As of July 2026, The Muppet Show Season 4 aired in 1979 with 24 episodes — streaming now on Disney Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Muppet Show Season 4

1979 24 Episodes Comedy · Family ⭐ 8/10

The Muppet Show Season 4 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on . A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 351 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jim Henson's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Muppet Show Season 4 keeps coming up in conversation. The Muppet Show Season 4 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Season 4 of The Muppet Show includes 24 episodes. It aired from October 1979 to April 1980. This season stars Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson. Jim Henson and Frank Oz lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1979. The Muppet Show Season 4 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

The Muppet Show Season 4 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Jim Henson's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

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🎬 The Muppet Show Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
Dudley Moore
1979-10-24
Dudley has a surprise for Kermit, a robot that can do the work of the entire band and of course the Electric Mayhem feel threatened by this fact.
E2
Crystal Gayle
1979-11-02
The Prairie Dog Glee Club sings very well, but Scooter says they have "pack rat blood in 'em -- they keep stealing everything!" The prairie dogs go wild, taking everything Kermit has -- including his collar, which leaves him naked on stage.
E3
Victor Borge
1979-11-09
When Bobby Benson has to talk to a police officer someone has to take care of his babies. Unfortunately, the babies go wild without their daddy around and beat up people they don't like.
E4
Beverly Sills
1979-11-16
The pigs are excited that guest star Beverly Sills plans to perform the opera "Pigoletto" as the closing number.
E5
Shields & Yarnell
1979-11-23
Inspired by mimes Shields & Yarnell, Fozzie Bear works on a mime act, including "Bear walking against the wind". Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act, so Fozzie tries out "Bear feeding spaghetti to an elephant" and "Bear going to a drive-in movie with a porcupine".
E6
Kenny Rogers
1979-11-30
During a sketch Kermit hurts himself and keeps getting frightened by jungle animals in his hospital room or injured further by some crazy inconvenience.
E7
Linda Lavin
1979-12-07
Miss Piggy announces that this show is Kermit's birthday, and before he can react, she launches into the tribute she's organized. They've planned a This Is Your Life-style show with birthday greetings, including one from Mr. Dawson, Kermit's old acting coach from Leland, Mississippi. Wayne and Wanda...
E8
John Denver
1979-12-14
John and Kermit have a surprise for the cast; they're all going to Kermits' home the swamp! But even Gonzo, even with his love of the nasty and strange, thinks it's a bad idea and no one is willing to take him up on the offer even when Kermit offers them to go.
E9
Arlo Guthrie
1979-12-21
For guest star Arlo Guthrie, the stage is turned into a farmhouse. The Swedish Chef plans a home-cooked meal, but the turkey refuses to be skewered, the pig busts him in the face, and the "beef" stampedes over him.
E10
Liza Minnelli
1979-12-28
The Muppets present a murder mystery. Kermit is a private eye hired by Liza O'Shaugnessy, an actress whose production is being terrorized by a killer. The director, Fritz (Strangepork), is shot. The police assign Patrolbear Fozzie to the case, and he interrogates the cast: "All right, which one of y...
E11
Dizzy Gillespie
1980-01-04
Statler is sick (of the show), so Waldorf brings his wife Astoria to the show. Meanwhile, Inspector LaBrea of the County Environmental Department arrives backstage to monitor the noise level of the show. LaBrea tells Kermit that to keep the noise down, he has to cut the trumpets for the show. Kermit...
E12
Phyllis George
1980-01-11
Phyllis hosts the 1st annual Muppet Awards, recognizing the greatest Muppet Show performers. Kermit, who hates awards shows, sits out the show, but Miss Piggy is absolutely determined to win.
E13
Lola Falana
1980-01-18
After years of failure Gonzo is actually appriciated for the actor he is and decides to quit the Muppet Show and move on to movies. Piggy, more jealous than sad, asks Gonzo to refer her to the director. This is one of the episodes that teeters on the edge of being very sad.
E14
Dyan Cannon
1980-01-25
As Miss Piggy prepares for her act, she leaves her dog Foo-Foo in the care of Floyd. Piggy tells Floyd he has to spoon-feed and floss the pampered Foo-Foo, so Floyd locks the dog in a drawer. Frantic, Piggy searches everywhere for Foo-Foo.
E15
Anne Murray
1980-02-01
Scooter bugs everyone by leaving his skateboard lying around. Kermit trips on it and smashes a set. Later, Anne performs while the Muppets all dance on skateboards.
E16
Jonathan Winters
1980-02-08
Jonathan is convinced that a gypsy has put a curse on the show, and while Kermit scoffs at the idea, he does notice that everything is going wrong. A few acts have to be canceled, but Kermit refuses to believe there's a curse until a meteorite falls on his flipper. In the final stage of the curse, e...
E17
Christopher Reeve
1980-02-15
Everyone has a superhero bug, donning costumes and trying acts to impress the star of Superman: The Movie.
E18
Lynda Carter
1980-02-22
In honor of "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter, Scooter buys a mail-order course on how to be a superhero. Soon, a crowd of Muppets are wearing silly costumes and reading Invincibility Made Easy. Meanwhile, Miss Piggy appears as "Wonder Pig", and battles a giant chicken.
E19
Mark Hamill
1980-02-29
The regularly-scheduled guest (a terrible singer) is bumped when four stars of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope suddenly appear in the theater. It's a natural for the Pigs in Space.
E20
Alan Arkin
1980-03-07
Alan accidentally drinks Bunsen Honeydew's Jekyll-and-Hyde potion, and turns into a rampaging monster. He runs amuck, as the ultra-cute Bun-Bun Brothers sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah." When Kermit catches Alan in a net, he turns back into himself. Soon, Kermit takes a sip of the potion himself.

🎭 Cast of The Muppet Show Season 4

Jim Henson
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
Frank Oz
Frank Oz
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Louis Kazagger, Chicken, Crazy Harry (voice)
Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz
Gonzo / Zoot / Beauregard / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (voice)
Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
Eren Ozker
Eren Ozker
Hilda / Wanda / Janice (voice)
Louise Gold
Louise Gold
Annie Sue Pig / Additional Muppets (voice)
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Additional Muppets (voice)
Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire
Additional Muppets (voice)
Bob Payne
Bob Payne
Additional Muppets (voice)

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