banthas10 Harvey Kormans9 clowns a-flailing8 Wookiees wailingJefferson Starship6 R2-D2sB

The Muppets Go To The Movies

Welcome to Phase 2 of Muppeturgy! We’re following paths and pulling threads that came up during our coverage of The Muppet Show to bring you more 70s and 80s variety show

A Very Special Muppet Show Finale

They said it couldn’t be done but we did it. We finished The Muppet Show! We thought we’d take some time to process our feelings and answer your questions. Thank you all

Roger Moore

For your eyes only, it’s a view to the Roger Moore episode of The Muppet Show! It’s also the last episode of The Muppet Show! Listen to find out if Muppeturgy will live a

Linda Ronstadt

Don’t let our second to last Muppet Show episode blow by you! Shoop shoop that Play button and you’ll be so happy to hear us talk about the great Linda Ronstadt, rhythmic

Buddy Rich

We’re transporting ourselves with delight to dance in the dark, which leads to some banging around with Buddy Rich. Beau may get electrocuted but it’s good day sunshine f

Johnny Cash

The Muppet Show is going country (again) and live on the radio (somehow). We’re going to Jackson but that doesn’t answer any of our questions about where the theatre is…t

Wally Boag

It’s an old-fashioned vaudeville show! With less offensive material but also so, so many teeth. Get Pecos Bill to squeeze us and we might be able to hit the high note in

Chris Langham

This is a weird one, so we’re just going to lay it out here without getting cutesy about it. Chris Langham was a writer on The Muppet Show, and he filled in at the last m

Marty Feldman

It’s gonna be a hot time in the old town tonight ‘cause we’re bugging out about the Marty Feldman episode of The Muppet Show! Open Sesame and welcome our guest J.D. Hanse