List of Muppet Babies episodes

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This is a complete listing of episodes from the animated television series Jim Henson's Muppet Babies.

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[edit] Episode list

107 half-hour episodes were produced:

[edit] Season 1 (1984)

No. Title Writer Initial airing
1.01 "Noisy Neighbors"  Jeffrey Scott September 15, 1984

The babies struggle to keep Animal quiet so their neighboring police officer can get some sleep.

Song: Sleep Rockin’ 
1.02 "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Dark?"  Jeffrey Scott September 22, 1984

The babies try to calm Beaker’s fears of the dark.
Song: Good Things Happen in the Dark

First appearance of Bunsen and Beaker 
1.03 "Dental Hijinks"  Jeffrey Scott September 29, 1984

The babies try to pull out Fozzie’s loose tooth so he won’t have to go to the dentist.

Song: Loose Tooth Boogie 
1.04 "Raiders of the Lost Muppet"  Jeffrey Scott October 6, 1984

Animal vanishes and the babies search the house for him.
Song: Best Friends

The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom fantasy sequences includes the only instance of an adult character's face being seen. 
1.05 "Scooter's Hidden Talent"  Jeffrey Scott October 13, 1984

Scooter searches for his special abilities but concludes that he doesn’t have any.

Song: Dream for Your Inspiration 
1.06 "The Case of the Missing Chicken"  Jeffrey Scott October 20, 1984

Accusations fly when Gonzo loses his stuffed chicken, Camilla.

Song: Camilla 
1.07 "Eight Take-Away One Equals Panic"  Jeffrey Scott October 27, 1984

Panic ensues in the nursery when the babies overhear Nanny saying she needs to get rid of one of them.

Song: A Table for One Can be Fun 
1.08 "What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up?"  Jeffrey Scott November 3, 1984

The babies give Kermit career advice.
Song: Be What You Want to Be

Tom Selleck makes a cameo appearance as himself 
1.09 "Close Encounters of the Frog Kind"  Jeffrey Scott November 10, 1984

Kermit’s new nephew, Robin, comes to visit, and escapes his bowl.

Song: Practice Makes Perfect 
1.10 "Gonzo's Video Show"  Jeffrey Scott November 17, 1984

The babies create their own movies with Nanny's video camera.

Song: I Can't Help Being a Star 
1.11 "Fun Park Fantasies"  Jeffrey Scott November 24, 1984

The babies try to sleep while imagining what the amusement park they'll be visiting the next day will be like.

Song: Merry Go Round 
1.12 "From a Galaxy Far, Far Away"  Jeffrey Scott December 1, 1984

The babies conclude the creature that climbed into the nursery is an alien and try to return her to Neptune.

Song: Rocket to the Stars 
1.13 "Good, Clean, Fun"  Jeffrey Scott December 8, 1984

After breaking a lamp, the babies try to make it up to Nanny, but create more messes in the process.

Song: Keep Your Animal Clean 

[edit] Season 2 (1985)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
2.01 "Once Upon an Egg Timer"  Jeffrey Scott September 14, 1985

When Rowlf looses his voice, the others take turns telling stories of searching for it.
Song: Show us the Real You

This episode along with the next two were aired as Muppets,Babies and Monsters
2.02 "Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book"  Jeffrey Scott September 21, 1985

The babies amuse themselves by working their way through an activity book.

Song: Music is Everywhere 
2.03 "Fozzie's Last Laugh"  Jeffrey Scott September 28, 1985

Fozzie considers giving up comedy.

Song: Wocka Wocka Wocka 
2.04 "The Great Cookie Robbery"  Jeffrey Scott October 5, 1985

While Gonzo secretly munches away at a box of cookies, the other babies tell stories to keep their minds off their growling stomachs.

Song: Railroad Tracking 
2.05 "Out-of-This-World History"  Jeffrey Scott October 12, 1985

The babies wander their way through history with the assistance of one of Nanny's books.

Song: Yankee Doodle Rock 
2.06 "Snow White and the Seven Muppets"  Jeffrey Scott October 19, 1985

The babies put on their own version of ‘Snow White’ but Piggy is frustrated when she doesn't get the lead role.

