The Muppet Show

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Series Directed by

Peter Harris
(73 episodes, 1976-1981)
Philip Casson
(47 episodes, 1977-1981)

Series Writing Credits

Jim Henson
(written by) (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Jim Henson
(creator) (7 episodes, 1976-1979)
Jerry Juhl
(written by) (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Don Hinkley
(written by) (96 episodes, 1977-1981)
Chris Langham
(written by) (48 episodes, 1978-1981)
David Odell
(written by) (48 episodes, 1979-1981)
Joseph A. Bailey
(written by) (32 episodes, 1977-1979)
Jack Burns
(written by) (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jack Burns
(creator) (4 episodes, 1978-1979)
Marc London
(written by) (22 episodes, 1976-1977)
Jim Thurman
(written by) (3 episodes, 1979-1980)
John Cleese
(uncredited) (1 episode, 1977)

Series Cast

Frank Oz
 Fozzie Bear / ... 120 episodes, 1976-1981
Richard Hunt
 Statler / ... 120 episodes, 1976-1981
Dave Goelz
 Gonzo / ... 120 episodes, 1976-1981
Jim Henson
 Kermit the Frog / ... 120 episodes, 1976-1981
Jerry Nelson
 Floyd Pepper / ... 112 episodes, 1976-1981
Louise Gold
 Additional Muppets / ... 70 episodes, 1977-1981
Steve Whitmire
 Additional Muppets / ... 66 episodes, 1978-1981
Kathryn Mullen
 Additional Muppets / ... 57 episodes, 1978-1981
Eren Ozker
 Janice / ... 24 episodes, 1976-1977
John Lovelady
 Announcer / ... 24 episodes, 1976-1977
Peter Friedman
 Additional Muppets / ... 9 episodes, 1976-1978
Karen Prell
 Additional Muppets / ... 7 episodes, 1980-1981
Betsy Baytos
 Additional Muppets / ... 8 episodes, 1980
Graham Fletcher
 Fletcher Bird / ... 4 episodes, 1978-1980
Brian Meehl
 Additional Muppets / ... 6 episodes, 1980
Bob Payne
 Additional Muppets / ... 2 episodes, 1979-1981
Fran Brill
 Mary Louise / ... 2 episodes, 1976
Cynthia Adler
 Cynthia Birdley / ... 2 episodes, 1976
Bruce Schwartz
 Guest Puppeteer 2 episodes, 1978-1980
Jane Henson
 Additional Muppets 1 episode, 1976-1977
Joel Grey
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Rita Moreno
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Candice Bergen
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Peter Ustinov
 Dr. Felix Ogelbaum / ... 1 episode, 1976
Paul Williams
 Arnold Stockman / ... 1 episode, 1976
Sandy Duncan
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Valerie Harper
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Harvey Korman
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Ruth Buzzi
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Ben Vereen
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Florence Henderson
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Phyllis Diller
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Jim Nabors
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Twiggy
 Lola Thomas / ... 1 episode, 1976
Lena Horne
 Lola Bramswell / ... 1 episode, 1976
Avery Schreiber
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Bruce Forsyth
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Charles Aznavour
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1976
Steve Martin
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Julie Andrews
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Vincent Price
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Madeline Kahn
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Bernadette Peters
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
John Cleese
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Don Knotts
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Dom DeLuise
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Milton Berle
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Connie Stevens
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
George Burns
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Nancy Walker
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Juliet Prowse
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Ethel Merman
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Zero Mostel
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Rich Little
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Edgar Bergen
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Kaye Ballard
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Lou Rawls
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Teresa Brewer
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Mummenschanz
 Themselves - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1977
Kris Kristofferson
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Raquel Welch
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Cloris Leachman
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Gilda Radner
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Peter Sellers
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Cheryl Ladd
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Jean Stapleton
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Elton John
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Danny Kaye
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Marisa Berenson
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Bob Hope
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Alice Cooper
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Helen Reddy
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Petula Clark
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
James Coco
 Self - Special Guest 1 episode, 1978
Pearl Bailey
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Roy Clark
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Liberace
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Loretta Lynn
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Jaye P. Morgan
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Judy Collins
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Rudolf Nureyev
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Leo Sayer
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Cleo Laine
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Sylvester Stallone
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Lesley Ann Warren
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Leslie Uggams
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Liza Minnelli
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Elke Sommer
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Linda Lavin
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Dudley Moore
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Lynn Redgrave
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
John Denver
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Harry Belafonte
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Roy Rogers
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Kenny Rogers
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Lola Falana
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Spike Milligan
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Roger Miller
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Phyllis George
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Crystal Gayle
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Victor Borge
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Arlo Guthrie
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Beverly Sills
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Shields & Yarnell
 Themselves - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Christopher Reeve
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Brooke Shields
 Alice / ... 1 episode, 1980
Mark Hamill
 Luke Skywalker / ... 1 episode, 1980
Roger Moore
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Lynda Carter
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
James Coburn
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Carol Burnett
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Alan Arkin
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Dyan Cannon
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Glenda Jackson
 Black Jackson / ... 1 episode, 1980
Marty Feldman
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Loretta Swit
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Hal Linden
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Jonathan Winters
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Johnny Cash
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Tony Randall
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Carol Channing
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Diana Ross
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Gladys Knight
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Linda Ronstadt
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Paul Simon
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Joan Baez
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Mac Davis
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Andy Williams
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Shirley Bassey
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Melissa Manchester
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Anne Murray
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Doug Henning
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Dizzy Gillespie
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Señor Wences
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Jean-Pierre Rampal
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1980
Gene Kelly
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1981
Debbie Harry
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1981
Chris Langham
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1981
Buddy Rich
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1981
Wally Boag
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1981
Richard Bradshaw
 Guest Puppeteer 1 episode, 1977
Rita Coolidge
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1978
Dale Evans
 Self - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979
Anthony Daniels
 C-3PO 1 episode, 1980
Peter Mayhew
 Chewbacca 1 episode, 1980
Rollin Krewson
 Mary Louise 1 episode, 1976
Caroll Spinney
 Big Bird 1 episode, 1979
Michael Coleman
 Dancer 1 episode, 1979
Julian Hosking
 Dancer 1 episode, 1979
Jess Whitfield
 Dancer 1 episode, 1979
The Muppets
 Themselves (uncredited) 120 episodes, 1976-1981
Faz Fazakas
 Additional Muppets (uncredited) 2 episodes, 1977
Mary Roos
 Self - German version (uncredited) 1 episode, 1976
Richenda Carey
 Queen (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Charlie McCarthy
 Self - Ventriloquist's Dummy (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Mortimer Snerd
 Self - Ventriloquist's Dummy (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Andres Bossard
 Self - The Mummenschanz (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Floriana Frassetto
 Self - The Mummenschanz (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Bernie Schürch
 Self - The Mummenschanz (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Abby Hadfield
 Green Frackle / ... (uncredited) 1 episode, 1977
Roger Knight
 Roger (uncredited) 1 episode, 1978
Lorene Yarnell Jansson
 Self - Shields & Yarnell (uncredited) 1 episode, 1979
Robert Shields
 Self - Shields & Yarnell (uncredited) 1 episode, 1979

