It's the Muppets!: Meet the Muppets!

It's the Muppets!: Meet the Muppets! is a compilation video of some of the best clips from The Muppet Show, released by Jim Henson Video in 1993. A similar video, More Muppets, Please!, was also released simultaneously.
Unlike The Muppet Show compilations from Playhouse Video, these videos don't have any guest star clips or any new footage.
The UK release of this video has more sketches than the American release.
File:MeettheMuppetsbackcover.jpg|Back cover
==Clips==
Picture	Segment 	Description 	Source
 	Theme 	The Muppet Show Theme (over compilation of clips) 	Various episodes
 	Montage 	Kermit's Introduction 	Episode 510, Episode 409, Episode 109, Episode 401
 	Episode fragments	"I Get Around," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments, backstage scenes 	Episode 415: Anne Murray
 	Song 	"I Got Rhythm" 	Episode 420: Alan Arkin
 	Sketch 	Muppet News Flash: exploding news reporters 	Episode 209: Madeline Kahn
center 	Song 	"Pig Calypso," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments 	Episode 221: Bob Hope
 	Sketch 	Kermit's karate chop 	Episode 422: Andy Williams
 	Song 	"Mah Na Mah Na," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments 	Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
 	Song 	"Barnyard Boogie"This segment was not included in the American version of the compilation. 	Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
 	Episode fragments	
*Kermit falls off a trapeze during "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze"
*Veterinarian's Hospital: Kermit the Frog 	Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
 	Song 	"Coconut" 	Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
center 	Sketch 	The Swedish Chef: Chocolate Moose 	Episode 220: Petula Clark
 	Sketch 	Gonzo practices fainting for CamillaThis sequence is shortened to remove Leslie Uggams, who appeared on-screen during this scene. 	Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
center 	Song 	"Lullaby of Broadway," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments 	Episode 304: Gilda Radner
 	Sketch 	Kermit interviews the Koozebanian Phoob, the most tasty creature in the galaxy, who survives by evolving to blend in with whatever's nearby -- like Kermit.This segment was not included in the American version of the compilation. 	Episode 205: Judy Collins
 	Sketch 	Gonzo visits Camilla's dressing room 	Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
 	Sketch 	Kermit meets Mickey Moose and Ronald Duck 	Episode 220: Petula Clark
 	Sketch 	Pigs in Space: Weight ProblemsAlthough this sketch is from the fourth season, the Pigs in Space intro from the second season is used here. 	Episode 420: Alan Arkin
 	Sketch 	Phrenology 	Episode 216: Cleo Laine
center 	Song 	"I Go to Rio" 	Episode 424: Diana Ross
 	Sketch 	Muppet Labs: Elevator Shoes 	Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
 	Sketch 	Chickens play "Down at Papa Joe's" on piano 	Episode 207: Edgar Bergen
 	Sketch 	Gonzo's hypnotism act, plus Statler & Waldorf's comments 	Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd
 	Song 	"Octopus' Garden" 	Episode 312: James Coco
 	Closing 	Closing Theme montage(During the opening pan-out shot, used from episode 101, the third and fourth season's closing music is used, but then shifts back to the closing music from Season 1 during the Trumpet Girl's shot. This and the video sequel are the only video releases to mix the two different closing themes together.)	Episode 514, Episode 220, Episode 101, Episode 403, Episode 102
==International versions==
Image:Salutlesmuppets.jpg|Salut les Muppets!1993
File:Isrelitsmupvol1 vhs.jpg|Israeli release
ItstheMuppetsMeettheMuppetsUKVHS.jpg|UK release
==Notes==
*Although the footage in the video is comprised of scenes from The Muppet Show, a shot used during the opening theme sequence (Kermit peering out to the audience from behind the curtains) is from Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear.
__NOWYSIWYG__
Category:Muppet Video
Category:Muppet Show Video