From: wsherman@ncsa.uiuc.edu (William Sherman -Visualization) Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets Subject: New version of my Muppography Keywords: muppets filmography list Message-ID: Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 07:03:41 GMT Organization: National Center for Supercomputing Applications Lines: 612 This version posted December 1, 1992 This list is a "Mupp-ography." Theses are all the occurrences I can document of muppets. Much of this information was compiled by myself (Bill Sherman) some of which actually originated in the book "Of Muppets & Men: The Makeing of the Muppet Show." I gathered more information just by taping and archiving several shows. After posting my original list to usenet, I received several more pieces of information, and the donators are listed at the beginning. Several refinements have taken place since my last posting of the list. I've moved all episode lists to the end of the post, and the episode lists of "The Jim Henson Hour," "The Storyteller" and "Mother Goose Stories" have been enhanced. Also, the television specials list is much more complete and has the date and network that these specials first aired on. A lot of the new information come from the publisher of the MUPPETZine, Danny Horn, who recently made a pilgrimage to the Museum of Television and Radio. This list will now be archived at the ftp site cathouse.aiss.uiuc.edu in the directory /misc/fun/television/muppets. This will also be where the FAQ is archived, as well as other typical stuff found at ftp sites. Any questions, additions or clarifications can be sent to me at: wsherman@ncsa.uiuc.edu Credits: (credit goes to first person who provided info) *01 info from - Sandra Loosemore *02 info from - Deanna Bayless *03 info from - Mike Oltz *04 info from - Jeff Bowman *05 info from - James Ronald Simonds *06 info from - Matthew Tomas Bamberger *07 info from - Rachel Frances Worrell *08 info from - Paul Thrasher *09 info from - Russell Billings *10 info from - Jeff Goldman *11 info from - Steve Storm *12 info from - Don Hatch *13 info from - Dawn Eskridge *14 info from - Dinosaur episode list: Don Patrick & Bill White *15 info from - Danny Horn <72630.2263@compuserve.com> *16 info from - Ben Pierce *17 info from - Sara Ravid *18 info from - Museum of Television & Radio via Danny Horn *19 info from - MUPPETZine Books: Several beginning reader books. Too many to enumerate. "Miss Piggy's Guide to Life" ? "Jim Henson: from Puppets to Muppets" Geraldine Woods 0-87518-348-4 "Jim Henson: Muppet Master" Nathan Aaseng 0-8225-1615-2 "The Art Of The Muppets" *02 ? "Of Muppets & Men: The Makeing of the Muppet Show" *02 Chrisopher Finch *04 Pub: Alfred A. Knopf *04 ISBN: 0-394-52085-8 *04 [Note: this is the book I used to get a lot of info for the first version of my list. Great Book!] ``"Sesame Street" Revisited'' *17 1975 ISBN: 87154-207-2 "Jim Henson's The Storyteller *19 Adapted by Anthony Minghella Books - forthcoming: "Jim Henson's World of Television: A Guide to the Jim Henson Collection" *19 The Museum of Television and Radio Henson artwork collection *19 Random House Henson biography *19 Ron Powers Random House Periodicals: The Muppet Magazine (from ? to ?) Sesame Street Magazine (from ? to present) Iris Universe (from SGI, Summer 1989) About Waldo, also on cover Animation Magazine (#11; Vol 3, No 3 -- Winter/Spring 1990) "The Mouse and the Frog: Jim Henson Talks About His Merger With Disney" Life (issue ?, 1990) cover photograph, and tribute to Henson MUPPETZine (from Summer 1992 to present, 2 issues