Mummenschanz on the Muppet Show (1976) 4 of 5

[@honeybee1256]

I remember watching this when I really little and being mesmerized and entranced by this performance. Looking back on it, I love it even more!

[@Домин-с8ц]

Yesss!!! This was my favorite as a kid!!!!

[@Music-w5v]

Same hell I even i a poetry of this😊

[@johnnymanize]

I think it goes without saying that the Mummenschanz are in a class all their own. When it comes to pantomime, they’re masters of the craft, and very few performers can match their level of creativity and delivery

[@cupocoffee9369]

Kids show or not, this was really clever and fun to watch

[@nixnightbird138]

That's the thing. Everyone on here keeps saying "kids show" when the whole POINT of the Muppet Show was Jim Henson and his company wanting to make television for adults AND children and get away from the "puppets are for kids" stigma. The Muppet Show was never just a kids' show.

[@cupocoffee9369]

@@nixnightbird138 but that's how it was marketed.

[@LemonWedgeinc]

@@cupocoffee9369 nowadays thats how disney markets it.

[@bakadagaming2396]

It not kids show but i think it kinda fun to

[@cupocoffee9369]

@@bakadagaming2396 it's the Muppet show...

[@DoctorInk20]

This is why Jim Henson was truly amazing. Not just in his own artistic pursuits, but because he had a knack for finding interesting, clever performers and giving them exposure. Definitely one of the best episodes.

[@BabyCharmander]

Man, all these comments talking about how scary this is... I thought it was weird until I realized what was happening and then I started cracking up. This is a pretty clever and hilarious skit.

[@MultiOMFG1]

+BabyCharmander Watching as an adult, the humor, concept, and message behind it is absolutely brilliant! BUT as a small child, it would have frightened the hell out of me. I was an avid Muppet Show fan as a child(and still am), but for some reason-I missed this one or repressed it because I had no memory of this at all. Only saw it upon purchasing the first season on dvd. In watching their stuff now, their work is genius! They're actually going to be touring the US in January!

[@carolinagirl1967]

I would've had nightmares as a kid!

[@sherbear4661]

Wait what's happening

[@jiffytuvix]

I remember them from the 70s, and loved them. They often did shows with Shields and Yarnell.

[@DarkPanda558]

Care to explain to us what the hell is going on then?

[@curiousgemini]

Very brilliant. An allegory to envy and conflict

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

Are you one of those guys who would argue about what MY OWN writing means and what I was thinking when I wrote it. Hell, I've had people tell me that I pronounce my own name wrong.

[@zarachastellaris9016]

Well, what you call envy seems to be scorn to me! Like the fox and the grapes!

[@acedayz59]

Gay

[@Buckshot-Express]

Pomegranates anyone?

[@SEGASister]

I don’t think I ever saw this as creepy as a kid. Just found it funny.

[@Maxumized]

I saw it as creepy when I was a kid…40 years later, I’m still seeing it

[@Ar.i_]

@@Maxumized why? Is just 2 people who are making masks out of clay but the other one destroyed the 2 persons mask lol?

[@officiallyworm]

@@Ar.i_ *E*

[@potatoblurp5760]

Then Why are you saying you didn’t find it creepy

[@thisnerddraws4287]

It still is

[@FrozenUSA]

This is one of the few things I remember distinctly watching from the Muppet Show when I was a kid. I watched the Nickelodeon reruns back then. I don’t think I was old enough to fully understand just how brilliantly funny this group was. I was like many children and was a bit creeped out by them. As an adult they to me are kind of like a primitive version of the Blue Man Group. So awesome!

[@kitty4evrr]

YESSS THE MUPPET SHOW

[@derekllewellyn6663]

​@@kitty4evrrfull TV show on muppet show on TV show on doing live in concert contact info for years 25th anniversary celebration party years

[@Dom270385]

I don't know about everyone else, but I thought this was hilarious and very clever.

[@guntertv304]

me too dude

[@spysappingmahinternet]

Charlie McFarlin me three

[@kingair-man6468]

Same here!

[@rdm_shotgun]

same

[@LemonMelonShork]

It is very clever! And very intriguing.

[@YouLikeKrabbyPattiesDontYou]

This is a metaphor for my life. I'm the guy on the left, the guy on the right is _everyone else in the world_.

[@mackenziestickney6356]

I thought it was weird that everyone was laughing.

[@YouLikeKrabbyPattiesDontYou]

***** Not sure if it counts so much when you're failing horribly.

[@marquensio]

MentalMaladies 2edgy4me

[@YouLikeKrabbyPattiesDontYou]

***** Nah, I just meant I'm fucking incompetent and everyone else is doing shit like it's easy while I just stand watching like "lolwtf?" Not edgy so much as self-deprecating, you know?

