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The Muppet Show was broadcast from 1976 to 1981 in first-run syndication. This means that, unlike a TV show produced by a network, the series was made and then sold to local television stations. Without a corporate entity keeping a consistent schedule, broadcast dates varied greatly depending on the market, and were dictated by regional demographics.

As such, the broadcast debut of any given episode of The Muppet Show depends on the viewer's locality. The two most commonly cited dates used are those catalogued for New York City in the United States, and the Midlands region in England.

The numbers ascribed to episodes of The Muppet Show originate with their production code. However, it should be noted that the sequential order of these episode numbers does not denote the order in which they were produced. Production numbers were assigned according to factors outside of the dates in which each episode entered production. Additionally, the production of many episodes would overlap, with the crew filming material for two separate episodes concurrently. In some cases, episodes were recorded out of their original production sequence due to the availability of the guest stars or other production factors.

This table serves to organize a list of all 120 episodes that can be sorted by episode number, production start date, US premiere, and UK premiere. This may help in assessing a number of firsts that took place over the course of the series' five-year run. For example, simply stating that Beauregard made his "debut" in episode 310 is a slight misconception. Episode 310 is the first episode in which he appears according to the production codes, but it aired in NYC after the character had already apeared on screen in episode 312. Thus, a character's "debut" is open to some interpretation depending on what region the episode was first seen in, when it was written, and when it was taped.

Note: dates are formatted year-month-day to accomodate an automatic ordering structure.

