How did they film Muppet Show audience shots?

[Puppet crazy]

Was it all pieced together with blue screen, or did they build a whole set and use many performers?

 

[Pinkflower7783]

I wonder if it was done the same way the wedding scene was filmed in MTM?

 

[muppetlover123]

yeahh mee too

 

[dwmckim]

They actually talked about this in an issue of The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter.

There's about seven different shots matted together - they taped a section of the screen at one time and put them together ... with quite a few of the puppets redressed and used more than once.

 

[panmanthe2nd]

They actually talked about this in an issue of The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter.

There's about seven different shots matted together - they taped a section of the screen at one time and put them together ... with quite a few of the puppets redressed and used more than once.

Are any/all of The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter issues available online now?

 

[Puppet crazy]

They actually talked about this in an issue of The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter.

There's about seven different shots matted together - they taped a section of the screen at one time and put them together ... with quite a few of the puppets redressed and used more than once.

I suspected this was the case. So technically a proper Muppet Auditorium set never really existed?

I noticed it changes appearance in different episodes.

 

[dwmckim]

There's scans of them at http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_Fan_Club

(Check volume 1, issue 3 page 3)

 

[panmanthe2nd]

There's scans of them at http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_Fan_Club

(Check volume 1, issue 3 page 3)

Thanks! I'm going to enjoy reading these!

 

[Puppet crazy]

There's scans of them at http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_Fan_Club

(Check volume 1, issue 3 page 3)

Thanks!