How the Muppet Show Began in Britain

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Puppeteer Louise Gold celebrates The Muppet Show's anarchic birth in Britain in the mid-1970s, and examines the show's impact on the landscape of British children's television. Featuring archive interviews with guest stars Petula Clark and Twiggy, Michael Grade, and Muppet legend Dave Goelz, who still plays Gonzo

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Mark Braxton

Sunday evenings weren’t always great for kids in the 70s, with the prospect of school the next day. The antidote was The Muppet Show, which lit up the schedules. How Jim Henson’s all-singing, all-wisecracking showcase for Kermit and co went from initial rejection to global smash is told here.

So put on make-up and dress up right if you must, but just revel in the foam-and-felt fun of a TV colossus… a bit like Sweetums.

How the Muppet Show Began in Britain

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