Song: Snow White Blues Sung by Frank Welker as Beeker,Laurie O'Brien as Piggy,Greg Berg as Fozzie/Scooter,Howie Mandel as Animal/Bunsen,Katie Leigh as Rowlf and Russi Taylor as Gonzo 
2.07 "I Want My Muppet TV!"  Jeffrey Scott October 26, 1985

When the TV breaks, the muppets make their own programs.
Song: TV Maniacs

Johnny Carson appears as himself in this episode. A clip of Ed McMahon doing his "Heeeere's Johnny" line was also used 
2.08 "Musical Muppets"  Jeffrey Scott November 2, 1985

Rowlf enters a song writing contest which inspires everyone to try out song writing.

Song: Various bits by each muppet including 'The Weirdo Troll', Sung by Russi Taylor as Gonzo 'On the Range', Sung by Frank Welker as Kermit and Laurie O'Brein as Piggy and 'How to Tell a Chicken Joke' Sung by Greg Berg as Fozzie 
2.09 "What's New at the Zoo?"  Jeffrey Scott November 9, 1985

The babies tell Rowlf the positive things about zoos.

Song: Animals Are My Favorite People 
2.10 "The Great Muppet Cartoon Show"  Jeffrey Scott November 16, 1985

The babies make their own cartoon shows.

Song: We Love Cartoons 
2.11 "The Muppet Museum of Art"  Jeffrey Scott November 23, 1985

The babies create their own art museum in the nursery.

Song: Art is For Your Heart 
2.12 "By the Book"  November 30, 1985

The babies take turns narrating their own versions of their favorite books.

Song: Someone’s Gonna Fix It 
2.13 "When You Wish Upon a Muppet"  December 7, 1985

The babies imagine their fondest wishes coming true.
Song: Wishes Have a Way of Coming True

The film clip shown after Kermit's wish is from The Great Muppet Caper. Strangely, many of the muppets who appeared in Muppet babies, aren’t in that scene. 

[edit] Season 3 (1986)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
3.01 "Pigerella"  Jeffrey Scott September 13, 1986

Piggy is forced to clean up a mess she didn’t make, leaving her to imagine herself as Cinderella.
Song: Check me Out

Dave Coulier becomes the voices of Bunsen and Animal. Frank Welker takes over the role of Skeeter.
 
3.02 "The Best Friend I Never Had"  Jeffrey Scott September 20, 1986
With the aid of Scooter's computer, the babies try to create their perfect friends. 
3.03 "The Weirdo Zone"  Jeffrey Scott September 27, 1986

The babies try to get in touch with their inner weirdness in order to understand Gonzo.

Song: Semi Weirdo Sung by Russi Taylor as Gonzo 
3.04 "Muppets in Toyland"  Jeffrey Scott October 4, 1986

Scooter’s new robot seems like the best toy ever, until it starts taking hostages.

Song: Calling All Toys 
3.05 "The Muppet Broadcasting Company"  Jeffrey Scott October 12, 1986

When the power goes out, the babies make their own radio programs.

Song: Let’s Hear it for Your Ears 
3.06 "Kermit Goes to Washington"  Jeffrey Scott October 18, 1986

Nanny instructs the babies to create a set of rules for the nursery which leads them to experiment with various forms of government.

Song: Jail Birds 
3.07 "Fozzie's Family Tree"  Jeffrey Scott October 25, 1986

The babies take a look at their ancestors to learn more about who they are.

Song: Rolfgang Amadogus 
3.08 "The Daily Muppet"  Jeffrey Scott November 1, 1986

After Nanny's newspaper is ruined, the babies make their own for her.

Song: The Daily Muppet 
3.09 "Scooter's Uncommon Cold"  Jeffrey Scott November 8, 1986

When Scooter gets sick, the babies go inside him to help his body fight the germs.

Song: Get Well Soon 
3.10 "Treasure Attic"  Jeffrey Scott November 15, 1986
… 
3.11 "Around the Nursery in 80 Days"  Jeffrey Scott November 22, 1986
To convince Nanny not to go on vacation, the babies build the world's biggest attractions in the nursery. 
3.12 "Fine Feathered Enemies (originally "Polly Wants a Muppet")"  Jeffrey Scott November 29, 1986

The talkative parrot Nanny leaves in the nursery causes fights to erupt between the babies.

