The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years is a one-hour special starring Jim Henson's Muppets. It was shot in Toronto, Ontario in 1985 and aired January 21, 1986 on CBS. Various Muppets from "The Muppet Show", "Sesame Street", "Sam and Friends", Uncle Traveling Matt and Sprocket the Dog from "Fraggle Rock", and other Muppet-related characters host a banquet to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary by presenting a retrospective of their film and television appearances. After a montage of various Muppet clips dating from 1955 to 1984, and overlaid with Ethel Merman singing "There's No
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Prawn. In the US, the DVD and VHS release of the film was in a 1.33:1 (fullscreen) aspect ratio, whereas the international versions are in the original 1.78:1 (widescreen) aspect ratio. During Macy's annual Flower Show promotion, the store's windows along Broadway displayed flower arrangements illustrating six scenes from the movie, while the store sold "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz"-related merchandise, such as plush dolls. 7.75 million viewers watched "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" on its television premiere night in the United States; it ranked as the forty-second most-watched television program of the week. Michael Schneider of "Variety" wrote that