The Muppet Show - The Devil Went Down to Georgia

[cainster]

Richard Hunt's voice stands out through the chorus. Only Henson hiimself could ever accomplish that.

[borrotoivana]

He said son of a gun

[MrJelle321]

i remember i never apreciated these scenes when i was young, but thank God I do now :)

[nellie2581]

I love this old song, the original version

[beatlesopera]

I actually like this version of the devil went down to georgia better than the more well known Primus version. I personally think the muppet version captures the spirit of the song even better.

[BunsenCoH]

Is it just me, or do the three guys backing up Johnny look like ZZ Top?

[Ms12369]

i bet there was some 420 action going on when they made this awesome lil bit

[totoro1591]

I love the way they reference this song in Futurama. :) 

[thejawa01]

I thought this was a kid show, why did he say you son of a gun?

[GNRDisturbedSlash]

@thejawa01 well sun of a gun is not really that bad to be honest. plus the actual version says son of a bitch so...

[ariem81]

I used to go down to Georgia, until I took an arrow in the knee

[justmerozzie]

this is just amazing <3

[Wheeljack214]

Best Muppet-style song ever!! I don't care what you say!

[digigirl986]

@Wheeljack214 Not as good as the chipmunk version. Now that one is my favorite.

[Montork]

the reason the devil cant win? hes got no soul!

without spirt and soul a song is just notes.

[LcityRPG]

He can't loose his soul he is a ginger

[rickycolonjj]

is it just me or does johnny look gay...

[SHEMIKA1994]

@rickycolonjj  i was thinking the exact same thing

[JodiLynn40]

14 people lost there soul to the devil

[AserHapi]

If Cracked has taught me something is that a golden fiddle would be highly impractical

[snoopdawg21]

ever notice they uncencored the word hell broke loose

[Nickmaster8811]

when johnny died his son was challanged but that was me i didnt inhirate fiddle skills but i did get guitar skills a guitar face off for a gold flame metal guitar or my soul

[EsmeAmelia]

"GOOD? I'm not supposed to be GOOD!"

[Beatlesproduction]

is there a song that the muppets dont sing!!!

[corwinorr]

That is one fabulous Satan.

[TheNonautomatoN]

Classic Muppets!

What a great show...

[cstoczyn]

@TheNonautomatoN Yeah

[Deathclaw12]

The uptight television companies today would never put this on the air. This generation really had it good.

[cstoczyn]

@Deathclaw12 MMM HMM

[cstoczyn]

BOO!!!!

[cstoczyn]

Happy Halloween!!!!

[cstoczyn]

Long Live Richard Hunt!!!!

[cstoczyn]

RIP Richard Hunt

[cstoczyn]

Long Live Jim Henson!!!!

[cstoczyn]

RIP Jim Henson

[cstoczyn]

The Devils:

The Lead Devil: Jerry Nelson

Magenta-Pink Devil: Richard Hunt

Crimson-Red Devil: Steve Whitmire

Hot-Pink Devil: Dave Goelz

[cstoczyn]

GO JOHNNY!!!!!

[Nexus5001]

is it just me or did the demons during the devil's demons look like the firey's from labrynth

[cstoczyn]

@Nexus5001 IDK

[tristessa771]

george bush devil

[ShadowChanceSassy]

When will Season's 4 and 5 of The Muppet Show finally come to DVD? I have Season 1, 2, and 3, of this timeless program. It's ridiculous we Muppet Fans have to wait and wait for the entire series to be completely on DVD.

[cappsoutlaw]

the devil sucks. anybody can turn up the crunch on the amp

[AdamYJ]

It's a funny thing. The Devil keeps challenging people to fiddle contests, but he never seems to win. I think the truth is that no one really wants to tell him he's awful at fiddle playing.

[cstoczyn]

@AdamYJ Poor Devil

[Vashthestampdee]

Well, let's see you play a solid gold fiddle!