so far) Danny Horn 4708 Springfield Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143-3515 email: <72630.2263@compuserve.com> Albums: Soundtrack to The Muppet Movie (1979) Soundtrack to The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Soundtrack to The Muppets take Manhattan (1984) -CD- Soundtrack to The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Soundtrack to The Muppet Show (1977) "The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording" Atlantic (CS 16001) Soundtrack to The Muppet Show 2 *15 Soundtrack to Fraggle Rock *15 Soundtrack to Fraggle Rock 2 *15 The Frog Prince *12 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen *06 -CD- John Denver & Muppets: A Christmas Together (1990) Sesame Street Album (early 70's) Sesame Street 2 The Count Counts Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street *10 Bert's Blockbusters *10 Ernie and Bert's Singalong *10 Sesame Street Fever *10 Sesame Street Disco *10 "Some" of Sesame Street Gold *10 Sesame Street Sleepytime -CD- Bob McGrath's Favorite Street Songs (199 ) -CD- Sesame Street In Harmony (199 ) -CD- Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1991) -CD- Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992) Movies: The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (19 ) Dark Crystal (1982) *02 Labyrinth (19 ) *02 The Witches (19 ) *08 Movies (non HA!, but with Muppets): The Empire Strikes Back (1980) The Return of the Jedi (1983) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (19 ) *03 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (1991) *03 ? - Willow (19 ) *03 Television Series: Sam and Friends (8 seasons, 1955-1963/4) The Jimmy Dean Show (3 seasons, 1960's - Rowlf only) Sesame Street (Nov 10, 1969 to present, > 3000 episodes, ? number of skits) Saturday Night Live (1st season - 1975) The Muppet Show (1976-1980, 120 episodes, >= 10 comp. tapes) - listed below Fraggle Rock (1982-1986, 95 American episodes) - listed below Also there are Canadian, English (U.K.), and Norwegian[?] versions with only the "Outer Space" portion different, well and the voices as well. Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990 to ?, >= 4 episodes) - listed below The Storyteller (1987-1988, >= 5 episodes, also in Henson Hour) - listed below The Puppeteer[?] (1988?, CBS pilot, live action) *03 The Ghost of Fafnir Hall (HBO Series 1989?) *05 The Jim Henson Hour (10 episodes - 1989) - listed below Dinosaurs (1991-present, 36 episodes; third season now airing) - listed below Dog City (? episodes, 1992-present) Muppet Television Specials w/ first air network and date *18 Hey Cinderella! (1969) - ABC 4/10/70 The Frog Prince (1971) - Syndicated 1971 The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (197 ) - Syndicated 1972 The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) - ABC 1/30/74 (pilot) The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)- ABC 3/19/75 (pilot) The Muppets Go Hollywood (197 ) - CBS 5/16/79 Emmet Otter's JugBand Christmas (19 ) - ABC 12/15/80 *16 The Muppets Go To The Movies (1981) - 5/20/81 Of Muppets And Men (198 ) - Syndicated 1981 The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (198 ) - ABC 9/17/82 Rocky Mountain Holiday with J Denver & M- ABC 5/12/83 J Denver and The Mupps: A Christmas Tog- ? The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years - CBS 1/21/86 ?? The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (198 ) - HBO 3/26/86 *16 Jim Henson's "The Christmas Toy" (198 ) - ABC 12/ 6/86 A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) - ABC 