[@marquensio]

MentalMaladies The fact that you think everyone else is doing better than you is stupid considering most people don't even have access to the internet or basic human rights. Be grateful for what you have, and if you feel like failure, don't try to make yourself feel bad, because nobody else will. Do something to change, no one will do it for you.

[@nikothehusky2384]

This isn't creepy, its funny

[@LemonMelonShork]

And Interesting. ^×^

[@kitty4evrr]

EXACTLY

[@inkmelody5227]

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE AS A CHILD

[@KZGames9967]

YES SAME HERE BUDDY

[@psychomantis2485]

Typical 40 year Olds here.

[@kilroy987]

When I first saw this, I related it to kids at school with talents and the ones without it that compensate while trying to do the same things. But when the one with the straight face wrecked the sun on the other, that changed things.

[@xxjojodeltarunefan22xx56]

Whoever called this scary is a New Gen. I find this very nostalgic. I remember watching that 15 years ago and died of laughter. My Core Memory has Unlocked!

[@mr.nizami4084]

sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i find this funny actually

[@bmonteleone48]

15 years ago? this came out in the 70s

[@xxjojodeltarunefan22xx56]

@bmonteleone48 15 years ago, I was 3 years old when this was uploaded

[@Plüschanzug]

Das wurde im Sommer 2003 im Nachmittagsprogramm des hr ausgestrahlt.

[@thelittledemon8599]

Nah they’re just people who can’t appreciate art with comedy. It’s a shame how some of these people are so misunderstood just because of the art they want to perform ;-;

[@skylerjetttv1317]

My dude got some creative art and the other one is just making chaos on his face😂

[@Bruh-nx9hc]

This was BRILLIANT.

[@klavdiatealzhiglova6090]

ohhhhh, mindblowing... :), too bad there isn't stuff like this nowdays..

[@armyshope]

Yeah

[@armyshope]

@@spooky_sockboy3400 same but the current things that occur and people want to see are different nowadays

[@fuzzyscarfandmittens4772]

I remember seeing these guys live when I was a kid. Loved it then and still love them now.

[@maxclifford10]

I have been looking for this for years, I remember seeing it as a child. now Im old I still think about it.

[@InvisibleKingBand]

I saw this in NYC as a kid ... toilet paper people and dancing tubes.. it was amazing

[@datiko5654]

Art in it purest form.

[@artematu59]

Mummenschanz son lo más original que he visto. Absolutamente creativos. Siempre algo nuevo, más los clásicos que uno desea volver a ver, conforman espectáculos absolutamente deliciosos.

[@howardbeale661]

This one just about KILLED me with laughter when I first saw it on 'The Muppet Show' back in '78! After watching it again, nothing has changed! Thanks for posting this classic bit!!

[@howardbeale661]

It was Spring of '77, actually. The last episode of 1st season.

[@fran.593]

Kids: *cry* Adults: b e a u t i f u l

[@manicmonochrome7098]

I think these guys are brilliant!

[@AdjectiveOtter]

Just caught this performance on Disney Plus. Wow! Just wow! Purely inspirational and creative theater! Funny and imaginative. ❤️

[@lynnpehrson8826]

Society need more of this

[@SRoboccultistauthor]

When I first read the Claude Kipnis mime book I knew I would never reach the heights of mime and these people have, not better than Marcel Marceau who taught Claude Kipnis but very good, true masters and extremely creative. Well done.

[@gmartworks]

I remember this clay performance very well as a little child and I was laughing all over the floor. So happy I found it back on your channel, thank you so much!!!

[@pineapple9181]

This make me feel a mood I’ve never felt before 🤨

[@msnepthys1]

ah yes. *P I N E A P P L E*

[@Rutabega_NG]

I remember watching this when it aired. Thought it was incredible! Still do.

[@heckerunturn]

This is soo... Words can't explain how good their performance was

[@allisonjohnson6399]

This was avant garde and brilliant. Mummenschanz walked so Blue Man Group could run.

[@LemonMelonShork]

I am exactly FASCINATED by this! I talked about Mummenschanz with my mother and I sent this clip to her. It's so amazing to watch their talents onscreen. A group that combines dance, art, and acting has never been done before! I'm just so titillated by just seeing the talent and effort that they do! 😍😍😚❣ Edit: These comments are really talking about how amazed they are to see this, and with those, I can concur. (^w^)

[@umeayemundafatpanda]

I don’t really understand why people found this scary, this is just an hilarious talented and amazing work of art.