[GravesRWFiA]

Disney po'ed the Hensen people, they treated the henson people with too high a hand and Henson told them to get stuffed.

[monkyats]

2:51 Thats not how it goes....

[furpurr]

@monkyats yes, actually, it is! there are 2 versions of that line; i have them both {one on cd, one on a cassette}. ;)

[davincent98]

@furpurr Besides, do you really think that they would actually say son of a bitch on a kid's show in the 1970s? (The old Porky pig cartoons were meant for adults.)

[jpeavler1975]

This frightened me as a child.

[jodicoady]

@jpeavler1975 OMGOSH me too, I was scared to death of that and Rasputin by Boney M

[penguinteeth3]

why did the demons float upward

[Hakkai87]

Epic song just got Muppetized!

[LNERRedneck]

@Hakkai87 better than some (most) chipmunked songs

[4kidsandamom]

love it!

[FinnSolomon]

The episode number is 420. Now go and listen to the parody of this song, The Devil Went Down to Jamaica.

[hulettdude2]

charlie daniels is the best.

[urallnoobs1]

12 because of me he dosnt say sone of a gun

[Jewellisa]

Kermit: Devil you were good

Devil: Good? I'm not susposed to be good!

[dreamtiger2]

eleven people are dead inside...

[Cheycartoongirl8]

I LUV this song! I can't believe the muppets performed this. I'm such a big fan! Of this song and the muppets!

[LadyGreenEyes964]

Alright....who are the eleven lame people that voted this down...?

[mohinderbauer]

I like when people say they hate country but enjoy this song.

[0DFS0]

ok, no matter what version of this song I hear I think the devil wins.

[staldisambiguation]

I forgot Wilfred Brimly was on the muppet show.

[chanballer]

They did a mockery of this on robot chicken with spawn! XD

[spitefire1012]

episode 420 haha!

[jjdiascro]

They laid a Deviled Egg! HAA HA HA!

[ASSASSINBOB1]

u know i used to be scared shitless of the old guys but there kinda funny still dont like pupets xD

[ASSASSINBOB1]

u know i used to be scared shitless of the old guys but there kinda funny

[cedarjerseygirl96]

he has the violin on the wrong shoulder

[Molagbal38]

@cedarjerseygirl96 Lol, I actually didn't see that. Good eye! XD

[bannie]

Devil looks like a flying monkey.

[SoverinDaemon]

Deviled egg, ha.

[kbrodie1983]

anyone noticed the devil looks George w. bush...

[bigwhitehound]

Someone should put ALL the Muppet episodes on YouTube on one page.

[sunshineqsg]

i'm not a big country music fan, but i like it when the muppets play.

[dsdragonspawn]

HAHAHA EPISODE 420 THATS GREAT

[bamagoinham]

Dueling banjos *thumbs up* lol

[seekanddestroy09]

jerry garcia can play banjo any day of the century

[jpm878]

May be Mark O'Connor. It was a damn good rendition of it for sure.

[theegg89]

I wanna know who actually did the fiddle part

[no3no1fan]

cute

[fordv8man]

@MrJompa96 now that was funny!

[lololer8888]

so fiddling is something from the devil? no wonder it sucks like hell and sounds like a traped cat

[MrChunleewan]

@lololer8888 at least you can understand it rather than screamo, which doesent even sound like music. try reposting on a vid where its the artist actually playing, see what kind of flak you get there.

[lololer8888]

@MrChunleewan bro, it were a joke. if ya cant make fun of the devil you'll soul be trapped

[TheDude47374]

Whoever played the fiddle on this did a pretty darn good job. It's as good as Charlie Daniel's playing!

[NighthunterTheXIII]

@Benstudio13

[NighthunterTheXIII]

How did this air, but you cant say God on air without getting a ton of sh!t?

[Benstudio13]

@NighthunterTheXIII This was back when TV was still cool. That's how it aired.

[yodalover13]

the muppets are great. the song is great. i luv it!

[DJ1SCY]

Is there an uncencored version to this clip?

[roaklin]

@DJ1SCY No there isn't as it is a "kids" show.

[Jez32uk]

@roaklin it's not a kids show its a family friendly show that was originally shown on Prime time.

[roaklin]

@Jez32uk Your splitting hairs, either way there is kids watching hence why to answer this guy's question as to no there is no unsensored version.

[kozmon0t]

This song always pisses me off cause the devil played better than Johnny. Johnny was just playing dance music.

I've heard the devil part is much harder for violinists to play, too.

[8151630]

6 people got beaten by the devil

[kareljuwet]

@8151630

troll

[3dawg1721]

Friggin AWESOME!

[Madams1977]

Ironically from episode 420

[swanclipper]

@Madams1977

ironic? are you sure your aware of the meaning behind irony, what does this video have that has some irony towards 420, 420 is significant for marijuana smokers, somehow i think you posted to the wrong video.

[ZamorakAncient]

I'm not supposed to be good!!!

ownage

[WEBDOGS209]

The Devil in this reminds me of Willy Wonka for some reason...

[Madams1977]

@WEBDOGS209 The hat

[WIDESIDE72]

pdwd I am 39 and grew up watching The Muppets and remembered watching this. I never really thought about it at the time.

[pdwd88]

THIS IS NOT DISENY! Why is that so hard to grasp for the youtube community.... Granted this is just Muppets but at least know enough to understand that Jim made this not Disney. Disney just syndicated it and shared rights to the Muppets for a period of time.

[FreddyGuy925]

I recommend everyone to see my video called the Devil Went Down to Jamaica. It is hilarious, and it's just like this.

[ChaosDarkWolf13]

this stuffs way better than most of the the shit on T.V. today.

[Secretivedude42]

@mjcabooseman I weep for the coming generations. Kids these days think classic Disney is High School Musical

[Secretivedude42]

RIP Jim Henson :(

[TheFatalcrest]

this is the HIGHEST verison of DWDTG i ever heard ...not for a muppet

[mjcabooseman]

it makes me sad to think that we would never see this on national television today because of all the stupid people who think this is" politically incorrect". gimme a break, whatever happened to good old america?

[zvermilyer3]

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" might have been an unusual choice for the Muppets, but it's a good song and they performed it well, so who cares?

[PinkPunkyKat]

Is it just me or does the devil look a little bit like former president George Bush?

[WIDESIDE72]

Huh...Was the topic of selling your soul to the devil really appropriate Muppet Show material? I guess so...

[pdwd88]

@WIDESIDE72 The muppet show was geared at Adults, it came on during prime time and likely few children saw it. This isn't sesame street.

[Madams1977]

Now, if the Muppet show comes back again Primus should be a special guest and do their version of "The Devil went down to Georgia" with the Muppets.

[Madams1977]

Amazing, and the devil going all rave at 1:39 was creepy. This is a good example of how the Muppets were also an art form at times.

[Metool2]

Deviled Egg... XD Those two rock.

[Sladeling]

6 people lost the fiddle contest.

[MVB627ISAWESOME]

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!! and adding muppets made it the best

[kitrona]

Cutest. Demons. Ever.

[ryanboy97]

This is what should be showing on Disney.... Not Camp Cock...

[Link9315]

@ryanboy97 lol your funny please add me

[blueeyesseto]

@ryanboy97 your not allowed to have slap stick humor anymore

[emileemarie12]

@ryanboy97 I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!

[cstoczyn]

@emileemarie12 Me 2

[TheVivvav]

I liked the portrayal of the character Johnny.

[sherifam]

LOL!!!!! Best music video for this... ever.

[samcwic]

Okay, from the back stage scene at the end, are we to assume that Kermit hired the the real devil himself to participate in the sketch? Did Kermit have to sell his soul in return?

