The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
GenreFamily film
Television Special
Created byHenson Associates, Inc.
Based onThe Muppets
Written byBuz Kohan
Henry Beard
Directed byJim Henson
StarringFrank Oz
Jim Henson
John Ritter
George Hamilton
Tony Clifton
Dave Goelz
Richard Hunt
Kathryn Mullen
Karen Prell
Steve Whitmire
Tom Harvey
Theme music composerJoe Raposo
Lenny La Croix
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducerJim Henson
EditorGeoff Cragin
Running time50 minutes
Production companyHenson Associates
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 17, 1982 (1982-09-17)
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The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show is a one-hour television special that aired on ABC on September 17, 1982.[1] It guest stars John Ritter, George Hamilton and Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton.[2][1] The special was taped in Toronto between August 9 and 24, 1982 and was later syndicated alongside The Muppet Show.[2]

  1. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 150. ISBN 9780786474448.
  2. ^ a b Zehme, Bill (2009). Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307428462.