{"id":3011,"date":"2012-03-06T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2012-03-06T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T11:09:23","slug":"muppet-show-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/muppet-show-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Muppet Show Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Muppet Show had it start somewhere &#8211; actually the The Muppet Show\u00a0Pilot was in 1975 on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>In the days when Kermit wasn&#8217;t a green from comparing the show. But all the usual gang are there to be seen. The Muppet Show pilot was quite different than the show itself ended up being. In this case, the original didn&#8217;t feature Kermit as the host.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mRZN70nfi_0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"480\" height=\"360\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mRZN70nfi_0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Jim Henson\u00a0along with the gang give us a glimpse of things to come. Most remained including glimpses of Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle\u00a0and\u00a0Rowlf the Dog though compare Nigel is replaced by Kermit the frog.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Muppet Show Pilot arrived in 1975\u00a0\u00a0the show itself got the go ahead and premiered on 5 September 1976. 5 series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes.<\/p><div class=\"e526d1e761560160a119e3b74cb2a974\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\nskool\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>My favorite character was\u00a0Gonzo the Great, he is a\u00a0stunt performer. The Muppet Show&#8217;s resident oddball. Gonzo was a parody of\u00a0Evel Knievel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3013\" title=\"Muppet-Show-Pilot\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot.jpg\" alt=\"Muppet Show Pilot\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Muppet Show Pilot included:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nigel, Sam, and Floyd in the Conference Room:<\/li>\n<li>Mount Rushmore\u00a0presidents sketch<\/li>\n<li>A Wrestling Match<\/li>\n<li>The famous Swedish Chef<\/li>\n<li>Statler and Waldorf\u00a0sit in their den and talk.<\/li>\n<li>Two Heaps, tarantula like monsters talking in gibberish.<\/li>\n<li>Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs with Miss Piggy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Looking at the Muppet Show Pilot you will see some differences such as the production. Some characters were abandoned and others created. We&#8217;ve mentioned Kermit is only briefly seen and the show is instead hosted by a Muppet named Nigel. However, there are many characters that remain almost the same from the original pilot to the first season run, such as the Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.<br \/>\nSo what are your memories of the Muppet show?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/muppet-show-pilot\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Muppet Show Pilot\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-160x127.jpg 160w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot-377x300.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Muppet-Show-Pilot.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>The Muppet Show had it start somewhere &#8211; actually the The Muppet Show\u00a0Pilot was in 1975 on ABC. 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