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The Muppet Show Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Dudley Moore
Mon, Oct 29, 1979 30 mins
Comic Dudley Moore joins the Muppets in "Mamma Don't Allow" and "How High the Moon." Other Muppet highlights include "At the Disco Dance" and "Pigs in Space." Also: the Great Gonzo does a poetry reading while defusing a bomb.
Episode 2
Crystal Gayle
Fri, Nov 2, 1979 30 mins
The Muppets join guest Crystal Gayle in "River Road" and "We Must Believe in Magic." Other Muppet numbers include "Swanee" and "The Best Things in Life Are Free."
Episode 3
Victor Borge
Fri, Nov 9, 1979 30 mins
Guest Victor Borge joins Rowlf in a piano duet of "Hungarian Rhapsody"; and the Muppets back Victor in "Blue Danube," "Moonlight Sonata" and Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. Other Muppet numbers: "Macho Man" and "Rock Around the Clock." Also: a Swedish Chef interlude.
Episode 4
Beverly Sills
Fri, Nov 16, 1979 30 mins
Guest Beverly Sills joins the Muppets in presenting their own opera, "Pigaletto" and sings "When the Bloom Is on the Sage."
Episode 5
Shields and Yarnell
Fri, Nov 23, 1979 30 mins
Shields & Yarnell are featured in mime acts, and join the Muppets in a cowboy mime performance. Music includes "Take a Chance" and "Little Brown Jug."
Episode 6
Kenny Rogers
Fri, Nov 30, 1979 30 mins
A chorus of Muppets joins guest Kenny Rogers in "The Gambler" and "Love Lifted Me." Also: Kermit does a flying-trapeze act and ends up in the Veterinarian's Hospital. Muppet News is also featured.
Episode 7
Linda Lavin
Fri, Dec 7, 1979 30 mins
Guest Linda Lavin joins the Muppets in celebration of Kermit's birthday, and all sing "Happy Birthday to You." Other musical selections include "The More I See of You" (Linda, Dr. Teeth), "It Was a Very Good Year" (Statler and Waldorf) and "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Linda, Muppets).
Episode 8
John Denver
Fri, Dec 14, 1979 30 mins
Guest John Denver joins the Muppets in "Garden Song" and "Grandma's Feather Bed." Other musical numbers include "Why Can't We Be Friends.
Episode 9
Arlo Guthrie
Fri, Dec 21, 1979 30 mins
Folk-rock performer Arlo Guthrie sings "Grocery Blues" and "Whoopee Ti Yi O." Muppet cows storm the stage and sing "Elegance." Other highlights include Gonzo's tango-dancing act with toe-tapping chickens.
Episode 10
Liza Minnelli
Fri, Dec 28, 1979 30 mins
Guest Liza Minnelli joins the Muppets in presenting a murder-musical comedy "The Muppet Murders." Musical highlights include "Copacabana."
Episode 11
Dizzy Gillespie
Fri, Jan 4, 1980 30 mins
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band are in their glory when King of Jazz Dizzy Gillespie sets the Muppets groovin' to the "bebop" sound of his horn. Music: "St. Louis Blues," "Blue Fish Blues," "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac."
Episode 12
Phyllis George
Fri, Jan 11, 1980 30 mins
Phyllis George is the emcee for a spectacular night of Muppet Awards, teams with Rowlf for "Carbon Paper" and is joined by the cast for "There's No Business like Show Business." Also: fruit and vegetable Muppets join the Swedish Chef in "Yes, We Have No Bananas"; and Scooter does a unique version of "Modern Major General."
Episode 13
Lola Falana
Fri, Jan 18, 1980 30 mins
The Muppets join guest Lola Falana in "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "United We Stand." Also: Gonzo teams with Lola for "Smile." Other highlights include a Muppet chicken performance and a Muppet News segment.
Episode 14
Dyan Cannon
Fri, Jan 25, 1980 30 mins
Guest Dyan Cannon joins a group of jungle Muppet animals for "Civilization," and teams with Muppet dogs in a performance of "Big Spender." Also: Swedish Chef prepares his "hottie doggies" recipe.
Episode 15
Anne Murray
Fri, Feb 1, 1980 30 mins
Despite Scooter's daring display of skateboarding, guest Anne Murray and the Muppets manage to sing "Snowbird," "Walk Right Back" and "Everything Old Is New Again."
Episode 16
Jonathan Winters
Fri, Feb 8, 1980 30 mins
Guest Jonathan Winters and the Muppets are haunted by an old woman's curse. Other highlights include "Hold That Tiger," sung by Muppet pigs, lions and tigers.
Episode 17
Christopher Reeve
Fri, Feb 15, 1980 30 mins
Miss Piggy takes a liking to guest Christopher Reeve, and Kermit has difficulties coping with "green" envy. Music: "East of the Sun" (Miss Piggy, Christopher), and "Disco Frog" (Kermit, Muppets).
Episode 18
Lynda Carter
Fri, Feb 22, 1980 30 mins
Guest Lynda Carter inspires the new role of "Wonder Pig," as the Muppets become various super heroes. Highlights: "Rubber Band Man," "Orange Colored Sky" (Lynda, Muppets); "Whiffenpoof Song" (Muppets).
Episode 19
Mark Hamill
Fri, Feb 29, 1980 30 mins
Guests Mark Hamill, R2-D2 and C-3PO join the Muppets for a "far out" outer space program. Musical highlights include "When You Wish upon a Star." Also: a "Star Wars on Koozebane" segment is featured.
Episode 20
Andy Williams
Fri, Mar 7, 1980 30 mins
Kermit doubts guest Andy Williams' friendship when Miss Piggy cons the singer into crooning "Love Story" in an effort to persuade the frog to give up bachelorhood. Other music: "Two of a Kind" and "Jubilee Time."
Episode 21
Doug Henning
Fri, Mar 14, 1980 30 mins
Doug Henning waves his magic over the Muppets---which is evident when Kermit calls Miss Piggy "the most beautiful pig in the world," prompting her to sing "It's Magic." Other music: "There'll Be Some Changes Made."
Episode 22
Alan Arkin
Fri, Mar 7, 1980 30 mins
To the Muppets' dismay, guest Alan Arkin loses his charm when he mistakes a glass of Jekyll-Hyde potion for bicarbonate of soda, and turns into a raving beast. Music: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."
Episode 23
Carol Channing
Fri, Mar 28, 1980 30 mins
Guest Carol Channing's "big baby blues" inspire the Muppet cast to sing an eye medley; but to Miss Piggy's horror, the only melody she prompts is "Your Feet's Too Big." Carol joins Miss Piggy for a flashy rendition of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," and Nurse Janice and Dr. Bob (Rowlf) join the Pigs in Space.
Episode 24
Diana Ross
Fri, Apr 4, 1980 30 mins
Guest Diana Ross saves the day at the Muppet theater as she subdues a rowdy audience of hecklers with her dazzling renditions of "Love Hangover," "Last Time I Saw Him" and "Reach Out and Touch."