Muppet Show S1 P1 - Original Pilot

[carcomp101]

2:59 Stadtler and Waldorf first appearance!

[withalittlehelpfrom3]

Like this if you were relieved when Kermit showed up at the end!

[mohinderbauer]

I really dig song played by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band!

[TheSailorearth1]

sweedish chef sounds different

[3bhui]

End of violence? They blew up the words! :o)

[tehshortnoob]

This isn't the original pilot, the original pilot had Wally as host, not Nigel.

This is the second pilot :)

[MultiverseQueen]

so here's my thing...what on earth was on the Asian translation for Chef. I mean really...what could you even translate that to? LOL

[KatMichaelJackson]

Wow, its odd watching the muppet show without kermit as the host.

[LiadanTyndall]

Originally Jim Henson hated the idea of adding a laugh reel. But I think it adds to the humorous nature of the show. The jokes in the pilot are pretty good, they just don't grab your attention very much without the laughter reel.

[PaulisWilliam]

@LiadanTyndall they had the puppeteers laugh for most of the laughing of the Muppet show...

[MatthewAHardy]

Sam Eagle reminds me of Jeffery Tambor.

[raynelycan]

Thank you.

[NaiTaiDai]

The spiraling effect in Floyd's shades was really a lighting trick and not part of the puppet like a lot of people think.

[Billa1122]

8:20-Kermit is cheating on Piggy????

[H20MichaelMyers]

@Billa1122 This was beforer Piggy even fell in love with him.

[Billa1122]

Dr. Teeth is so Funkadelic!!!

[Billa1122]

Nigel-Early Kermit???

[Billa1122]

3:13-lOVE THE sWEDISH cHEF!

[Billa1122]

Glad they changed Janice's voice!

[DarthSquidward]

love this special! animal is the best muppet ever!!!

[F0rM0th3rRussi4]

Anyone else notice Bert at 2:53?  :D

[epicninja1000]

You're a bird but your not the bird baby

[rty1955]

I loved working on this show. I was very impressed with the sets, and how professional everyone was. I was one of the recording engineers on the show. Jim Henson and Frank Oz were such a nice people and very talented

[Imeatingchocolate]

@rty1955 In that case, thank you for helping to make such a fantastic show! I grew up on this show - Tuesday nights, 7:00 (I got to stay up "late" - haha!) Thank you!

[JordanM246]

i saw BERT at the dance bit!!!!

[MarioZone69]

Did anyone else notice Bert in the dancing scene? There's also Miss Mousey from the Valentines Day special and Manah Manah.

[Zoras88]

it's a good thing Kermit came along, or else we would be stuck with a fraggle.

[mohinderbauer]

For real, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band were a legitimate group. This song rocks!

[Tonytambe]

Ladies And Gentelmen Presenting The End Of Sex And Violence On Television. Crazy Harry Blows Up The Words. Ladies And Gentelmen Its The Muppet Show

[200c5]

isn't this for like kids the why would it have sex and violence... i am confused

[canuti94]

@200c5 no this is not like a disny show or anything like that this is more of a adult show it used to be on late at night is is like a puppet version of snl

[SinnFein4ever]

Do you think that they knew that the musician was dressed like a bellhop, when they made this?

[spiderlime]

this episode seems like the start of an entirely different series. like two entirely different approaches were experimented.

[razorramone63139]

Nigel got replaced by Kermit. lol I wonder if during the later season of the Muppet show if he became a janitor or something and that's why we never seem him. Waldorf and Statler were so BORING before they started heckling. It's funny to know that Janice didn't always speak the way she does now.

[batmous]

@razorramone63139 Nigel became the conductor for the Muppet Show orchestra. He just didn't have Kermit's energy and charisma. 

[razorramone63139]

@batmous Yeah, I noticed that as I watched the seasons more. I prefer Kermit as the MC.

[MsGirlPower101]

I agree, she spoke better then. Now she sounds like a man...

[niva2gr]

@razorramone63139 If you look closely during the opening and closing credits of the show you will see that after the pilot Nigel became the orchestra maestro.

[razorramone63139]

@niva2gr Yes, as I already stated, I noticed that as I watched the season more. I was just talking about this last night with a friend. lol It's also funny how Animal went from being chained up in the basement to being part of a band.

[eddiminus]

@razorramone63139

well he's also in the band in the pilot as you can see at 5:18

[gladrial89]

I'm really glad they got rid of Nigel. XD I wanted Kermit so bad in this episode.

[tbonepearson]

Awesome, I've been getting into puppets more now that we've got one on our show (Slorf), it's great to see the muppets back during their genesis!

[mabgamer6407]

Did Waldorf and Statler call each other the opposite names!?

[mabgamer6407]

Starting at 7:38 uh...did Waldorf call Statler Waldorf's name!?

