Kermit the Frog in front of the CBS logo, as seen in The Muppet Show Pitch Reel.
Jim Henson with former president of CBS Television Stations, D. Thomas Miller.
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a US television network. The Muppet Show pitch reel was produced to sell the show to CBS, and featured frequent mention of the network, as well as showing its logo at the end of the pitch tape. Eventually, The Muppet Show was picked up as a production taped in association with the CBS owned television stations, and sold in syndication for broadcast on CBS affiliates.
Original news programs produced by the network that have featured Henson/Muppet appearances include The Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS Saturday Morning, CBS This Morning, and CBS Mornings.
The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppets Take Manhattan have both aired as part of The CBS Saturday Night Movie during the 1980s.
Henson Productions produced for CBS[]
- The Muppet Show (1976-1981)
- A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
- The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
- Muppet Babies (1984-1990)
- Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
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