The Muppet Show Book

The Muppet Show Book; Starring Jim Henson’s Muppets, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 1978. From the blurb – Week by week on prime-time television, “The Muppet Show” has captured the hearts of millions of viewers, to become the most popular TV show in the world. Now, for the first time, all the delightful characters and their zany adventures are available in book form. Here are the irrepressible master of ceremonies, Kermit the Frog, the vivacious and lethal Miss Piggy, that desperate comedian Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Scooter, Sam the Eagle, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayham, and (hiss! boo!) J.P. Grosse, owner of the theater where the Muppets strive week after week to put on their variety show. Fully illustrated in color, The Muppet Show Book brings together some of the most endearing (not to say hilarious) Muppet production numbers, including such favorites as “Cowboy Time,” “Veterinarians Hospital,” “The Koozebanes,” “Pigs in Space,” and “Lady Wrestlers.” Here too are such regular features as the incendiary Muppet Lab, the indefatigable Muppet Newsman, the incomprehensibly articulate Swedish Chef, and the irreverent interruptions of those crotchety old box-seat snipers Statler and Waldorf, generally making sure that all’s well that ends with a laugh. Special fun for all ho have seen the show - particularly if they’ve missed any episodes) and a great treat for anyone disadvantaged enough not to have seen it, the book provides a kind of instant replay of the best episodes of the first two years of “The Muppet Show.” No mere photographic pick-up from the TV screen, it offers on every page a wealth of delightfully drawn, full-color illustrations made by the talented artist Tudor Banus under the supervision of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, and the top Muppet artists, performers, and writers. This hardcover book, 190 pages, is in near-fine condition, in a near-fine, price clipped French Fold dust jacket, that is now encased in a protective mylar wrap.…