[dalair]

if anyone didnt see it at 2:54 is bert from sesame street

[NightmareTheMavie]

my friends dad is floyd hahaha

[NaiTaiDai]

I don't think Animal liked Nigel too much.

[DMTbone08]

hey did anyone see brat at 2:58

[mohinderbauer]

This version of The Muppet Show could've worked too.

[TheFounders]

That guy Nigel looks like a Fraggle.

[Markiegee50]

yup

[Erdnuss07]

jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump ... i win xD

[amybee40]

Fantastic! I've always wondered what Sam the Eagle was doing on the show.

[ricekenn]

Wow, there's a blast from the past. Never saw this before. Cool... Super cool.

[ljks1]

"i am not a cat i am a bird"

:D

[Blakefe]

wheres kermit

[SushiSandwich1]

omg i love floyd <3

[TempleOfSin]

What is 'jarnvagskorsning'?

[Sylvairis]

Cooking with Swedish Chef.

Obviously! :p

[TempleOfSin]

Lol actually I looked it up, and apparently it translates to "train crossing".

[MurderamaVideos]

Railway crossing in swedish

[Hewylewis]

That's Kermit?

[tokyoskippy]

No, it isn't although it is Jim Henson that's doing the voice.

[italianjen29]

3:14-3:42 LMAO! The sweedish chef was mine and my brother's favourite!

[JeffZHigs1]

2:53 its bert from sesame street!!!

[Trinnztubefun]

lol @ 1:35 everybody knows that the bird is the word!

[ChrisSketch]

Floyd's "keep on truckin" walk cracks me up every time.

[koolgpw]

is saying the word sex a good way to start off a kids show?! me thinks not!

[ChrisSketch]

The muppet show was primetime, originally. Marketed towards all audiences.

[PaulisWilliam]

@koolgpw It wasn't a KID Show. It was for Family.

And the word Sex also means a gender...

[setheurovision94]

Love the Japanese subtitles for the Swedish chef's show. It's incredible that this was the pilot, because in structure it's nothing like the show itself. It feels strange to watch it without canned laughter, as well.

[moriya2k2]

what's the name of the terrorist muppet?

[POOPTURTLE]

Crazy Harry or Mad Harry. The latter if you're from Europe.

[b4ifly2paradise]

If you refer to the first pilot THE MUPPETS VALENTINE SHOW (1974), originally his name was Crazy Donald. Named after puppeteer Don Sahlin, who reportedly took pleasure in playing explosive pranks on his fellow performers. The name was inexplicably rechanged later to Crazy Harry. Same puppet, just an inexplicable name change.

07:37-08:19: Statler sounds different, that's because it's Jerry Nelson performing him here.

[bub21us]

"i might be able to get you a job on an educational show for kids" lol! gotta love it

[Twilty]

I loved Kermit's little pick up line there!

[brownie14000]

I'm loving the subtitles for the Swedish chef!

[chriszaharias1985]

Did anyone else notice the Muppet dancing that looked alot like Jim Henson?

[cyberdragonessmaster]

yes they made a Jim Muppet he was in a lot of back ground scenes and in a few musical numbers

[LotusMegami]

Am I the only one bothered by Nigel's eyes? The eyelids just sit on top!

[Montork]

i love the do not erase stamp

[wookie72]

I don't know if (when I was a kid) I would like this as much as the final Muppet Show, but I like it better now! It's very Pythonesque.

[TEKUAPETLA]

Kermit isn´t the leader in this time?

[ReevaInari]

Nope. Nigel was the original host, but apparently he was too "wimpy". I don't see it.

[TEKUAPETLA]

Thanks a lot for the answer!

[drums1992]

wimpy? id say kind of boring but eh i always liked kermit

[funinthe80s]

"Nope. Nigel was the original host, but apparently he was too "wimpy". I don't see it." TEKUAPETLA and Peevalnari you're both wrong ningel was the original Kermit.

[KitaPanda]

No, he absolutely wasn't. Hermit was already in existence before the Muppet show pilot.

[KitaPanda]

*Kermit

[funinthe80s]

"Nope. Nigel was the original host, but apparently he was too "wimpy". I don't see it." TEKUAPETLA and Peevalnari you're both wrong nigel was the original Kermit.

[cavdex]

Then who's that frog at 8:20 according to you?

[s1xsh00t3r]

dude u rock wow ty man

[jedieco23]

:-o

[rocketstevo]

Ooo! I saw Bert at the dance part.

[galaxyhigh73]

...and wasn't that a disguised grover as well?

[ReevaInari]

No, that was Thudge from the Ed Sullivan Show. He and four other monsters had the same design, but one did go on to become Grover.

[LaDracul]

I have to say, this theme music is fonky. And the R. Crumb-esque walk of Floyd.

[Losaru]

wow. the pilot! Thanks for getting this up!