The Muppet Show

When Kermit was explaining the dilemma to the others in the theater, Sam Eagle had a full head of hair(or feathers)from taking a medication, but by the end of the film, which takes place, at the most, one day later, his head is once again bald. Edit

By the end of "The Muppet Show" it was estimated that one episode was worth $3 million in sales worldwide. Edit

Gonzo finally hits the note with nothing bad happening to his trumpet. Edit

In this episode, every song is a Paul Simon song. Edit

Brooke Shields holds the record for being the youngest guest star on the show. Edit

This episode won the Emmy for Best Writing for a Comedy/Variety program for the 1980/81 season. Edit

The song sung by the sheep, the shephard, and the girl (Rama Lama Ding Dong) was originally done by Rocky Sharpe and the Replays. Edit

When Luke Skywalker is introducing his 'cousin' Mark Hamill at the end, you can tell it's a split screen by the fact that Luke looks right past him, even once he's on stage. Edit

In several scenes, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) can be seen breathing inside the C-3PO costume. Edit

Janice's song A Little Help From my Friends, is one the few times she's sung solo without the Electric Mayhem (who did appear in the sketch but had no speaking roles). Edit

The second of three times a character from Sesame Street appears on The Muppet Show: Bert and Ernie appeared in the Connie Stevens episode, Big Bird appears in this episode, and several Sesame Street characters appear in the final episode. Edit

Harry said that this would be the first time he performed "Day-O" on television. Edit

Because Jim Henson liked the song so much, the Muppets in the "Turn the World Around" sketch were built especially for that episode. Edit

Harry Belafonte would later perform the song "Turn the World Around" at Jim Henson's funeral. Edit

When Gilda is performing "Tap Your Troubles Away" her left hand is stuck to the top of her head. By the end of the song, her hand is lower and stuck to her forehead. Edit

By the end of the Witch Doctor sketch, Marvin Suggs' moustache flys off! Edit

Except for his bird concert and the closing, Liberace only appears backstage the entire episode. Edit

The Beethoven tribute song "Eight Little Notes" performed by Rowlf in this episode was originally written (By veteran music team for the show Larry Grossman and Hal Hackaday) as a song for Beethoven-loving character Schroeder in "Snoopy: The Musical", but when the character of Schroeder was dropped from the cast the song was "free" for reuse. Edit

During "Yesterday When I was Young" the dog with Roy Clark appears to be a real dog. However, he seems to be switched with Muppy during the middle of the song. Edit

It's interesting that during "Stayin' Alive", with the exception of a young female pig, Annie Sue is the only pig without a powdered wig Edit