I finally found the clip of Diana Ross performing "Love Hangover" on The Muppet Show in 1980. The Muppet Show. We used to be a proper nation. - ThreadSky

mjerkins.bsky.social • 160 days ago

I finally found the clip of Diana Ross performing "Love Hangover" on The Muppet Show in 1980.

The Muppet Show.

We used to be a proper nation.

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angelac17.bsky.social•160 days ago

🤣🙌🏼

mattynoshoes.bsky.social•160 days ago

One of my favorite fun facts will always be that the title for the second muppets pilot episode was Muppets: Sex and Violence. This is not a joke.

lalaanii.bsky.social•160 days ago

Such a weird combination, lmfao.

edwardthethird.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppets were rainmakers

mrwoozer.bsky.social•160 days ago

My all time favorite one was Roger Moore, smack in the middle of his Bond run, hosting The Muppet Show. And everyone wanting him to be/act like James Bond.

And all dude wants to do is sing "talk to the animals" from the 1970s Dr Doolittle movie.

https://youtu.be/IDBAWPrhbJI?si=CgaEsA2D2JyZK--Z

neonperri.bsky.social•160 days ago

This is how they used to get celebs to appear; essentially, "What would be your fantasy come true?" And then they would do it. 😆

danluisobispo.bsky.social•160 days ago

Amen, sister.

fakekraid.bsky.social•160 days ago

Lessee, in 1980 we had just elected Reagan on what was essentially the MAGA platform in 1980 terms, after he committed treason by negotiating in secret with Iran to hold onto American hostages to make Carter look bad, in exchange for a better deal under his administration.

malkan.bsky.social•160 days ago

That was my favorite show as a kid. Came on on Thursday nights. I’d have chores, homework, bath, & teeth brushed by the time the music started. Got a huge muppet book for Hannukah. ☺️❤️

tubasungod.bsky.social•160 days ago

I was a kid in the 70s and watched every show and didn't think anything of it. They gave the entire family something to enjoy.

What a time to be a kid.

thecount123.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember that!

buddee.bsky.social•160 days ago

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begann.bsky.social•160 days ago

You just brought back a memory of Linda Ronstadt on the MS singing Blue Bayou. I also remember one called "the cat came back" sung by Muppets. Ah, good times...

cindyricecakes.bsky.social•160 days ago

Was Fred Penner on?!

begann.bsky.social•160 days ago

Google says it was Episode 523. There was no mention of Fred Penner.

cindyricecakes.bsky.social•160 days ago

That’s sad, isn’t “the cat came back” his tune? Thanks for checking ✌🏻

beesinmybrain.bsky.social•160 days ago

I’m laughing thinking about it. Now I gots to find it!

maximillianquinn.bsky.social•160 days ago

We used to have nice things....

klomeliruns.bsky.social•160 days ago

Yas! If only we could recreate that as a mental refuge for everyone from the insanity.

kiwiinwales.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppet Show was a joy to watch. It always looked like the actors were having a bit of fun...

sumoswede.bsky.social•160 days ago

marcussimmonscc.bsky.social•160 days ago

I used to watch reruns of this show on hallmark channel after school. Its on disney + now!

crochetcat.bsky.social•160 days ago

Can recommend Kris Kristofferson dueting with Miss Piggy on Help Me Make It Through The Night. 😉

cbguitar321.bsky.social•160 days ago

Absolutely! The Muppet Show was a mark of a proper, civilized and advanced nation for sure.

voxterrier.bsky.social•160 days ago

Er...made in 🇬🇧

cabanaboy.bsky.social•159 days ago

❤️❤️

hotdog22.bsky.social•160 days ago

Us girls would always watch the Muppets on Sat night before we headed out.

lepslair.com•160 days ago

And then the Game Awards got muppets and things just don't make sense anymore

fundamentalist.bsky.social•160 days ago

Going with my daughters to watch Muppets Christmas Carol at a small independent theatre and have pizza at a small local pizza place tonight.

mattgoldey.bsky.social•160 days ago

I love every version of A Christmas Carol including the novel, but the Muppet version is easily my favorite.

mykidsdad67.bsky.social•160 days ago

Light the lamp not the rat!

mbbarnyard.bsky.social•160 days ago

I'm going to say you can't be a nation if you kill the indigenous first.

robgmckay.bsky.social•160 days ago

The good news - you’ve still got The Muppet Show.

