The Muppets Valentine Show

The Muppets Valentine Show title card.

Wally and Mia Farrow.

The Muppets Valentine Show aired on ABC on January 30, 1974. It was one of two pilots produced during the planning stages for The Muppet Show. The other pilot was The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, which aired in 1975.

In this half-hour Valentine's Day special featuring the Muppets and special guest star Mia Farrow, host Wally has writer's block -- he can't think of material for the show that contains the true meaning of love, so he asks the other Muppets and Farrow for assistance.

Included are the following musical highlights:

• The Muppets perform the opening number, "Love is a Simple Thing."
• Farrow and Thog, a huge Muppet monster, perform a duet rendition of "Real Live Girl."
• Farrow sings "Those Endearing Young Charms" to Rufus.
• The entire cast sings "We Got Love."

In other highlights, Kermit reports from the planet Koozebane on the love rituals of space aliens, and Crazy Donald repeatedly blows up the set with little provocation.

Notes

• The cast of Muppeteers closely matches the lineup of The Muppet Show’s first season, with the exception of Eren Ozker.

Credits

• Executive Producer: Jim Henson
• Director: Jim Henson
• Writers: Jerry Juhl and Jerry Ross
• Special Guest: Mia Farrow
• Muppet Performers: Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Richard Hunt, John Lovelady, Dave Goelz, Nancy McGeorge, Jane Henson

Cast

• Muppets

Wally, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Rufus the Dog, Crazy Donald, Brewster, Droop, Thog, Miss Mousey, Kermit the Frog, Big Mouse, Frogs, Crumpet, Male Koozebanian Creature, Female Koozebanian Creature, Baby Koozebanian Creatures, Rowlf, Ernie, Bert

Performers

• Jim Henson as Wally, Kermit, Rowlf, and Ernie
• Frank Oz as George the Janitor, Rufus, Male Koozebanian Creature, and Bert
• Jerry Nelson as Droop, Thog, Miss Mousey, and Female Koozebanian Creature
• Richard Hunt as Mildred and Giant Mouse
• John Lovelady as Crazy Donald and Crumpet
• Dave Goelz as Brewster
• Jane Henson as others
• Nancy McGeorge as others

Edits

• When this aired on Nickelodeon and the Odyssey Network, "Those Endearing Young Charms" was cut.