The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975. It was one of the two pilots produced for The Muppet Show. The other pilot was The Muppet Valentine Show, aired in 1974.

In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television.

Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie guitarist Floyd prepare for the Seven Deadly Sins Pageant, featuring Muppets representing the sins -- Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, Avarice and Sloth.

Other highlights include:
 * Mount Rushmore: The stone presidents trade jokes.
 * At the Dance
 * The Wrestling Match: The San Francisco Earthquake displays his winning tactics.
 * Statler and Waldorf: watch the show from their den.
 * The Swedish Chef: demonstrates how to make a submarine sandwich.
 * For The Birds: male birds try to attract females with in a jazzy skit.
 * The Electric Mayhem: Love Ya to Death.
 * Theater of Things: the pencils get a new ruler.
 * Monster Sketch: Featuring two heaps, tarantula like monsters talking in gibberish.
 * Films in Focus: A review pans the film Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs.
 * The 7 Deadly Sins Pagent

Credits

 * Producer: Jim Henson


 * Coproducer: Jon Stone


 * Director: Dave Wilson


 * Writers: Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Marshall Brickman, Norman Stiles


 * Music and Lyrics by: Joe Raposo


 * Muppet Performers: Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, John Lovelady, Rollin Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, Jane Henson

Cast

 * Muppets
 * Nigel the Conductor, Sam the Eagle, Floyd Pepper, Crazy Harry, Brewster, Animal, Mount Rushmore, The San Francisco Earthquake, The Swedish Chef, Avarice, Janice, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Statler, Waldorf, Kermit the Frog, Whaddayasay Bird, Forcryingoutloud Bird, Ohreally Bird, Youknow Bird, Ohboy Bird, Righton Bird, Envy, Pencils, Ruler, Green Heap, Purple Heap, Yellow Stalk, Pink Stalk, Bert, Ernie (as a woman), Vanity, Gluttony, Leafy Green Vegetables, Gene Shalit Muppet, Whatnots, Hudson, Miss Piggy, Dr. Nauga, Pig, Hoggie Marsh, Lust, Rowlf the Dog, George the Janitor, Sloth

Background Muppets:
 * Mildred Huxtetter, Zelda Rose, The Great Gonzo, Lothar, Rufus the Dog, Thudge, Snake Frackle, Frogs, Catgut, Jim Henson Muppet, Frank Oz Muppet, Jerry Nelson Muppet, Male Koozebanian Creature, Female Koozebanian Creature, Miss Kitty, Beautiful Day Monster, Baskerville the Hound, Scudge, Boppity, Gloat, Droop, Gorgon Heap, Flower-Eating Monster, Mahna Mahna, Miss Mousey, Anger

Performers
Jim Henson as Nigel, George Washington, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, Kermit, Youknow Bird, Green Heap, Ernie Woman, Hudson, and Rowlf

Frank Oz as Animal, Sam Eagle, Theodore Roosevelt, Forcryingoutloud Bird, Ruler, Purple Heap, Bert, Pig, and George the Janitor

Jerry Nelson as the Announcer, Floyd Pepper, Thomas Jefferson, Monster Dancers, Statler, Whaddayasay Bird, Envy, Pencil, Yellow Stalk, Gluttony, Gene Shalit, Dr. Nauga, and Sloth

Richard Hunt as Crazy Harry, Ohboy Bird, Hoggie Marsh, and Lust

Dave Goelz as Avarice, Zoot, Righton Bird, and Brewster

John Lovelady as Abe Lincoln and Vanity

Fran Brill as Receptionist Voice, Janice, Ohreally Bird, Pink Stalk, Leafy Green Vegetables, Miss Piggy, Zelda Rose, and Whatnot Dancer

Rollin Krewson as others

Caroly Wilcox as others

Jane Henson as others