Our look back at the maiden season of The Muppet Show draws to a close…
The guest stars for the series finale is the Swiss experimental performance art troupe, Mummenschanz.
Mummenschanz werent the original choice for the guest stars for the closing episode.
They were approached when planned guest Gina Lollobrigida pulled out.
Henson had seen Mummenschanzs show in Switzerland and suggested that they would be an ideal replacement.
This turned out to be a very good suggestion.
The show opens with a fantastic musical number as Scooter and The Electric Mayhem performMr.
This episode is more of an interesting oddity than a classic episode, but still thoroughly entertaining nonetheless.
Its certainly a step up from the two episodes that preceded it, and proves a strong closing episode.
Future episodes would also see guest stars utilised to their full potential.
you’ve got the option to read our remembrance ofepisode 23 here.
And find reviews of the entirefirst season of The Muppet Show here.
