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That explanation makes sense. Thanks for that.

The special has aired on free to air TV in NZ twice. I saw it first on Christmas Day 1987 and still have my off-air copy from that screening. This version has no ad-caps (the scenes dissolve from one to another), the title caption is at the start of the special, there's no shot of Elmo and...

Forgive me but why do you have this preconceived notion that almost *every* thread has to be a "hot" one?!?! Nevertheless... The two original Prowse and Stevens Pilots probably should be left for Season Five, as should the Of Muppets and Men special. The Muppets Go Hollywood should have...

You thought of Jim Henson, even though it's Jerry Nelson who sings the song?

ISTR that Telly *is* there amongst the carollers. None of the full-bodied Muppets appear in the special, nor do any of the various TMS Monsters. Is the cast list on the article on MuppetWiki correct as I think there are some mistakes on it. Oh, and Big Bird's line about loving carols is...

I seem to recall a Muppet Special/Doco dating from circa the early 80's. Don't remember much except that I think the first scene had Big Bird walking into Jim Henson's office and putting his feet up on the desk. Anyone able to help me out here?

I think the reason why Disney might be reluctant to release Muppet Babies on DVD is because all the non-Muppet clips would have to be cleared for release.

Is that an official release?

Not when you link to copyright material.

Again it would depend on the broadcaster and also it might depend on what tapes they play. Some tapes have got the UK spots and others don't.

No, because the rights for all the pieces of music were secured for TV broadcast right from the beginning and therefore don't have to be cleared. It's only for commercial release that you have to renegotiate for music to be cleared, although thankfully some companies (such as ITC) had the...

I think one of the big things is that the guests were only a small part of the show; the Muppets were the stars and the Humans had to play second fiddle. Don't forget that one of the key reasons the show was successful was because the guest stars played against type (if you like).

My info actually came from an online friend of mine who has an episode guide book for different TV shows (he calls it Kaleidoscope and I seem to remember something about it being the title of a very good episode guide book or something). Anyway, he checked his guide with the epguides.com...

:flirt: So that would be....most of them.

Some new info has come to hand regarding the UK dates. Apparently there was a compilation episode screened sometime in the run. Also, the Paul Williams episode was repeated the previous week before Ethel Merman's episode was shown in the Midlands region. Oh, and it would appear that the...

What exactly is the archive status of Sam and Friends. In other words, how many episodes still exist today? Muppet Wiki lists 15 - is that it or are there more? Also, was the show always in B/W or did it shift to colour towards the end?

I don't believe that at all. ;-)

That's because I think most of us were flabbergasted at Dil's comment about Raquel's opening number being too sexy. Jim Henson obviously found nothing wrong with it otherwise he would've made her wear more clothing. IISR that Linda Ronstadt wore a sexy costume in her opening number so why...

I have two copies of the special taped off different channels in different years and *neither* of my copies have that "scene".

Hopefully they'll include some of the 2nd season trailers, as well as an audio commentary or two.