RIP Muppet Show Guests

[The Count]

Aw, this hits doubly hard since she wasn't just a TMS guest star, she was also part of the Sesame neighborhood. Condolescences to Ms. Buzzi. *Moment of silence.

 

[KCJ506]

It's getting harder and harder to name TMS guest stars that I'm 100% sure are still alive.

The only ones I can think of off hand are:

-Julie Andrews
-Elton John
-Alice Cooper
-John Cleese
-Steve Martin
-Paul Simon
-Sylvester Stallone
-Brooke Shields
-Debbie Harry
-Carol Burnett
-Lynda Carter
-Mark Hamill
-Paul Williams
-Ben Vereen
-Candice Bergen
-Leslie Uggams

The rest of TMS guests that are still alive

- Connie Stevens
- Joel Grey
- Rita Moreno
- Sandy Duncan
- Twiggy
- Rich Little
- Judy Collins
- Bernadette Peters
- Cleo Laine
- Jaye P Morgan
- Petula Clark
- Rita Coolidge
- Leo Sayer
- Marisa Berenson
- Lesley Ann Warren
- Elke Sommer
- Cheryl Ladd
- Crystal Gayle
- Robert Shields(of Shields & Yarnell)
- Dyan Cannon
- Arlo Guthrie
- Lola Falana
- Liza Minnelli
- Anne Murray
- Diana Ross
- Loretta Swit
- Joan Baez
- Shirley Bassey
- Melissa Manchester
- Gladys Knight
- Hal Linden
- Chris Langham
- Linda Ronstadt
- Two of then members of Mummenschanz. Can't remember their names.

 

[YellowYahooey]

Not only was she a clerk at the Finders Keepers store, but also the voice of Suzie Kabloozie. Also, didn't Ruth play a woman who showed a girl where potatoes came from in a 1970s film segment?

 

[sootyfan]

Not only was she a clerk at the Finders Keepers store, but also the voice of Suzie Kabloozie.

Crazy, I keep forgetting she voiced Suzie.

 

[KCJ506]

She also played a dog thief in an episode of the late 90s/early 00s Nickelodeon show, 100 Deeds for Eddie Mcdowd.

 

[Muppet Master]

RIP to Buzzi. Her Muppet Show episode was one of season 1's best.

 

[datman24]

The rest of TMS guests that are still alive

- Connie Stevens
- Joel Grey
- Rita Moreno
- Sandy Duncan
- Twiggy
- Rich Little
- Judy Collins
- Bernadette Peters
- Cleo Laine
- Jaye P Morgan
- Petula Clark
- Rita Coolidge
- Leo Sayer
- Marisa Berenson
- Lesley Ann Warren
- Elke Sommer
- Cheryl Ladd
- Crystal Gayle
- Robert Shields(of Shields & Yarnell)
- Dyan Cannon
- Arlo Guthrie
- Lola Falana
- Liza Minnelli
- Anne Murray
- Diana Ross
- Loretta Swit
- Joan Baez
- Shirley Bassey
- Melissa Manchester
- Gladys Knight
- Hal Linden
- Chris Langham
- Linda Ronstadt
- Two of then members of Mummenschanz. Can't remember their names.

That's just enough people to do a potential 50th Anniversary special by 2026.

 

[Muppet Master]

That's just enough people to do a potential 50th Anniversary special by 2026.

The idea that Disney would facilitate anything like that is far-fetched. It'd be neat to see it happen though, maybe a one-off special with interviews with the surviving guest stars.

 

[CBEB]

It's sad to see how many guest stars have passed away especially considering there are a few of the living one's who are retired.

Here is who I found from my research that are retired or haven't done anything for awhile.

- Cleo Laine
- Jaye P. Morgan
- Elke Sommer
- Robert Shields
- Arlo Guthrie
- Lola Falana
- Linda Ronstadt

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Crazy, I keep forgetting she voiced Suzie.

Yeah, I think she voiced other animated characters too. I'm thinking she might have done a voice in one of the Flintstones movies as well either "I Yabba-Dabba-Doo" or "Hollyrock-a-bye Baby."