Alternate Muppet Show guest stars
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Another that just came to mind is Bette Davis.
She did a number of Disney films in the late 70's and early 80's so she might have been will to do the show.
I could see the muppets doing overacted melodramas skits and David rolling her eyes.
She did a number of Disney films in the late 70's and early 80's so she might have been will to do the show.
I could see the muppets doing overacted melodramas skits and David rolling her eyes.
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Carrol O'Connor. There could be a nice wordfight between him and Statler& Astoria, where he outgrumps them.
(Thought of this one when i saw Jean Stapleton was already on the list)
And how about David Bowie, in a right incarnation he outmuppets every other muppet on the show.
(Thought of this one when i saw Jean Stapleton was already on the list)
And how about David Bowie, in a right incarnation he outmuppets every other muppet on the show.
I remember the 60 Minutes visit to the Muppet Show and Dan Rather interviewing Ms Piggy...
one comment made (I think by Jim Henson) was that some of the performers understood the Muppets and some didn't...
one comment made (I think by Jim Henson) was that some of the performers understood the Muppets and some didn't...
I will take some exception to the OP's unqualified description of muppet guest stars as "B-list".
Just off the top of my head, Peter Sellers, Debbie Harry, and Elton John were NOT B-list when they appeared on the Muppet Show. I suppose Sellers might be considered more of a specialized taste, but that's not the same thing as saying he was past his prime, ready for a guest-spot on Fantasy Island. The Pink Panther films were huge, and Being There certainly solidified his art-house cred.
I'd also mention Alice Cooper, though I do seem to recall that by the mid-80s, he was regarded as a has-been. Not sure what his status was at the time of his Muppet Show appearance.
Just off the top of my head, Peter Sellers, Debbie Harry, and Elton John were NOT B-list when they appeared on the Muppet Show. I suppose Sellers might be considered more of a specialized taste, but that's not the same thing as saying he was past his prime, ready for a guest-spot on Fantasy Island. The Pink Panther films were huge, and Being There certainly solidified his art-house cred.
I'd also mention Alice Cooper, though I do seem to recall that by the mid-80s, he was regarded as a has-been. Not sure what his status was at the time of his Muppet Show appearance.
Yeah, I know. That's why I gave him as an example of someone who might qualify as a non-B list muppet guest for OTL. .
Vincent Price was also on the Muppets but him and Alice together would've been interesting.
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For a long time, I thought Minnie Riperton had an episode (unfortunately, not). At least I always associated Les Fleurs with an epic Muppets performance.
Also, David Bowie (he had a duet with Bing Crosby on a CBS christmas show in 1977, so why not?)
The young Kate Bush or Peter Gabriel (probably both perfect fits) probably were not well known in the US back then.
Also, David Bowie (he had a duet with Bing Crosby on a CBS christmas show in 1977, so why not?)
The young Kate Bush or Peter Gabriel (probably both perfect fits) probably were not well known in the US back then.
Marcel Marceau. He could have done a routine with some of the large Muppets and Gonzo could have attempted to add mime to one of his performances.
Indeed, I got Shatner Nimoy and Kelly in this fanfiction with them as their characters, possibly as publicity for a movie. Without the allusions to future movies, quite possibly what could have happened, Shatner bungling Space Oddity by bringing the capsule home safely with Spock and McCoy doing their normal banter about the song, McCoy and Veterinarian's Hospital with of course the final joke about time travel because the skit has a paradox, Kermit Romancing Miss Piggy as you said, and so on.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would have been interesting as a basketball star and getting into acting after Airplane. Snuggums, I think he was the 9-foot tall Muppet, playing basketball against him.
Edit to add: Dick Clark doing a Muppet New Year's Eve special would have been fun - I forget what network the Muppets were on so it might have depended on whether his were trademarked and there was a contract with that network.
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