Series Produced by

Jim Henson
producer / executive producer (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
David Lazer
executive producer / executive producer: Henson Associates (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Jack Burns
producer (24 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lew Grade
executive producer (uncredited) (120 episodes, 1976-1981)

Series Editing by

Tim Waddell
(22 episodes, 1977-1979)

Series Art Direction by

Malcolm Stone
(26 episodes, 1977-1980)
David Chandler
(24 episodes, 1976-1981)
Bryan Holgate
(20 episodes, 1977-1981)
Leigh Malone
(8 episodes, 1980)
Richard Lake
(7 episodes, 1978-1980)
Richard Plumb
(7 episodes, 1979-1980)
Paul Dean
(6 episodes, 1976-1977)
Su Chases
(3 episodes, 1979-1980)
Henry Graveney
(2 episodes, 1978)
Tony Ferris
(2 episodes, 1980-1981)
Ken Wheatley
(1 episode, 1978)
Anthony Waller
(1 episode, 1980)

Series Costume Design by

James Dark
(34 episodes, 1976-1981)
Ann Hollowood
(27 episodes, 1976-1981)
Stuart Currell
(16 episodes, 1978-1979)
Dawn Evans
(13 episodes, 1979-1980)
Sue Le Cash
(7 episodes, 1976-1980)
Dava Irwin
(7 episodes, 1979-1980)
K. Conry-Halley
(2 episodes, 1976)
Claire Sorrell
(1 episode, 1977)
Sheelagh Killeen
(1 episode, 1980)

Series Makeup Department

Shirley Muslin
makeup artist (34 episodes, 1976-1981)
Mary Southgate
makeup artist (31 episodes, 1976-1981)
Sheila Mann
makeup artist (17 episodes, 1977-1980)
Marion Phillips
makeup artist (14 episodes, 1977-1980)
Dianne Joyce
makeup artist (6 episodes, 1976-1980)
Sandy Staples
makeup artist (5 episodes, 1977-1981)
Marie Roche
makeup artist (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Elizabeth Portsmouth
makeup artist (1 episode, 1976-1979)
Anita Harris
makeup artist (1 episode, 1977)
Gloria Barber
makeup artist (1 episode, 1980)

