The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 1

The Very Best of The Muppet Show Volume 1 was released on VHS by Columbia TriStar Home Video in 1999 and on DVD in 2002, exclusively in the United Kingdom. It was part of a series of UK-exclusive compilation releases consisting of sketches, segments and songs from The Muppet Show.

It was followed on with The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 in the same year, and the DVD-exclusive The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 in 2004.

Contents

Picture	Segment	Description	Source
	Intro	Opening Titles	Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
	Song	"I Go to Rio"	Episode 424: Diana Ross
	Sketch	Motorbike Madness	Episode 315: Lesley Ann Warren
	Sketch	Veterinarian's Hospital: Kermit's Sprained Flipper	Episode 410: Kenny Rogers
	Sketch	"The Daffodils"	Episode 302: Leo Sayer
	Episode fragments	Pigs in Space: Meteor Storm (plus backstage scene)	Episode 509: Debbie Harry
	Sketch	"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"	Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie
	Sketch	Muppet Labs: Teleporter	Episode 219: Peter Sellers
	Sketch	Muppet Melodrama	Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
	Sketch	The Swedish Chef: Chicken in a Basket	Episode 311: Raquel Welch
	Song	"Mah Na Mah Na"	Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
	Episode fragments	Gonzo's Cannonball Act (plus backstage scene and piano song by Rowlf & chicken)	Episode 223: John Cleese
	Episode fragments	"Two Lost Souls" plus backstage scene	Episode 223: John Cleese
	Sketch	Muppet Labs: Shrinking Pills	Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
	Sketch	Fozzie's Monologues: Fozzie's Memory Act	Episode 302: Leo Sayer
	Sketch	Veternarian's Hospital: Hungry Operating Table	Episode 220: Petula Clark
	Sketch	Muppet News Flash	Episode 308: Loretta Lynn
	Song	"Bein' Green"	Episode 219: Peter Sellers
	Sketch	The Swedish Chef: Chocolate Moose	Episode 220: Petula Clark
	Sketch	Muppet Labs: Alchemy Machine	Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
	Sketch	Gladys' Sandwich	Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
	Sketch	Wonder Pig	Episode 419: Lynda Carter
	Sketch	Muppet News Flash: Gold Security Guard	Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
	Sketch	Muppet Labs: Edible Paperclips	Episode 305: Pearl Bailey
	Sketch	Pigs in Space: The End of the Universe	Episode 501: Gene Kelly
	Sketch	"Feelings"	Episode 424: Diana Ross
	Song	"Memory Lane"	Episode 219: Peter Sellers
	Montage	End Credits	Episodes 504 and 306

Notes

• The closing theme for this video compilation is taken from the song After You've Gone from Episode 504: Shirley Bassey, the original music has been muted and the audio for the closing theme has been added in.

Releases

Cover	Year	Notes
	1999	Distributor: The Entertainment Network Catalogue number: VCR29661 UPN number: 5023940 966187 Running time: approx 50 minutes The first VHS release.
	2002	Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Catalogue number: CDRP 977 UPN number: 5035822 097711 Running time: approx 50 minutes DVD release. Re-released in 2003 with minor layout changes to the packaging, but under the same product and UPN numbers. Bonus Features: Episode 417: Star Wars (complete with UK spot) Episode 214: Elton John (complete with UK spot) Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show Test Your Knowledge Quiz Muppet Character Conceptual Drawings (Swedish Chef, Angus McGonagle, Animal, Statler and Waldorf, Beaker) Muppet Character Facts Muppet Character Profiles (features Muppetisms for Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo and Animal) Access to the Website Muppetworld.com
	2003	Distributor: Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd. (UCA) Catalogue number: C820 1129 UPN number: 5050582 011296 Running time: approx 50 minutes VHS re-release.