The Muppet Show Theme

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song television theme song

"The Muppet Show Theme" is the iconic, upbeat opening song that introduces the characters and comedic variety of the classic television series The Muppet Show.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Muppet Show Theme canonical	2
The Muppet Show theme	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6271455 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Muppet Show Theme
Context triple: [The Muppet Show, hasThemeSong, The Muppet Show Theme]

A. The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a classic 1970s–80s television variety series created by Jim Henson, featuring a cast of Muppet characters performing comedy sketches, musical numbers, and celebrity guest appearances.
B. Muppet Courtyard
Muppet Courtyard is a themed area at Disney’s Hollywood Studios dedicated to The Muppets, featuring attractions, shops, and dining inspired by the beloved characters.
C. Tony’s Theme
Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
D. Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
E. The Great Muppet Caper (1981 film)
The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical comedy film featuring the Muppets in a jewel-heist caper set in London, blending puppetry, slapstick humor, and musical numbers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Muppet Show Theme
Target entity description: "The Muppet Show Theme" is the iconic, upbeat opening song that introduces the characters and comedic variety of the classic television series The Muppet Show.

A. The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a classic 1970s–80s television variety series created by Jim Henson, featuring a cast of Muppet characters performing comedy sketches, musical numbers, and celebrity guest appearances.
B. Muppet Courtyard
Muppet Courtyard is a themed area at Disney’s Hollywood Studios dedicated to The Muppets, featuring attractions, shops, and dining inspired by the beloved characters.
C. Tony’s Theme
Tony’s Theme is a high-energy, surf-influenced punk rock song by the Pixies, featured on their influential 1988 album Surfer Rosa.
D. Ministry of Silly Walks
The Ministry of Silly Walks is a famous Monty Python comedy sketch featuring John Cleese as a bureaucrat in a fictional government department devoted to developing absurd and elaborate ways of walking.
E. The Great Muppet Caper (1981 film)
The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical comedy film featuring the Muppets in a jewel-heist caper set in London, blending puppetry, slapstick humor, and musical numbers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	song ⓘ television theme song ⓘ
appearsIn	The Muppet Show closing sequence ⓘ The Muppet Show opening sequence ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter	Kermit the Frog ⓘ linked to: Kermit Scooter ⓘ Statler and Waldorf ⓘ linked to: Statler
associatedWithCompany	Henson Associates ⓘ The Jim Henson Company ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise	The Muppets ⓘ linked to: Muppets
associatedWithNetwork	ITV ⓘ Syndication in the United States ⓘ
basedOn	vaudeville-style variety show format ⓘ
composer	Jim Henson ⓘ Sam Pottle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
firstAiredIn	1976 ⓘ
genre	children's music ⓘ comedy music ⓘ television music ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture ⓘ widely recognized as an iconic television theme of the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	big band ⓘ novelty song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasSection	closing tag with Gonzo gag ⓘ instrumental introduction ⓘ main vocal chorus ⓘ spoken interjections by Muppet characters ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Jim Henson ⓘ
notableFor	call-and-response chorus with the Muppets ⓘ introducing the cast of The Muppet Show ⓘ signature line It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights ⓘ
partOf	The Muppet Show ⓘ
performer	Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem ⓘ linked to: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Fozzie Bear ⓘ Gonzo the Great ⓘ Kermit the Frog ⓘ linked to: Kermit Miss Piggy ⓘ The Muppets ⓘ linked to: Muppets
publisher	ITC Entertainment ⓘ
recordLabel	Pye Records ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ
title	The Muppet Show Theme ⓘ
usedAs	closing theme ⓘ opening theme ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Muppet Show → hasThemeSong → The Muppet Show Theme ⓘ

The Muppet Show Theme → title → The Muppet Show Theme ⓘ

Sam Pottle → notableWork → The Muppet Show theme ⓘ

linked to: The Muppet Show Theme

Sam Pottle → coWrote → The Muppet Show theme ⓘ