The Muppet Show episode 1.1, guest starring Juliet Prowse
The Muppet Show, guest starring Juliet Prowse, originally aired January 29, 1976, episode 1.1
The ‘first’ episode of The Muppet Show has the Muppet performers are only beginning to find their roles, and how the show fit together. Even so, some of the best things are already in place, such as the ‘backstage moments’, where Kermit the Frog is trying to keep things going on despite the insanity around him, the subplot (in this case, it’s the theater owner’s nephew, Scooter, who wants to do an act with the dog, Muppy, who despises Kermit), and a mixture of comedy sketches, classic songs and letting their weekly guest star strut their stuff.
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Sky High
Sky High — A cute movie about the insecurities of growing up and entering high school — with the added complication of being the son of superheroes. Teen angst, young love, and high school rivalries are here, in a not-too-serious movie that is aimed at children, but that adults will smile at occasionally as well.
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Alias Jesse James
A very funny Bob Hope movie, set in the American old west, with Bob Hope playing an inept insurance salesman. He’s sold a life insurance police to Jesse James, and now needs to keep him alive. But Jesse James has other plans …. Culminating in a big gun battle with cameos from virtually every western star of the day
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Good Morning song lyrics – Singing in the Rain
Song Lyrics to Good Morning, originally from Babes in Arms (1939) but now best remembered from MGM’s musical Singing in the Rain starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor
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Miss Piggy
Not technically a ‘biography’, since the wonderful Miss Piggy is a fictional character, but as close as we can get …
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In a Lonely Place
A lesser-known, but classic Humphrey Bogart movie, possibly his best performance in the film noir genre – Bogart plays screenwriter Dixon Steele, accused of a murder that he may, or may not, have committed. It is a riveting character study that must be seen to be appreciated.
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Best Halloween movies to watch with your family
Halloween movies for family viewing There are actually some excellent, family-oriented movies that you can watch with your family on Halloween, including:
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The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood (1971) starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee
In short, Amicus’ The House that Dripped Blood is an anthology movie. It uses the vehicle of a house where various horrific things have happened to string together four short stories. All stories were written by the famous Robert Bloch (Psycho among many others).