Song: Friends to the End 
3.13 "Muppet Goose"  Jeffrey Scott December 6, 1986

Nanny tries to get the babies to sleep by telling them nursery rhymes.

Song: Sing a Silly Song 
3.14 "Bad Luck Bear"  Jeffrey Scott December 13, 1986

Fozzie breaks a mirror and struggles to get rid of his bad luck.

Song: Good Luck 
3.15 "Of Mice and Muppets"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove December 20, 1986

The babies spend a long night trying recapture PeeWee, Officer Caruther's pet mouse.

Song: Playing in the City 
3.16 "Back to the Nursery"  Jeffrey Scott December 27, 1986

After Fozzie ruins one of Nanny’s photos, the babies travel back in time to take a new one.

Song: Running out of Time 

[edit] Season 4 (1987 - 1988)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
4.01 "Muppetland"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 19, 1987

The babies build a theme park with each muppet creating their own land.

Song: Imagination Land 
4.02 "Water Babies"  September 26, 1987

The babies explore the ocean with the help of a fish tank.

Song: Deep Blue Sea 
4.03 "The Incredible Shrinking Weirdo"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 3, 1987

Gonzo is convinced he’s getting smaller.

Song: Being Small Isn’t Bad at All 
4.04 "Where No Muppet Has Gone Before"  Jim Henson, Katherine Lawrence October 10, 1987

Bunsen and Beaker teach the babies about outer space.

Song: Guiding Star 
4.05 "Journey to the Center of the Nursery"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 17, 1987

When Fozzie drops his skate key down the vent, the babies travel to the center of earth to find it.
Song: Underground

This is the last episode to be animated with Toei Animation
4.06 "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 24, 1987

Piggy dreams about her future as a Hollywood star.
Song: Biggest Little Pig in Hollywood

AKOM replaces Toei Animation as animator the series. 
4.07 "My Muppet Valentine"  October 31, 1987

When Nanny forgets Rowlf’s valentine cookie, the others’ attempts to cheer him up just seem to make Rowlf feel worse.

Song: You’re all so Special to Me 
4.08 "Invasion of the Muppet Snackers"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove November 7, 1987

The babies worry how they’ll eat the foul thing Nanny’s working on in the kitchen.

Song: Give Food a Chance 
4.09 "Twinkle Toe Muppets"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove November 14, 1987
The babies try to teach Scooter to dance while Piggy and Skeeter argue over whether dance should be beautiful or fun. 
4.10 "Weirdo for the Prosecution"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove November 21, 1987
Gonzo is put on trial after Skeeter accuses him of breaking the cookie jar. 
4.11 "Muppet Island"  November 28, 1987
While Nanny cleans the hall carpet, the babies are trapped in the nursery, leading them to imagine themselves on a deserted island. 
4.12 "The Frog Who Knew Too Much"  December 5, 1987
Kermit struggles not to reveal Nanny’s secret to the others. 
4.13 "Beach Blanket Babies"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove December 12, 1987
The babies help Fozzie get over his fear of water. 
4.14 "Old MacKermit Had a Farm"  December 19, 1987
The babies try to figure out where muffins come from. 
4.15 "Adventures in Muppet-Sitting"  December 26, 1987
The babies try to keep Robin and Animal safe and out of trouble. 
4.16 "The House That Muppets Built"  Ken Koonce January 2, 1988
Piggy searches for her dream dollhouse. 
4.17 "Masquerading Muppets"  January 9, 1988

The babies prepare for a costume ball but Piggy and Skeeter argue over the queen costume.

Song: At the Costume Party 
4.18 "Nanny's Day Off"  January 16, 1988
The babies give Nanny a day off and attempt to take on her chores. 

[edit] Season 5 (1988)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
5.01 "Muppets Not Included"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 10, 1988

The babies find a strange object belonging to Nanny and try to figure out what it is.

Song: Whatchamacallit 
5.02 "Beauty and the Schnoz"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 17, 1988

Gonzo tries to make himself attractive in Piggy’s eyes.

