Harris with Kevin Clash and Richard Hunt.
Peter Harris (d. 2021) directed more than half of The Muppet Show episodes, alternating in later seasons with Philip Casson.
He also directed one Fraggle Rock episode, "The Finger of Light," as well as many episodes of The Jim Henson Hour, The Animal Show and several TV and direct-to-video projects for the Muppets, including The Muppets Go to the Movies, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, The Muppets at Walt Disney World and many of the Playhouse Videos.
He also directed other puppet series, such as Spitting Image.
Harris appeared as himself in interviews for the documentaries Of Muppets and Men (1981) and I Love Muppets (2002).
Directing Credits[]
- The Muppet Show (74 episodes)
- Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
- Episode 102: Connie Stevens
- Episode 103: Joel Grey
- Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi
- Episode 105: Rita Moreno
- Episode 106: Jim Nabors
- Episode 107: Florence Henderson
- Episode 108: Paul Williams
- Episode 109: Charles Aznavour
- Episode 110: Harvey Korman
- Episode 111: Lena Horne
- Episode 112: Peter Ustinov
- Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth
- Episode 114: Sandy Duncan
- Episode 115: Candice Bergen
- Episode 116: Avery Schreiber
- Episode 117: Ben Vereen
- Episode 118: Phyllis Diller
- Episode 119: Vincent Price
- Episode 120: Valerie Harper
- Episode 121: Twiggy
- Episode 122: Ethel Merman
- Episode 123: Kaye Ballard
- Episode 124: Mummenschanz
- Episode 201: Don Knotts
- Episode 202: Zero Mostel
- Episode 208: Steve Martin
- Episode 210: George Burns
- Episode 212: Bernadette Peters
- Episode 214: Elton John
- Episode 216: Cleo Laine
- Episode 217: Julie Andrews
- Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan
- Episode 219: Peter Sellers
- Episode 221: Bob Hope
- Episode 224: Cloris Leachman
- Episode 301: Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
- Episode 302: Leo Sayer
- Episode 303: Roy Clark
- Episode 304: Gilda Radner
- Episode 305: Pearl Bailey
- Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
- Episode 307: Alice Cooper
- Episode 308: Loretta Lynn
- Episode 317: Spike Milligan
- Episode 319: Elke Sommer
- Episode 321: Roger Miller
- Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
- Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave
- Episode 401: John Denver
- Episode 402: Crystal Gayle
- Episode 404: Dyan Cannon
- Episode 406: Linda Lavin
- Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie
- Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
- Episode 412: Phyllis George
- Episode 414: Liza Minnelli
- Episode 416: Jonathan Winters
- Episode 417: Star Wars
- Episode 418: Christopher Reeve
- Episode 419: Lynda Carter
- Episode 423: Carol Channing
- Episode 502: Loretta Swit
- Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
- Episode 506: Brooke Shields
- Episode 508: Señor Wences
- Episode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal
- Episode 512: Melissa Manchester
- Episode 514: Mac Davis
- Episode 516: Gladys Knight
- Episode 518: Marty Feldman
- Episode 520: Wally Boag
- Episode 522: Buddy Rich
- Episode 524: Roger Moore
- The Muppets Go to the Movies
- Fraggle Rock (1 episode)
- Playhouse Videos (all 10 videos)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
- A Muppet Family Christmas
- Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
- The Jim Henson Hour (7 episodes)
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World
- The Animal Show (multiple episodes)
Notes[]
A Muppet lookalike of Harris featured on The Ghost of Faffner Hall as "Mr. Director" in the episode "Improvised Music."
