This was only the fourth episode we recorded, before Disney+ changed the order on us. We’re excited to finally share to with you! But we also think, like Fozzie, our act has gotten better over time, so please be gentle with us. Fortunately this is a pretty great Muppet Show episode in this stretch of season one we’ve been not-so-hot on. Perky is kind of Sandy Duncan’s whole brand, and she absolutely earns that here, and, well, makes us feel good all over. She’s a nice girl who absolutely belongs in a place like The Muppet Show and we’re thrilled to have her, along with our guest David Beukema! Yaaaaaaay! https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/sandy-duncan

It's another very British guest star, but this time all-singing, all-dancing, all…duckling? We are definitely feeling mixed here in the middle of the season, but this episode has some delightful puppetry, Miss Piggy coming into her full star power, and an extremely memorable duck. And snerfs! Snerfs? https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/bruce-forsyth

We found this episode insufficiently arresting, but still had a lot to talk about even with one of our usual panelists missing. Will you want to hang your hat on Peter Ustinov's talents, or will they send you running through the Field of Angst to the Forest of Despair? Is it easier bein’ green or getting through this episode? Listen and find out! https//:muppeturgy.com/episodes/peter-ustinov

Unsurprisingly, miss Lena Horne is a gracious, charming, and classy guest. It's a little bit surprising just how well she gets the Muppets, no not when you consider that this is not her first time working with them. She fits right in, and we loved this episode though we're a bit divided on her 70s-tastic clothes. Listen to our conversation including a much-too-deep dive on "Sing," proto-yays, and general pedantry, and check out the GIFs, videos, and more at https://muppeturgy.com/episodes/lena-horne and let us know what you think!

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 this week) would object. https://www.muppeturgy.com/episodes/paul-williams

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 have some strong feelings as things really get started on Kermit and Piggy’s backstage romance/HR violation. https://www.muppeturgy.com/episodes/florence-henderson

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 excerpted on our show) contains some potentially offensive language about Asians and Native Americans, and a joke about the flu that does not play particularly well in March of 2021.

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