MuppeTrek
121 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -The Muppets and Star Trek… A perfect pairing, right?! Join us as we compare, contrast and confer over episodes of The Muppet Show and Star Trek: The Original Series; with ridiculous games and occasional guests.
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MuppeTrek - Episode 119 - Johnny Cash and "When the Bough Breaks"
April 19, 2024 11:31 - 27 minutes - 26.8 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Rockabilly and country superstar, Johnny Cash! And Star Trek TNG episode, "When the Bough Breaks." Wesley leads a hunger strike and the kids go to art camp.
MuppeTrek - Episode 118 - Wally Boag and "Too Short a Season"
April 05, 2024 13:49 - 34 minutes - 33.7 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Record-breaking Disney performer/vaudevillian, Wally Boag! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Too Short a Season." Admiral Grumpy turns into Admiral Baby!
MuppeTrek - Episode 117 - *REDACTED* and "11001001"
March 22, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 32.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Friendly whales and angry gnus! And Star Trek TNG episode, "11001001." The ship is sabotaged and Riker gets it on in the holodeck!
MuppeTrek - Episode 116 - Marty Feldman and "Angel One"
March 09, 2024 13:17 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Delightful British comedic actor and Igor himself, Marty Feldman! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Angel One." Women are in charge and Riker's hairy chest comes out to play!
MuppeTrek - Episode 115 - Hal Linden and "Datalore"
February 23, 2024 16:51 - 36 minutes - 35.3 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Known as TV's Barney Miller, Hal Linden! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Datalore." Data's meets his brother, Lore, causing more chaos than a Klingon wedding!
MuppeTrek - Episode 114 - Gladys Knight and "The Big Goodbye"
February 10, 2024 14:43 - 36 minutes - 35.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Singing powerhouse and activist, Gladys Knight! And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Big Goodbye." Ya betta hand ovah the object, see, or you'll be seein' stars!
MuppeTrek - Episode 113 - Carol Burnett and "Haven"
January 28, 2024 19:18 - 34 minutes - 33.6 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Comedy living legend, Carol Burnett! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Haven." Troi is getting married, but her fiancé is in love with a psychic 80s hair model.
MuppeTrek - Episode 112 - Mac Davis and "Hide and Q"
January 12, 2024 18:05 - 39 minutes - 38.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Actor and country-western siger-songwriter, Mac Davis! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Hide and Q." Q screws with the Enterprise crew again, and Riker's powered up!
MuppeTrek - Episode 111 - Tony Randall and "The Battle"
December 30, 2023 16:43 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: "The Odd Couple" star, Tony Randall! And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Battle." A pissed off Ferengi plays mind games with Picard.
MuppeTrek - Episode 110 - Melissa Manchester and "Justice"
December 15, 2023 20:12 - 23 minutes - 23.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: "Don't Cry Out Loud" singer-songwriter, Melissa Manchester! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Justice." The crew is about to join an orgy when Wesley breaks some glass and ruins everything.
MuppeTrek - Episode 109 - Paul Simon and "Lonely Among Us"
December 01, 2023 21:58 - 27 minutes - 27.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Legendary singer-songwriter, Paul Simon! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Lonely Among Us." A zany energy being is playing body snatcher; oh and there are lizard people.
MuppeTrek - Episode 108 - Jean-Pierre Rampal and "Where No One Has Gone Before"
November 18, 2023 05:15 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: World famous flautist, Jean-Pierre Rampal! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Where No One Has Gone Before." The Enterprise is lost in space and Wesley gets a weird friend.
MuppeTrek - Episode 107 - Debbie Harry and "The Last Outpost"
November 03, 2023 18:49 - 26 minutes - 26 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Pop rocker and possibly high Debbie Harry from Blondie! And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Last Outpost." Oh no! It's the terrifying and shrewd traders, the Ferengi! Surely they'll be ongoing villains...
MuppeTrek - Episode 106 - Señor Wences and "Code of Honor"
October 20, 2023 15:45 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Legendary ventriloquist and just a lovable old dude, Señor Wences! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Code of Honor." No, Star Trek. BAD, Star Trek.
MuppeTrek - Episode 105 - Glenda Jackson and "The Naked Now"
October 06, 2023 19:51 - 31 minutes - 31.1 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: British actress and MP, and Oscar, Emmy and Tony-Award winner, Glenda Jackson! And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Naked Now." The Enterprise crew gets space-drunk...again.
MuppeTrek - Episode 104 - Brooke Shields and "Encounter at Farpoint"
September 22, 2023 15:00 - 26 minutes - 26.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Child star and lifelong actor and activist, Brooke Shields! And Star Trek TNG episode, "Encounter at Farpoint." Omnipotent Q f*cks with Picard, and space Jellyfish get angry. (Not related.)
MuppeTrek - Episode 103 - James Coburn and "The Counter-Clock Incident"
September 08, 2023 13:16 - 32 minutes - 32.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Cowboy actor and all-around tough guy, James Coburn! And the final Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Counter-Clock Incident." Plus TAS wrap-up review!
MuppeTrek - Episode 102 - Shirley Bassey and "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"
August 18, 2023 21:44 - 30 minutes - 29.6 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: UK Dame and megastar, and Goldfiner singer, Shirley Bassey! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth." K'uk'ulkan is ANGRY!
MuppeTrek - Episode 101 - Joan Baez and "Ablatross"
July 28, 2023 20:24 - 23 minutes - 23.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Folk music superstar and Marlon Brando impersonator, Joan Baez! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "Albatross." Bones committed genocide, and now he faces the concequences...
MuppeTrek - Episode 100 - The Great Muppet Caper and The Wrath of Khan
July 19, 2023 14:34 - 41 minutes - 39.7 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! Hey, a movie! To celebrate our next set of 50 episodes released, it's another movie special! We'll be reviewing and comparing and contrasting The Great Muppet Caper and The Wrath of Khan! Stolen jewels and giant pecs abound!
MuppeTrek - Episode 99 - Loretta Swit and "The Practical Joker"
June 30, 2023 14:13 - 25 minutes - 25.8 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Comedic actress star of the classic MASH TV show, Loretta Swit! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Practical Joker." After passing through a weird space cloud, the whole crew is getting Punk'd!
MuppeTrek - Episode 98 - Gene Kelly and "Bem"
June 18, 2023 21:57 - 23 minutes - 23.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: American dancing and singing legend of the silver screen, Gene Kelly! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "Bem." A cat-lizard embassador is apparently up to some shenanigans with Kirk and Spock!
MuppeTrek - Episode 97 - Diana Ross and "The Pirates of Orion"
June 02, 2023 18:40 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Motown and pop music legend, Diana Ross! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Pirates of Orion." Spock is deathly ill and needs an cure, but the pesky Orions are getting in the way!
MuppeTrek - Episode 96 - Carol Channing and "Jihad"
May 19, 2023 15:32 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Broadway superstar and all-around wacky lady, Carol Channing! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "Jihad." A D&D group of aliens combine their skills to go on an outer space wild goose chase!
MuppeTrek - Episode 95 - Andy Williams and "The Eye of the Beholder"
May 05, 2023 16:28 - 21 minutes - 22 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Crooner and barber shop clone, Andy Williams! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Eye of the Beholder." Some super smart space slugs want to keep Kirk and the gang in a zoo!
MuppeTrek - Episode 94 - Doug Henning and "The Slaver Weapon"
April 21, 2023 18:17 - 26 minutes - 26.6 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Magician and failed politician, Doug Henning! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Slaver Weapon." These cat people really want to destroy Starfleet with an ancient alien Swiss Army Knife!
MuppeTrek - Episode 93 – Alan Arkin and "The Amebergris Element"
April 07, 2023 10:47 - 21 minutes - 22 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: The award-wining actor, who decades later is still going strong, Alan Arkin! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Ambergris Element." Kirk and Spock are turned into fish-people!
MuppeTrek - Episode 92 – Lynda Carter and "The Time Trap"
March 27, 2023 06:51 - 27 minutes - 27.7 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: The OG Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Time Trap." The Enterprise is trapped in a dimension where all the races work together.
MuppeTrek - Episode 91 – Christopher Reeve and "The Terratin Incident"
March 12, 2023 12:44 - 23 minutes - 23.3 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Everyone's favorite Superman, Christopher Reeve! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Terratin Incident." Call Ant-Man! The Enterprise crew is shrinking!
MuppeTrek - Episode 90 – Mark Hamill and "Mudd's Passion"
February 25, 2023 02:18 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Jedi Master and Clown Prince of Gotham, Mark Hamill! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "Mudd's Passion." Harry Mudd's hawking a love potion and Spock is its target!
MuppeTrek - Episode 89 – Jonathan Winters and "Once Upon A Planet"
February 11, 2023 02:30 - 26 minutes - 26.4 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Mediocre man of "comedy" and cringey impressions, Jonathan Winters! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "Once Upon A Planet." On the vacation planet, the your dreams, and NIGHTMARES, come to life!
MuppeTrek - Episode 88 – Anne Murray and "The Magicks of Megas-Tu"
January 27, 2023 06:57 - 30 minutes - 29.8 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Legendary smooth-voiced Canadian singer, Anne Murray! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Magicks of Megas-Tu." Lucifer's just a fun lovin' dude.
MuppeTrek - Episode 87 – Liza Minnelli and "The Infinite Vulcan"
January 13, 2023 22:20 - 30 minutes - 30.1 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Actress, singer, Broadway star and daughter of Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Infinite Vulcan." Will giant-sized clones of Spock take over the galaxy?!
MuppeTrek - Episode 86 – Dizzy Gillespie and "The Survivor"
December 31, 2022 01:57 - 22 minutes - 23 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Jazz trumpet legend and giant inflatable head, Dizzy Gillespie! And Star Trek The Animated Series episode, "The Survivor." A shapeshifting alien has infiltrated the Enterprise. But to what end?!
