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** Richard Hunt was also a newbie, as well as one of the younger puppeteers, and was often starstruck by the guest stars, all traits he channeled into Scooter

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** Richard Hunt was also a newbie, as well as one of the younger puppeteers, puppeteers (24 when the show debuted), and was often starstruck by the guest stars, all traits he channeled into Scooter
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* RealLifeRelative: Loretta Lynn was a guest during season 3, then her sister Crystal Gayle guested as well the next season.
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* AllStarCast: The puppeteers themselves were mostly only famous for this and other Henson projects, but the guest star list reads like a who's who of 70s talent. From established actors and singers such as Bob Hope, Milton Berle, and Lena Horne, to up and comers like Elton John and Steve Martin, by the third season everyone in Hollywood was seemingly trying to get on the show.

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* AllStarCast: The puppeteers themselves were mostly only famous for this and other Henson projects, but the guest star list reads like a who's who of 70s '70s talent. From established actors and singers such as Bob Hope, Milton Berle, and Lena Horne, to up and comers like Elton John and Steve Martin, by the third season everyone in Hollywood was seemingly trying to get on the show.
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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/RexHarrison, Music/PaulAnka, Music/TonyBennett[[note]]who would make a guest appearance on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''[[/note]], Creator/JackAlbertson, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/OrsonWelles[[note]]Who would make a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DollyParton, Music/OliviaNewtonJohn, Music/BarbraStreisand, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{ABBA}} and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.

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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of [[Creator/GrahamChapman the]] [[Creator/TerryGilliam five]] [[Creator/EricIdle other]] [[Creator/TerryJones members]] [[Creator/MichaelPalin of]] Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/RexHarrison, Music/PaulAnka, Music/TonyBennett[[note]]who would make a guest appearance on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''[[/note]], Creator/JackAlbertson, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/OrsonWelles[[note]]Who would make a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DollyParton, Music/OliviaNewtonJohn, Music/BarbraStreisand, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{ABBA}} and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.
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** It evidently took Rita Moreno several attempts to get though her rendition of "Fever" with a misbehaving Animal playing the drums. In the final version you can still see her struggling to keep a straight face.
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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/RexHarrison, Music/PaulAnka, Music/TonyBennett[[note]]who would make a guest appearance on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''[[/note]], Creator/JackAlbertson, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/OrsonWelles[[note]]Who would make a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DollyParton, Music/OliviaNewtonJohn, Music/BarbraStreisand, Music/DavidBowie, Music/ABBA and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.

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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/RexHarrison, Music/PaulAnka, Music/TonyBennett[[note]]who would make a guest appearance on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''[[/note]], Creator/JackAlbertson, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/OrsonWelles[[note]]Who would make a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DollyParton, Music/OliviaNewtonJohn, Music/BarbraStreisand, Music/DavidBowie, Music/ABBA Music/{{ABBA}} and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.
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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DavidBowie and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.

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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/BetteMidler, Creator/RexHarrison, Music/PaulAnka, Music/TonyBennett[[note]]who would make a guest appearance on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''[[/note]], Creator/JackAlbertson, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/OrsonWelles[[note]]Who would make a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''[[/note]], Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DavidBowie Music/DollyParton, Music/OliviaNewtonJohn, Music/BarbraStreisand, Music/DavidBowie, Music/ABBA and even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.
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Princess Anne's consideration as a guest star, is according to Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones.


** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman and Music/DavidBowie.

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** Other planned guest stars included Creator/GinaLollobrigida, Creator/RobinWilliams and Music/{{Cher}}. The various Muppet performers also wanted to have a 'dream line-up' of guests such as all four members of Music/TheBeatles, the five other members of Franchise/MontyPython, Music/LionelRichie, Creator/KimNovak, Music/FrankZappa, Creator/SalvadorDali, Burr Tillstrom, Bil Baird, Creator/MaeWest, Creator/MiaFarrow, Creator/KatharineHepburn, Creator/ShariLewis, Creator/RobertDeNiro, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/StanFreberg, Creator/MichaelCaine[[note]]Who would of course go on to star in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''[[/note]], Creator/DustinHoffman Creator/DustinHoffman, Music/DavidBowie and Music/DavidBowie.even ''[[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Princess Anne]]''.
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** Henson booked [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry]] as a guest when he found out that his son Brian had a crush on her.

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** Henson booked [[Music/{{Blondie}} [[Music/BlondieBand Debbie Harry]] as a guest when he found out that his son Brian had a crush on her.
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** At present, the Time-Life [=DVDs=] are the only way to see the Creator/BrookeShields episode (which is absent from Disney+) and the uncut Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/TonyRandall and Creator/JamesCoburn episodes.

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** At present, the Time-Life [=DVDs=] are the only official way to see the Creator/BrookeShields episode (which is absent from Disney+) and the uncut Creator/MartyFeldman, Creator/TonyRandall and Creator/JamesCoburn episodes.
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Reclassifying.


* BeamMeUpScotty: "Wocka wocka" didn't actually debut as Fozzie's {{Catchphrase}} until ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'', and he only says it once during the original series (in the Dizzy Gillespie episode).

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* BeamMeUpScotty: "Wocka wocka" didn't actually debut as Fozzie's {{Catchphrase}} CharacterCatchphrase until ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'', and he only says it once during the original series (in the Dizzy Gillespie episode).
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* YouLookFamiliar: The same puppet used for Vendawish was also used for Vendaface in the first season.

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* YouLookFamiliar: The same puppet used for Vendawish was also used for Vendaface in the first season.
season largely because it was such an expensive build that they felt it was a waste to use it only once.
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now definition-only


* TheWikiRule: The [[http://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]].
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** During the "Swedish Chef vs. Japanese Cake" segment, when the Chef haphazardly throws spice over his shoulder, an offscreen performer (believed to be Richard Hunt) bursts out laughing; this was left in as opposed to playing a laugh track.
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*AllStarCast: The puppeteers themselves were mostly only famous for this and other Henson projects, but the guest star list reads like a who's who of 70s talent. From established actors and singers such as Bob Hope, Milton Berle, and Lena Horne, to up and comers like Elton John and Steve Martin, by the third season everyone in Hollywood was seemingly trying to get on the show.
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Per TRS, removing Doing It For The Art misuse and ZCEs


* DoingItForTheArt: As always with Henson. The show was still incredibly popular in its fifth season and he easily could have kept it going, but voluntarily ended it rather than risk it going stale and to move on to new projects.

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