The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975. It was one of two pilots produced for The Muppet Show. The other pilot, The Muppets Valentine Show, aired in 1974. In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie bassist Floyd Pepper prepare for a Pageant based on the Seven Deadly Sins, with Muppets representing the Sins -- Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, Avarice, and Sloth.
Mount Rushmore: The stone presidents trade jokes.At the DanceThe Wrestling Match: The San Francisco Earthquake displays his winning tactics.Statler and Waldorf sit in their den.The Swedish Chef demonstrates how to make a submarine sandwich.For The Birds: Male birds try to attract females in a jazzy skit.The Electric Mayhem sing "Love Ya to Death".Theater of Things: The pencils get a new ruler.Aggression: Featuring two Heaps, tarantula-like monsters talking in gibberish.Films in Focus: A review pans the film Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs.The Seven Deadly Sins PageantJim Henson as Nigel, Mount Rushmore (George Washington Head), Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, Kermit the Frog, Youknow Bird, Green Heap, Ernie Woman, Hudson, and Rowlf the DogFrank Oz as Animal, Sam the Eagle, Mount Rushmore (Theodore Roosevelt Head), Forcryingoutloud Bird, Ruler, Purple Heap, Bert, Pig, and George the JanitorJerry Nelson as The Announcer, Floyd Pepper, Mount Rushmore (Thomas Jefferson Head), Thudge, Thudge's Dancing Partner, Statler, Whaddayasay Bird, Envy, Pencil, Gold Stalk, Gluttony, Gene ShalitMuppet, Dr. Nauga, Count von Count, and SlothRichard Hunt as Crazy Harry, Ohboy Bird, Hoggie Marsh, and LustDave Goelz as The San Francisco Earthquake, Avarice, Zoot, Righton Bird, Vanity, and BrewsterJohn Lovelady as Mount Rushmore (Abraham Lincoln Head), Anger, and VanityFran Brill as Receptionist Voice, Janice, Ohreally Bird, Pink Stalk, Leafy Green Vegetables, Female Pig, Queen Pig, and Whatnot DancerCarol Spinney as Oscar the GrouchAdditional Muppet performers: Rollie Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, and Jane Henson
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence was released on DVD in 2005, as an extra feature on the Muppet Show: Season One box set. On the box and on the DVD menus, it is referred to as The Muppet Show Pilot.
Producer: Jim HensonCo-Producer: Jon StoneDirector: Dave WillopWriters: Jim Henson, Jon Stone, Marshall Brickman, Norman StilesMusic and Lyrics by: Joe RaposoArt Direction and Set Design: Alan ComptonMuppet Performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, John Lovelady, Rollie Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, Jane HensonPuppet Fabrication: Bonnie Lewis, Caroly Wilcox, Dave Goelz, John Lovelady, Rollie Krewson, Janet Lerman-Graff, Mari KaestleSpecial Puppets: Don SahlinPuppet Costume Designer: Bonnie LewisPuppet Costume Fabrication: Cindy Chock, Christopher Lyall, Marianne Harms, Nancy DickensonSpecial Props: Faz Fazakas, John Orberg, Larry JamesonAssociate Producer: David HolmanAssistant to the Producer: Audrey Peart DickmanProduction Assistant: Nancy DomoffCharacter Designers: Michael K. Frith, Bob TaylorLighting Designer: Dave ClarkAssociate Director: Lynn KlugmanTechnical Director: Edmund BezaresLighting Director: Carl GaitiFloor Manager: John ScottSound Effects: Barbara Wood, Dick MaitlandVideotape Editor: Alfred MullerProduction Coordinator: Robert LevyStudio Facilities Provided By Metrotape EastHenson Associates, Inc. 