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The Muppet Show - Season One

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The Muppet Show is finally available on Dvd after years of waiting and it was worth the wait! The restored sound and video is complemented by great extras including a gag reel, one of the two original pilot episodes and the pitch reel sent to CBS (it is slightly edited though)

All 24 episodes of the first season hwew and include the UK skits edited back into the show. In response to the other review of this set: not all the episodes are edited. 6 songs had to be removed due to licensing concerns and they are:

"Stormy Weather" (Joel Grey Episode) Sung by Wayne and Wanda
"Gone With The Wind" (Jim Nabors Episode) Sung by Jim Nabors
"The Danceros" (Jim Nabors Episode) Sung by The Danceros
"All Of Me" (Paul Williams Episode) Sung by Two Monsters
"Old Fashioned Way" (Charles Aznavour) Sung by Charles Aznavour with Mildred
"You've Got A Friend" (Vincent Price Episode) Sung by Vincent Price

So 5 episodes have small cuts, but the rest of them are intact.

Overall these small edits don't affect the caliber of this box set and I would reccomend it as an excellent purchase for people of all ages.

It's been great to watch shows that I remember watching as a kid. It's also great to see again some fabulous entertainers that are no longer with us. But the best part is watching my kids enjoy shows that once gave me as much pleasure. The Muppets are timeless!

Curious how a "special edition" DVD box set has stuff left out of it. Could it be that the complete edition, uncut, will be available soon?
The problem with the box set became apparent when I watched the Jim Nabors episode and notice his first song number had been cut. After watching the whole thing I noticed the same thing on a number of other episodes. After checking www.kermitage.com to get episode information, I found something very interesting: all of the episodes had original scenes cut (some of the best by the way) to make room for the "UK Skits". Restored and remastered? What about re-written and, in my case, ripped off! I wanted the original first season, and this isn't it. If, like me, you are a diehard Muppets fan who wanted the original Muppet Show as it was first broadcasted but you aren't a collection freak, don't waste your time on this box set. You will be diappointed, and there undoubtably will be another box set of original editions after they've made their money from the special edited cut and re-written edition. Save your money for then, but only after you do the homework and find out for sure it's not another rip off.

The Muppets season one is finally on DVD! I've really enjoyed watching these old episodes! The sound and visual quality are clear! The only downside is, apparently, some of the original footage is gone, but I haven't noticed. Who cares? The Muppets are on DVD!! For those who are new to the Muppets, the humor is for adults. Children can enjoy watching the Muppets and the dazzling performances however!

Includes pilot and promotion wheel when the show was being pitched. The case design is pretty nice.

Yes there are some skits missing, they replaced the US only skit, with the UK only skit, as it was what Henson prefered, in most cases the UK only Skit was a song by Rawlf, and since I LOVE his songs I am HAPPY to have them, thou I would have liked it to include both the US and UK skits, but im happy with it as it is. 5 stars if it had both.

I loved watching all the classic episodes, especially one of my favourite skits of all time - Mahna Mahna....it was awesome! I always watched the Muppet episodes, and am thrilled to now have the first 3 seasons added to my collection. I don't mind that they put in the UK segments, it's very interesting to see those. I also really like the little tidbits that go over every episode, that informs you of behind the scenes info. Good collection, I'd recommend to anyone!

I got the set in the interest of rebelling against the likes of Sponge Bob. The kids love it (5 & 2 yrs) and can watch it over and over again. Some of the songs are hilarious considering the target audience - Sandy Duncan is singing about doing shots, but the kids just think she's funny dancing with monsters. Mostly wholesome family fun!

Amazing, funny, classic. I love it, my kids love it. If you want to watch the Muppets with fiends and family it's a great place to start.