Royal Variety Performance The Muppets have appeared as part of the Royal Variety Performance in 1977 , 1984 , 1988 , and 1993 . History . The first Royal Variety Performance was held July 1st , 1912 , at Palace Theatre , Shaftsbury Avenue , London . King George V said that he would attend a variety show once every year , if the profit were given to the Variety Artistes ' Benevolent Fund . Every year since then the Royal Family have attended the show at various theaters around London . For the various Muppet appearances , the reigning sovereign has been Queen Elizabeth II . Since 1999 , the show has also been presented in Birmingham , Edinburgh and Cardiff . 1977 . The 1977 Royal Variety Performance was held on November 27th , 1977 . The show was hosted by Bob Hope , and other participants that year included Rudolph Nureyev , Rich Little , Cleo Laine , Julie Andrews , and Harry Belafonte who performed ' Turn the World Around ' . Jack Parnell conducted the orchestra . Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Jerry Nelson , Richard Hunt , Dave Goelz , and Louise Gold performed a sketch in which the Muppets start swapping pig jokes . Miss Piggy is furious , but Kermit the Frog cheers her up by leading the group in " We Got Us " . In the group of Muppets was Kermit , Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Gonzo , Scooter , Floyd , Animal , Rowlf and Robin . Statler and Waldorf are sitting in the box opposite the royal family , make the occasional comment between acts . The Mutations , Mean Mama , Sweetums , Doglion and Timmy Monster do a choreographed dance act to classic peice ' Music By Ofenbach ' . They keep bumping into each other and falling over and end up fighting with the stage manager , played by Jerry Nelson . Sweetums also gets into a fight with a violinist ( Dave Goelz ) and throws him off the stage . After the performance , Mean Mama , performed by Louise Gold , surprised Prince Charles by giving him a hug . After the finale of the show , Bob Hope brings out the performers on stage . Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Jerry Nelson , Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz come on stage with Sweetums , Timmy , Mean Mama and Doglion . The show aired in America on NBC two days later , on November 29 , 1977 , as a special titled " America Salutes the Queen " . The audio track for " We Got Us " was released the following year as a track on 1978 ' s " The Muppet Show 2 " cast album . 1984 . The 1984 Children ' s Royal Variety Performance took place at Her Majesty ' s Theatre in London . It was held in the presence of Anne , Princess Royal , to aid the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ( NSPCC ) . Fulton MacKay appeared in character as The Captain , representing the British production of " Fraggle Rock " . The routine included his dog Sprocket and Muppet performers David Barclay , Brian Henson , Mak Wilson , and Ian Thorn . An edited version later aired on television . Jim Henson ' s Red Book 1988 . 1988 Children ' s Royal Variety Performance was Performed at the Victoria Palace Theatre , London in aid of the NSPCC wth the Princess Margaret , Countess of Snowdon attending . Kermit sang " Bein ' Green " . Statler and Waldorf are seen in one of the theater boxes commenting the show . 1993 . The Muppet appearance was divided into 3 scenes . First the host Cilla Black introduced Kermit and Miss Piggy . Kermit had prepared a little speech and was getting small pointers from Miss Piggy while he held it . Miss Piggy also took the chance to get a girl to girl talk with the host Cilla Black . Afterwards Kermit and Miss Piggy were going to sing a small ballad of how they first meet , with the help of non - talented musicians hired by Gonzo . The musicians had trouble playing the song . Miss Piggy asked what the tone deaf normally play these days , and as they start playing Gonzo introduce them as " Yes indeed . It ' s the rightfully famous Right Said Fred . " The scenery , including Kermit , Miss Piggy and Gonzo , leaves the stage and a Right Said Fred medley begins with the help of Doglion , Sweetums , The Clodhoppers , Fletcher Bird and the Bossmen . The medley ends with everyone going out to the edge of the stage with the puppeteers in plain sight dressed in all black . After an opera number , Statler and Waldorf are seen in one of the theater boxes . Waldorf : " I love opera . " Statler : " Oh yeah , me too . She hosts one of the best talk shows on TV . " Waldorf : " Have you completely lost your mind ? " Statler : " No not yet . But then I haven ' t seen all the acts . " Puppeteers : Dave Goelz , Jerry Nelson , Steve Whitmire , Frank Oz and various uncredited puppeteers .