List of Muppet Babies (1984 TV series) episodes
Muppet Babies (also known as Jim Henson's Muppet Babies) is an American animated television series, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Marvel Productions, that aired from September 15, 1984, to November 2, 1991, on CBS.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | September 15, 1984 | December 8, 1984 | ||
2 | 13 | September 14, 1985 | December 7, 1985 | ||
3 | 16 | September 13, 1986 | December 27, 1986 | ||
4 | 18 | September 19, 1987 | January 16, 1988 | ||
5 | 13 | September 10, 1988 | December 3, 1988 | ||
6 | 18 | September 16, 1989 | January 13, 1990 | ||
7 | 8 | September 15, 1990 | November 3, 1990 | ||
8 | 8 | September 14, 1991 | November 2, 1991 |
Episodes
Season 1 (1984)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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1 | "Noisy Neighbors" | Jeffrey Scott | "Sleep Rockin’" | September 15, 1984 | |
The babies struggle to keep Animal quiet so as not to awaken their neighbor, a police officer named Carruthers who works the night shift. | |||||
2 | "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Dark?" | Jeffrey Scott | "Good Things Happen in the Dark" | September 22, 1984 | |
The babies help Beaker conquer his fear of darkness. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
3 | "Dental Hyjinks" | Jeffrey Scott | "Loose Tooth Boogie" | September 29, 1984 | |
The babies try to pull out Fozzie's loose tooth so he won’t have to go to the dentist. Note: This is the only episode to have different music for the title card. | |||||
4 | "Raiders of the Lost Muppet" | Jeffrey Scott | "Best Friends" | October 6, 1984 | |
While playing hide and seek, Animal vanishes and the babies search the house for him. Note: The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom fantasy sequences includes the only instance of an adult character's face being seen. | |||||
5 | "Scooter's Hidden Talent" | Jeffrey Scott | "Dream for Your Inspiration" | October 13, 1984 | |
The other babies all have special talents, but Scooter can't figure out his. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
6 | "The Case of the Missing Chicken" | Jeffrey Scott | "Camilla" | October 20, 1984 | |
Gonzo panics when he can't find his stuffed chicken, Camilla. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
7 | "Eight Take-Away One Equals Panic" | Jeffrey Scott | "Table for One" | October 27, 1984 | |
Panic ensues in the nursery when the babies overhear Nanny saying she needs to get rid of one of them. | |||||
8 | "What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?" | Jeffrey Scott | "It's Up to You" | November 3, 1984 | |
Kermit struggles with deciding what he wants to be when he grows up. Note: Guest appearance by Tom Selleck. | |||||
9 | "Close Encounters of the Frog Kind" | Jeffrey Scott | "Practice Makes Perfect" | November 10, 1984 | |
Kermit's little nephew, Robin, comes to visit and escapes his bowl. | |||||
10 | "Gonzo's Video Show" | Jeffrey Scott | "I Can't Help Being a Star" | November 17, 1984 | |
After Nanny lends them a video camera, the babies try to make their own movies, ultimately deciding to make their own version of Star Wars. | |||||
11 | "Fun Park Fantasies" | Jeffrey Scott | "Merry Go Round" | November 24, 1984 | |
The babies try to sleep while imagining what the amusement park they'll be visiting the next day will be like. | |||||
12 | "From a Galaxy Far, Far Away" | Jeffrey Scott | "Rocket to the Stars" | December 1, 1984 | |
The babies conclude the creature that climbed into the nursery is an alien and try to return her to Neptune, but it turns out to be a baby koala. | |||||
13 | "Good, Clean Fun" | Jeffrey Scott | "Keep Your Animal Clean" | December 8, 1984 | |
After breaking a lamp, the babies try to make it up to Nanny, but create more messes in the process. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker |
Season 2 (1985)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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14 | "Once Upon an Egg Timer" | Jeffrey Scott | "Show Us the Real You" | September 14, 1985 | |
When Rowlf loses his voice, the others take turns telling stories of searching for it. | |||||
15 | "Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book" | Jeffrey Scott | "Music is Everywhere" | September 21, 1985 | |