Song: Look a Little Bit Closer Sung by Greg Berg as Scooter,Laurie O'Brien as Piggy,Katie Leigh as Rowlf (featuring Russi Taylor as Gonzo 
5.03 "The Pig Who Would Be Queen"  September 24, 1988
The babies create a picture box fairy tale. 
5.04 "Is There a Muppet in the House?"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 1, 1988

Rowlf’s description of a scary movie makes everyone toss and turn. Their night gets worse when babies start vanishing.

Song: Do You Believe in Ghosts? 
5.05 "Slipping Beauty"  October 8, 1988

The babies tell the story of Sleeping Beauty to Piggy over a walkie-talkie after Piggy gets the chicken pox.

Song: We Miss You 
5.06 "Muppet Baby Boom"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 15, 1988

The babies prepare to look after the neighbor's Baby.

Song: B-A-B-Y Baby Sung by Russi Taylor as Gonzo 
5.07 "Scooter By Any Other Name"  October 22, 1988

With Gonzo's assistance, Scooter experiments with other personalities.

Song: Look at Me Now 
5.08 "He's a Wonderful Frog"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 29, 1988

The babies try to convince Kermit not to leave forever while he prepares to visit Robin.

Song: He’s My Hero 
5.09 "Elm Street Babies"  November 5, 1988

The babies reveal the strange dreams they’re having, all of which feed into each others' dreams.

Song: Sandman 
5.10 "Plan Eight from Outer Space"  November 12, 1988

Convinced that space aliens are abducting nannies, the babies set out to rescue the nannies, and ensure theirs isn’t the next one to vanish.

Song: If You Want to Be a Nanny 
5.11 "Junkyard Muppets"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove November 19, 1988

A mess in the nursery leaves Fozzie and Piggy searching for their missing possessions and Gonzo searching for Closet Trolls.

Song: We Want Your Stuff 
5.12 "The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy"  November 26, 1988

After the air conditioner breaks, the babies imagine themselves in the jungle while searching for a cool spot.

Song: Keep Your Cool 
5.13 "Bug-Busting Babies"  December 3, 1988

Gonzo leads a team into Scooter’s Computer to catch the bug messing up his program.

Song: Bug Busters 

[edit] Season 6 (1989 - 1990)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
6.01 "This Old Nursery"  September 16, 1989
The babies find a time capsule in the wall and imagine what the people who used to live in the nursery might have been like. 
6.02 "And Now a Word From Our Muppets"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 23, 1989

When Nanny has a garage sale, the babies create advertisements to sell her products.

Song: It's at Nanny's 
6.03 "Six-to-Eight Weeks"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 30, 1989

The babies imagine what their new playhouse will be like, while waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

Song: We've Been Waiting for You 
6.04 "The Green Ranger"  October 7, 1989

Kermit becomes a cowboy hero, leading everyone to share their ideas of what it takes to be a hero.

Song: Green Ranger 
6.05 "Not Necessarily the Babies"  October 14, 1989

The babies learn about the news by making their own program.

Song: Can't Stop the News 
6.06 "Comic Capers"  October 21, 1989

The babies amuse themselves by wandering the comic section of the Sunday paper.
Song: We Love the Funnies

Guest appearance by Stan Lee
6.07 "Faster Than a Speeding Weirdo"  October 28, 1989

Gonzo’s daredevil stunt may have cost Camilla her life.

Song: I’ll Be Blue for You 
6.08 "Skeeter and the Wolf"  November 4, 1989

Skeeter leads a team into the attic to search for Nanny’s ‘Peter and the Wolf’ record.

Song: Instrumental music from Peter and the Wolf 
6.09 "Romancing the Weirdo"  November 11, 1989

Gonzo finds a typewriter and creates a detective/adventure story.

Song: It's Fun to Write 
6.10 "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo"  November 18, 1989
Nanny tells the babies about the great explorers in history. 
6.11 "Goosetown Babies"  November 25, 1989

Gonzo and Animal search the Mother Goose rhymes to see what’s wrong with them.
Song: Goosetown

Last episode to feature the 1986-1989 music in the title card 
6.12 "It's Only Pretendo"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove December 2, 1989

Piggy and Gonzo go a little crazy competing for high scores in a video game.
Song: The Great Unbeatable Me

First episode to use different music for the title card 
6.13 "Quoth the Weirdo"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove December 9, 1989

The babies share their favorite poems with their new friend, Bean.

