600: Going Backstage With The Muppet Show

600: Going Backstage With The Muppet Show

Author: Extra Hot Great: This Week In TV February 4, 2026 Duration: 1:22:50

The Muppet Show returns with a one-off episode starring Sabrina Carpenter; Muppetry expert Adam Grosswirth returns to discuss it, including whether the new version nailed the original's vibe, what makes a good Muppet guest (and whether Sabrina's got the right stuff), and how we can't believe Dolly Parton never guested on the show (...so far). Later, we went Around The Dial with The Pete Davidson Show, Ugliest House In America, and Conspiracy Theories, and Adam hoped nobody would object to his first-season L.A. Law Canon brief. Impractical Jokers won, Grant Show lost, and we dropped Muppets into primetime shows for a mash-up Game Time. It's time to get things started on an all-new Extra Hot Great!

GUESTS
👤 Adam Grosswirth

TOPICS
Lead Topic: 🐸 The Muppet Show (2026)
Around The Dial: 🗑️ The Pete Davidson Show
Around The Dial: 🏚️ The Ugliest House In America
Around The Dial: 🕵 Conspiracy Theories
The Canon: 🐂 L.A. Law S01.E17: Beef Jerky
Winner & Loser: 🃏 Impractical Jokers
Winner & Loser: ❤️‍🔥 Grant Show
Game Time: 🐷 The Muppet Shows

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NOTES
🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site
🎙️ Hear more Muppet analysis from Adam Grosswirth on the Muppeturgy podcast
🦋 Adam on Bluesky
🐀 Listen to Muppet Show writer Albertina Rizzo talk about the special on the Bananas Podcast
💄 Listen To Sassy Club
🛖 EHG 417 on The Ugliest House In America
🤪 Sarah's review of Conspiracy Theories at Best Evidence
📷 Photo: Disney+


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