The Sellers episode, in particular, is astonishing for his (only semi-joking, I think) confession that "There is no me. I do not exist. There used to be a me, but I had it surgically removed." A better summing-up of the man would be hard to find.

I don't know whether the show ever "jumped the shark", though it certainly had its share of dodgy episodes - some guests just fit into the show better than others. For me, the real downturn in Muppet-project worthiness occurred when Jim Henson died: without him, they were just never the same.

(Oh, and: I don't believe in any afterlife, but the idea of having Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss and Frank Zappa all in one place where they could collaborate is tempting...)

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Jim Henson, Dr. Seuss and Frank Zappa all in one place where they could collaborate

Muppets Ripped My North-Going Zax!

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I'll probably hold on to my T/L discs for now: they contain a bunch of episodes from later seasons, which may take a while to be released on season sets. And besides, the Harry Belafonte disc has the "Muppets auditioning for A Streetcar Named Desire" extra that's very nearly caused one friend of mine to wet the couch laughing...

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