The babies amuse themselves by working their way through an activity book. Note: This episode aired alongside the series premiere of Little Muppet Monsters as part of the "Muppets Babies & Monsters" series. | |||||
16 | "Fozzie's Last Laugh" | Jeffrey Scott | "Wocka Wocka Wocka" | September 28, 1985 | |
Fozzie considers giving up comedy. | |||||
17 | "The Great Cookie Robbery" | Jeffrey Scott | "Trackin'" | October 5, 1985 | |
While Gonzo secretly munches away at a box of cookies, the other babies tell stories to keep their minds off their growling stomachs. | |||||
18 | "Out-of-This-World History" | Jeffrey Scott | "Yankee Doodle Rock" | October 12, 1985 | |
The babies wander their way through history with the assistance of one of Nanny's books. | |||||
19 | "Snow White and the Seven Muppets" | Jeffrey Scott | "Snow White Blues" | October 19, 1985 | |
The babies put on their own version of ‘Snow White’ but Piggy is frustrated when she doesn't get the lead role. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
20 | "I Want My Muppet TV!" | Jeffrey Scott | "TV Maniacs" | October 26, 1985 | |
When the TV breaks, the babies make their own programs. | |||||
21 | "Musical Muppets" | Jeffrey Scott | Various bits by each muppet including "The Weirdo Troll", "On the Range", and "How to Tell a Chicken Joke" | November 2, 1985 | |
Rowlf enters a song writing contest which inspires everyone to try out song writing. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker. | |||||
22 | "What's New at the Zoo?" | Jeffrey Scott | "Animals Are My Favorite People" | November 9, 1985 | |
The babies tell Rowlf the positive things about zoos, worrying Gonzo about being thrown in the zoo, when he realizes that there is no way of telling what kind of animal he is. | |||||
23 | "The Great Muppet Cartoon Show" | Jeffrey Scott | "We Love Cartoons" | November 16, 1985 | |
The babies make their own cartoon shows. Among the antics, Piggy draws up a parody of Pinocchio, Gonzo fights with his own creation, and Scooter makes computer animation, but ends up falling victim to Animal's messier animation. Note: Gonzo turns into a flat clay figure, similar to that of Gumby. | |||||
24 | "The Muppet Museum of Art" | Jeffrey Scott | "Art is for Your Heart" | November 23, 1985 | |
When Skeeter sprains her ankle on one of Piggy's roller skates and nobody can go to the art museum because of Gonzo, the babies create their own art museum in the nursery for her. Meanwhile, Piggy deals with her guilty conscience, as she had blamed Skeeter's injury on Gonzo. | |||||
25 | "By the Book" | Barry O'Brien & Bob Smith | "Someone’s Gonna Fix It" | November 30, 1985 | |
The babies take turns narrating stories from their favorite books. | |||||
26 | "When You Wish Upon a Muppet" | Chuck Lorre | "Wishes Have a Way" | December 7, 1985 | |
The babies imagine their fondest wishes coming true. Note 1: The film clip shown after Muppet wish is from The Great Muppet Caper. Strangely, many of the muppets who appeared in Muppet Babies, aren’t in that scene. Note 2: Last episode to feature Howie Mandel as the voices of Skeeter and Animal. |
Season 3 (1986)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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27 | "Pigerella" | Jeffrey Scott | "Check Me Out" | September 13, 1986 | |
Piggy takes the blame and punishment for Skeeter's mess, leaving her to imagine herself as Cinderella. | |||||
28 | "The Best Friend I Never Had" | Jeffrey Scott | "Nobody's Perfect" | September 20, 1986 | |
With the aid of Scooter's computer, the babies try to create their perfect friends. | |||||
29 | "The Weirdo Zone" | Jeffrey Scott | "Semi-Weirdo" | September 27, 1986 | |
The babies try to get in touch with their inner weirdness in order to understand Gonzo. | |||||
30 | "Muppets in Toyland" | Jeffrey Scott | "Calling All Toys" | October 4, 1986 | |
Scooter’s new robot seems like the best toy ever, until it starts taking hostages. | |||||
31 | "The Muppet Broadcasting Company" | Jeffrey Scott | "Let’s Hear It for Your Ears" | October 11, 1986 | |
When the power goes out, the babies make their own radio programs. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker. | |||||
32 | "Kermit Goes to Washington" | Jeffrey Scott | "Jailbirds" | October 18, 1986 | |