[@javiinkling695]

3:08 Top 10 Anime Battles

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

i'm the 100th like

[@havenbtdR]

ofc ​@@Garfield_Minecraft

[@GeorgeCoghill]

Remembered these from growing up, this one always stood out in my memory.

[@0Imtheslime0]

this was on childrens TV in Norway.. 5 year olds watched this back then. Ahhh the times..

[@narator31]

0:06 ayo is that gigachad?

[@caveatlector1591]

2:49 I lost it

[@Schlanket]

Same.

[@HEHEHEHEHEHEHA]

I’ve watched this about 10 times and I’m still happy

[@TROPICADIA]

That was really unique humor. I liked it!

[@garrettodonnell4177]

I remember the first time watching this at a friend's house. By 1:40 everyone was screaming in fear and covering their eyes and hiding behind furniture and also we were 20 years old and high.

[@madeleinebaier5347]

On crack?

[@KESTRAL23]

SHUT THE FXUCK UP

[@radosawrudolf4931]

*and high Well that escalated quickly.

[@alisonfoley717]

simply brilliant, and so ahead of their time!

[@jimmysirenhead6228]

*everyone says it’s creepy but this is just cool asf honestly*

[@Phrostbyte007]

No no NO... I REMEMBER this on SS as a youngling, and watched intensely, but was ALWAYS PUT OFF by it.. what I remember wasn't like this, it was a single person and went from 'pretty' to PRETTY CREEPY!! I had almost 4got about this and had to search a bit, but so glad to have found it.. art? Sure. Cool? Yep.. but wth a 5 year old is going to get from it besides it being weird... and creepy.. show to todays generation and see what reactions are.. I'd be very curious. Anyway, TY for posting it! Brought back a memory I had tried to tell ppl about who thought I was out of it!👍😬👍 Best, ~Nic

[@lettichaim7334]

Came here for a really cool "Scary Child Characters" top. For a child, this must have been terribly frightening. For an adult, it is amazing, beautiful and funny. Love it!

[@plinkitee]

I was 6 when I first saw this. Definitely weird but I wasn't scared by it. Now it's hilarious.

[@orbitalbutt6757]

As a kid I thought it was mesmerizing

[@nightperson1012]

I loved it as a kid. Anybody who was frightened by it must've been sheltered as hell, lol.

[@ava_rua2518]

I've been searching for this clip... this brings back memories... just finished watching British got talent, couple that used clay as there act 😄

[@GH0STRIDEZ]

0:38 mmmmm marvelous

[@alisonfoley717]

always loved them, always will

[@scott4398]

man this some artsy ass shit right here big up

[@mdinunzio7610]

omg so awesome I forgot about mummenchanz. I loved all their skits when I was a kid. So clever and talented these people were

[@SunnasChariot]

Gives whole new meaning to the expression 'putting your face on.' Thanks for posting this! ^_^

[@giacittadino6291]

Beautiful Preformance Always ! saw Show When I was a kid in Chicago back in 70s80s

[@BetaBRSRKR]

Praise the Sun! 2:10

[@metalcokatoo6178]

\[T]/

[@novaplays6933]

Souls lol

[@mr.technicalisolate9188]

\[T]/

[@julie-annbell4774]

I was born in 79 and still remember shitting bricks the first time I watched this.

[@jesus92952]

Bro this isn't scary it's just your brain is still growing up so a 10/10 rating made me laugh my socks off

[@TraceyRolandelli]

Love these guys, saw them live as a kid in NYC, great memories.

[@petevenuti7355]

Do you remember what year they played till?

[@1visualfxguy]

When I was a kid, I remember feeling extremely uncomfortable when these weird clay faced humanoids just randomly appeared on one of my favorite shows. They didn't scare me per say but the way that looked combined with their lack of speech just unsettled the living crap out of me. In fact, this episode even gave me a disturbing dream revolving around the concept of bizarre episodes where a bunch of little realistic looking grey aliens randomly showed up on another one of my favorite shows back then (The Simpsons) and just awkwardly watched Homer drinking at Moe's Tavern.

[@MrNoturaveragerednek]

I was just watching a Shileds and Yarnell video on youtube and saw this link for Mummenshanz which I vaguely remember from the same era as Shields and Yarnell, the 70's, thanks for posting, if I had these on DVD I'd watch them all the time.

[@handsomesquidguytenteclest9496]

1:42 the demogorgon

[@blackhole4538]

This what they call creepy? This is art and creative its also fun to watch

[@AdamTheClarinettt]

Who’s they?

