About this season
The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often embark upon adventures into imaginary worlds.
Episodes (18)
1. This Old Nursery
Aired 16 September 1989 • 25 min
The babies find an old time capsule in the nursery walls.
2. And Now a Word From Our Muppets
Aired 23 September 1989 • 25 min
The babies make up adds for Nanny's garage sale.
3. Six to Eight Weeks
Aired 30 September 1989 • 25 min
The babies cant wait six to eight weeks for their playhouse to come.
4. The Green Ranger
Aired 7 October 1989 • 25 min
When Kermit's favorite cowboy show ""The Range Rider"" gets cancelled, he contemplates trying to fill in the Range Rider's shoes (as ""The Green Ranger""). But he thinks his friends might have the wrong idea, and it takes more than fame and merchandising to be a real hero.
5. Not Necessarily the Muppets
Aired 14 October 1989 • 25 min
The Babies discover the importance of why grown-ups watch the news, and with the nursery news, they find all their favorite toys.
6. Comic Capers
Aired 21 October 1989 • 25 min
The Muppet Babies look at comic books and comic strips and imagine themselves as the characters in them.
7. Faster Than a Speeding Weirdo
Aired 28 October 1989 • 25 min
Gonzo attempts to break the sound berrier while riding on a vaccum cleaner. He brings his trusty sidekick, Camilla along for a ride. However, misfortune strikes, and Camilla gets hurt, and Gonzo is unsure she'll make it. Nanny has to perform ""emergency surgery"" on Camilla, but in the end, she's alright. Gonzo sings the song ""Camilla"" to the babies, to show how upset he is about the thought of losing Camilla.
8. Skeeter and the Wolf
Aired 4 November 1989 • 25 min
Nanny read the muppets a story about Peter and the wolf.
9. Romancing the Weirdo
Aired 11 November 1989 • 25 min
Gonzo finds an old typewriter, and decides to write a detective novel (with himself as the hero, Philip Samuel Marlowe Spade, and Piggy as the heroine). Can his friends help him when he gets writer's block?
10. The New Adventures of Kermo Polo
Aired 18 November 1989 • 25 min
The babies pretend to be famous explorer's from different periods of time.
11. Goosetown Babies
Aired 25 November 1989 • 25 min
The babies read their favorite Mother Goose book, and are transported to Goosetown, when they realize that the town just isn't the same. So, taking the matters into their own hands, they visit Mother Goose, who believes that children don't like her tales anymore, and the residents of Goosetown have all stopped taking care of themselves. When the babies go around town patching things up, Mother Goose realizes that kids will always love her books, and everybody lives happily ever after.
12. It's Only Pretendo
Aired 2 December 1989 • 25 min
Piggy and Gonzo get so caught up in beating each other at ""Legend of Emelda: Quest for the Golden Key"", that they almost forget it's just a game, and the main goal should really be having fun.
13. Quoth the Weirdo
Aired 9 December 1989 • 25 min
The Muppet Babies celebrate the beauty that is poetry by talking about their favorite poems.
14. Operators are Standing By
Aired 16 December 1989 • 25 min
The babies wonder who could have been on the phone after Animal hangs up the phone.
15. Babes in Troyland
Aired 23 December 1989 • 25 min
The babies learn about different greek myths.
16. Puss 'n Boots 'n Babies
Aired 30 December 1989 • 25 min
The babies get exited about a kitty in the nursery.
17. Muppets of Invention
Aired 6 January 1990 • 25 min
Uncle Statler and Uncle Waldorf come to visit, and the babies make inventions of their own.
18. A Punch Line to the Tummy
Aired 13 January 1990 • 25 min
Fozzie's trying to be a real stand-up comedian, but Gonzo's attempts at getting ""feedback"" from his audience (the other Muppet Babies) make Fozzie think his friends don't like him anymore.