Nanny instructs the babies to create a set of rules for the nursery which leads them to experiment with various forms of government. | |||||
33 | "Fozzie's Family Tree" | Jeffrey Scott | "Amadogus" | October 25, 1986 | |
The babies take a look at their ancestors to learn more about who they are. | |||||
34 | "The Daily Muppet" | Jeffrey Scott | "The Daily Muppet" | November 1, 1986 | |
After Nanny's newspaper is ruined, the babies make their own for her. Guest character: Beaker (appearing in a picture) | |||||
35 | "Scooter's Uncommon Cold" | Jeffrey Scott | "Get Well Soon" | November 8, 1986 | |
When Scooter gets sick, the babies go inside him to aide his body in fighting the germs. Guest character: Beaker (appearing in a picture) | |||||
36 | "Treasure Attic" | Jeffrey Scott | "Pirates" | November 15, 1986 | |
The babies set out on an expedition to the attic to recover Nanny's missing treasure. Note: This is the only episode where none of the Babies sing. The song is sung by the Pirettes. | |||||
37 | "Around the Nursery in 80 Days" | Jeffrey Scott | "Flyin' Away" | November 22, 1986 | |
To convince Nanny not to go on vacation, the babies build the world's biggest attractions in the nursery. | |||||
38 | "Fine Feathered Enemies" "Polly Wants a Muppet" | Jeffrey Scott | "Remember to Love" | November 29, 1986 | |
Polly the talkative parrot that Nanny leaves in the nursery causes fights to erupt between the babies. | |||||
39 | "Muppet Goose" | Jeffrey Scott | "Make a Nursery Rhyme" | December 6, 1986 | |
Nanny tries to get the babies to sleep by telling them nursery rhymes. | |||||
40 | "Bad Luck Bear" | Jeffrey Scott | "Good Luck" | December 13, 1986 | |
Fozzie breaks a mirror and struggles to get rid of his bad luck. | |||||
41 | "Of Mice and Muppets" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Playin' in the City" | December 20, 1986 | |
The babies spend a long night trying to recapture PeeWee, Officer Caruther's pet mouse. | |||||
42 | "Back to the Nursery" | Jeffrey Scott | "Runnin' Out of Time" | December 27, 1986 | |
After Fozzie ruins one of Nanny's photos, the babies travel back in time to take a new one. |
Season 4 (1987–88)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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43 | "Muppetland" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Imaginationland" | September 19, 1987 | |
The babies are invited to Bunsen's birthday party at a theme park, and while waiting for the actual event, they pretend to build a theme park with each baby creating their own land (Fozzie's based on comedy, Gonzo's involving chickens, etc.). Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker (non-speaking cameos in musical sequence) | |||||
44 | "Water Babies" | Barbara Beck and Stephen Robertson | "There's a Fish That Looks a Lot Like Me" | September 26, 1987 | |
The babies play mine tunnel, and then explore the ocean with the help of a fish tank. Gonzo imagines himself as a deep sea explorer, and they convince Fozzie there isn't anything to be afraid of. | |||||
45 | "The Incredible Shrinking Weirdo" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Being Small Isn’t Bad at All" | October 3, 1987 | |
Gonzo is convinced he is getting smaller. | |||||
46 | "Where No Muppet Has Gone Before" | Katherine Lawrence | "Guiding Star" | October 10, 1987 | |
After Skeeter's Lewis and Clark game goes wrong, Bunsen and Beaker come over for a sleepover and teach the babies about outer space. The babies then have fantasies about being in space, once again. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
47 | "Journey to the Center of the Nursery" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Underground" | October 17, 1987 | |
When Fozzie drops his skate key down the vent, the babies travel to the center of earth to find it. Note: Last episode to be animated with Japanese-based Toei Animation. | |||||
48 | "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Biggest Little Pig in Hollywood" | October 24, 1987 | |
Once again, Piggy dreams about her future as a Hollywood star. She fantasizes going on Star Search, and starring in a parody of I Love Lucy and co-starring in a movie with Andrew McCarthy. Note: First episode to be animated with Korean-based AKOM. | |||||
