The Muppets Valentine Show

The Muppets Valentine Show aired on ABC on January 30, 1974. It was one of two pilots produced during the planning stages for The Muppet Show. The other pilot was The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, which aired in 1975. In this half-hour Valentine's Day special featuring the Muppets and special guest star Mia Farrow, host Wally has writer's block—he can't think of material for the show that represents the true meaning of love. He asks the other Muppets and Mia for assistance, with mixed results.

Contents 1 Sketches 2 Notes 3 Video releases 4 Muppet performers 5 Credits 6 Edits 7 External links

Sketches
The Muppets perform the opening number, "Love is a Simple Thing." Wally, George the Janitor, Mildred and Brewster discuss love. Kermit the Frog tells the story of his doomed love affair with Miss Mousey, singing "Froggy Went A Courtin'" Mia Farrow enters, and meets the Muppets. Mia and Thog perform a duet, "Real Live Girl". Mia sings "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" to Rufus. Kermit reports live from the planet Koozebane, where aliens are about to perform the Galley-oh-Hoop-Hoop. Mia discovers that George loves his mop. Mia and the Muppets sing "We Got Love".

Video releases
The Muppets Valentine Show was released on DVD in 2007, as an extra feature on The Muppet Show: Season Two box set. On the box and on the DVD menus, it is referred to as The Muppets Valentine Special.

The cast of Muppeteers closely matches the lineup of the first season of The Muppet Show, with the exception of Eren Ozker, who joined the Muppets in 1976.

Muppet performers
Jim Henson as Wally, Kermit, Rowlf and Ernie Frank Oz as George the Janitor, Rufus, Male Koozebanian Creature, Frogs and Bert Jerry Nelson as Droop, Thog, Miss Mousey, Frogs and Female Koozebanian Creature Richard Hunt as Mildred Huxtetter and Big Mouse John Lovelady as Crazy Donald and Frogs Dave Goelz as Brewster and Crumpet

Additional Muppets performed by Jane Henson and Nancy McGeorge.

Credits
Producer: Diana Birkenfield Writers: Jerry Juhl and Jerry Ross Director: Jim Henson Art Director: Tom H. John Music Arranger and Conductor: Keith Textor Music Coordinator: Alan Scott Costumes: Donald Brooks Special Guest: Mia Farrow Muppet Performers: Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, John Lovelady, Dave Goelz, Nancy McGeorge, Jane Henson, Jim Henson Puppet Builders: Bonnie Lewis, Donald Sahlin, Caroly Wilcox, Franz Fazakas, John Lovelady, Dave Goelz, Kermit Love Assistant to the Producer: Audrey Peart Dickman Choreography: Christopher Lyall Assistant Art Director: Bill Mickley Production Assistants: Eric Jenkins, Rollie Krewson, Cindy Chock Associate Director: Paul E. Davis Technical Director: David Fee Lighting Director: Everett Melosh Audio: Jack Kelly Video: Robert Shultis and Rudy Piccarillo Production Coordinator: Mario Veccchi Graphic Arts: Hy Bley Music Recording: Jǿrgen Jǿrgensen Unit Manager: Morgan Barber Studio: ABC Television Center in New York Executive Producer: Jim Henson Muppets, Inc.

Edits
When this special aired on Nickelodeon and the Odyssey Network, "Those Endearing Young Charms" was cut. Also cut from the Nickelodeon broadcast was the scene in which Wally and Mia Farrow comment on the Koozebane sketch.