The Muppet Show Book is a collection of scenes from the first two seasons of The Muppet Show presented as pictures and dialogue. Many of the scenes are illustrated with drawings rather than still pictures from the show. Most of the dialogue is presented like a script, but some quotes are placed next to a picture of the character speaking, with no name given.

There are also some minor changes between what happened on the show and what happens in the book. For example, in the adaptation of episode 106, Scooter says that his uncle’s favorite act is Mahna Mahna and the two Snowths, instead of the Danceros. In the adaptation for episode 123, Kermit gets the band to stay so that they can perform the song “I Feel Pretty”, instead of Kaye Ballard’s first number; the date for the girl from “I Feel Pretty” is Mean Mama instead of Beautiful Day Monster. In episode 201, Fozzie Bear gets Sam the Eagle, not Don Knotts, to perform in the “Lullaby of Birdland” number.

Guest stars Vincent Price, Rudolf Nureyev and Candice Bergen appear as drawn illustrations in this book.

In addition to the various adaptations, there are three new scenes created especially for this book. First there is an introduction by Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, and Crazy Harry. Second is a scene with Kermit trying to finish the book. Third is a new closing comment from Statler and Waldorf.

This book features several different pictures of Gonzo’s various attempts to blow a horn (and one picture of him hitting a gong), as well as an At the Dance sketch featuring quotes and pictures from various different sketches (the quotes are included without character names by them, and are next to illustrations of characters who didn’t originally say the lines).

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