This is soooo good.

"The best that you can hope for, is to die in your sleep"

So true, Gambler, so true.

Related: The Muppet Show's 10 Weirdest Moments. It IS amazing there was ever a time when TV executives decided this show was a good idea. Wikipedia offers some help explaining how it happened.

One of the key things though is to remember that the Muppet Show wasn't really marketed as a kids' show. IT didn't discourage kids (There was the Sesame St. audience, after all), but Muppets were also famous for being on SNL, and the show booked counterculture-type stars that might also be on late-night TV, so adults wanted to see it too. I seem to remember it was on Sunday nights (is that right?) in prime time, so it was really an all-ages show, with humor for the adults that went over kids' heads, but lots of slapstick and character comedy for kids too. Brilliance all around.

It was definitely a show for all ages. I remember watching it with my entire family as a small child. My dad was a BIG fan and always used to roar with laughter at it. And I remember this scene, and it didn't bother me at all.

I guess I think of it as a kids' show because I was a kid when it was on.

My parents were fans too. We watched all together. I remember not knowing or caring who a lot of the 'stars' were - I was watching it for the muppets and the gags, they were watching it for the celebs and the sly humor.

Peter Sellers singing "Cigarettes and Whiskey" on the Muppet Show.

My parents didn't let me watch it, because it "wasn't for kids." I'm a few years older than Miko, I think. My sister let me watch it and I loved it.

*plays tiny violin for strict upbringing that also forbad Barbies and Happy Days*

Wow, that is strict! I know my mom was skeptical about Barbies but she tolerated them.

There doesn't seem to be a lot of all-ages entertainment these days, and I think that's kind of a shame.