Bean Bunny's first appearance on the show. 
6.14 "Operators are Standing By"  December 16, 1989

Animal hangs the phone up on someone, and the others wonder who it was.
Song: It's the Bees

First appearance of Statler and Waldorf 
6.15 "Babes in Troyland"  December 23, 1989

Scooter teaches the others about Greek mythology.
Song: Monster of my Dreams

The live action clip of a monster is from the X-rated film 'Flesh Gordon'. 
6.16 "Puss 'n' Boots 'n' Babies"  December 30, 1989

A cat spends the day in the nursery, giving the babies a chance to learn about kittens.
Song: Meow

Unlike most live-action sequences, a real cat was pasted into the cartoon world. 
6.17 "Muppets of Invention"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove January 6, 1990

Statler and Waldorf encourage the babies to make inventions of their own.

Song: Nose for the Future 
6.18 "A Punch Line to the Tummy"  January 13, 1990

Fozzie tries to record his jokes to hear if they’re funny or not, but all he hears are the others insulting him.
Song: Words Can Hurt

Guest appearances by John Ritter,Whoopi Goldberg and Dave Coulier

[edit] Season 7 (1990)

No. Title Writer(s) Initial airing
7.01 "Muppet Babies: The Next Generation"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove September 15, 1990

The babies try to imagine what the future will be like, and end up performing parodies of multiple space programs.

Song: The Future is Counting on You 
7.02 "Buckskin Babies"  September 22, 1990

The babies imagine themselves as folk heroes of the old west.

Song: We're Pals 
7.03 "Sing a Song of Superheroes"  September 29, 1990

The water gets shut off and the babies go in search for it while singing operatic numbers in superhero garb.
Song: Various parodies of opera numbers.

Last episode to air in syndication. 
7.04 "Gonzee's Playhouse Channel"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 6, 1990

The babies start their own TV Channel with parodies of Sesame Street, Winnie-the-Pooh and others.

Song: Numbers Make my Day 
7.05 "Kermit Pan"  October 13, 1990

The babies reenact Peter Pan for Bean’s benefit.

Song: Animal Gator 
7.06 "Whose Tale is it Anyway?"  Sindy McKay, Larry Swerdlove October 20, 1990
Piggy becomes jealous of Bean's friend Janice, causing a fight over who will play the role of Mother Rabbit. 
7.07 "At the Movies"  October 27, 1990
… 
7.08 "In Search of Bronze Beatle"  November 3, 1990
Statler and Waldorf's old trunk gets sent to the house and a beetle vanishes from their collection. 
7.09 "The Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo"  November 10, 1990

The babies build a railroad across the house.

Song: Simon Says 
7.10 "Get Me to the Perch on Time"  November 17, 1990

An injured carrier pigeon recuperates in the nursery while the babies travel the world delivering the mail.

Song: We're Looking for Lou 
7.11 "Barely Alone Babies"  November 24, 1990
While Nanny locks up in anticipation of a storm, Fozzie sets traps for a burglar. 
7.12 "Remote Controlled Cornballs"  December 1, 1990

Bunsen and Beaker bring over their TV transducter and accidentally mix up everyone's favorite shows.

Song: Is That What's Bugging You Girl? 
7.13 "Nice to Have Gnome You"  December 8, 1990

Piggy searches the labyrinth for her missing library book.

Song: Bookah Bookah 
7.14 "Happy Birthday Uncle Piggy"  December 15, 1990

The babies try to create the perfect surprise party for Statler.

Song: It’s Hard to be as Wonderful as Me 
7.15 "Hats!, Hats!, Hats!"  December 22, 1990
Statler and Waldorf bring hats to the Nursery. 
7.16 "Eight Flags Over The Nursery"  December 29, 1990

A new amusement park will open in five years, and, deciding not to wait that long, the babies imagine their own wacky amusement park.

Song: Baby Land
 

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