The Muppets of the Week are... the stars of Sam and Friends! Let's go back in time before there was color and before Kermit was a frog to shine a spotlight on Jim Henson's earliest characters!

The Muppet of the Week is... JOJO! The talking dog (who is sometimes a real dog) that accompanies Jim Henson in the classic "Secrets of the Muppets" special!

The Muppet of the Week is... PENNY WAXMAN! Owner of Wax Town Records, hot sauce enthusiast, paramour to Dr. Teeth, and the label behind The Electric Mayhem.

Joining us for this episode is the performer behind (and often inside) Penny Waxman, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph!

Leslie would like to thank Russ Walko, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Tim Lagasse, Jane Gootnick, Stacey Weingarten, Peter MacKennan, and Rachel Burson, and everyone else who worked in the Muppet Workshop on The Muppets Mayhem!

The Muppet of the Week is... WALDO! The spirit of 3-D, the first digitally-created puppet, and the guy who exploded at the end of MuppetVision.

The Muppet of the Week is... SPLURGE! Everyone's favorite giant purple radish fanatic, as seen in "Hey, Cinderella" and... not much since then. Whatever happened to our boy Splurge??

With special guest hosts Matthew Gaydos and Sam Schultz from the Kermitment podcast!

The Muppet of the Week is... BOBBY BENSON! The leader of the all-baby band! But what the heck is this creepy guy doing with all those babies?? You'll have to listen to find out.

The Muppet of the Week is... PHIL VAN NEUTER! The mad scientist from Muppets Tonight's "Tales from the Vet" and that creepy scene in Muppets from Space!

The Muppets of the Week are... WILKINS AND WONTKINS! In less than ten seconds, they abused and murdered each other in the name of coffee sales. Tragic, but worth it.

The Muppets of the Week are... The cast of The Jim Henson Hour! Specifically, the gang from the MuppeTelevision segments. Even more specifically, Vicki, Leon, and Lindbergh... and maybe a few surprises too?

The Muppet of the Week is... ANGELO! You know, the Italian chef from The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora who definitely was not intended to replace the Swedish Chef.

Joining us for a deep dive into all things Angelo are Muppet performers Tyler Bunch and Paul McGinnis and Muppet writer Craig Shemin!

For more on Angelo, you can find his appearances at this link that was given to us by an anonymous contributor.