It's readily apparent from the very first page of The Muppet Show #1 that Roger Langridge understands ... in a different medium - and for the most part it works.

“It’s The Muppet Show with our special guest Miss Rita Moreno ... boyfriend flirting with Miss Piggy, and engages in a part dance, part fight sequence that is really quite brilliant.

Later, an irritated Kermit has the task of ushering the injured Borcellino Brothers out of the Muppet theatre ... which all formed part of the narrative thread that tied the show together and ...

That s all true, but he forgot one crucial factor. What sets The Muppet Show apart from Sesame Street, its daytime counterpart, is the joyous sense of anarchy. There s no time for educational ...