List of The Muppet Show episodes

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The Muppet Show was broadcast from 1976 to 1981 in first-run syndication. This means that, unlike a TV show produced by a network, the series was made and then sold to local television stations. Without a corporate entity keeping a consistent schedule, broadcast dates varied greatly depending on the market, and were dictated by regional demographics.
As such, the broadcast debut of any given episode of The Muppet Show depends on the viewer's locality. The two most commonly cited dates used are those catalogued for New York City in the United States, and the Midlands region in England.The Muppet Show broadcast dates for ATV Midlands region come from John Lavalie and Alex Taylor.The Muppet Show broadcast dates here for WCBS-TV New York originally came from The Paley Center for Media online database, however those appeared to be off by a few days in most cases. Primary source scans of The New York Times (link) show that The Muppet Show aired on Mondays at 7:30pm in NYC for its entire run. WCBS-TV broadcast dates have been updated to match The New York Times "Times Machine" archive TV listings.
The numbers ascribed to episodes of The Muppet Show originate with their production code.production numbers are sourced to Henson.com However, it should be noted that the sequential order of these episode numbers does not denote the order in which they were produced.Production dates were originally sourced to Kermitage.com and have since been confirmed via correspondence between Muppet Wiki and The Jim Henson Company Archives Production numbers were assigned according to factors outside of the dates in which each episode entered production. Additionally, the production of many episodes would overlap, with the crew filming material for two separate episodes concurrently. In some cases, episodes were recorded out of their original production sequence due to the availability of the guest stars or other production factors.
This table serves to organize a list of all 120 episodes that can be sorted by episode number, production start date, US premiere, and UK premiere. This may help in assessing a number of firsts that took place over the course of the series' five-year run. For example, simply stating that Beauregard made his "debut" in episode 310 is a slight misconception. Episode 310 is the first episode in which he appears according to the production codes, but it aired in NYC after the character had already appeared on screen in episode 312. Thus, a character's "debut" is open to some interpretation depending on what region the episode was first seen in, when it was written, and when it was taped.
Note: dates are formatted year-month-day to accommodate an automatic ordering structure.
	Guest Star	Prod no.	Prod date 	UK 	NY
	Juliet Prowse
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x01 	1976-01-29	1977-01-16	1977-04-25
	Connie Stevens
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x02 	1976-01-19	1977-04-16	1977-02-28
	Joel Grey
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x03 	1976-05-18	1976-09-05	1976-10-18
	Ruth Buzzi
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x04 	1976-05-25	1976-10-03	1976-10-11
	Rita Moreno
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x05 	1976-06-03	1976-09-12	1976-09-20
	Jim Nabors
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x06 	1976-06-08	1976-09-26	1976-09-27
	Florence Henderson
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x07 	1976-06-15	1976-10-17	1976-11-15
	Paul Williams
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x08 	1976-06-22	1976-10-10	1976-10-25
	Charles Aznavour
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x09 	1976-06-29	1976-11-28	1977-01-17
	Harvey Korman
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x10 	1976-05-27	1976-11-07	1976-12-13
	Lena Horne
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x11 	1976-07-13	1976-10-31	1976-11-01
	Peter Ustinov
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x12 	1976-07-20	1976-10-24	1976-11-08
	Bruce Forsyth
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x13 	1976-07-27	1977-01-30	1976-12-06
	Sandy Duncan
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x14 	1976-08-03	1976-09-19	1976-10-04
	Candice Bergen
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x15 	1976-08-10	1976-11-14	1976-11-29
	Avery Schreiber
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x16 	1976-09-28	1976-12-12	1977-04-18
	Ben Vereen
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x17 	1976-10-04	1976-11-21	1977-01-24
	Phyllis Diller
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x18 	1976-10-11	1976-12-05	1977-02-14
	Vincent Price
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x19 	1976-10-19	1977-04-23	1977-01-31
	Valerie Harper
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x20 	1976-10-26	1977-01-02	1976-11-22
	Twiggy
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x21 	1976-11-09	1976-12-19	1977-02-07
	Ethel Merman
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x22 	1976-11-16	1977-04-09	1977-02-21