49 | "My Muppet Valentine" | Star Kaplan & Maia Matisse | "You’re Special to Me" | October 31, 1987 | |
When Nanny forgets Rowlf's valentine cookie, the others’ attempts to cheer him up just seem to make Rowlf feel worse. | |||||
50 | "Invasion of the Muppet Snackers" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Give Food a Chance" | November 7, 1987 | |
The babies worry how they’ll eat the foul thing Nanny is working on in the kitchen. | |||||
51 | "Twinkle Toe Muppets" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | N/A | November 14, 1987 | |
The babies try to teach Scooter to dance while Piggy and Skeeter argue over whether dancing for Scooter should be beautiful or fun. | |||||
52 | "Weirdo for the Prosecution" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | N/A | November 21, 1987 | |
Gonzo is put on trial after Skeeter accuses him of breaking the cookie jar. | |||||
53 | "Muppet Island" | Rich Fogel & Mark Seidenberg | N/A | November 28, 1987 | |
While Nanny cleans the hall carpet, the babies are trapped in the nursery, leading them to imagine themselves on a deserted island. | |||||
54 | "The Frog Who Knew Too Much" | Rich Fogel & Mark Seidenberg | N/A | December 5, 1987 | |
Kermit struggles not to reveal Nanny's secret to the others. | |||||
55 | "Beach Blanket Babies" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "He's the Most" | December 12, 1987 | |
The babies help Fozzie in overcoming his fear of water. | |||||
56 | "Old MacKermit Had a Farm" | Rich Fogel & Mark Seidenberg | N/A | December 19, 1987 | |
The babies try to figure out where muffins come from. Guest characters: Bunsen and Beaker | |||||
57 | "Adventures in Muppet-Sitting" | Star Kaplan & Maia Matisse | N/A | December 26, 1987 | |
The babies try to keep Robin and Animal safe and out of trouble. | |||||
58 | "The House That Muppets Built" | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | N/A | January 2, 1988 | |
When Piggy's dollhouse is destroyed, she searches for a new one. | |||||
59 | "Masquerading Muppets" | Rich Fogel & Mark Seidenberg | "Costume Party" | January 9, 1988 | |
The babies prepare for a costume ball but Piggy and Skeeter argue over the queen costume. | |||||
60 | "Nanny's Day Off" | Hank Saroyan | "Western Song" | January 16, 1988 | |
The babies give Nanny a day off and attempt to take on her chores. |
Season 5 (1988)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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61 | "Muppets Not Included" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Gizmo" | September 10, 1988 | |
The babies find a strange object belonging to Nanny and try to figure out what it is. Note: Some of Dr. Teeth's footage from the Play-Along video series is shown in the "Celebrity Circles" sequence. | |||||
62 | "Beauty and the Schnoz" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Look a Little Bit Closer" | September 17, 1988 | |
Gonzo tries to make himself attractive in Piggy's eyes. | |||||
63 | "The Pig Who Would Be Queen" | Hank Saroyan | N/A | September 24, 1988 | |
The babies create a picture box fairy tale. | |||||
64 | "Is There a Muppet in the House?" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "No One Believes in Ghosts" | October 1, 1988 | |
Rowlf's description of a scary movie makes everyone toss and turn during a stormy naptime. Things gets worse when kids start vanishing, and they believe Baby Animal found a secret passage. | |||||
65 | "Slipping Beauty" | Lois Becker & Mark Stratton | "We Miss You" | October 8, 1988 | |
The babies tell the story of Sleeping Beauty to Piggy over a walkie-talkie after Piggy gets the chicken pox. | |||||
66 | "Muppet Baby Boom" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "B-A-B-Y Baby" | October 15, 1988 | |
The babies prepare to look after the neighbor's Baby (it turns out to be a kitten named Baby). | |||||
67 | "Scooter by Any Other Name" | J.R. Young | "Look at Me Now" | October 22, 1988 | |
With Gonzo's assistance, Scooter experiments with different personalities. Guest character: Beaker (cameo in music sequence) | |||||
68 | "He's a Wonderful Frog" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "He’s My Hero" | October 29, 1988 | |
The babies try to convince Kermit not to leave forever while he prepares to visit Robin. | |||||
69 | "Elm Street Babies" | Tony Marino | "Sandman" | November 5, 1988 | |
