The Muppet Show guest stars
40 actors have guest-starred in The Muppet Show across 120 episodes and 5 seasons. The most-credited is Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper in 1 episode. 14 of them have also guest-starred in five or more of the other shows in this catalogue.
Who came back most
| Actor | Character | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Cooper | Alice Cooper | 1 |
| Anthony Daniels | C3PO | 1 |
| Avery Schreiber | Avery Schreiber | 1 |
| Bob Hope | Bob Hope | 1 |
| Brian Henson | Brian Henson | 1 |
| Candice Bergen | Candice Bergen | 1 |
| Carol Burnett | Carol Burnett | 1 |
| Cloris Leachman | Cloris Leachman | 1 |
| Danny Kaye | Danny Kaye | 1 |
| Dyan Cannon | Dyan Cannon | 1 |
| Edgar Bergen | Edgar Bergen | 1 |
| Florence Henderson | Florence Henderson | 1 |
| George Burns | George Burns | 1 |
| Harry Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | 1 |
| Helen Reddy | Helen Reddy | 1 |
| James Coburn | James Coburn | 1 |
| Jim Nabors | Jim Nabors | 1 |
| Joel Grey | Joel Grey | 1 |
| John Cleese | John Cleese | 1 |
| John Denver | John Denver | 1 |
| Jonathan Winters | Jonathan Winters | 1 |
| Kaye Ballard | Kaye Ballard | 1 |
| Lesley Ann Warren | Lesley Ann Warren | 1 |
| Linda Lavin | Linda Lavin | 1 |
| Loretta Swit | Loretta Swit | 1 |
The Muppet Show guest stars by season
| Season | Guests | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | Avery Schreiber, Candice Bergen, Florence Henderson, Jim Nabors, Joel Grey, Kaye Ballard, Peter Ustinov, Phyllis Diller, Rita Moreno, Valerie Harper, Vincent Price |
| Season 2 | 10 | Bob Hope, Cloris Leachman, Edgar Bergen, George Burns, John Cleese, Madeline Kahn, Nancy Walker, Petula Clark, Rich Little, Zero Mostel |
| Season 3 | 5 | Alice Cooper, Danny Kaye, Harry Belafonte, Helen Reddy, Lesley Ann Warren |
| Season 4 | 9 | Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Brian Henson, Dyan Cannon, John Denver, Jonathan Winters, Linda Lavin, Peter Mayhew, R2D2 |
| Season 5 | 5 | Carol Burnett, James Coburn, Loretta Swit, Mac Davis, Roger Moore |
Guest stars you know from somewhere else
The hardest-working character actors in this show's guest cast, ranked by how many other shows in this catalogue they have also guest-starred in. Not the most famous names, the most prolific ones.
| Actor | In The Muppet Show | Other shows |
|---|---|---|
| Cloris Leachman | Cloris Leachman | 17 |
| Joel Grey | Joel Grey | 13 |
| Linda Lavin | Linda Lavin | 10 |
| Carol Burnett | Carol Burnett | 9 |
| Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill | 9 |
| Lesley Ann Warren | Lesley Ann Warren | 8 |
| Rich Little | Rich Little | 8 |
| Rita Moreno | Rita Moreno | 8 |
| Valerie Harper | Valerie Harper | 8 |
| Florence Henderson | Florence Henderson | 7 |
| James Coburn | James Coburn | 6 |
| Loretta Swit | Loretta Swit | 6 |
| Phyllis Diller | Phyllis Diller | 6 |
| Avery Schreiber | Avery Schreiber | 5 |
| Bob Hope | Bob Hope | 4 |
Played more than one character
| Actor | Characters | Eps |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill | 1 |
Shares a cast with
- The Love Boat — 13 shared actors
- Fantasy Island — 6 shared actors
- Columbo — 4 shared actors
- Murder, She Wrote — 4 shared actors
- The Simpsons — 4 shared actors
- The Twilight Zone — 4 shared actors
- Touched by an Angel — 4 shared actors
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 3 shared actors
Cast data from TVmaze, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.