The bad news - your country just elected them to run the joint for the next four years.

marrajoelle.bsky.social•160 days ago

Please don’t disrespect The Muppets like this 😭

robgmckay.bsky.social•160 days ago

And that is a point well made.

The Muppets would be better. Much better.

sardonicsage.bsky.social•160 days ago

papabearsangry.bsky.social•160 days ago

Make Muppets Great Again

bellatv55.bsky.social•160 days ago

instead of just the puppets..

maivillain.bsky.social•159 days ago

Raquel Welch and Miss Piggy performing "I'm a Woman" is one of the greatest musical performances of the 20th century.

daryl249.bsky.social•160 days ago

Used to be that if you were on the Muppet Show or Sesame Street it meant you really, really made it.

ambarglv.bsky.social•160 days ago

Yes 🙌💯 the Muppets!

hillwomans.bsky.social•160 days ago

We really were!

kimora1223.bsky.social•159 days ago

That was a great episode!!! My fav though was the one with Steve Martin.

msmiggleton.bsky.social•160 days ago

No share?? 😕

alysmac.bsky.social•160 days ago

The fact that Disney believes it can't make money off The Muppets shows how creatively bankrupt it is. They could sell the OG Muppet Show in DVD form and Gen X would lap it up

daenelia.bsky.social•160 days ago

Have it. Well, have a collection in dvd. Would love a bluray edition, upscaled. I would be happy if that was the only thing left to watch.

toodamncold.bsky.social•160 days ago

I just rediscovered Fraggle Rock, and my heart sings.

tmece.bsky.social•160 days ago

I prefer the version of One Way or Another that Debbie Harry performed on the show to the studio recording!

frickenchris.bsky.social•160 days ago

A classic

blondalucard.bsky.social•160 days ago

Ah yes the muppets being political definitely not a frog joking with a pig and bear

chindaswind.bsky.social•159 days ago

This is so inspiring.

hillsidehippie.bsky.social•160 days ago

janxd.bsky.social•160 days ago

Sesame Street taught me so much, and I only started watching it when I had kids, in my 30's!!! It should be a campaign trail/ political debate question: "Describe how you see the Sesame Street segment that would have you as the star guest".

sandywolf.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember when Dam was a bad word😏

repeter4lyfe.bsky.social•160 days ago

That shit sucked.

farenellphoto.bsky.social•160 days ago

This segment w/ Lynda Carter was pretty wild. LOL

https://youtu.be/lX3xQB0Hz4s?si=ozhHYll4swOhPj7Y

neonperri.bsky.social•160 days ago

That's a goodie, but Orange Cooled Sky in the same ep is one of my favorites ever. @lyndacarter.bsky.social was so amazing in that number, with Muppets crashing all around her.

neonperri.bsky.social•160 days ago

Which is to say, Orange Colored Sky. Darn you, autocorrect!!!

jweb23.bsky.social•160 days ago

Hell, I used to have the Muppets board game! ...I wonder what the heck ever happened to that 🤔

jweb23.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember Debbie Harry on the Muppet show, too

rhinestonemice.wtf•160 days ago

Diana Ross is a legend. ✨🏆✨

adult3rdculturekid.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember that episode of The Muppet Show! I even have some episodes recorded on VHS from the 1980-1981.

moodybill.bsky.social•160 days ago

Premiered in UK and ran for 5 seasons 👊🏻 epitome of the Special Relationship between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸

maxlandotter.bsky.social•160 days ago

I found all episodes of Muppets Tonight on YouTube. It is in ways even better than the original!

https://youtube.com/@muppetstonight8907?si=JFU_LvQaX-6AMomb

areyoucertain.bsky.social•160 days ago

Wouldn't open, unfortunately

maxlandotter.bsky.social•160 days ago

Opens fine here. Your phone may not allow external links. You can search for it too.

areyoucertain.bsky.social•160 days ago

Thanks. Got it directly on YouTube.
Just watched Harry Belafonte & then Buddy Rich take on Animal - fantastic. In a previous life I had a drummer boyfriend who I swear modelled himself on him.