12/ 2/88 The Muppets At Walt Disney World (19 ) - NBC 5/ 6/90 The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) - CBS 11/21/90 ? - The Great Santa Claus Switch (w/ Art Carney?) *03 Sesame Street Specials 20th Anniversary of Sesame Street (1989?) Big Bird in Japan (Disney Channel) Basil Hears a Noise (Disney Channel) Don't Eat the Pictures (Disney Channel) *13 Variety/Talk and miscellaneous TV Show appearances Ed Sullivan Show (1960's) *03 Jack Parr (Rowlf) *03 The Today Show The Tonight Show w/ JC (hosted by Kermit 4/2/79) CBS This Morning (4-21-89, Jim Henson & Kermit) Cosby Show (food that talks to Bill) *09 The Arsenio Hall Show (1990?, Jim Henson, Kermit & ?) Good Morning America (1992) *11 ? - Educating America [? - PBS] Entertainment Tonight (11-29-92, Kermit + trailer of MCC) Television Commercials Wilkins Coffee (1957 - ?) Wilson's Meats (?) La Choy Dragon (late 60's/early 70's) Series of PSAs for taking care of the earth (80's) "Make Earth Day Every Day" w/ Robin *07 Muppets Show Video Collections: Country Music with the Muppets The Kermit and Piggy Story Muppet Moments The Muppet Review Muppet Treasures Muppet Weird Stuff Fonzie's Muppet Scrapbook The Muppets Present Rock Music Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets Muppets Children's Songs and Stories Sesame Street Video Collections: Museum Exhibits and similar stuff: The Jim Henson Memorial and Muppet Museum *19 permanent exhibition of Muppet stuff Leland Mississippi opened August 1991 Museum of Science and Industry (Nov? 1991 - Jan 1992) (possibly a touring exhibit) About 30 min of camcorder footage Museum of Television and Radio Muppet Vision 3-D Disney theme park Future Muppet projects: African Songs & Stories A Muppet Christmas Carol - released next week Greek Myths Muppets on the Orient Express --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Muppet Show: 1976 w/ Juliet Prowse (#1) w/ Lena Horne w/ Joel Grey w/ Peter Ustinov w/ Phyllis Diller w/ Vincent Price w/ Twiggy w/ Bruce Forsyth w/ Florence Henderson w/ Valerie Harper w/ Jim Nabors w/ Paul Williams w/ Harvey Korman w/ Candice Bergen w/ Avery Schreiber w/ Rita Moreno (#5) - first episode aired: September 20, 1976 w/ Ethel Merman w/ Connie Stevens (#2) w/ Sandy Duncan w/ Ben Vereen w/ Kaye Ballard w/ Charles Aznavour w/ Ruth Buzzi w/ Mummenschanz The Muppet Show: 1977 w/ Steve Martin w/ Elton John w/ Madeline Kahn w/ Nancy Walker w/ Rudolf Nureyev w/ Lou Rawls w/ Teresa Brewer w/ Bernadette Peters w/ John Cleese w/ George Burns w/ Cloris Leachman w/ Rich Little w/ Bob Hope w/ Judy Collins w/ Zero Mostel w/ Julie Andrews w/ Peter Sellers w/ Petula Clark w/ Dom De Luise w/ Edgar Bergen w/ Jaye P. Morgan w/ Cleo Laine w/ Milton Berle w/ Don Knotts The Muppet Show: 1978 w/ Raquel Welch w/ Elke Sommer w/ Danny Kaye w/ Liberace w/ Gilda Radner w/ Jean Stapleton w/ James Coco w/ Spike Milligan w/ Alice Cooper w/ Dale Evans & Roy Rogers w/ Leo Sayer w/ Roger Miller w/ Sylvester Stallone w/ Pearl Bailey w/ Roy Clark w/ Marisa Berenson w/ Leslie Uggams w/ Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson w/ Lynn Redgrave w/ Loretta Lynn w/ Harry Belafonte w/ Lesley Ann Warren w/ Helen Reddy w/ Cheryl Ladd The Muppet Show: 1979 w/ Star Wars cast w/ John Denver w/ Beverly Sills w/ Dizzy Gillespie w/ Kenny Rogers w/ Linda Carter w/ Alan Arkin w/ Jonathan Winters w/ Lola Falana w/ Crystal Gayle w/ Shields & Yarnell w/ Victor Borge w/ Christopher Reeve (1980?) w/ Liza Minnelli w/ Diana Ross w/ Doug Henning w/ Dudley Moore w/ Anne Murray w/ Phyllis George w/ Carol Channing w/ Andy Williams (1980?) w/ Linda Lavin w/ Dyan Cannon w/ Arlo Guthrie The Muppet Show: 1980 w/ Deborah Harry w/ Johnny Cash w/ Linda Ronstadt w/ Paul Simon w/ Wally Boag w/ Shirley Bassey w/ James Coburn w/ Gladys Knight w/ Joan Baez w/ Tony Randall w/ Senor Wences w/ Brooke Shields w/ Roger Moore w/ Mac Davis w/ Jeon Peirre Rampal w/ Melissa Manchester w/ Loretta Swit w/ Glenda Jackson w/ Gene Kelly w/ Marty Feldman w/ Buddy Rich w/ Christopher Langham w/ Carol Burnett w/ Hal Linden --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraggle Rock: 1982 The Beginning ... (introduction) Wembly, the Loyal Subject Red's Swimming Extravaganza Boober's Brave Hat Wembly Finds a Job (choosing a career) Dear Diary (making assumptions) Mokey, the Model Fraggle (be yourself) The Terrible Tunnel (superstition, myth & reality) The Treasure of Fraggle Rock (the meaning of being rich) Trapped in Outer Space Uncle Matt Needs Rescuing (doing what you think others expect) Ruler of the Rock (forcing your ideas on others?) Fraggle Rock: 1983 Wembly's Love (getting too much advice) Who's the Boss (leading vs. being bossy) Boober's Magic Blanket Happy Birthday Boober Moon Dreams The Minstels & the Melody Radish Trouble Fraggle Rock Under Attack (being afraid) Gobo the Explorer (having faith in yourself) The Beast of the Blue Rock (facing your fears) Mokey's Plan (plan's going awry / forgiveness) Mokey the Oracle (power, thinking for yourself) Fraggle Rock: 1984 Mama Wembly The Caves of Boredom (you need time alone & with friends) Save the Trashheap (anybody can be a hero) The Last of Lilly Creatures (desiring attention at others' expense) Boober's Nightmare Gobo's Uncle Matt Returns (reunion problems) Mokey the Minstrel The Doozer that Doesn't (trying to be something you're not) The Not-so-Great Wizard (facing your problems) The Best Doozer Constructions (competition vs. coop, jealously) Gobo, the Courageous Fraggle (helping strangers) Red's Helping Club (trying to have too much control) Wilfred, the Definate Fraggle (decisive vs. stubborn) The Magic Gift Granting Creature(Christmas) The Winter Solstice The Peas of Power (nievity, using your abilities) Gobo Sees the Light Down at Fraggle Cave (war) Spring Cleaning (things to good to be true, probably are) Red and Mokey's New Cave (trying to hard to please) Boober's Side Bottom (there is a time for play) The Big Race (friendship & competition) The Doozer that Wasn't Rev (peer presure) A Miracle of Nature (unforeseen consequences) The Missing Radish Bars (false accusations) Philo and Gunge Go Home (home is where the heart is) A Monster in the Basement (imagination's influence on reality) The Pebble Pox (helping friends in need) Little Miss Promise Breaker (promising more than you can deliver) It's Joke Day (closing your eyes to others' problems) The Grapes of Generosity (selfishness) Uncle Matt's Book for Explorers (thinking for yourself) A Special Bottle (friendship vs. bullying) Pet Problems (everyone has a gift) The Society of Poo-Bah (taking things too seriously) Testing Beluviouses (practical jokes & revenge) The Friendly Radish (what is friendship) Fraggle Rock: 1985 Uncle Matt's First Journey (believing in yourself) Battle of the Leaky Roof (conquering fear) Rock Hockey Hannah Visits (taking care of injuries) Get Those Darn Fraggles The Crown Jewel (fear of being alone) The Cavern of Lost Dreams (resistance to change) Mokey's Friend Beguny (real friendship) The King of the Doozers (having power vs. having friends) Follow the Leader (misunderstandings) Wembly's Wonderful Woopie Water (ignoring