Muppets Tonight

Kermit the Frog, Clifford and friends struggle to put on a weekly TV variety show.

Cast:Dave Goelz , Kevin Clash , Bill Barretta , Jerry Nelson , Steve Whitmire , Brian Henson , Leslie Carrara-Rudolph , Len Levitt , Drew Massey , Joe Selph , Frank Oz , Allan Trautman , Bruce Lanoil , Thom Fountain , Steven Ritz-Barr , Tim Blaney , Kevin Carlson , Brad Abrell

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Michelle Pfeiffer

Fri, Mar 8, 1996

Kermit learns the're's no show scheduled for tonight on the Muppet's new channel, so he gets Clifford to host an impromptu one. Miss Piggy offers to be the guest star, but Kermit brings in Michelle Pfeiffer.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Garth Brooks

Mon, Dec 30, 1996

Clifford and company try to convince Garth Brooks to sing a little bit of country music, but he's more interested in performing Broadway show tunes and Shakespeare.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Billy Crystal

Fri, Sep 13, 1996

Bobo the Bear takes the position of the studio's new doorman/security guard. However, all incoming guests have trouble getting past him. Billy Crystal and Larry King appear.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ John Goodman

Fri, Sep 27, 1996

John Goodman just wants his guest spot to be a relaxing one, but that becomes hard when Andy and Randy Pig pledge to be his personal slaves after he saves their lives.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Cindy Crawford

Fri, Oct 4, 1996

Security Bear Bobo gets hit by Cupid's arrow and falls in love with Cindy Crawford. Rizzo offers to help him woo her heart. Another love arrow makes Sal Minella become even more enamored of Johnny Fiama than usual.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Tony Bennett

Fri, Nov 1, 1996

Singer Johnny Fiama falls flat on his face when he meets his idol, Tony Bennett.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Sandra Bullock

Fri, Sep 20, 1996

A Mad Bomber threatens to blow up Muppet Studios if the ratings dip below fifty. Luckily Sandra Bullock knows just how to handle such situations. During the panic, a tape of Muppet Babies gets mixed up with one of Seinfeld.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Jason Alexander

Fri, Nov 8, 1996

Creative differences threaten to close down a revival of "Bats," a musical written by Gonzo and Jason Alexander during their college years.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Whoopi Goldberg

Fri, Oct 11, 1996

Everyone panics when Andy and Randy Pig are sent to pick up Miss Piggy from the airport for her performance with Whoopi Goldberg in the big musical number.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Martin Short

Fri, Oct 25, 1996

Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when Seymour and Pepe take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ The Artist Formerly Known as Prince

Sat, Sep 13, 1997

The Muppets come up with various ways of performing for The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, but his ideas top them all. Sal Manilla has decided to become a bone doctor, leaving Johnny Fiama's pants unpressed.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Rick Moranis

Sun, Sep 14, 1997

Rick Moranis inspires Seymour and Pepe to start a cooking show, but this means he won't get to sing his planned 'Salute to the late fifties crooners, obscure British bands and Bill Withers'. Meanwhile, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is testing his Micro Shrink-o-Matic Machine.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Heather Locklear

Fri, Nov 15, 1996

The Muppets are relieved to find that Heather Locklear is not as mean as she appears on Melrose Place. But then she snacks from Bunsen Honeydew's experimental mood meals.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Pierce Brosnan

Fri, Oct 18, 1996

Pierce Brosnan feels he is neither as suave nor as debonair as the characters he plays on screen. But he gets to prove himself when the Crustacean Liberation Army takes the Muppet Studios hostage.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Coolio & Don Rickles

Sun, Oct 19, 1997

Ernst Stavros Grouper has purchased KMUP studios and has settled himself into Kermit's office. He starts renaming all the Muppets and brings in Don Rickles as staff psychologist. Kermit, now know as "Virgil the Monkey", gets fired in the middle of a show guest starring Coolio.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Paula Abdul

Tue, Dec 31, 1996

Clifford is trying to get Paula Abdul to kiss him. Gonzo performs with the Refined Young Cannonballs. Muppet Labs presents a Robot Abraham Lincoln, who promptly goes on a rampage.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Dennis Quaid

Sun, Nov 16, 1997

Clifford feels inadequate when Dennis Quaid starts solving everyone's problems around the studio. Meanwhile, the winner of the "spend an evening with Kermit contest" turns out to be Gilbert Gottfried.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ The Cameo Show

Sun, Dec 7, 1997

Bobo gives Arsenio Hall some BearQuil for his cold, and Arsenio drops dead. The Muppets have to find a new guest to star in their show. Beaker's impression of Little Richard is deemed not good enough, and Kathy Ireland is unavailable. Kermit happens to be giving Chris Darden a backstage tour. Out on the street, Bobo fails to recognize Jay Leno, but knows who Kevin Eubanks is. Dr. Van Neuter gets his hands on Arsenio's body and tries to re-animate it.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Best of Muppets Tonight!

Sun, Dec 21, 1997

Carl the Big Mean Bunny has eaten the pre-recorded show, so Gonzo and Rizzo host a clip show instead. Statler and Waldorf simultaneously host "The Worst of Muppets Tonight", showing the exact same clips.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Gary Cahuenga Episode

Sun, Dec 28, 1997

Clifford and Rizzo find a trunk in the basement, in which ventriloquist dummy Gary Cahuenga has been waiting to perform on the Ed Sullivan Show since 1956. Gonzo introduces various Lollapalosers (acts not good enough for Lollapalooza).

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Andie MacDowell

Sun, Jan 4, 1998

Dr. Bunsen Honneydew has a mid life crisis when Beaker goes on his first Star Trek celebrity cruise for his birthday. Andie MacDowell takes him for a wild ride.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Johnny Fiama Leaves Home

Sun, Feb 8, 1998

Johnny Fiama's Mama gets upset when her son and his monkey double date Daryl and Page Hannah. Johnny decides to leave home and moves into the KMUP studios. Sal tries to get the Fiama's back together again.