[@ndlang516]

I liked the things noise 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 at 1:47

[@alalexandrius9349]

Gigantic talent there

[@dahlia358]

I remember seeing this show as a kid and thinking it was bizarre and fascinating.

[@chemistryguy]

The laugh track is absolutely killing me.

[@Sonic-fl4ee]

Hahahahah the left one struggles at makeing a good mask

[@borizovskimilan]

OMG this show and the background sound effects teleported me back to my childhood.

[@lcmtn]

this was kind of powerful. it sends the message that people want to be exactly like others because it’s considered beauty

[@Ericaodd]

This, Steve Martin, and Vincent Price are my favorite episodes of The Muppet Show!

[@Ashyrose56]

what am I doing with my life.

[@robstearns7080]

So tasteful ! I miss these days!

[@knottyorchid1212]

Wardlorf::Man I tell ya that skit was real disturbing yet weird at the same time. I think its gonna haunt me in my dreams Statler:: Well I know one thing that will haunt our dreams Wardlorf: What's that? Statler:Being on this show! (Wardlorf and Statler laughing)

[@shuffy-cv4fr]

THIS IS A CORE MEMORY FROM MY CHILDHOOD

[@SockManGaming2010]

2:41 blud be lookin like ms. Piggy fr 💀

[@lieutenantlettuce8306]

I saw the rambo skit from robot chicken and remembered watching this when I was a kid this was my favorite episode except for the gingerbread song. That was fecking nightmare fuel.

[@gord.w.p]

Sweet Gingerbread Man was in the episode immediately after this (if you discount the break between seasons) guest starring Don Knotts, not this one. Unless there was some weird syndication edit that ran this one short for some reason; now that i think about it the gingerbread number looks like something they might have made in season 1

[@donramon1418]

3:28 kiss

[@Schlanket]

Yes

[@Airi45510]

they are so talented i cant lie😊

[@_k_a_s_8509]

Everyone is talking about how creepy this skit is. I'm here thinking about how funny, artistic, and clever this actually was.

[@LiamPorterFilms]

Kasai Nokon it’s surely deliberately on the edge of being freaky

[@gypsifysh1]

I loved this as a kid and I still love it as an adult

[@retz5425]

1:30 amogus

[@lyrdane]

Thanks so much for posting these, Vreude! This was one of my all time favorite episodes of the Muppet Show.

[@jibin442]

Anyone back here after seeing zack d films

[@M4rC3LL937]

Me.

[@frankesposito2182]

Great part of my Childhood!

[@OmfgHiii]

it has a good message.. Be your own person

[@armyshope]

Yeah

[@tiarehenry7507]

I actually found it quite entertaining and delighting

[@TheDukeofMadness]

I admit freely this terrified me when I was a child.

[@BoeTTG]

This is impressive to watch and I love it so much

[@aquinoguh]

I came here because of OWSLA, but this shit is fucking good man it's all about the jealous and hate

[@ladyjane333]

wow! that was great! at first, the eyes kinda freaked me out a bit. masks in general are a bit offputting for me, but it was so engaging I watched it all the way through. I'm glad I did, i enjoyed it thoroughly! very effective

[@carlosestebanvr]

2:15 Stranger things XD A Demorgorgon

[@CuteCuteJames]

It's very Zen to watch people mould clay and such. It's one of the reasons I like Mummnschanz

[@Bintaro]

It's 2018 and this is still horrifying. Artistic and clever, yes, and there were some funny moments, but mostly creepy.

[@Iluvutoo]

This isn't creepy you're just over sensitive💀

[@Bintaro]

@@Iluvutoo nice try, but no, bestie

[@justmuna8992]

@@Bintaro it rlly isn’t

[@yihyhyu9cdsbyufveiuhfeiubf691]

@@Bintaro I mean if you think PlayDough wannabe faces is scary, then you’re in for a whole treat

[@elite6848]

@@Iluvutoo hes not oversensetive u fucking dweeb he has every right and reason to think this is scary

[@quillhikari]

2:07 Praise the Sun!

[@dill3056]

very interesting performance and ideas, i like it

[@drakequill733]

2:31 Ed ....ward....

[@reddragon8488]

NO NO NOOOOOOOO I'M DEPRESSED NOW

[@mktt6639]

How could anyone see this as scary lol

[@racerchad1]

Kool A.D. brought me here lol

[@kevinytminecraftchannel2621]

Boo

[@addagatlanagaveni]

Bruh why is it actually funny to me 😭

[@doloaf9462]

2:59 WHY WOULD U DO DAT