maxlandotter.bsky.social•160 days ago

I'm watching them all in order. Surprisingly the Garth Brooks one is my favorite so far. I can take or leave his music but my god is he the most delightful ham. His impersonation of Tom Jones is just devastating. 😂😂

areyoucertain.bsky.social•160 days ago

I can only remember a fraction of the folk they had on, but every one of them seemed to hit the right note.

neonperri.bsky.social•160 days ago

This is the episode I have been wanting FOREVER. Of all of the people to reveal themselves as a human-sized Muppet, I did NOT expect it to be Garth Brooks.

paulierockets.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppet Show had a meta level. It was a show about people putting on a show, and about how that show went on. In many ways it was quite like the similar reality created on “The Jack Benny Show” including brilliant use of guest stars. Influenced by the greatest Spanish Surrealist, Senor Wences.

paulierockets.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppet Show was the absolute zenith of the musical variety show. What Rowan and Martin foresaw, what the Smothers Brothers would have done had they not been cancelled, what Sonny and Cher fell short of—that the Muppets achieved.

chimpanion.bsky.social•160 days ago

I don't think I missed a show as a kid. I hated Miss Piggy and Gonzo though. Grover and Animal were my favorites.

ampcyclist.bsky.social•160 days ago

“I find the Muppets to be too woke.” - some midwestern Republican

bhasports1.bsky.social•160 days ago

Please don’t throw shade at the Muppet Show. The Muppets are some high quality entertainment.

dorkwitch.xyz•160 days ago

INSTANT FOLLOW OMG

grunionshaftoe.bsky.social•160 days ago

Does it help or hurt that the Muppet show was produced in the UK as a syndication-first program because no network wanted to take a chance on a puppet show for adults?

alephnaughtpix.bsky.social•160 days ago

Hope I’m not being too pedantic here, but The Muppet Show was actually made in the UK for the ITV channel via the regional ITV broadcaster ATV, and then sold to US TV. So it actually reflects a lot of UK sensibilities from the time.

I’d say Sesame Street is more representative of the US.

fredfenackerpan.bsky.social•159 days ago

And now, as William Shakespeare said, All The World's A Muppet Show.

catndogslady.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember Alice Cooper on the Muppets.

madisonfly.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember all the woodland animals popping their heads up and down dodging hunters to Buffalo Springfield’s For What It’s Worth.

crazilydzz.bsky.social•160 days ago

PROPER!!!

jessinjerz.bsky.social•160 days ago

That theme song still makes my heart pound with excitement.

graxdon.bsky.social•160 days ago

Statler and Waldorf had some solid gold comedy in their Game Awards appearances

saltyheffa.bsky.social•160 days ago

I had my first baby in that year. And we loved the Muppets.

odysseygtr.bsky.social•160 days ago

so good!

jonny-spanner.bsky.social•160 days ago

Some of you still are.

Tiny seeds.

figserello.bsky.social•160 days ago

Talk about soft power.

No price can be put on the entire world's children being devoted to specific parts of your culture like this...

tiina-liisa.bsky.social•160 days ago

...and you didn't share it here? Forcing us to look for it ourselves? That's cruel and unusual punishment.

aistockinsights.bsky.social•160 days ago

That sounds like such a fun throwback! I bet that performance was iconic!

dancelover51.bsky.social•160 days ago

They didn't care what they fed to Gen X.

fritzcolburn.bsky.social•160 days ago

I remember when Stadler & Waldorf weren't the standard for political commentary.

daenelia.bsky.social•160 days ago

Also look up Fever with Rita Moreno. It was the bestest of times.

thedougkayne.bsky.social•160 days ago

No new Muppet shows or movies…

No longer a proper nation…

thestevejohnson.bsky.social•160 days ago

sweetest hangover
i dont wanna get over❤️‍🔥🖖

hayway.bsky.social•160 days ago

And you know being "great again" means something completely fucked

randyhermanlaw.com•160 days ago

The Muppet Show had great musical guests!

mushoir.bsky.social•160 days ago

I still haven't recovered from Prince's appearance.

