The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975. It was one of two pilots produced for "The Muppet Show". The other pilot, "The Muppets Valentine Show", aired in 1974. In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie bassist Floyd Pepper prepare for a Pageant based on the Seven Deadly Sins, with Muppets representing the Sins—Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, greed, and Sloth. Additional Muppet performers: Rollie Krewson, Caroly Wilcox, and Jane Henson "The Muppet Show:
The Jimmy Dean Show featured country performers such as George Jones, Buck Owens and Dean's former band member Roy Clark, and pop artists like the Everly Brothers and Gene Pitney. Comics Jackie Mason, Don Adams, and Dick Shawn also appeared. Muppet character Rowlf the Dog (performed by Jim Henson) debuted as a regular on the show, and during the premiere episode of the series in 1963, Dean interacted with an animated Fred Flintstone. "The Jimmy Dean Show" in 1964 hosted the first television appearance of Hank Williams, Jr., who at the age of fourteen sang several songs associated with his legendary late father, Hank