Muppeturgy: A "The Muppet Show" Rewatch Podcast

A guest star we love in other places, one of our favorite monsters, and a truly great Kermit/Fozzie bit somehow didn’t add up to much, in an episode that mostly had us waiting for Chekhov’s balloon guy to go off. But we made our own fun with our very special guest star, Tough Pigs’ Ryan Roe! https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/harvey-korman

It's a very French episode of The Muppet Show with a French guest, French lessons, French dancers (a muppnage à trois is implied, anyway), and even some French bread! Plus a musical theater classic, Gonzo in drag, some strong feelings about chewing gum, and our very special guest star Gregory Maupin! https://www.muppeturgy.com/episodes/charles-aznavour

We were a little (not a short joke) punchy this week, and we hope you have as much fun listening as we did recording. This is a cute episode of The Muppet Show, with a guest who basically defined 70s pop music. Though somehow we managed to spend as much time talking about meat tenderizer and pounding chickens as we did about Paul Williams. We don't think Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (who makes his debut th...

You surely know Florence Henderson best as Carol Brady, but did you know she’s actually a ghost made of butterflies? That’s one of our theories, anyway. This week we’re joined by our own very special guest star, novelist Amy Spalding, who is extremely lovely but in ways quite different from Rowlf. We’re baffled by one song, delighted by another, digress into butts in white satin (who hasn’t?), and...

We were mixed on this episode, but gol-ly, Jim Nabors is charming! Along the way, we question the realism of Muppet biology (as we do), fact-check some operetta, meet Scooter and his sense of entitlement for the first/third time, visit our friend the Loud Lady, and get a hearty helping of yee-haw. Lots more at https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/jim-nabors TW: This episode (of The Muppet Show , but ex...

Although we were not a-buzz about this episode (sorry), there’s still a lot to talk about, including some delightful puppetry, classic Statler & Waldorf, some boys from Jersey, and fame in the 70s. This episode also, fittingly, gives us Piggy’s first karate chop, as we metaphorically beat up some fat-shaming writers and diet culture. Much more at https://www.muppeturgy.com/episodes/ruth-buzzi

National treasure Joel Grey brings the old razzle dazzle and Fozzie invents improv comedy tonight on the third-produced episode of The Muppet Show . Your hosts found Fozzie, Gonzo, and a banana endearing, but the episode on the whole a bit lackluster. Plus: racism, homo- and/or trans-phobia, Wayne & Wanda, and...Muppet concentration camps?? Lots more at https://www.muppeturgy.com/joel-grey

This week we start to wonder just how many very special guest stars dated Elvis and/or Sinatra, manage to talk about presidents Ford and Trump, get in the weeds on what is and is not a Muppet and what constitutes “special Muppet dancing,” and accidentally body-shame a felt pig (we’re sorry, Lydia, you’re beautiful). Lots more show notes at https://muppeturgy.com.

We tried to game the system (we tried to light the lights?). We over-thought everything and recorded a bunch of episodes, guessing at which order Disney+ might choose to post The Muppet Show in. And we were right to do it! When the show went up last week it was in the New York air order, which makes a lot of sense because that’s how people first saw it and while there’s not a ton of continuity, th...

Perfect guest Rita Moreno is perfect on an episode that has us mostly gushing over this collection of highly memorable sketches and firsts, including Veterinarian’s Hospital, Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone, Sweetums, and of course Animal. Along the way we’ll talk about accents, learning to read, the many voices of Miss Piggy, pseudonymous songwriters, and if it’s possible for the Talk Spot to eve...

The Muppets did a weird and sort of formless pilot episode so we did too! While we wait for the actual Muppet Show to drop on Disney+, here’s a podcast episode about The Muppet Valentine Show , a 1974 special that served as a sort of backdoor pilot for The Muppet Show . Head to http://muppeturgy.com for a ton of links, GIFs, and more info.

Hi ho! We thought we’d get things started by telling you a little about who we are, how we feel about The Muppets (spoiler: we like ‘em), and what we’re planning to do here. Welcome! muppeturgy.com