danger) "Uncle Matt's Discovery" (admitting being afraid) Fraggle Rock: 1986 "Sprockets Big Adventure" (communicating with other groups/species) "Junior Faces the Music" (growing up -- making decisions, honor) "The Perfect Blue Rollie" (having stuff vs. having friends) "A Tune for Two" (discrimination) "A Brush with Jealousy" (jealousy) "Wembly's Flight" (showing off) "Wonder Mountain" (letting loved ones ..) "Red's Blue Dragon" (fantasy vs. reality) "Space Frog Follies" (taking things from where they belong) "Boober Gorg" (being yourself) "Mirror Mirror" "The Riddle of Rhyming Rock" (following instructions "The Voice Inside" (intuition) "Trial of Cotterpin Doozer" (integrity & intelligence) "The River of Life" (pollution) "Beyond the Pond" "Gone, but not Forgotten" (death) "Mokey, Then and Now" (time travel) "Ring Around the Rock" (tradition & marriage) "Inspector Red" "The Honk of Honks" "The Gorg Who Would Be King" "Change of Address" (moving, last episode) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mother Goose Stories (at least 4 episodes) Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat / Little Bo Peep / Willie Winkie 8-26-90 *15 Queen of Hearts / Banbury Cross / Hickety Pickety 9- 1-90 *15 The Girl with a Curl / Tommy Tucker --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Storyteller (at least 5 episodes) Hans my Hedgehog (198 ) - 1/31/87 *4 Fearnot (198 ) - 10/26/87 *4 A Story Short (198 ) - 1/22/88 *15 The Luck Child (198 ) - 4/16/88 *15 The Three Ravens (198 ) - ? *15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Jim Henson Hour (10 episodes - 1989, no Storyteller on #4,5 & 10) Science Fiction w/ Loui Anderson - The Heartless Giant ( 4-14-89) Aquatic Life w/ Ted Dansen - Lighthouse Island ( 4-21-89) Monster Telethon w/ Today Show - The Soldier and Death ( 4-29-89) Dog City ( 5- 5-89) The Ratings Game w/ B. McFerrin - Ms. Piggy's Hollywood ( 5-14-89) Health & Fitness w/ S. Robinson - Song of Cloud Forest ( 7-16-89) Monster Maker ( 7- 9-89) Musicians w/ Buster Poindexter - The True Bride ( 7-23-89) Garbage w/ k d lang - Sapsorrow ( 7-30-89) The Magic of the Muppets (11-29-92) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinosaurs: 1991 (pilot series) *14 # 1 - "The Mighty Megalosaurus" # 2 - "The Mating Dance" # 3 - "Hurling Day" # 4 - "The Howling" # 5 - "High Noon" Dinosaurs: 1991/1992 (2nd season) *14 # 6 - "Golden Child" # 7 - "Family Challenge" # 8 - "I Never Ate For My Father" # 9 - "Charlene's Tale" #10 - "Endangered Species" #11 - "Employee of the Month" #12 - "When Food Goes Bad" #13 - "Career Opportunities" #14 - "Unmarried, with Children" #15 - "How to Pick Up Girls" #16 - "Switched at Birth" #17 - "Refrigerator Day" #18 - "What 'Sexual' Harris Meant" #19 - "Fran Live" #20 - "Power Erupts" #21 - "The Clip Show" #22 - "A New Leaf" #23 - "The Last Temptation of Ethyl" #24 - "Nuts to War, Part 1" #25 - "Nuts to War, Part 2" #26 - "Slave To Fashion" #27 - "And The Winner Is..." #28 - "The Leader Of The Pack" #29 - "The Perfect WESAYSO Family" Dinosaurs: 1992/1993 (3nd season) *14 #30 - Potty Training #31 - The Mating Dance #32 - Smoo #33 - The New World #34 - Program Director #35 - WereCaveman & Video #36 - Price of Illness -- /************************************************************************/ /* Bill Sherman */ /* National Center for Supercomputing Applications */ /* University of Illinois */ /* Champaign-Urbana */ /* */ /* Internet: wsherman@ncsa.uiuc.edu */ /* */ /* "You want to do mankind a real service? 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