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Best of the Muppet Show: Vol. 4 (Peter Sellers / John Cleese / Dudley Moore)

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Genre	Family
Format	NTSC
Contributor	Roger Moore, Danny Kay, Edgar Bergan
Language	English
Number Of Discs	1

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This delightful collection of episodes from The Muppet Show celebrates three British comic giants who rose to fame in the 1960s and early '70s. Peter Sellers is right at home immersing himself in layers of costumes and accents, portraying a gypsy violinist getting heckled by his kin and a sadistic orthopedist (with Hitler mustache) tying patients into knots. (During Kermit's ritual interview with a guest, Sellers says, "I do not exist. I had myself surgically removed.") While actor-musician Dudley Moore's guest shot never quite gets traction--the script is dominated by lame jokes about a music-making machine threatening the jobs of the Muppets' house band--there's a funny jam session featuring Moore on piano in a crumbling set. The John Cleese show is best, with the lanky Monty Python genius outraged about having to work with pigs and refusing to participate in cheesy Wagnerian opera. --Tom Keogh

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 5.35 x 0.51 inches; 0.01 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 25 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2003
Actors ‏ : ‎ Roger Moore, Danny Kay, Edgar Bergan
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Time Life
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000844MM
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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S. Young

An excellent DVD

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2003

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I own four Best of the Muppet Show. There's always an episode that you semi liked or just didn't like and the rest were wonderful.
This DVD was all wonderful. The three actors were funny, even Dudley Moore and I'm not too fond of him. Peter Sellers was the best, he is an outstanding comedian who fits in so well with the spirit and humor of the muppets. From being a gypsy to a singing preacher it was great.
John Cleese is always funny, his skit in Pigs in Space as a pirate from the 1600's with a jealous parrot always nagging him as he tries to take over the Swinetrek is a hoot.
Dudley Moore's was the least outrageous but it had it's moments. Especially when the Muppet band was out for blood when Dudley brings in a mechanical music replacment for them. I really enjoy the episode.
This is so worth 5 stars. I will enjoy it a lot.

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Ellen

Good entertainment

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020

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Love this. Great watch on a rainy day.

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Sandy

but always funny, results

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2014

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The Muppets--what more needs said? As always, Kermit tries to ride herd on a zany cast of Muppets and guest star, with mixed, but always funny, results.

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3leggeddogsrule

So many memories!

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2010

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I bought this as a gift for my four year old nephew. I didn't know who would like it more, him or his mom. As it turns out the whole family has enjoyed it, especially my 8 year old nephew. Some reviews mentioned that the kids don't enjoy it because they don't know who the guest hosts are but I have to say in our case that wasn't an issue. Actually I'm pretty sure I had no idea who Peter Sellers was when the show originally aired. It is a classic for the whole family to enjoy.

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Alina C. Green

LAUGHTER GUARANTEED!

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014

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I've been looking for these episodes, featuring British comedians Peter Sellers, John Cleese, and Dudley Moore.Got the blues? Need a good laugh? Treat yourself to this DVD.

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John Jay Fleitman

Moster bites Vincent Price by mistake.

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017

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My son loved it especially with Vincent Price and the Cookie Monster.

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Charlotte

Enjoyed this.

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2013

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Enjoyed Jim Henson son's comments. I also enjoyed the trip into humor kids and adults could enjoy. Look forward to more of the Muppett Show.

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Frederick Baptist

Brings Back Great Memories But Too Bad About the DVD!

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2008

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When I was a child, I remember that very few things filled me up with such excitement and anticipation as when I was eagerly awaiting the latest episode of "The Muppet Show" to screen on tv after a hard day's slog at school. However, it's amazing sometimes when you grow up and then look back at some of the things that you really enjoyed when you were a kid and then realise that they weren't quite as great as you thought.

This collection of episodes with the exception of what is by far the best one here, Dudley Moore's episode, doesn't age well at all. There is no denying the comedic genius of both Sellers and Cleese, however, either the material they had to work with was extremely poor or they were just unmotivated and it seemed to me, especially where Sellers and Cleese are concerned that they were totally uninterested and were only willing to put in the minimum of effort to fulfil a gig that their agent set for them. The jokes for those two episodes while they may have made me laugh as a child are now so poor that I actually found myself squirming in my seat just hoping that they would put me out of my agony by ending post haste.

Dudley Moore's time at bat was a notable exception as he genuinely was funny and most of his jokes and skits actually age well and perhaps just for his work, this DVD may just well be worth the purchase price. He actually looked like he gave a damn and was applying himself. Could it be that he was a relatively new actor at the time as compared to Sellers and Cleese and so wanted to impress? In any case, he showed he had a special talent for vaudevillian shows which is what the Muppet Show really is and I thoroughly enjoyed his episode. I actually hated him in "Arthur" but strangely enough my perception of him and his talents changed after viewing this episode. Great comedian and great musician too.

The picture quality is so poor that it's barely above VHS quality and the sound quality is not remastered well enough coming without any Surround Sound option, DTS with THX or Dolby 5.1 although whose of you with Pro Logic would have it a little better. Really for a 25th anniversary edition, you'd think they would give this project a little more respect and restore both the visual and sound quality for posterity like Disney did for their other projects such as "Fantasia" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" but they didn't even bother here. There are no special features of note here at all except for trailers of other movies where ironically the sound and picture quality for these are far, far better than for the main episodes.

Still for fans of the show who want a little token to remind them of the good old days without having to buy the complete episodes, this may just be it except that there may just be other editions with better episodes than this one where only the Dudley Moore episode is worthy of the tag "best of" here. Ironically, you can't judge the quality of the episodes based solely on the reputation of the guests at that time.

Not recommended.

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