Disney's The Muppet Show - Season 1 [DVD]

My son really enjoyed it

I have very fond memories of watching the muppet show with my parents as a kid, so bought this as a nostalgia trip for my dad. We watched it together and did thoroughly enjoy it, but you can tell they polished the show over the subsequent series', so it's not their best.

Unlike other reviewers, who seem to be die hard fans and have an encyclopaedic knowledge of whether you will get the episodes in the right order etc, which is all good stuff to know if you want that kind of thing, all I remember is that when I was a child I used to sit in front of the television on a Sunday night desperate for the muppets to start. It was a lifesaver of a show set amongst things like The Money Programme and Songs of Praise. I loved it. It was funny, the characters were great, and my parents liked it because it had that classic quality of a great kids television show, in that the humour worked on many levels.My children are now of an age to enjoy the muppets and I ordered this with great trepidation thinking like many other things from my childhood, it might not live up to expectation. Thankfully it does. It really does. I still love it, and now my kids love it too. Our particular favourite sketch has got to be the classic Mnah, Mnah, which still had me falling about after all these years. It is still fresh, still original and still highly entertaining. The kids and I have a lasting fondness for the wonderful figure of Gonzo, who gets perpetually blown up, and as an adult I now realise that Kermit isn't as boring as I used to think he was!Great extras, lots of episodes to enjoy. A real treasure.

After reading Jim Henson's biography decided to return to the original Muppet shows from my childhood , watching them now the humour is very hit and miss but every minute is still a joy to watch and can now appreciate the skill and hard work that went into each show.You will learn to love characters you didn't before and enjoy the guests stars some long forgotten..and also the complete zaniness of everything going on.Stadler and Waldorf in the viewing box are constantly hilarious and cutting and each Muppet really has it's own personality and feelings.I have bought all 3 seasons and wait patiently for the release of Seasons 4 and 5..if they ever emerge, i'm guessing there are some legal setbacks somewhere.The special features are somewhat limited, making of documentaries would have been great, but you do get Muppet morsels which when chosen has snippets of interesting facts as you watch it happen on screen.Also if you have younger children like me that are now into Muppets because of the new films then they may enjoy seeing where it started.

Don't be fooled by some of the other comments suggesting that the order of the shows is incorrect and that scenes are missing.For starters if Rien had bothered to switch on the very informative muppets trivia on the DVD he would have had the explanation of why Scooter is introduced in episode 6 after appearing in earlier shows. A quick check of imdb.com also confirms the episode order is correct on the DVDs.Enabling the trivia also explains perhaps why not every scene is shown. Originally, when The Muppet Show was broadcast in the UK different scenes were substituted to give the show a more local appeal. What is presented, on the UK DVD, at least is the UK version of the shows so clearly there will be some scenes missing is you lok at it from an American point of view.Overall the presentation is good and the additional Muppet trivia is very very interesting. A must for any Muppet fan or person wanting to re-live for childhood memories.

Arrived on time and in good order. As for the episodes still as funny as all ways

Lovely nostalgic dvd. Bought for my own muppet fan aka the boy, and I watch it more than he does. Perfect .

Kermit tries to run a variety act. There's literally no plot to The Muppet Show. Just The Muppets causing mayhem with a different variety act and different guest stars with each episode. A lot of the guest stars here are long forgotten and the big names would come later once the series hits it big though highlights include episodes starring Peter Ustinov, Bruce Forsyth, Vincent Price and Twiggy but this is sheer comedy genius. Some Muppets look very different compared to how they look now, Miss Piggy and Gonzo's look might shock and you can sometimes see the strings but this classic 70's series is how The Muppets started out and is a joy to watch. One of the all time great children's shows and comedy shows.