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| The Muppet Show - Season Two | 
 enlarge | Actors: Mia Farrow, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 581
Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 612
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.7
MPN: DISD53118D
UPC: 786936721065
EAN: 0786936721065
ASIN: B000Q6774K
Theatrical Release Date: January 29, 1977
Release Date: August 7, 2007
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Product Description
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 08/07/2007
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Quick wit, slapstick comedy, excellent puppets and puppetry conceived by Jim Henson, an astounding array of guest stars, and a whole lot of backstage chaos made The Muppet Show a favorite family show for a whole generation in the mid to late 1970's and those same ingredients make it equally enjoyable for today's audiences. The 24 episodes of this second 1976 season of The Muppet Show represent the family variety show at its strongest, with familiar characters like host Kermit the Frog, his assistant Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Rolph the piano playing dog, and regular segments like "Pigs in Space," "Veterinarian's Hospital," "Swedish chef," and "At the Dance." Intermingled throughout are silliness, skits, and songs featuring an impressive roster of guest stars including entertainment greats like Judy Collins, Don Knotts, Bernadette Peters, Dom Deluise, George Burns, John Clese, and Bob Hope. The hilarious predicaments of the Muppets and their guest stars are absolutely timeless and the look back in time at the earlier careers of enduring stars like Steve Martin, Julie Andrews and Elton John is equally fascinating. Highlights of this second season are Kermit's emotional ballad "It's Not Easy Being Green," Judy Collins classic rendition of "Send in the Clowns," the two old men's curmudgeonly and witty criticism of every show, Miss Piggy's determined and amorous pursuit of Kermit, and the Swedish Chef's bumbling inability to catch up with the chicken. Bonus features include the rare 1974 Muppets Valentine Special featuring a young Mia Farrow and a host of virtually unknown Muppet characters including the enormous blue monster, Thog. Also included is Muppets' music video of "Keep Fishin'," and interview footage of "The Muppets on the Muppets." Whether reliving childhood evenings spent with family around the television or experiencing The Muppet Show for the first time, viewers of all ages will adore this second season. --Tami Horiuchi
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 The Muppets at their best May 11, 2007
229 out of 232 found this review helpful
This four-disc set includes all 24 episodes of "The Muppet Show" from the 1977-1978 television season -- one of the show's funniest years -- digitally remastered like those on The Muppet Show - Season One and The Muppet Show - Season Three. Each show has all of its original content, includes segments originally seen only in the United Kingdom, and runs a full 25:30. As with those in the other years, the guest stars for this season are a mix of Hollywood legends and then-current celebrities, but this year had more than its share of major stars. Here's the complete line-up:
EPISODE 1: Don Knotts
EPISODE 2: Zero Mostel
EPISODE 3: Milton Berle
EPISODE 4: Rich Little
EPISODE 5: Judy Collins
EPISODE 6: Nancy Walker
EPISODE 7: Edgar Bergen
EPISODE 8: Steve Martin
EPISODE 9: Madeline Kahn
EPISODE 10: George Burns
EPISODE 11: Dom DeLuise
EPISODE 12: Bernadette Peters
EPISODE 13: Rudolf Nureyev
EPISODE 14: Elton John
EPISODE 15: Lou Rawls
EPISODE 16: Cleo Laine
EPISODE 17: Julie Andrews
EPISODE 18: Jaye P. Morgan
EPISODE 19: Peter Sellers
EPISODE 20: Petula Clark
EPISODE 21: Bob Hope
EPISODE 22: Teresa Brewer
EPISODE 23: John Cleese
EPISODE 24: Cloris Leachman
Most of these shows have a lot to offer, but to me two really stand out. First, the John Cleese show is hilarious. In its Pigs in Space skit, the Monty Python star chews up the scenery as pirate Long John Silversteen. "A pirate don't use an intercom!" Cleese scarls when a Muppet suggests a modern way to communicate. "'Twould be sissy!" The Nureyev episode, on the other hand, is a real oddity. After the ballet star sings "Putting On My Top Hat," he shoots down his chorus line with a machine gun. Later, he dances to "Swan Lake" with a human-size pig.
Bonus features include "The Muppets Valentine Day Special," a 1974 television pilot which aired more than two years before "The Muppet Show" debuted. Kermit the Frog and actress Mia Farrow star, but the host is Wally, a Henson character who would rarely be seen again. Also included is "The Muppets on The Muppets," (a 13-minute series of tongue-in-cheek interviews) and the 2002 music video "Keep Fishin'" by Weezer.
Also worth mentioning is the packaging. The menus on each disc are hosted (Fozzie Bear and Kermit chat with you on Discs 1 and 3; Animal and Rizzo handle Discs 2 and 4) and the episodes themselves have (unidentified) chapter stops. In addition, the box itself is more than just cardboard, at least in this initial printing. On the front, Miss Piggy's face is fuzzy, and her blue eyes sparkle.
Problems? Just one: the closed captioning doesn't include any song lyrics!
Finally, season 2 May 19, 2007
27 out of 52 found this review helpful
I think I speak for everyone when I say "it's about time". These Jim Henson box sets are always a bit pricey, but they are always top quality. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm much more likely to purchase TV series when all the seasons are released. So my message to the manufacturer: "hurry up and keep em coming" !
they just dont have entertainment like this on TV anymore
The Muppet Show 2nd season boxed set bonus features details May 8, 2007
22 out of 48 found this review helpful
The bonus features are the first pilot The muppet show valintines day pilot, Muppets on muppets with kermit, Fozzie Gonzo, and rowlf, the Weezer music video with annals, plus Muppet Morsels and commercials for the episodes. Their great and any fan should get it.
About Time! July 10, 2007
19 out of 25 found this review helpful
Now, really, someone go over to Disney and start beating someone about the head so we don't have to wait another 2 and a half years for season 3... In this time of hyper-accelerated DVD releases where movies are on DVD 3 months after opening in the theaters, and first-run TV shows are out on DVD before the next season starts, I just don't understand why we're having to wait for so long for the releases of what may be the best family series ever produced.
It's the Muppet Show. if you know it, you love it. If you don't know it, buy both seasons and you WILL love it... then you'll be eagerly awaiting seasons 3, 4 and 5 with the rest of us.
The only major problem with this boxed set is that the special features are lacking compared with those for season one--greatly missed is the "pop-up" text which lists trivia such as which Muppet performers placed which characters and where some of the more obscure songs came from." Still. It's the Muppets!
IMHO, the Muppet Show represent Jim Henson and the Muppet players at the absolute pinnacle of their game. The Muppets, before and after, were never as funny and magical.
 I've Actually Watched It August 7, 2007
15 out of 32 found this review helpful
LAST UPDATE: After 2 copies from Target stores and 1 copy from Best Buy the sound at the beginning of the second episode on Disc 1 is still out of synch.
UPDATE: I just came back from exchanging my DVD where I bought it and the sound at the beginning of the Zero Mostel episode is still unsynchronized. Now if you want to say that information isn't useful, then by all means go with one of the Season Two reviews from May (3 months before release). Good luck!
I just picked up my copy of Season 2 a few hours ago and I'll have to return it since the sound is out of synch on the only episode that I've watched (Zero Mostel). The audio mismatch was pretty bad too (not something you can ignore). Although I'm glad that they obtained the musical rights to everything (so I hear) I was disappointed to find that the trivia popups feature from the Season 1 release was absent from the special features of this release.
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