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Kermit with some of The Jim Henson Hour cast; Bean Bunny, Xandra, Leon, Lindbergh, and Digit.
Ubu, Xandra, Digit, Kermit, Leon, Lindbergh, and Jim Henson.
MuppeTelevision was the TV station run by the Muppets on The Jim Henson Hour. The station was capable of picking up television signals from throughout the universe, and it was up to Kermit the Frog, who served as director, to decide which shows the viewing audience would see.
Most of the acts were viewed on television monitors, while backstage antics happened in the Muppet Central control room. Just about every act would be introduced from the control room, in contrast to the previous Muppet Show, where characters would come on-stage to introduce acts. Also unlike The Muppet Show, while almost every episode had a human guest star, the episodes also featured other human characters, most notably Bootsie and Brad. Writer Chris Langham also portrayed a number of human characters in these segments.
Episodes
The first half of eight out of twelve Jim Henson Hour episodes were dedicated to MuppeTelevision, as well as the opening of Episode 104: Dog City and some scenes in Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets.
- Episode 101: Outer Space
- Episode 102: Oceans
- Episode 103: Power
- Episode 105: First Show
- Episode 107: Fitness
- Episode 108: Videotape
- Episode 109: Garbage
- Episode 112: Food
Recurring Cast and Crew
- Characters: Bean Bunny, Clifford, Digit, Gonzo, Kermit the Frog, Leon, Lindbergh, Link Hogthrob, Vicki, Waldo C. Graphic
(see also: MuppeTelevision Characters) - Writers: Jerry Juhl, Tim Burns, Barbara Samuels, Mark Saltzman, Bill Prady, Chris Langham
- Performers: Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Jerry Nelson, Dan Redican, Gordon Robertson, Rob Mills, Bob Stutt
Rebroadcast
The edited title for reruns of MuppeTelevision.
(Compare with original title card)
MuppeTelevision segments have been rerun, by themselves, on CTS in Canada (part of the package that also includes The Muppet Show and Muppets Tonight). Since the show is only half an hour long, Jim Henson's introduction were trimmed so that he only talks about the MuppeTelevision portion of the program, in some cases the introductions are completely different. The title also is changed to The Jim Henson Show. As a result, the first half of the opening theme is mirror flipped left-to-right so that the Griffin's crystal ball lines up with the letter O in "show" rather than "hour."