S2E1 - Why Do We Always Come Here?

In this lo-fi first episode of our second season Doug and I embark on an ambitious project to watch all 118 episodes of the original Muppet Show - which ran from 1976 to 1981 and has recently become available on Disney+ - and provide as much cultural context as possible for this incredibly influential television show. Who was Jim Henson? Where did the Muppets come from? What does the show tell us about the unique (and often ignored) moment in American history in which it was produced? And most importantly what can the eye-watering list of "guest stars" (Milton Berle, Joan Baez, Dizzy Gillespie, Carol Burnett and Johnny Cash to name just a few) teach us about 'The American Century'? Next Episode - Season 1 Episode 1 staring Juliette Prowse