	Guest Star	Prod no.	Prod date	UK	NY
	Juliet Prowse Episode Guide • Transcript	1x01	1976-01-29	1977-01-16	1977-04-25
	Connie Stevens Episode Guide • Transcript	1x02	1976-01-19	1977-04-16	1977-02-28
	Joel Grey Episode Guide • Transcript	1x03	1976-05-18	1976-05-05	1976-10-18
	Ruth Buzzi Episode Guide • Transcript	1x04	1976-05-25	1976-10-03	1976-10-11
	Rita Moreno Episode Guide • Transcript	1x05	1976-06-03	1976-09-12	1976-09-20
	Jim Nabors Episode Guide • Transcript	1x06	1976-06-08	1976-09-26	1976-09-27
	Florence Henderson Episode Guide • Transcript	1x07	1976-06-15	1976-10-17	1976-11-15
	Paul Williams Episode Guide • Transcript	1x08	1976-06-22	1976-10-10	1976-10-25
	Charles Aznavour Episode Guide • Transcript	1x09	1976-06-29	1976-11-28	1977-01-17
	Harvey Korman Episode Guide • Transcript	1x10	1976-05-27	1976-11-07	1976-12-13
	Lena Horne Episode Guide • Transcript	1x11	1976-07-13	1976-10-31	1976-11-01
	Peter Ustinov Episode Guide • Transcript	1x12	1976-07-20	1976-10-24	1976-11-08
	Bruce Forsyth Episode Guide • Transcript	1x13	1976-07-27	1977-01-30	1976-12-06
	Sandy Duncan Episode Guide • Transcript	1x14	1976-08-03	1976-09-19	1976-10-04
	Candice Bergen Episode Guide • Transcript	1x15	1976-08-10	1976-11-14	1976-11-29
	Avery Schreiber Episode Guide • Transcript	1x16	1976-09-28	1976-12-12	1977-04-18
	Ben Vereen Episode Guide • Transcript	1x17	1976-10-04	1976-11-21	1977-01-24
	Phyllis Diller Episode Guide • Transcript	1x18	1976-10-11	1976-12-05	1977-02-14
	Vincent Price Episode Guide • Transcript	1x19	1976-10-19	1977-04-23	1977-01-31
	Valerie Harper Episode Guide • Transcript	1x20	1976-10-26	1977-01-02	1976-11-22
	Twiggy Episode Guide • Transcript	1x21	1976-11-09	1976-12-19	1977-02-07
	Ethel Merman Episode Guide • Transcript	1x22	1976-11-16	1977-04-09	1977-02-21
	Kaye Ballard Episode Guide • Transcript	1x23	1976-11-23	1977-01-23	1977-03-07
	Mummenschanz Episode Guide • Transcript	1x24	1976-11-23	1977-01-09	1977-03-21
	Don Knotts Episode Guide • Transcript	2x01	1977-05-23	1978-02-05	1977-11-18
	Zero Mostel Episode Guide • Transcript	2x02	1977-05-31	1978-03-05	1977-12-09
	Milton Berle Episode Guide • Transcript	2x03	1977-06-09	1977-10-14	1977-11-11
	Rich Little Episode Guide • Transcript	2x04	1977-06-14	1977-11-04	1977-09-23
	Judy Collins Episode Guide • Transcript	2x05	1977-06-21	1978-01-29	1978-01-30
	Nancy Walker Episode Guide • Transcript	2x06	1977-06-28	1977-10-28	1977-10-24
	Edgar Bergen Episode Guide • Transcript	2x07	1977-07-12	1977-11-11	1977-10-07
	Steve Martin Episode Guide • Transcript	2x08	1977-07-19	1977-12-09	1977-10-31
	Madeline Kahn Episode Guide • Transcript	2x09	1977-07-26	1977-10-07	1977-09-30
	George Burns Episode Guide • Transcript	2x10	1977-08-02	1977-09-30	1977-09-16
	Dom DeLuise Episode Guide • Transcript	2x11	1977-08-09	1977-11-25	1977-10-14
	Bernadette Peters Episode Guide • Transcript	2x12	1977-08-16	1977-11-18	1977-11-04
	Rudolf Nureyev Episode Guide • Transcript	2x13	1977-10-18	1978-01-22	1978-01-23
	Elton John Episode Guide • Transcript	2x14	1977-10-25	1978-01-08	1978-02-06
	Lou Rawls Episode Guide • Transcript	2x15	1977-11-01	1977-12-16	1978-03-03
	Cleo Laine Episode Guide • Transcript	2x16	1977-11-08	1978-01-15	1978-05-15
	Julie Andrews Episode Guide • Transcript	2x17	1977-11-23	1977-12-25	1978-02-20
	Jaye P. Morgan Episode Guide • Transcript	2x18	1977-11-29	1978-02-26	1978-03-06
	Peter Sellers Episode Guide • Transcript	2x19	1977-12-06	1978-01-01	1978-02-24
	Petula Clark Episode Guide • Transcript	2x20	1977-12-13	1978-03-12	1978-05-05
	Bob Hope Episode Guide • Transcript	2x21	1977-11-22	1978-02-19	1978-02-13
	Teresa Brewer Episode Guide • Transcript	2x22	1977-07-12	1977-12-02	1977-11-21
	John Cleese Episode Guide • Transcript	2x23	1977-08-09	1977-10-21	1977-12-02
	Cloris Leachman Episode Guide • Transcript	2x24	1977-12-06	1978-02-12	1978-05-20
	Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge Episode Guide • Transcript	3x01	1978-02-14	1978-12-22	1978-11-23
	Leo Sayer Episode Guide • Transcript	3x02	1978-02-21	1978-03-26	1978-12-07
	Roy Clark Episode Guide • Transcript	3x03	1978-02-28	1978-03-19	1978-09-28
	Gilda Radner Episode Guide • Transcript	3x04	1978-03-07	1978-04-02	1978-12-14
	Pearl Bailey Episode Guide • Transcript	3x05	1978-03-14	1978-04-09	1978-11-16
	Jean Stapleton Episode Guide • Transcript	3x06	1978-03-21	1978-04-16	1978-10-05
	Alice Cooper Episode Guide • Transcript	3x07	1978-03-28	1978-11-24	1978-11-02
	Loretta Lynn Episode Guide • Transcript	3x08	1978-04-04	1978-04-23	1978-10-26
	Liberace Episode Guide • Transcript	3x09	1978-04-11	1979-01-19	1978-10-19
	Marisa Berenson Episode Guide • Transcript	3x10	1978-04-18	1978-12-15	1978-12-21
	Raquel Welch Episode Guide • Transcript	3x11	1978-04-25	1978-11-17	1978-11-30
	James Coco Episode Guide • Transcript	3x12	1978-05-02	1978-12-08	1978-10-12