Series Art Department

David Chandler
design (10 episodes, 1976-1978)
Paul Dean
design (3 episodes, 1976-1977)
Malcolm Stone
design (3 episodes, 1978-1981)
Bryan Holgate
design (1 episode, 1976)
Tony Ferris
design (1 episode, 1981)
Colin Harris
production buyer (uncredited) (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Terry Royce
stand-by props (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1976-1977)
John Stevenson
character designer (uncredited) / storyboard artist (uncredited) (4 episodes, 1978-1981)
Sal Denaro
muppet designer (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1978-1980)

Series Sound Department

Roger Knight
audio / sound (53 episodes, 1976-1981)
Ted Scott
audio / sound (47 episodes, 1976-1981)
Henry Bird
audio (6 episodes, 1977-1980)
Bob Woodhouse
audio (6 episodes, 1980-1981)
Len Penfold
audio (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Peter Wernham
audio (3 episodes, 1980)
Nigel Holmes
sound technician (uncredited) (1 episode, 1977)
Richard Partlow
foley artist (uncredited) (1 episode, 1977)

Series Camera and Electrical Department

Phil Hawkes
lighting director / lighting (59 episodes, 1976-1981)
John Rook
lighting director / lighting / lighting technician (55 episodes, 1976-1981)
John Crane
senior video engineer / vision (43 episodes, 1976-1980)
Bill Brown
senior cameraman / cameras (42 episodes, 1976-1981)
John Willment
senior video engineer / vision (31 episodes, 1976-1980)
Roy Simper
senior cameraman / cameras (29 episodes, 1976-1981)
Brian Grant
camera operator (4 episodes, 1976-1978)
Jim Reeves
senior video engineer / vision / vision control (26 episodes, 1977-1981)
Sean Mallon
electrian (25 episodes, 1979-1981)
Mike Whitcutt
senior cameraman / cameras (24 episodes, 1976-1981)
Dennis Bartlett
senior cameraman / cameras (22 episodes, 1976-1980)
Gerry Taylor
senior video engineer / vision control (17 episodes, 1977-1979)
Hamilton J. Willis
lighting / lighting director (3 episodes, 1976)
Geoff Joyce
senior cameraman (3 episodes, 1977-1981)
Jim Boyers
lighting director (3 episodes, 1977)
Dei Wynn-Smith
senior video engineer (1 episode, 1976)
Dave Tilbury
senior video engineer (1 episode, 1978)
Graham Watson
senior video engineer (1 episode, 1978)
Eddy Burns
lighting technician (uncredited) (119 episodes, 1976-1981)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department

Calista Hendrickson
muppet costumes (70 episodes, 1978-1981)
Polly Smith
muppet costumes (24 episodes, 1979-1981)
Bonnie Erickson
costume designer: muppets (13 episodes, 1976-1977)
James Dark
wardrobe (2 episodes, 1978)
Sue Le Cash
wardrobe (1 episode, 1976)
Ann Hollowood
wardrobe (1 episode, 1977)

Series Editorial Department

John Hawkins
video tape editor / vtr editor (80 episodes, 1976-1981)
Moyra Bird
vision mixer (38 episodes, 1976-1981)
Carole Legg
vision mixer (37 episodes, 1976-1980)
Tim Waddell
video tape editor / vtr editor (22 episodes, 1977-1979)
Mary Forrest
vision mixer (22 episodes, 1978-1981)
Al Pigden
video tape editor (18 episodes, 1979-1981)
Felicity Maton
vision mixer (15 episodes, 1976-1978)
Yvonne Kelly
vision mixer (4 episodes, 1980)
Neil Guy
vision mixer (3 episodes, 1979)
Pru Went
vision mixer (1 episode, 1980)

Series Music Department

Sam Pottle
composer: theme music (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Derek Scott
musical associate / conductor: Jack Parnell's orchestra (120 episodes, 1976-1981)
Jack Parnell
conductor: orchestra (117 episodes, 1976-1981)
Larry Grossman
music consultant (70 episodes, 1976-1979)
Ray Charles
music consultant (48 episodes, 1979-1981)
Conn Bernard
musical associate (2 episodes, 1977)
Kenny Baker
musician (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Don Lusher
musician (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Frank Reidy
musician (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Ronnie Verrell
musician (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
John Whelan
musician (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Tommy McQuater
musician: trumpet (uncredited) (unknown episodes)

Series Additional Crew

Mari Kaestle
muppet designer / puppets / muppet maker (119 episodes, 1976-1981)
Don Sahlin
special puppets / muppet designer / puppets / muppet maker (119 episodes, 1976-1981)
Caroly Wilcox
muppet designer / puppets / muppet maker (119 episodes, 1976-1981)
Faz Fazakas
muppet designer / puppets (116 episodes, 1976-1981)
Dave Goelz
muppet designer / puppets / muppet maker (116 episodes, 1976-1981)
Larry Jameson
muppet designer / puppets (114 episodes, 1976-1981)
Frank Oz
creative consultant / muppet creative consultant / special muppet material (107 episodes, 1976-1981)
Michael K. Frith
muppet design consultant / muppet creative consultant (106 episodes, 1976-1981)
Richard Holloway
senior floor manager / floor manager (111 episodes, 1976-1981)
Amy Van Gilder
muppet designer / muppet workshop supervisor / puppets / muppet maker (96 episodes, 1977-1981)
Rollin Krewson
muppet designer / puppets (86 episodes, 1976-1981)
Caryl Cruickshank
stage manager (61 episodes, 1976-1981)
Martin G. Baker
floor manager (58 episodes, 1976-1980)
Joan Chaplow
assistant to producer / assistant to producers / production assistant (60 episodes, 1976-1981)
Jan Rosenthal
muppet designer (58 episodes, 1978-1981)
John Lovelady
puppets / muppet designer / muppet maker (52 episodes, 1976-1978)
Tim Miller
muppet designer (50 episodes, 1979-1981)
Barbara S. Davis
muppet designer (50 episodes, 1979-1981)
Bonnie Erickson
puppets / muppet maker (48 episodes, 1976-1978)
Edward G. Christie
muppet designer (47 episodes, 1979-1981)
Nomi Frederick
muppet designer (47 episodes, 1979-1981)
Robert McCormack
muppet workshop supervisor (47 episodes, 1979-1981)
Bob Payne
muppet designer (48 episodes, 1979-1981)
Sara Paul
muppet workshop supervisor / stage manager (32 episodes, 1977-1981)
Sue Taylor
assistant to producer / production assistant / assistant to producers (32 episodes, 1976-1979)
Susan Paul
assistant to producer (28 episodes, 1979-1981)
Calista Hendrickson
puppets / muppet designer / muppet maker (26 episodes, 1977-1981)
Katie Coley
stage manager (26 episodes, 1979-1981)
Cheryl Henson
muppet designer (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Gillian Lynne
choreographer (18 episodes, 1976-1980)
Guy Frazer-Jones
floor manager (18 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jane Gootnick
muppet designer (9 episodes, 1980-1981)
Steve Springford
floor manager (15 episodes, 1977-1980)
Sherry Amott
muppet designer (14 episodes, 1978)
Norman Maen
choreographer (12 episodes, 1976-1981)
Alani Bray
stage manager (6 episodes, 1976)
Jeremy van Bunnens
senior floor manager (9 episodes, 1979-1980)
Claire Sandford
stage manager (7 episodes, 1978)
Francesco Reidy
floor manager (6 episodes, 1980)
Wendy Midener
muppet designer (5 episodes, 1978-1979)
Trevor Lowndes
floor manager (5 episodes, 1980)
Kermit Love
muppet designer / puppets (4 episodes, 1976-1980)
Marianne Harms
muppet designer (4 episodes, 1980)
Janet Kuhl
muppet designer (3 episodes, 1980)
Irving Davies
choreographer (2 episodes, 1976)
Martin Essex
floor manager (2 episodes, 1977)
Leslee Asch
muppet designer (2 episodes, 1980)
Cheryl Blaylock
muppet designer (2 episodes, 1980)
Tim Rose
muppet designer (2 episodes, 1980)
John Bottoms
special muppet dancing (1 episode, 1977)
Noola Delany
floor manager (1 episode, 1979)
Lyle Conway
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Sal Denaro
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Joanne Green
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Ann Keeba-Tannenbaum
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Nigel Lythgoe
choreographer (1 episode, 1980)
Tom McLaughlin
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Brian Rogers
choreographer (1 episode, 1980)
Debbie Schneider
muppet designer (1 episode, 1980)
Polly Smith
muppet designer (1 episode, 1981)
Kendra Dobson
archive team (uncredited) (20 episodes, 1979-1981)
Vickie Corner
distribution director (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1976-1977)
Bernard Rose
production assistant (uncredited) (5 episodes, 1981)
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