It's the Muppets!: Meet the Muppets!

It's the Muppets!: Meet the Muppets! is a compilation video of some of the best clips from The Muppet Show, released by Jim Henson Video in 1993. A similar video, More Muppets, Please!, was also released simultaneously.

Unlike the Playhouse Videos, these videos don't have any guests star clips or new footage.

The UK release of this video has more sketches than the American release.

Clips

Segment	Description	Source
Theme	The Muppet Show Theme (over compilation of clips)	Various episodes
Montage	Kermit's Introduction	Episode 424, Episode 409, Episode 109
Episode fragments	"I Get Around," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments, backstage scenes	Episode 415: Anne Murray
Song	"I Got Rhythm"	Episode 420: Alan Arkin
Sketch	Muppet News Flash: exploding news reporters	Episode 209: Madeline Kahn
Song	"Pig Calypso," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments	Episode 221: Bob Hope
Sketch	Kermit's karate chop	Episode 422: Andy Williams
Song	"Mah Na Mah Na," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments	Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
Song	"Barnyard Boogie" This segment was not included in the American version of the compilation.	Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
Episode fragments	Kermit falls off a trapeze during "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" Veterinarian's Hospital: Kermit the Frog	Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
Song	"Coconut"	Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
Sketch	The Swedish Chef: Chocolate Moose	Episode 220: Petula Clark
Sketch	Gonzo practices fainting for Camilla This sequence is shortened to remove Leslie Uggams, who appeared on-screen during this scene.	Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
Song	"Lullaby of Broadway," plus Statler & Waldorf's comments	Episode 304: Gilda Radner
Sketch	Kermit interviews the Koozebanian Phoob, the most tasty creature in the galaxy, who survives by evolving to blend in with whatever's nearby -- like Kermit. This segment was not included in the American version of the compilation.	Episode 205: Judy Collins
Sketch	Gonzo visits Camilla's dressing room	Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
Sketch	Kermit meets Mickey Moose and Ronald Duck	Episode 220: Petula Clark
Sketch	Pigs in Space: Weight Problems Although this sketch is from the fourth season, the Pigs in Space intro from the second season is used here.	Episode 420: Alan Arkin
Sketch	Phrenology	Episode 216: Cleo Laine
Song	"I Go to Rio"	Episode 424: Diana Ross
Sketch	Muppet Labs: Elevator Shoes	Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
Sketch	Chickens play "Down at Papa Joe's" on piano	Episode 207: Edgar Bergen
Sketch	Gonzo's hypnotism act, plus Statler & Waldorf's comments	Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd
Song	"Octopus' Garden"	Episode 312: James Coco
Closing	Closing Theme montage (During the opening pan-out shot, used from episode 101, the third and fourth season's closing music is used, but then shifts back to the closing music from Season 1 during the Trumpet Girl's shot. This and the video sequel are the only video releases to mix the two different closing themes together.)	Episode 514, Episode 220, Episode 101, Episode 403, Episode 102

International versions

Notes

Although the footage in the video is comprised of scenes from The Muppet Show, a shot used during the opening theme sequence (Kermit peering out to the audience from behind the curtains) is from Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear.