The Muppet Show · SEASON 1
Kaye Ballard
Episode 20 · 1977-01-23
- Comedy
- Family
Episode overview
Tired of the "embarrassingly square" theme song, bass player Floyd Pepper informs Kermit that he and the rest of the orchestra pit (except Rowlf) are quitting. Kermit says their conductor Nigel will write a new theme, but Floyd refuses: "He wrote the first one, man." Floyd performs his idea for a new theme, a dreadful Zappa-esque piece called "Fugue for Frog." Kermit won't use it and refuses that Floyd submits to Kaye Ballard a petition about the theme song, so the band leaves. The closing theme is performed solo by Rowlf on the piano.
26 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Joel Grey1976-09-05
2. Rita Moreno1976-09-12
3. Sandy Duncan1976-09-19
4. Jim Nabors1976-09-26
5. Ruth Buzzi1976-10-03
6. Paul Williams1976-10-10
7. Florence Henderson1976-10-17
8. Peter Ustinov1976-10-24
9. Lena Horne1976-10-31
10. Harvey Korman1976-11-07
11. Candice Bergen1976-11-14
12. Ben Vereen1976-11-21
13. Charles Aznavour1976-11-28
14. Phyllis Diller1976-12-05
15. Avery Schreiber1976-12-12
16. Twiggy1976-12-19
17. Valerie Harper1977-01-02
18. Mummenschanz1977-01-09
19. Juliet Prowse1977-01-16
20. Kaye Ballard1977-01-23
21. Bruce Forsyth1977-01-30
22. Ethel Merman1977-04-09
23. Connie Stevens1977-04-16
24. Vincent Price1977-04-23
