Cleese behind-the-scenes on The Muppet Show.

[Glebe]

If you're arsed...

Rare behind-the-scenes pics from a 1977 rehearsal for "The Muppet Show", featuring Jim Henson, Frank Oz and John Cleese.

[Brundle-Fly]

The Henson company's arms must've ached like fuck after a day's shoot.

[Spudgun]

Thanks for that - nice to see.

John was also in The Great Muppet Caper, which I only saw for the first time recently, and I was delighted by the casting of his wife in that.

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[Glebe]

Oh right! I knew Cleese was in it but it's a long time since I've watched it.

The Henson company's arms must've ached like fuck after a day's shoot.

Yeah, I'm sure puppeteering is thankless task at times.

[Rizla]

lovely pics. Their mic headbands look like they're made from nicely worked leather, they're pretty groovy aren't they?

[Glebe]

Yeah they look really hippyish!

[Video Game Fan 2000]

The Henson company's arms must've ached like fuck after a day's shoot.

i bet they fucking did

[BJBMK2]

The Henson company's arms must've ached like fuck after a day's shoot.

Had they just flown in?