Live!

thumb|300px|Regis Philbin with his wife Joy and Kermit the Frog.
Live! is a nationally syndicated daytime talk show best known for its hosts Regis Philbin (1988-2011), Kathie Lee Gifford (1988-2000), and Kelly Ripa (2001-present). With the changing of co-hosts throughout the years the show has had several variations on its name, several of which have featured appearances by the Muppets.
==Appearances==
===Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee===
* April 26, 1990The Central New Jersey Home News TV listings — Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog appear with Regis and guest host Joy Philbin.
* 1994 — Big Bird appears during a special episode filmed in Hawaii.
* December 13, 1995 - Big Bird and Maria (Sonia Manzano) appear and perform "The Spanish Counting Song" (with Dave Conner on piano).
* April 18, 1996 — Miss Piggy cooks and promotes her book In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.
* 1998 — Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House.
* March 15, 1999 — Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House.
* July 13, 1999 — Piggy appears to promote the release of Muppets from Space. She shares a long kiss with Regis which is later shown during the November 29, 2002 and May 19, 2005 broadcasts.
===Live! with Regis and Kelly===
* December 24, 2001 — Kermit the Frog appears.
* November 26, 2002 — Piggy is caught on camera sun-bathing with Kelly Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos.
* November 29, 2002 — Piggy appears in an episode broadcast from Puerto Rico to promote the premiere of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
* May 19, 2005 — Miss Piggy promotes The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.
* December 8, 2006 — Kermit the Frog promotes his book Before You Leap as well as the Muppets' holiday album A Green and Red Christmas with Kelly and guest host Anderson Cooper. A clip of this appearance was shown for their 10th anniversary when Cooper made a guest appearance.
===Live! with Kelly===
* November 21, 2011 — Jason Segel appears to promote The Muppets.
* November 23, 2011 — Miss Piggy appears to promote The Muppets.
===Live! with Kelly and Michael===
* February 3, 2014 — Kermit appears to preview a clip from Muppets Most Wanted.
* March 14, 2014 — Piggy appears (wearing Vivienne Westwood) to promote Muppets Most Wanted. (clip)
* March 17, 2014 — Tina Fey appears to promote Muppets Most Wanted.
* February 2, 2016 — Kermit appears to promote The Muppets.
===Live! with Kelly and Mark===
* May 5, 2023 - Lilly Singh appears to promote The Muppets Mayhem.
* May 29, 2024 - Ron Howard appears to promote Jim Henson: Idea Man.
==Mentions==
For their 2010 Halloween show, Regis and Kelly dressed up as Elmo and Katy Perry, a reference to the "Hot and Cold" segment. This was also shown during a montage of Halloween shows on their 10th anniversary.
During the Live! with Michael and Kelly 2012 Halloween special, someone wore a Big Bird costume.
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During 2019's Live with Kelly and Ryan, Kal Penn showed a photo of his childhood Halloween costume as Ernie.
==References==
* In episode 3506 of Sesame Street, Stinky the Stinkweed claims his daily routine includes watching "Regis and Kathie Lee."
==Sources==
==External links==
*IMDb
*"Muppets: 1, Host: 0" - ToughPigs.com transcript of 4/18/96 appearance
*"The Muffed Christmas Carol" - ToughPigs transcript of 12/24/01 appearance
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