	Helen Reddy Episode Guide • Transcript	3x13	1978-05-09	1978-12-01	1978-09-21
	Harry Belafonte Episode Guide • Transcript	3x14	1978-11-08	1979-01-05	1979-02-15
	Lesley Ann Warren Episode Guide • Transcript	3x15	1978-11-14	1979-01-12	1979-02-08
	Danny Kaye Episode Guide • Transcript	3x16	1978-11-21	1978-12-25	1979-02-01
	Spike Milligan Episode Guide • Transcript	3x17	1978-12-12	1979-03-02	1979-01-18
	Leslie Uggams Episode Guide • Transcript	3x18	1978-12-05	1979-01-26	1979-07-05
	Elke Sommer Episode Guide • Transcript	3x19	1978-12-12	1979-02-02	1979-01-25
	Sylvester Stallone Episode Guide • Transcript	3x20	1979-01-09	1979-02-09	1979-02-22
	Roger Miller Episode Guide • Transcript	3x21	1979-01-16	1979-02-16	1979-05-10
	Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Episode Guide • Transcript	3x22	1979-01-23	1979-02-23	1979-05-17
	Lynn Redgrave Episode Guide • Transcript	3x23	1979-01-30	1979-03-09	1979-05-24
	Cheryl Ladd Episode Guide • Transcript	3x24	1978-05-09	1978-12-29	1978-11-09
	John Denver Episode Guide • Transcript	4x01	1979-04-24	1979-12-14	1979-09-20
	Crystal Gayle Episode Guide • Transcript	4x02	1979-05-01	1979-11-02	1979-10-11
	Shields & Yarnell Episode Guide • Transcript	4x03	1979-05-08	1979-11-23	1979-10-04
	Dyan Cannon Episode Guide • Transcript	4x04	1979-05-15	1980-01-25	1980-01-31
	Victor Borge Episode Guide • Transcript	4x05	1979-05-22	1979-11-09	1979-11-01
	Linda Lavin Episode Guide • Transcript	4x06	1979-05-29	1979-12-07	1979-09-27
	Dudley Moore Episode Guide • Transcript	4x07	1979-06-12	1979-10-29	1979-10-25
	Arlo Guthrie Episode Guide • Transcript	4x08	1979-06-19	1979-12-21	1979-12-04
	Beverly Sills Episode Guide • Transcript	4x09	1979-06-26	1979-11-16	1979-11-08
	Kenny Rogers Episode Guide • Transcript	4x10	1979-07-03	1979-11-30	1979-10-18
	Lola Falana Episode Guide • Transcript	4x11	1979-07-10	1980-01-18	1979-11-22
	Phyllis George Episode Guide • Transcript	4x12	1979-07-17	1980-01-11	1979-11-29
	Dizzy Gillespie Episode Guide • Transcript	4x13	1979-07-24	1980-01-04	1980-02-28
	Liza Minnelli Episode Guide • Transcript	4x14	1979-07-30	1979-12-28	1979-11-15
	Anne Murray Episode Guide • Transcript	4x15	1980-01-08	1980-02-01	1980-03-06
	Jonathan Winters Episode Guide • Transcript	4x16	1980-01-15	1980-02-08	1980-03-13
	Mark Hamill Episode Guide • Transcript	4x17	1980-01-15	1980-02-29	1980-02-21
	Christopher Reeve Episode Guide • Transcript	4x18	1980-01-22	1980-02-15	1980-02-07
	Lynda Carter Episode Guide • Transcript	4x19	1980-01-29	1980-02-22	1980-02-14
	Alan Arkin Episode Guide • Transcript	4x20	1980-02-11	1980-03-07	1980-03-20
	Doug Henning Episode Guide • Transcript	4x21	1980-02-04	1980-03-14	1980-05-01
	Andy Williams Episode Guide • Transcript	4x22	1980-01-29	1980-03-21	1980-05-22
	Carol Channing Episode Guide • Transcript	4x23	1980-02-11	1980-03-28	1980-05-08
	Diana Ross Episode Guide • Transcript	4x24	1980-02-18	1980-04-04	1980-05-15
	Gene Kelly Episode Guide • Transcript	5x01	1980-08-19	1981-01-04	1981-02-28
	Loretta Swit Episode Guide • Transcript	5x02	1980-03-10	1980-10-12	1980-11-15
	Joan Baez Episode Guide • Transcript	5x03	1980-03-17	1980-12-14	1980-12-06
	Shirley Bassey Episode Guide • Transcript	5x04	1980-03-24	1981-03-15	1980-10-04
	James Coburn Episode Guide • Transcript	5x05	1980-04-01	1980-10-19	1980-10-11
	Brooke Shields Episode Guide • Transcript	5x06	1980-04-07	1980-11-09	1980-10-18
	Glenda Jackson Episode Guide • Transcript	5x07	1980-04-21	1980-12-28	1980-11-08
	Señor Wences Episode Guide • Transcript	5x08	1980-04-28	1980-11-23	1981-05-30
	Debbie Harry Episode Guide • Transcript	5x09	1980-08-04	1981-01-25	1981-02-21
	Jean-Pierre Rampal Episode Guide • Transcript	5x10	1980-05-12	1980-11-30	1981-01-17
	Paul Simon Episode Guide • Transcript	5x11	1980-05-19	1981-02-22	1981-04-25
	Melissa Manchester Episode Guide • Transcript	5x12	1980-07-01	1980-11-16	1981-06-08
	Tony Randall Episode Guide • Transcript	5x13	1980-06-03	1980-11-02	1980-10-25
	Mac Davis Episode Guide • Transcript	5x14	1980-06-16	1981-03-08	1980-11-22
	Carol Burnett Episode Guide • Transcript	5x15	1980-06-23	1981-02-08	1980-09-20
	Gladys Knight Episode Guide • Transcript	5x16	1980-07-03	1980-12-07	1981-05-02
	Hal Linden Episode Guide • Transcript	5x17	1980-07-08	1981-01-11	1981-02-07
	Marty Feldman Episode Guide • Transcript	5x18	1980-07-14	1980-12-21	1981-05-23
	Chris Langham Episode Guide • Transcript	5x19	1980-08-05	1981-03-01	1981-01-31
	Wally Boag Episode Guide • Transcript	5x20	1980-07-28	1981-01-18	1981-05-09
	Johnny Cash Episode Guide • Transcript	5x21	1980-08-11	1981-02-01	1981-02-14
	Buddy Rich Episode Guide • Transcript	5x22	1980-08-14	1981-02-15	1981-05-16
	Linda Ronstadt Episode Guide • Transcript	5x23	1980-05-27	1980-10-26	1980-11-01
	Roger Moore Episode Guide • Transcript	5x24	1980-04-29	1980-10-05	1980-09-27