[illegalcheez]

The solos are pretty badass in this version. I like it.

[shadowsa2b]

muppets cant say son of a bitch lol

[MYEYESONECONOMY]

fiddle... i thought it was called a violin

[SonOfBDEC]

@MYEYESONECONOMY

Same instrument. Different style. The fiddle is played in Texas and Texas country music. But it's called a violin almost everywhere else.

[MRCALIfornyay]

@MYEYESONECONOMY it depends on the style of music

they call it fiddle for the style or genre of music violin is for the classical they r both the same fiddle are for one short notes violin is a long note with vibrato

[H20MichaelMyers]

The Devil Went Down To Georgia

[domsay1000]

lol

[magnificent666]

This contest was obviously rigged.

The Devil played one mean fiddle. Much better than Johnny.

[josh96827]

wut duz Kermit say at 0:08?

[amselhaus]

the banjo player is definately a Jerry Garcia puppet!

[cajofb]

Bush?

[paperluigiman]

HOO WEE HOT DARN!!!!!!!!!!!

[BlazeFireMaster]

OH MY GAWD. The muppets said hell! ._.

And at the end, I thought Johnny was seriously gonna say Son of a bitch.

[JamesCPotter13]

where are you that the muppets are on disney channel?

[Shockwave33]

@JamesCPotter13 Muppets were on disney many years ago before the channel went to crap.

[NaiTaiDai]

Did anyone know the puppet used for Johnny debuted in the first season as the female member of the Gogolala Jubilee Jugband?

[misterpot8o]

The red one with the horns at 0:22 looks and sounds surprisingly like George Dubya... Henson always was a visionary!

[DarthWill3]

They laid a DEVILED egg!

[angelisle]

XD yea rednecks XD lol nice, but really good too :)

[Liqization]

Wohoo 10 years old Johnny boy Pwns Devil haha.... Devil got Pwned from 10 years old...Actually funny.. And that stupid Grandpas are laughing for everything... Thats why Muppets are funny..

[WarlordofRanaar]

Dang that muppet who acts as a storyteller here reminds me of my grandpa.

Great song, has to be said.

[DhampireFTW]

anyone else noticed that the devil song is played during episode 420? kinda wonder if they planned it or just a coincidence lol

[1kitmariso]

play it johnny! play it!

[xavier3961]

the demon w/ the tambourine was get'n at it.

[pytko3]

Would a solid gold fiddle sound really crumby.

[Nagneto]

Epic!

[GTE123]

For second place you only get a smaller silver fiddle ....

[poop693]

I'm a christian boy and I watch this and lisen to this music

[DACnumber1]

It's not a bad song for Christians to listen to. It's talking about kicking the devil's but at a contest.

[ALXXMaXX]

@DACnumber1 Exactly! Johnny pwns Satan!

[00quinn]

@ALXXMaXX  Satan FAIL!!

[Thechurchpunk1]

@DACnumber1 i'm a devot Christian and i love this song b/c like u said he kicks the devil's butt

[TheMnesic]

@DACnumber1 It's talking about being so cocky as to accept a deal with the devil. Sure Johnny was good enough, but most legends would go the other way and have him get his comeuppance.

Also, *butt.

[daiklaive]

@DACnumber1 on the contrary, i imagine many christian ideologues would have a problem with the narative because Johnny beats the Devil on his own merit without calling on God, but then, those are the types of Christians who are no fun at parties.

[Tenkagethewise]

not bad, this was good. Can't believe they did this

[ArlochNeeus]

love how the devil's fiddle sound when he plays, if only this vid was in high def then i could see what his demons looked like!!

[SuperSongbird21]

"I'm not supposed to be GOOD!"

LOL!

[12345678910aerosmith]

i didnt think they would put this on disney land i bet christians didnt watch is XD

[lizyah1]

hilarious how this is from episode 420

i wsh i was watching this high