	Kaye Ballard
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x23 	1976-11-23	1977-01-23	1977-03-09
	Mummenschanz
Episode Guide • Transcript	1x24 	1976-11-23	1977-01-09	1977-05-23
	Don Knotts
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x01 	1977-05-23	1978-02-05	1977-11-28
	Zero Mostel
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x02 	1977-05-31	1978-03-05	1977-12-12
	Milton Berle
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x03 	1977-06-09	1977-10-14	1977-11-14
	Rich Little
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x04 	1977-06-14	1977-11-04	1977-09-26
	Judy Collins
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x05 	1977-06-21	1978-01-29	1978-01-30
	Nancy Walker
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x06 	1977-06-28	1977-10-28	1977-10-24
	Edgar Bergen
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x07 	1977-07-12	1977-11-11	1977-10-10
	Steve Martin
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x08 	1977-07-19	1977-12-09	1977-10-31
	Madeline Kahn
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x09 	1977-07-26	1977-10-07	1977-10-03
	George Burns
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x10 	1977-08-02	1977-09-30	1977-09-19
	Dom DeLuise
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x11 	1977-08-09	1977-11-25	1977-10-17
	Bernadette Peters
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x12 	1977-08-16	1977-11-18	1977-11-07
	Rudolf Nureyev
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x13 	1977-10-18	1978-01-22	1978-01-23
	Elton John
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x14 	1977-10-25	1978-01-08	1978-02-06
	Lou Rawls
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x15 	1977-11-01	1977-12-16	1978-03-13
	Cleo Laine
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x16 	1977-11-08	1978-01-15	1978-05-15
	Julie Andrews
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x17 	1977-11-23	1977-12-25	1978-02-20
	Jaye P. Morgan
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x18 	1977-11-29	1978-02-26	1978-03-06
	Peter Sellers
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x19 	1977-12-06	1978-01-01	1978-02-27
	Petula Clark
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x20 	1977-12-13	1978-03-12	1978-05-08
	Bob Hope
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x21 	1977-11-22	1978-02-19	1978-02-13
	Teresa Brewer
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x22 	1977-07-12	1977-12-02	1977-11-21
	John Cleese
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x23 	1977-08-09	1977-10-21	1977-12-05
	Cloris Leachman
Episode Guide • Transcript	2x24 	1977-12-06	1978-02-12	1978-05-22
	Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x01 	1978-02-14	1978-12-22	1978-11-20
	Leo Sayer
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x02 	1978-02-21	1978-03-26	1978-12-04
	Roy Clark
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x03 	1978-02-28	1978-03-19	1978-09-25
	Gilda Radner
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x04 	1978-03-07	1978-04-02	1978-12-11
	Pearl Bailey
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x05 	1978-03-14	1978-04-09	1978-11-13
	Jean Stapleton
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x06 	1978-03-21	1978-04-16	1978-10-02
	Alice Cooper
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x07 	1978-03-28	1978-11-24	1978-10-30
	Loretta Lynn
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x08 	1978-04-04	1978-04-23	1978-10-23
	Liberace
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x09 	1978-04-11	1979-01-19	1978-10-16
	Marisa Berenson
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x10 	1978-04-18	1978-12-15	1978-12-18
	Raquel Welch
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x11 	1978-04-25	1978-11-17	1978-11-27
	James Coco
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x12 	1978-05-02	1978-12-08	1978-10-09
	Helen Reddy
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x13 	1978-05-09	1978-12-01	1978-09-18
	Harry Belafonte
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x14 	1978-11-08	1979-01-05	1979-02-19
	Lesley Ann Warren
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x15 	1978-11-14	1979-01-12	1979-05-07
	Danny Kaye
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x16 	1978-11-21	1978-12-25	1979-02-05
	Spike Milligan
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x17 	1978-12-12	1979-03-02	1979-01-22
	Leslie Uggams
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x18 	1978-12-05	1979-01-26	1979-02-12
	Elke Sommer
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x19 	1978-12-12	1979-02-02	1979-01-29
	Sylvester Stallone
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x20 	1979-01-09	1979-02-09	1979-02-26
	Roger Miller
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x21 	1979-01-16	1979-02-16	1979-05-14
	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x22 	1979-01-23	1979-02-23	1979-05-21
	Lynn Redgrave
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x23 	1979-01-30	1979-03-09	1979-05-28
	Cheryl Ladd
