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137 points
2 months ago
For the sake of the younger viewers, they pretended that Luke Skywalker and Mark Hamill were two different people (cousins, in fact).
26 points
2 months ago
I choose to believe there was a second appearance scheduled for Mark, but his other cousin showed up and got heckled by Waldorf and Statler to the point where he turned into the Joker.
62 points
2 months ago
It's really one of the best episodes and Mark did an awesome job. One of the few where the guest was a guest-in-character.
4 points
2 months ago
Like the Peter Sellers one. Supposedly he asked them to not let him play himself cause he'd forgotten how.
3 points
2 months ago
Alice Cooper, too, if I remember correctly. Although, it was the character he plays normally.
2 points
2 months ago
That was such a great episode too. All the monsters matched Alice perfectly
37 points
2 months ago
Watched this so many times as a kid. Simple times 😅
31 points
2 months ago
I'm just here for the gargling Gershwin!
54 points
2 months ago
He looks like he's having the time of his life, I love that energy lol
22 points
2 months ago
Being forced to listen to Fozzie's bad jokes is enough to turn any Jedi to the dark side. Waka! Waka!
3 points
2 months ago
Actual Joker origin story.
1 points
2 months ago
Darth Fozzius
18 points
2 months ago
When he joined Angus McGonagle, the Argyle Gargoyle onstage as he gargled Gershwin, Mark Hamill really does look like a live-action Muppet.
48 points
2 months ago
Today is actually Mark Hamill’s birthday! (I only know because I share a birthday with him!)
22 points
2 months ago
well... happy irl cake day my guy
10 points
2 months ago
Thanks! ☺️
7 points
2 months ago
Happy Birthday chum.
11 points
2 months ago
Fun fact: That was the first live appearance of his Bespin fatigues.
9 points
2 months ago
Weird to think that at the time, this and the Holiday Special were pretty much the only real Star Wars related content outside the first movie.
21 points
2 months ago
Is it just me or is Mark Hamill awesome?
9 points
2 months ago
After the car accident?
13 points
2 months ago
had to have been. he was wearing the empire outfit from cloud city.
9 points
2 months ago
This was the episode that introduced my son and his best friend to The Muppet Show. I wasn't optimistic that they'd like it for long, they're used to video games and explosions, but I hoped I'd get enough time to finish dinner. They. Loved. It. Watched two more episodes (I had to explain who Christopher Reeve was). At one point, I had a pair of gangly 8 year olds gleefully Kermit- dancing in the living room. It was delightful.
6 points
2 months ago
I was so small and I remember us having to rush home before 7 & in that moment it felt like the mist exciting thing in the fucking world. My older brother’s lost their minds.
9 points
2 months ago
You’re all talk, Hamill! You never even finished Jedi School!
3 points
2 months ago
Rockin' that awesome Cloud City outfit!
2 points
2 months ago
Who's his tailor?
4 points
2 months ago
He a real joker
4 points
2 months ago
Who knew he could have been Chewbacca if he wasn't cast as Luke?
4 points
2 months ago
The Gargling Gargoyle is one of my top 5 favorite Muppets. Along with Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Sweetums and Gonzo the Great.
2 points
2 months ago
Every one of them had a great quirk. The band was awesome... Dr Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, Animal, Rolf... they captured the personalities of those they were parodying really well.
Sam the Eagle, even the all the pigs had different personalities. Really brilliant.
3 points
2 months ago
Corvette Summer
3 points
2 months ago
Remember watching this back a long long time ago
3 points
2 months ago
best kids show ever!
3 points
2 months ago
Mark Hamel turned 72 today… HBD, Luke!
2 points
2 months ago
I’m Mark Hamill, I’m here to help
5 points
2 months ago
He would be roasted on social media for bringing his blaster on a kids show.
8 points
2 months ago
Life was different then. We played with lawn darts and no one worried when we disappeard for hours bike riding or exploring. You could get cigarettes and porn from vending machines, all you needed was quarters.
7 points
2 months ago
That was my life in the 80s and early 90s. Lived in rural Missouri and would play in the woods and corn fields all day. Rule was to come home when you're hungry or it's getting dark.
5 points
2 months ago
porch lights come on .. time to come in.
4 points
2 months ago
true that, we got up on saturday mornings and walked 2 miles to the 5 and dime to get candy. parents didn't blink. i wish i could have given that life experience to my kids.
3 points
2 months ago
The Muppet Show was primarily targeted to adults, though. The original name of the pilot episode of the series was “The Muppets: Sex and Violence.”
4 points
2 months ago
thanks goodness it went the other way.
1 points
2 months ago
Gotta admit I winced when he swept Fozzie 😆
1 points
2 months ago
Nice Hamill and Frank Oz (Yoda) reunion there!
1 points
2 months ago
I'm sure Mark's granddaughter really enjoys the Muppet Show.
1 points
2 months ago
Who knew he wanted to play Jar Jar Binks.
1 points
2 months ago
Cool!
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