The Muppet Show - Season 1 (DVD, 2005, Special Edition)

A few years ago, I bought Kermit's Swamp Years, as the inaugural disc in my soon to be complete Muppet's collection. My girls loved it. They watched it over and over. If they liked Kermit, why not Miss Piggy, Rowlf, Fozzy and the rest of the Muppet Show crew. My heart filled with excitement as I pictured my three cuties glued to the set, watching in wonder as the Muppets gang danced and sang their way into their hearts, as they did mine so many years ago.

I searched and searched for classic episodes, but the selection was meager, limited to a few releases under Time Home Videos. They weren't the treasure I was seeking, but worth their weight in gold to a huge Muppets fan like me. I didn't purchase them, though. I was holding out for this, the Holy Grail of muppet fans.

When I saw it in the store, it's all-too familiar green glow beckoned me, almost seeming to call my name. I knew I had to have it. What could be more nostalgic than watching Pigs in Space, the Swedish Chef, and Statler & Waldorf? (My obsession with Muppets has extended into my professional life, naming computers after mainstream, as well as newer, Henson characters. Hey, it keeps work interesting!)

Most of the skits have eluded me on my journey into adulthood, but Season One brings all the memories flooding back. This is a must have for any fan of the Muppet Show. Any geek worth his weight in mp3s will appreciate the fact that the Muppet show is presented in widescreen (16:9), enabling us to enjoy the shots Henson had truely envisioned for us when the shows originally aired amost 30 years ago, but technology limited.

If you are a Muppets collector, don't miss this one. Four discs full of episode after glorious episode are sure to take you back to a time when hairy monsters, blue weirdos, and talking frogs were tops on your TV veiwing list.