The Muppet Show - Closing with The Cast of Star Wars

[pilotmanfilms]

swedish chef shuld have been darth vader

[seanpatrickcain2]

0:49 FTW

[Barclay1987]

Nice!

[heathgard68]

Muppet Show ROCKS!

[Astraldragon1]

I gueess they used Bluescreen...to put the Luke and Mark together...I think they did same thing or something close to it for the Patty Duke Show in the 60's....no matter the reason it was done well.

[evilwillhunting]

@Astraldragon1 check out the quality of the image of Mark in his tux, it's much cleaner -- I would guess he stood in front of a projected image of the previously filmed bit with Luke. After Mark inquires about the Luke's clothes, notice that kermit's image is cleaner and sharper, so I think they switched the "second shot" from Mark to Mark and Kermit.

Mind you, this is just a guess.

[txt23]

kool

[terrificjoker]

star wars is on the muppet show

[pivotuser08]

i do feel bad mark hamil's acting career didnt take off but at least he voices the greatest villian ever the joker

[shaithis45]

and the voice of a Robotech Commander in Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, and plays a bit role in Wing Commander. Some actors/actresses just go behind the scenes however Hamil has had a few lesser known movies under his belt at one point in time.

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@pivotuser08

didn't take off? With those three films he could retire in this and the next lifetime!

[stuttsy83]

Where is the ATV/ITC logo at the end

[quizmaster85]

The show is now owned by Muppet Studios; they would have replaced either of those logos with the "Jim Henson" or Muppet logos around the 1990s

[StarWarsFan1248]

Okaaaayy.... Mark Hamill Rules!!!

[dracrow12]

those fools had the technology to duplicate that same person!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!! BLUESCReen!

[ThingsWeSaidToday]

my god this episode was brilliant!!! I'd never realized to this point how talented Mark Hamill was...

[Kidsmtvslv1]

Mark Hamil - "Say Luke, who's your tailor, I love that Outfit!" LOL!

[buscasololoesencial]

I love it too ;-)

[Webkinzrocks400]

hey muppetfan33 i agree with u i like this show it rocks!!!!!!!

[muppetfan33]

I never really liked this episode myself.

[WhySoSerious71]

if only they had darth vader...

[1985Nebraska]

Since this episode was from Season 4, I hope that Season 4 of The Muppet Show comes to DVD soon.

[fivebearrugs]

Season 4 of The Muppet Show is scheduled for a 2010 release...let's hope that, like Seasons 2 and 3, it will be complete and not edited :)

[JCStrickland]

i wonder hwo they did that?

splitscreen wasnt invented yet

[ndingo]

well blue screen was invented then mayby thay did that =)

[Bandaids4ever]

They had splitscreen. It just wasn't done on computers the way it is today. There are some older movies that have used the same effect, though none come to mind. If I am wrong, which I might be, sorry, but I am pretty sure I am correct.

[Gabrielle261]

I'm about 99% sure that it was done with bluescreen. Luke Skywalker was on with the muppets without additional effects up until the shot at about 0:30 when he was patched into the background (via bluescreen and a separate shot of him talking in front of the same background) and his "cousin" walked in and interacted with the muppets. =)

[googamp32]

99% sure? I'm just wondering what the 1% is.

[Gabrielle261]

1% would be either splitscreen or green screen, both of which were not common in TV programs until the early-to mid 1990's.

[IComeAnon4]

Yeah it was, they even used it in Hogan's Heroes.