Mummenschanz on the Muppet Show (1976) 4 of 5

Experimental swiss mime troupe.

[@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?

[@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...

[@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

[@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!

[@user-gp5wu6hk2c]

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

[@Chibi_Studios]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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!

[@SoldierTF2]

same

[@LemonMelonShork]

It is very clever! And very intriguing.

[@nikothehusky2384]

This isn't creepy, its funny

[@LemonMelonShork]

And Interesting. ^×^

[@kitty4evrr]

EXACTLY

[@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

[@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

[@fran.593]

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

[@skylerjetttv1317]

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

[@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.

[@maxclifford10]

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

[@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

[@javiinkling695]

3:08 Top 10 Anime Battles

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

i'm the 100th like

[@havenbtdR]

ofc ​@@Garfield_Minecraft

[@caveatlector1591]

2:49 I lost it

[@Schlanket]

Same.

[@datiko5654]

Art in it purest form.

[@lynnpehrson8826]

Society need more of this

[@umeayemundafatpanda]

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

[@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^)

[@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.

[@Smiling_v0id]

How do people say that this is super disturbing!? Like I laughed so hard, I cried.

[@rommix0]

Maybe creepy for kids, but this was fantastic. Very inspiring.

[@NataliePate]

I watched this when I was a kid. It was the time it originally aired and I did not think it was creepy at all. I immediately recognized the character traits being portrayed. As a kid, everything is new so the mindset for me was oh yeah, animals can talk and clay faces on the face should happen.

[@khalishmuadzmohamadazis637]

@@NataliePate yea

[@BisexualPlagueDoctor]

Exact opposite, creepy for adults

[@rommix0]

@@BisexualPlagueDoctor to you

[@The.171]

First

[@manicmonochrome7098]

I think these guys are brilliant!

[@fuzzyscarfandmittens4772]

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

[@InvisibleKingBand]

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

[@allisonjohnson6399]

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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@0Imtheslime0]

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

[@julie-annbell4774]

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

[@AdjectiveOtter]

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

[@scott4398]

man this some artsy ass shit right here big up

[@jimmysirenhead6228]

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

[@chemistryguy]

The laugh track is absolutely killing me.

[@HEHEHEHEHEHEHA]

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

[@tropicadia]

That was really unique humor. I liked it!

[@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.

[@RutabegaNG]

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

[@DigitalBath306]

wer kommt vom casper drangsal podcast um das zu sehen haha

[@leonhardriepler2364]

Ahaha hier😂

[@BetaBRSRKR]

Praise the Sun! 2:10

[@metalcokatoo6178]

\[T]/

[@novaplays6933]

Souls lol

[@mr.technicalisolate9188]

\[T]/

[@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

[@GeorgeCoghill]

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

[@handsomesquidguytenteclest9496]

1:42 the demogorgon

[@lcmtn]

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

[@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

[@thefreelancequeen]

This is one of those things “you get when you’re older”

[@narator31]

0:06 ayo is that gigachad?

[@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 😄

[@alisonfoley717]

simply brilliant, and so ahead of their time!

[@SunnasChariot]

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

[@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.

[@lyrdane]

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

[@alisonfoley717]

always loved them, always will

[@ndlang516]

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

[@Ashyrose56]

what am I doing with my life.

[@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.

[@BoeTTG]

This is impressive to watch and I love it so much

[@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.

[@dahlia358]

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

[@ballsoutballistic]

LMBO!!! They were funny when I was little and seeing it again after so many years is even funnier. Just hilarious! Thanks for the upload.

[@giacittadino6291]

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

[@donramon1418]

3:28 kiss

[@Schlanket]

Yes

[@GH0STRIDEZ]

0:38 mmmmm marvelous

[@shuffy-cv4fr]

THIS IS A CORE MEMORY FROM MY CHILDHOOD

[@Sonic-fl4ee]

Hahahahah the left one struggles at makeing a good mask

[@aquinoguh]

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

[@borizovskimilan]

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

[@TraceyRolandelli]

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

[@petevenuti7355]

Do you remember what year they played till?

[@OmfgHiii]

it has a good message.. Be your own person

[@armyshope]

Yeah

[@_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

[@alalexandrius9349]

Gigantic talent there

[@Pizzaman_sage]

This is my first time hearing about Mummenschanz and I'm already a huge fan

[@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)

[@quillhikari]

2:07 Praise the Sun!

[@bamsmades5934]

I really love how weird it is

[@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

[@TheDukeofMadness]

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

[@chandragurung3239]

That Part When One Of Them Banged His Muppet Face

[@Tigron101]

+Chandra Gurung *Bonk!* Flat face! XD

[@allidolphin711]

i dont get why ppl say this is creepy….. I find it entertaining

[@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.

[@retz5425]

1:30 amogus

[@racerchad1]

Kool A.D. brought me here lol

[@kevinytminecraftchannel2621]

Boo

[@Savoid_Voider]

Of course yt will recommend this 17 year old video to me in the middle night.

[@Ericaodd]

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

[@JJStyles97]

OWSLA Worldwide Broadcast anyone????

[@drakequill733]

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

[@AtlasBlizzard]

This is genuinely impressive!

[@robstearns7080]

So tasteful ! I miss these days!

[@biggaymen2032]

3:34 Dude why the heck is doing a couple closes

[@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

[@gainthailand]

Thank you creepypasta I finally found my long lost nostalgia.

[@wesleypipesgaming19]

This was awesome. I just found out about these guys. Really fun work.

[@margheritalia7783]

Anybody knows what is that soft material????

[@cartledgej]

+Margherita Reali clay or something similar i wager

[@m64h]

+Margherita Reali Play-Doh

[@skunkman9815]

Clay or plasticine

[@LemonMelonShork]

It could be clay.