The Muppet Show Book



The Muppet Show Book is a collection of scenes from the first two seasons of The Muppet Show in illustrated and script form. Many scenes are illustrated, as opposed to still pictures. Though in script form, not all dialogue is presented like a script. There are some quotes next to a picture of the character speaking, with no name given to the speaker.

There are also some minor changes between what originally happened and what happens in the book. For example, in the adaption of Episode 106, Scooter says that his uncles favorite act is Mahna Mahna and the two Snowths, instead of Danceros; In the adaption for Episode 123, Kermit get's the band to stay so that they can perform the song "I Feel Pretty", instead of Kaye Ballard's first number; The date for the girl from "I Feel Pretty" is Mean Mama instead of Beautiful Day Monster; And in Episode 201, Fozzie Bear get's Sam the Eagle, not Don Knotts, to perform in the "Lullaby of Birdland" number.

Guest stars Vincent Price, Rudolph Nureyev and Candice Bergen all get illustrated in this book.

In addition to the various adaptions, there are three new scenes created especially for this book: an introduction by Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, and Crazy Harry; Kermit trying to finish the book; and a new closing comment from Statler and Waldorf. Additionally, this book features several different pictures of Gonzo's various attempts to blow a horn (and one picture of him hitting a gong), as well as an At the Dance sketch featuring quotes and pictures from variosu different sketches (they quotes are included without character names by them, and are next to illustrations of characters who didn't originally say the lines).