1990

S5.E1 ∙ Muppets Not Included

Fri, Sep 09, 1988

The kids find Nanny's old tea strainer, but since they don't know what a tea strainer is, they come up with some wild theories about what it does.

5.3 /10

S5.E2 ∙ Beauty and the Schnoz

Fri, Sep 16, 1988

The kids use the examples of The Ugly Duckling, Beauty and the Beast and Cyrano de Bergerac to show Piggy that she can't judge a book simply by its cover.

7 /10

S5.E3 ∙ The Pig Who Would Be Queen

Fri, Sep 23, 1988

The kids make a 'story box' that follows the story of a brave party led by knight, Sir Kermelot, who must slay a dragon in order for Piggy to rightfully claim the throne.

5.4 /10

S5.E4 ∙ Is There a Muppet in the House?

Fri, Sep 30, 1988

Rowlf disappears during nap time on a stormy day and everybody thinks he's been kidnapped by ghosts.

7.1 /10

S5.E5 ∙ Slipping Beauty

Fri, Oct 07, 1988

Piggy gets chicken pox, the other babies tell her a story to cheer her up.

5.7 /10

S5.E6 ∙ Muppet Baby Boom

Fri, Oct 14, 1988

The kids imagine what it's like to take care of babies, both alien and human, when they hear that Mrs. Mitchell's 'baby' is coming for a visit.

5.4 /10

S5.E7 ∙ Scooter by Any Other Name

Fri, Oct 21, 1988

Scooter wants to be cool, so Gonzo suggests four careers he could try - a test pilot like Top Gun's Maverick, a comedian like Gallagher, a rock star like Bon Jovi and a superhero like Clark Kent/Superman.

6.9 /10

S5.E8 ∙ He's a Wonderful Frog

Fri, Oct 28, 1988

Kermit is scheduled to leave to visit his family in the swamp, the Babies wonder what they would do without him.

5.3 /10

S5.E9 ∙ Elm Street Babies

Fri, Nov 04, 1988

When the Babies can't sleep, they tell each other about their dreams.

6 /10

S5.E10 ∙ Plan 8 from Outer Space

Fri, Nov 11, 1988

When the Babies see a news bulletin on TV about how Prince Charles and Princess Diana cannot find a nanny for their two sons, they soon think all the nannies on Earth, including theirs, have been abducted by aliens.

4.5 /10

S5.E11 ∙ Junkyard Muppets

Fri, Nov 18, 1988

The kids play with their old junk, while searching for Fozzie's teddy bear and Piggy's bracelet that are missing. Gonzo believes that closet trolls took them but the kids don't believe him - at first.

6.2 /10

S5.E12 ∙ The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy

Fri, Nov 25, 1988

The kids play Star Trek: TOS and mistake their broken air-conditioner for a sign that they're about to crash into the Sun. Inspired by the movie the African Queen, Scooter takes his friends on a jungle cruise to cool down.

6.6 /10