TV Theme Songs: The Muppet Show

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Well, that’s quite a shock. I go from shorts to sweatshirts AND heavy jackets in a day! Changes in latitude, as Jimmy Buffett said. While I drink hot tea to warm up I’ll soothe my post-vacation blues with another TV theme song that ranks among my favorites. Here’s today’s croaker. The Muppet Show Theme - The Muppets And you’re probably thinking, hey, didn’t you just use them in the last countdown? Why, yes I did! Thanks for noticing. A show that was simultaneously a send-up of a variety show AND a good variety show on its own. It had great skits (“Pigs in Space” and “The Swedish Chef”) and the gamut of guest stars (from people like Alice Cooper, Willie Nelson, and Elton John, who all looked pretty “normal” sitting next to a bunch of Muppets , to Beverly Sills and Linda Ronstadt). One review called it “the only adult show on television.” They sure came a long way from a dog on Jimmy Dean’s TV show, didn’t they! The Muppet Show Theme Written by Jim Henson and Sam Pottle Recorded by the Muppets From The Muppet Show, 1975-80 It’s time to put on make-up: