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disneyphilip wrote: And why did Muppets Studio head Lylle Brier even bother to announce Season 4's release at the 2009 D23 Expo in the first place? Where they really that optimistic that all the music copyrights and celebrity estate legal issues would be worked out before the end of 2010 (when they said it would be released)?

That probably might've been the case.

Mickeyfan1990 wrote:

disneyphilip wrote: And why did Muppets Studio head Lylle Brier even bother to announce Season 4's release at the 2009 D23 Expo in the first place? Where they really that optimistic that all the music copyrights and celebrity estate legal issues would be worked out before the end of 2010 (when they said it would be released)?

That probably might've been the case.

Too true. I hope that Luke or one of our other Admins can shed some light on the subject.

Paging Luke and the Admins, paging Luke and the Admins...

Please give us updates on the Muppet Show Season 4 and 5 DVD's now, please.

At this point, I've given up on seasons 4 and 5 of The Muppet Show (and Muppets Tonight! for that matter).

My mindset is: "if they come out, that'll be awesome, but I'm not holding my breath".

disneyphilip wrote:Please give us updates on the Muppet Show Season 4 and 5 DVD's now, please.

If there were any updates to give, they'd have been given already.

Albert

So it appears all the rights have been cleared!:

https://www.facebook.com/ed.mccray/post ... 8441465120

"If you go to Muppet Central there's numerous references and links there that there's no rights issues on Season 4 and 5 and Disney keeps promising they're coming but continues to delay. They even did a D23 announcement a few years ago. The clearances happened because of the backlash over Season 1 and even then Henson released some of those uncut through Time Life. I remember reading Disney went back and got those 6 cuts cleared after the backlash proved there was a market for it. Disney doesn't seem to care about pushes. They've promised several release dates for season 4 only to not release it. They were going to tie it in with the 2 big feature films but didn't. Now the latest word is they don't want these out now because it would confuse people with the new show."

How hard is it to differentiate between 2 shows? The title alone is pretty clear which is which. It's time we tell Disney to release the remaining seasons (and a uncut re-release of Season 1), especially since the show turns 40 this year

I know for a fact there are people at Disney working hard to figure this out. I also have learned over the years getting rights clearance for DVD releases is not as easy as it seems, depending on the title. There are so many variables. Hopefully this is figured out sooner rather than later. Although I full understand if some feel it's later already.

Bumping this thread because apparently and surprisingly(!), it's not just the music rights that's keeping seasons 4 and 5 at bay.

First, it's been said that the (living) musicians still have to be paid:
http://www.muppetcentral.com/forum/thre ... 569/page-3

And the backing tracks for seasons 4 and 5 have been wiped (I'm surprised this was never brought to our attention til now considering the article is almost a year old):
https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/201 ... hn-denver/

The last issue though shouldn't be a problem. 9 Season 4 episodes and 12 Season 5 episodes still exist with the backing track via the Time Life DVDs and the 1994 TV masters probably still exist. All Disney has to do is make composites.

But with these 3 issues, it's no wonder why it's taking so long!

‘The Muppet Show’ Heads To Disney+
https://deadline.com/2021/01/the-muppet ... 234675633/

I am so excited! I'm curious as to if they'll ever be released on disc, or if whatever issues (music, other) there have been holding up those releases continue to exist, but streaming counts as a whole other ballpark.

:pink::pink::pink::pink:

Awesome news! I can't wait to watch the complete show at last!

See Kermit's nephew as Baby Yoda in honor of The Muppet Show arriving on Disney+
https://ew.com/tv/kermit-baby-yoda-mupp ... sney-plus/

How The Muppet Show Turned Kermit, Piggy & Co. Into Style Icons
https://www.vulture.com/amp/article/mup ... cenes.html

Complete List: What’s Missing From The Muppet Show On Disney Plus
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/muppet-sh ... des-songs/

Disney Plus Adds Content Disclaimer to Select ‘The Muppet Show’ Episodes
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/disney ... 234911964/