The babies reveal the strange dreams they’re having, all of which feed into each other's dreams. | |||||
70 | "Plan Eight from Outer Space" | Lois Becker & Mark Stratton | "That's What Nannies Do" | November 12, 1988 | |
Convinced that space aliens are abducting nannies, the babies set out to rescue the nannies, and ensure theirs isn’t the next one to vanish. | |||||
71 | "Junkyard Muppets" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "We Want Your Stuff" | November 19, 1988 | |
A mess in the nursery leaves Fozzie and Piggy searching for their missing possessions and Gonzo discovers the cave of the closet trolls. | |||||
72 | "The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy" | Lois Becker & Mark Stratton | "Keep Your Cool" | November 26, 1988 | |
After the air conditioner breaks, the babies imagine themselves in the jungle while searching for a cool spot. | |||||
73 | "Bug-Busting Babies" | Hank Saroyan | "Bugbusters" | December 3, 1988 | |
Gonzo leads a team into Scooter’s Computer to catch the bug messing up his program. |
Season 6 (1989–90)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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74 | "This Old Nursery" | J.R. Young | "Caveman Ways" | September 16, 1989 | |
The babies find a time capsule in the wall and imagine what the people who used to live in the nursery might have been like. | |||||
75 | "And Now a Word from Our Muppets" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Come See Nanny" | September 23, 1989 | |
When Nanny has a garage sale, the babies create advertisements to sell her products. | |||||
76 | "Six-to-Eight Weeks" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "We've Been Waiting for You" | September 30, 1989 | |
The babies imagine what their new playhouse will be like, while waiting for it to arrive in the mail. | |||||
77 | "The Green Ranger" | Mark Stratton and Lois Becker | "Green Ranger" | October 7, 1989 | |
Kermit wonders what it takes to be a hero after his favorite cowboy show is canceled. | |||||
78 | "Not Necessarily the Babies" | J.R. Young | "Can't Stop the News" | October 14, 1989 | |
The babies learn about the news by making their own program. | |||||
79 | "Comic Capers" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "We Love the Funnies" | October 21, 1989 | |
The babies amuse themselves by wandering the comic section of the Sunday paper. Note: Guest appearance by Stan Lee. | |||||
80 | "Faster Than a Speeding Weirdo" | Hank Saroyan | "I’ll Be Blue for You" | October 28, 1989 | |
Gonzo’s careless daredevil stunt caused his stuffed chick Camillia to get severely damaged. Can Nanny fix her? | |||||
81 | "Skeeter and the Wolf" | Hank Saroyan | Instrumental music from "Peter and the Wolf" | November 4, 1989 | |
Skeeter leads a team into the attic to search for Nanny’s "Peter and the Wolf" record. | |||||
82 | "Romancing the Weirdo" | Jeffrey Scott | "It's Fun to Write" | November 11, 1989 | |
Gonzo finds a typewriter and creates a detective/adventure story. | |||||
83 | "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo" | Mark Stratton and Lois Becker | "The Right Stuff" | November 18, 1989 | |
Nanny tells the babies about the great explorers in history. | |||||
84 | "Goosetown Babies" | Hank Saroyan | "Goosetown" | November 25, 1989 | |
Gonzo and Animal search the Mother Goose rhymes to see what’s wrong with them. Note: Last episode to feature the 1986–1989 music in the title card. | |||||
85 | "It's Only Pretendo" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "The Great Unbeatable Me" | December 2, 1989 | |
Piggy and Gonzo go a little crazy competing for high scores in a video game. Note 1: Some of the footage is taken from the video game Fantasy Zone. Note 2: First episode since "Dental Hyjinks" to use different music for the title card, and the music is now composed by Robert Irving and Hank Saroyan. | |||||
86 | "Quoth the Weirdo" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Making a Rhyme" | December 9, 1989 | |
The babies share their favorite poems with their new friend, Bean. | |||||
87 | "Operators Are Standing by" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "It's the Bees" | December 16, 1989 | |
Animal hangs the phone up on someone, and the others wonder who it was.