Episode Guide • Transcript	3x24 	1978-05-09	1978-12-29	1978-11-06
	John Denver
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x01 	1979-04-24	1979-12-14	1979-09-17
	Crystal Gayle
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x02 	1979-05-01	1979-11-02	1979-12-31
	Shields & Yarnell
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x03 	1979-05-08	1979-11-23	1979-10-01
	Dyan Cannon
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x04 	1979-05-15	1980-01-25	1980-02-04
	Victor Borge
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x05 	1979-05-22	1979-11-09	1979-11-05
	Linda Lavin
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x06 	1979-05-29	1979-12-07	1979-09-24
	Dudley Moore
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x07 	1979-06-12	1979-10-24	1979-10-22
	Arlo Guthrie
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x08 	1979-06-19	1979-12-21	1979-10-29
	Beverly Sills
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x09 	1979-06-26	1979-11-16	1979-11-12
	Kenny Rogers
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x10 	1979-07-03	1979-11-30	1979-10-15
	Lola Falana
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x11 	1979-07-10	1980-01-18	1979-11-26
	Phyllis George
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x12 	1979-07-17	1980-01-11	1979-12-03
	Dizzy Gillespie
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x13 	1979-07-24	1980-01-04	1980-03-03
	Liza Minnelli
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x14 	1979-07-30	1979-12-28	1979-11-19
	Anne Murray
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x15 	1980-01-08	1980-02-01	1980-03-10
	Jonathan Winters
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x16 	1980-01-15	1980-02-08	1980-03-17
	Mark Hamill
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x17 	1980-01-15	1980-02-29	1980-02-25
	Christopher Reeve
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x18 	1980-01-22	1980-02-15	1980-02-11
	Lynda Carter
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x19 	1980-01-29	1980-02-22	1980-02-18
	Alan Arkin
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x20 	1980-02-11	1980-03-07	1980-05-26
	Doug Henning
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x21 	1980-02-04	1980-03-14	1980-04-07
	Andy Williams
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x22 	1980-01-29	1980-03-21	1980-03-24
	Carol Channing
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x23 	1980-02-11	1980-03-28	1980-04-14
	Diana Ross
Episode Guide • Transcript	4x24 	1980-02-18	1980-04-04	1980-05-19
	Gene Kelly
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x01 	1980-08-19	1981-01-04	1981-03-02
	Loretta Swit
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x02 	1980-03-10	1980-10-12	1980-11-17
	Joan Baez
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x03 	1980-03-17	1980-12-14	1980-10-27
	Shirley Bassey
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x04 	1980-03-24	1981-03-15	1980-09-22
	James Coburn
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x05 	1980-04-01	1980-10-19	1980-09-29
	Brooke Shields
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x06 	1980-04-07	1980-11-09	1980-10-06
	Glenda Jackson
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x07 	1980-04-21	1980-12-28	1980-11-10
	Señor Wences
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x08 	1980-04-28	1980-11-23	1981-02-16
	Debbie Harry
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x09 	1980-08-04	1981-01-25	1981-02-23
	Jean-Pierre Rampal
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x10 	1980-05-12	1980-11-30	1980-12-08
	Paul Simon
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x11 	1980-05-19	1981-02-22	1980-10-20
	Melissa Manchester
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x12 	1980-07-01	1980-11-16	1981-02-09
	Tony Randall
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x13 	1980-06-03	1980-11-02	1980-10-13
	Mac Davis
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x14 	1980-06-16	1981-03-08	1980-11-24
	Carol Burnett
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x15 	1980-06-23	1981-02-08	1980-12-15
	Gladys Knight
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x16 	1980-07-03	1980-12-07	1981-05-04
	Hal Linden
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x17 	1980-07-08	1981-01-11	1980-12-01
	Marty Feldman
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x18 	1980-07-14	1980-12-21	1981-05-25
	Chris Langham
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x19 	1980-08-05	1981-03-01	1981-02-02
	Wally Boag
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x20 	1980-07-28	1981-01-18	1981-05-11
	Johnny Cash
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x21 	1980-08-11	1981-02-01	1981-06-01
	Buddy Rich
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x22 	1980-08-14	1981-02-15	1981-05-18
	Linda Ronstadt
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x23 	1980-05-27	1980-10-26	1980-11-03
	Roger Moore
Episode Guide • Transcript	5x24 	1980-04-29	1980-10-05	1980-12-22
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