The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
| The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television special |
| Created by | Jim Henson |
| Written by |
Jim Henson John Stone Marshall Brickman Norman Stiles |
| Directed by | Dave Wilson |
| Starring |
Jim Henson Frank Oz Jerry Nelson Richard Hunt Dave Goelz Fran Brill John Lovelady Rollin Krewson Caroly Wilcox Jane Henson |
| Theme music composer | Joe Raposo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jim Henson |
| Editor(s) | Alfred Muller |
| Running time | 25 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 19, 1975 |
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975. It was one of two pilots produced for The Muppet Show. The other pilot, The Muppets Valentine Show, aired in 1974. In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie bassist Floyd Pepper prepare for a Pageant based on the Seven Deadly Sins, with Muppets representing the Sins -- Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, Avarice, and Sloth.
Additional Muppet performers: Rollie Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, and Jane Henson
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence was released on DVD in 2005, as an extra feature on the Muppet Show: Season One box set. On the box and on the DVD menus, it is referred to as The Muppet Show Pilot.
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