The Muppet Show : Season One The Muppet Show : Season One is a 2005 four - disc DVD set collecting all twenty - four episodes of the first season of " The Muppet Show " for the first time . It was released in the UK as " The Muppet Show : Series One " . The episodes are presented with the original first season openings , which have not been seen since the 1990s , when they were replaced on first season episode reruns and home video releases by the second season openings . In addition , the set contains all twenty - four UK Spots , sketches that were not initially intended to be aired in the United States and that have only been seen in selected reruns , compilations , and home video releases . Several edits made to the episodes due , in part , to music licensing issues , are detailed . Most of the edited episodes appear fully intact on the German release , including the optional English sound track . Disc Features . Disc 1 . Bonus Features : Disc 2 . Bonus Features : Disc 3 . Bonus Features : Disc 4 . Bonus Features : Menus . The main menu of each disc features rotating blocks that reveal character images while an instrumental version of " The Muppet Show Theme " plays . Statler and Waldorf ( Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz ) appear on the menu heckle the viewer with new video footage produced for the DVD set . Statler and Waldorf crack jokes at the expense of the show , and sometimes reference to the viewer ' s reluctance to select an option on the menu . The three various sub - menus ( " Episode Selection , " " Bonus Features " and " Set Up " ) each feature static backgrounds and play various instrumental tracks . Packaging . In North America and other regions , a limited run of a " furry " felt - covered box was created for the initial release . Subsequent printings of the set featured a flat cardboard box with the same design . The discs feature Kermit , Miss Piggy , Fozzie , and Gonzo laid in a overlapping digipak - style design decorated to look like the curtain from The Muppet Theatre . In the United Kingdom , the box set has the option to hear " The Muppet Show " in French on all 24 shows ; Charles Aznavour and Peter Ustinov dub their own voices in these episodes . Edits . The following edits were made to episodes in the set . In addition , Kermit ' s closing line was cut from " The Original Pitch Tape . " At the end of the original pitch , Kermit appeared and inquired , " What the hell was that all about ? " The German release presents most of the episodes intact , with the few exceptions being the ( still missing both Muppet News Flash segments and the balcony scene after " Razzle Dazzle " ) the ( still missing the fade to black between " Some Enchanted Evening " and the goodnights ) , as well as Kermit ' s closing line , still cut from " The Original Pitch Tape . " Logos . An eight - second " Muppet Studios " logo with music is shown before each episode . There are no chapters within each episode , but there is a " play all " feature on each disc . Due to ownership change , the original closing shot of Zoot with the ITC logo is not included on this set . Instead , the episodes feature a shot of Zoot from the 1980s with The Muppets Holding Company information .