MuppeTrek - Episode 85 – Phyllis George and "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
December 17, 2022 06:37 - 25 minutes - 25 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Sportscaster, Miss America and businesswoman, Phyllis George! And then, Star Trek Animated Series episode, "More Tribbles, More Troubles." A sequel to the beloved original series episode!
MuppeTrek - Episode 84 – Lola Falana and "The Lorelei Signal"
December 02, 2022 21:39 - 25 minutes - 25.3 MBIt's the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Actress, singer, dancer and all around spitfire, Lola Falana! And then, Star Trek Animated Series episode, "The Lorelei Signal." Sexy space sirens lure the men of the Enterprise to their deaths!
MuppeTrek - Episode 83 – Kenny Rogers and "One of Our Planets is Missing"
November 19, 2022 22:25 - 24 minutes - 24.3 MBJoin us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! This week on The Muppet Show: Country/folk music legend Kenny Rogers tells us when to fold 'em! And then, Star Trek Animated Series episode, "One of Our Planets is Missing." And yeah... they get to the bottom of that.
MuppeTrek - Episode 82 – Beverly Sills and "Yesteryear"
November 05, 2022 07:27 - 24 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week on The Muppet Show: It's guest star Beverly Sills! Apparently a very popular opera singer at the time. And then, Star Trek Animated Series episode, "Yesteryear." We travel in time to see Spock in his youth.
MuppeTrek - Episode 81 – Arlo Guthrie and "Beyond the Farthest Star"
October 22, 2022 03:22 - 31 minutes - 31.1 MBIt's our first episode reviewing #StarTrek: The Animated Series! That's right; 60s Trek is behind us and we're groovin' in the 70s with "Beyond the Farthest Star." And #TheMuppetShow special guest star, tired country crooner Arlo Guthrie.
MuppeTrek - Episode 80 – Dudley Moore and "Turnabout Intruder"
October 07, 2022 21:00 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MBOn the show this week we review the final episode of Star Trek the Original Series, "Turnabout Intruder!" We'll recap the whole 3rd season and the whole show. Plus, the lovely and delightful Dudley Moore guest stars on The Muppet Show!
MuppeTrek - Episode 79 – Linda Lavin and "All Our Yesterdays"
September 23, 2022 06:52 - 33 minutes - 32.6 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star: Actress/singer and star of "Alice," Linda Lavin! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "All Our Yesterdays." Travels through time with witch trials and the ice age. Oh my!
MuppeTrek - Episode 78 – Victor Borge and "The Savage Curtain"
September 09, 2022 19:19 - 34 minutes - 33.8 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star: Musical comedian and piano virtuoso, Victor Borge! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Savage Curtain." Abe Lincoln and Genghis Khan fight to the death!
MuppeTrek - Episode 77 – Dyan Cannon and "The Cloud Minders"
August 27, 2022 04:44 - 24 minutes - 24.5 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star: Actress, director/producer and former wife of Cary Grant, Dyan Cannon! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Cloud Minders." Some space-slavers get their comeuppance... Kind of.
MuppeTrek - Episode 76 – Shields and Yarnell and "The Way to Eden"
August 12, 2022 17:56 - 23 minutes - 23.8 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest stars: The dancers credited with creating "The Robot," Shields and Yarnell! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Way to Eden." Yup. It's the space hippies episode! Whoa brother!
MuppeTrek - Episode 75 – Crystal Gayle and "Requiem for Methuselah"
July 30, 2022 06:24 - 23 minutes - 23.9 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star, the pretty singer, but wooden actor, Crystal Gayle! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "Requiem for Methuselah." Leonardo DaVinci is still alive, and he's kind of a jerk.
MuppeTrek - Episode 74 – John Denver and "That Lights of Zetar"
July 16, 2022 02:12 - 22 minutes - 23.1 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star, the chill vibes and smooth voice of the legendary John Denver! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "That Lights of Zetar." Some crazy lights are trying to take over bodies and ruin Scotty's love life.
MuppeTrek - Episode 73 – Cheryl Ladd and "That Which Survives"
July 04, 2022 19:32 - 34 minutes - 33.5 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star, singer, dancer and former Charlie's Angel, Cheryl Ladd! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "That Which Survives." A planet's ancient security system is in dire need of an update.
MuppeTrek - Episode 72 – Lynn Redgrave and "The Mark of Gideon"
June 19, 2022 01:14 - 23 minutes - 24.1 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star, legacy British actress of the stage and screen, Lynn Redgrave! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "The Mark of Gideon." Some pro-lifer religious folks encounter an overpopulation problem.
MuppeTrek - Episode 71 – Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
June 03, 2022 16:44 - 32 minutes - 32 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest stars, country-western and film stars, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield." The famous half-white/half-black faced aliens with a heavy racial allegory.
MuppeTrek - Episode 70 – Roger Miller and "Whom the Gods Destroy"
May 20, 2022 19:25 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBOn the show this week: The Muppet Show special guest star, goofy folk/country singer Roger Miller! And Star Trek Original Series episode, "Whom the Gods Destroy." Another former Starfleet captain goes mad and tries to take over the galaxy.