Was it all just a crazy, fever dream??! It happened, right?

stacey4595.bsky.social•160 days ago

Post it.

sakuraradiochan.bsky.social•160 days ago

muppet show was produced in the UK

xpertsystemsai.bsky.social•160 days ago

That sounds like a fun throwback! Diana Ross on The Muppet Show must have been amazing. Enjoy the nostalgia!

cmacdee.bsky.social•160 days ago

And I have a clip of Cher and Captain Kangaroo singing 'Frosty the Snowman.' God help us all.

rtrishman.bsky.social•160 days ago

Stevie Wonder, Superstition, Sesame Street, 1971

stephaniejane.bsky.social•160 days ago

And John Denver doing The Twelve Days Of Christmas, and Miss Piggy stealing the whole song.

neonperri.bsky.social•160 days ago

🎵BAH-DUM-DUM-DUM!!!🎵

madisonfly.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppet Show had some awesome guests!

pinkyrocks.bsky.social•160 days ago

And Sesame Street is homeless!
HBO MAX has dropped it.
What a revolutionary show!
It was banned in TN in 1969 because it showed people of different races living in the same building.

echo422.bsky.social•160 days ago

We definitely used to be a nation with morals and values that's for sure.

jerrysimo.bsky.social•160 days ago

So why did we give it up? Or did we simply just lose it?

jaywilliams.pro•160 days ago

Thanks GOP

srqbej.bsky.social•160 days ago

But have you found Grace Jones singing Little Drummer Boy to Pee Wee Herman?

ronowen.bsky.social•160 days ago

I used to love watching The Muppet Show. It was hilarious.

kitchencollective.bsky.social•160 days ago

Oh, better than just “proper”!
I mean, we have Patti AND Dolly ❤️

bluesgull.bsky.social•160 days ago

We were starting to be. Then we elected a Blackman for POTUS (whom I voted for 2X) then the racists blew a ball.

aapples43.bsky.social•160 days ago

No television show in the history of broadcasting can match the feel good vibes that pour from the screen while watching the Muppet Show

head-cannon.bsky.social•159 days ago

We did :(

slydem.bsky.social•160 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGuqaWxFfJw

4gabriel.bsky.social•160 days ago

I feel like the Muppets were Sesame Street After Dark -I miss that show so much

bluecswift.bsky.social•160 days ago

📌

scarlettserenity.bsky.social•160 days ago

This was incredible! I appreciate you doing the diligence to bring this to the direct center of my attention.

betterskies.bsky.social•160 days ago

Well, call my urologist bc I can't explain it, but I think Diana Ross just got this fella pregnant...

arem1460.bsky.social•160 days ago

That is bananas

broadeyeview.bsky.social•160 days ago

I ordered The Muppet Show Time Life series. I had a year of a new VHS tape of 3 episodes coming every month. Still have them lol.

tiina-liisa.bsky.social•160 days ago

Love you for this.

derrick225.bsky.social•160 days ago

Stevie Wonder performing 'Superstition' on Sesame Street, the WHOLE song with his band in 1973, set the bar so high, it still hasn't been reached!

landslug.bsky.social•160 days ago

It's fantastic

msmiggleton.bsky.social•160 days ago

THIS is bad-ass. I share it with my students, and they go nuts! 👍

sallyneary.bsky.social•160 days ago

Somehow I missed that, despite being a fan of both. Perhaps you could post it.

alanc1.bsky.social•160 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/slydem.bsky.social/post/3ldmhtpo5mc2b

sallyneary.bsky.social•159 days ago

Thanks!

purpleprince89.bsky.social•160 days ago

The Muppets were a huge deal between 1975 - 1981!

erockian00.bsky.social•160 days ago

While I’m certainly skewed by the rose-tinted glasses I use to look back upon the years of my youth, those were the days.

staraasved.bsky.social•160 days ago

Love that song!

trixiedixon.bsky.social•160 days ago

Omg!

kelijacobi.bsky.social•160 days ago

Earned a follow on this alone 😉

thechromeonion.bsky.social•160 days ago

Hell yes.

rumrace.bsky.social•160 days ago

I recall the episode. Miss Ross.

learning2b.bsky.social•160 days ago

That was some classic tv time

damewill.bsky.social•160 days ago

I haven't smiled all month, and yet...

mauradarcy.bsky.social•160 days ago

I was looking to see if you posted it ? ☹️

millie29.bsky.social•160 days ago

We were never a proper nation. We just hid more carefully beneath a veneer. Now they have thrown off the mask. It’s not different. In fact it’s just more honest. What’s scary is that we’ve also allowed serious crimes to go unpunished. We are moving backward. But we aren’t different

jan-albright9.bsky.social•160 days ago

Very perceptive.

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