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88 | "Babes in Troyland" | Mark Stratton and Lois Becker | "Monster of My Dreams" | December 23, 1989 | |
Scooter teaches the others about Greek mythology. Note: The live action clip of a monster is from the X-rated film Flesh Gordon. | |||||
89 | "Puss 'n' Boots 'n' Babies" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Don't You Wish You Were a Kitty Cat?" | December 30, 1989 | |
The babies and Nanny babysit Officer Caruther's pet cat, giving the babies a chance to learn about kittens. | |||||
90 | "Muppets of Invention" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Nose for the Future" | January 6, 1990 | |
Statler and Waldorf encourage the babies to make inventions of their own. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf | |||||
91 | "A Punch Line to the Tummy" | Jeffrey Scott | "Words Can Hurt" | January 13, 1990 | |
Fozzie tries to record his jokes to hear if they’re funny or not, but all he hears are the others insulting him. Note: Guest appearances by John Ritter, Whoopi Goldberg, and Dave Coulier. |
Season 7 (1990)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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92 | "Muppet Babies: The Next Generation" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "The Future Is Counting on You" | September 15, 1990 | |
The babies try to imagine what the future will be like, and end up performing parodies of multiple space programs. | |||||
93 | "Buckskin Babies" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Pecos Weirdo", "We're Pals" | September 22, 1990 | |
The babies imagine themselves as folk heroes of the old west. Guest character: Bean Bunny (fantasy sequence only) | |||||
94 | "Sing a Song of Superheroes" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | Various parodies of opera numbers. | September 29, 1990 | |
Nanny's water is shut off and the babies go in search of it while performing superhero operatic numbers in exaggerated garb. | |||||
95 | "Gonzee's Playhouse Channel" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "Numbers Make My Day" | October 6, 1990 | |
The babies start their own TV Channel with parodies of Sesame Street, Winnie-the-Pooh, etc. Guest character: Bean Bunny | |||||
96 | "Kermit Pan" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Animal Gator" | October 13, 1990 | |
The babies recreate a whacked-out approximate version of Peter Pan for Bean Bunny's benefit. Guest character: Bean Bunny | |||||
97 | "Whose Tale Is It Anyway?" | Sindy McKay & Larry Swerdlove | "I'm Only One Bunny" | October 20, 1990 | |
Piggy becomes jealous of Bean's friend Janice, whom is able to read before all the other tots, causing a fight over who will play the role of Mother Rabbit when Janice announces she will read "Peter Rabbit". | |||||
98 | "At the Movies" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | N/A | October 27, 1990 | |
After Uncle Statler and Waldorf announce they will open their own movie theater, the Muppet Babies jump into their favorite movies. Johnny 5 from Short Circuit helps Scooter find a movie that fits him. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf, plus Bean Bunny | |||||
99 | "In Search of the Bronzed Beetle" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Faraway Places Are Calling Me" | November 3, 1990 | |
When Statler and Waldorf's old trunk arrives a beetle brooch goes missing, the Babies go in a fantasy search for it. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf, plus Bean Bunny |
Season 8 (1991)
No. | Title | Written by | Song | Original air date | |
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100 | "The Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Simon Says" | September 14, 1991 | |
The babies build a transcontinental railroad across the nursery and more. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf, plus Bean Bunny | |||||
101 | "Get Me to the Perch on Time" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Lou" | September 21, 1991 | |
An injured carrier pigeon recuperates in the nursery while the babies travel the world delivering the mail. | |||||
102 | "Bearly Alone Babies" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "We're Not Scared" | September 28, 1991 | |
While Nanny locks up in anticipation of a storm, Fozzie sets traps for a burglar. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf | |||||
103 | "Remote Control Cornballs" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Is That What's Bugging You, Pearl?" | October 5, 1991 | |
Bunsen and Beaker bring over their TV transducter and accidentally mix up everyone's favorite shows, with Miss Piggy as Sadie Hawkins, Gonzo as a vampire, Skeeter as an astronaut, Animal as a swamp monster, and Kermit as a fisherman. | |||||
104 | "Nice to Have Gnome You" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Just Read a Book" | October 12, 1991 | |
Piggy searches the labyrinth for her missing library book. Note: Featuring clips from Jim Henson features Labyrinth and The Witches. | |||||
105 | "Happy Birthday Uncle Piggy" | Lois Becker & Mark Stratton | "It’s Hard to Be As Wonderful As Me" | October 19, 1991 | |
The babies try to create a perfect surprise party for Uncle Statler. Guest characters: Statler and Waldorf | |||||
106 | "Hats!, Hats!, Hats!" | Sindy McKay | "When You're Under a Hat" | October 26, 1991 | |
Statler and Waldorf bring hats to the Nursery. | |||||
107 | "Eight Flags Over the Nursery" | Hank Saroyan & J.R. Young | "Baby Land" | November 2, 1991 | |
A new amusement park will open in five years, and, deciding not to wait that long, the babies imagine their own wacky amusement park. Note: This episode contained excerpts from the "Kermit the Frog: Private Eye" segment, and the animated "Pigs in Space" segment from the "Space Cowboys" episode of Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters. |
References
External links
- Muppet Babies – list of episodes at IMDb
- List of Muppet Babies episodes at TV.com