Best of the Muppet Show - Harry Belafonte / Linda Ronstadt / John Denver

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Summary: The Muppets and Travelin Tyke
Review: The Muppets really are timeless. I remember watching these when I was a child and now I buying these for my children. These will always be timeless. Has anyone seen the Travelin Tyke video? [website]

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Summary: 2 out of three ain't bad
Review: This disk is worth having just for the Harry Belafonte episode. It's FABULOUS, and includes music worth introducing to children.

The Linda Ronstadt episode is very flat. I love The Cat Came Back- but that's about it. Linda's numbers are downright boring, and not very Muppet-y.

The John Denver episode is lovely, but not like the Belafonte episode. Even if they don't put out all the Muppet episodes- and I wish they would- I would at least like a collection of teh John Denver Episodes. This is the one with Grandma's Featherbed and Inch By Inch. It also has a rendition of the Happy Wanderer done by Muppets that I adore.

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Summary: Truly deserving of this title!
Review: This set truly deserves this title. The segment where Harry Belafonte sings "Turn the World Around" with all the Muppets- including the grumpy old men(!) singing along has to be the greatest moment in Muppet history! I think most Muppet fans will agree. The John Denver segment has it's moments too, and while the Linda Ronstadt segment is not up to the other two, there is really no such thing as a completely bad Muppet Show.


It would be nice if the Alice Cooper episode, with the stuffy eagle having a fit over the freakish one, and the Milton Berle episode, where the heckling old men go toe to toe with Uncle Miltie, would also see the light of day.

The genius of the Muppets and Jim Henson was their ability to appeal to both kids and adults at the same time, unlike much of the Sid and Marty Kroft stuff and the New Zoo Revue and their descendant Barney who will make anyone over three years old run to the Pepto-Bismol! This DVD is a fine example of what I mean.

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Summary: This is a great video
Review: We bought this video for our 2 year old daughter, and she loves to sit and watch the muppets. My husband and I remember watching the original shows, and it is great for us to spend time as a family watching this video.

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Summary: This is a great video
Review: We bought this video for our 2 year old daughter, and she loves to sit and watch the muppets. My husband and I remember watching the original shows, and it is great for us to spend time as a family watching this video.