The Muppet Show - Season Three

Timeless comedy, catchy tunes
"My six-year-old loves the jokes, and runs around the house singing the songs!"

In line at Best Buy, that's what the mom behind me was saying this morning, still half in disbelief that she was buying yet another season of these 30-year-old TV programs. And to me, that one sentence sums it all up. "The Muppet Show" offers comedy that appeals to all ages -- most episodes include MuppetLabs, Pigs in Space, Swedish Chef or other recurring skits -- as well as wonderful old ditties and show tunes that are themselves often staged with a sly sense of humor.

This third season is perhaps the best of all. Digitally remastered like those on the earlier Season One and Season Two sets, these 24 shows from 1978-1979 are the Muppets at their peak. Hosts include a broad range of personalities, from rocker Alice Cooper to Irish comedian...

The Muppet Show The complete third season Episode Listing and Bonus Features
Episode Listing:
* Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
* Leo Sayer
* Roy Clark
* Gilda Radner
* Pearl Bailey
* Jean Stapleton
* Alice Cooper
* Loretta Lynn
* Liberace
* Marisa Berenson
* Raquel Welch
* James Coco
* Helen Reddy
* Harry Belafonte
* Lesley Ann Warren
* Danny Kaye
* Spike Milligan
* Leslie Uggams
* Elke Sommer
* Sylvester Stallone
* Roger Miller
* Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
* Lynn Redgrave
* Cheryl Ladd

"The Muppet Show - Season Three" DVD Features:
* 24 episodes of "The Muppet Show" - The complete third season with digitally restored picture and sound!
* Muppets on Puppets
In June of 1968, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl and Don Sahlin traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania to tape a program about puppetry at the studios of public television station WITF-TV. This show, "Muppets on Puppets" aired on NET (National Educational Television...

Review of actual DVD: 2 Thumbs Up!
Same reaction to this one as the other sets; I had forgotten over the years what a fantastic program this was. Stellar guests stars, family-style humor, and creativity that is rarely seen today. This 3rd Season set is no exception. Standout guest stars include Gilda Radner, Pearl Bailey, Jean Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Liberace (!), Raquel Welch, Helen Reddy, Sylvester Stallone, Danny Kaye, Harry Belafonte, Lesley Ann Warren, Lynn Redgrave, Roy & Dale, Cheryl Ladd, and more. Unlike other variety shows, these guest stars genuinely seem to be having a ball and enjoying themselves. Cheryl Ladd's episode turned out to be one of my favorites; known mainly for "Charlie's Angels," she shows plenty of talent in singing & dancing (even more so than the somewhat stiff Raquel Welch). Her karate duet with Miss Piggy ("I Enjoy Being A Girl") is adorable. Jean Stapleton shows that she can carry a tune better than her famous character Edith Bunker; Gilda Radner also has a pleasing musical voice...

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