Despite His Most Popular Song, Rogers Never Did Much Gambling. Rogers' most popular song is arguably his 1978 release "The Gambler," but in 2015, he told NPR that he'd never been a big gambler himself. "I learned a long time ago, I can't win enough money to excite me, but I can lose enough to depress me," he admitted.
Stuff like this might actually be one reason Disney+ doesn't have The Muppet Show. I mean, yeah, they have The Simpsons, but Disney wants the Muppets to be squeaky clean these days.
The Muppets was like a lot of comedy programs at the time, family friendly but not really intended to be a kids show. I think that’s why they created Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock.
I still vividly remember seeing this as a young child on the Muppet Show. I'm older now than Kenny was when he made this. It's funny how things have changed. They'd NEVER put mention of alcohol or cigarettes in a kid's show today. It would be unthinkable.
The Muppet Show was also very specifically not a kid's show though. It was targetted at families, although it's creator always hoped to push it more towards adults. That's part of why it did so good with all audiences.
"Somewhere in the darkness The Gambler, he broke even But in his final words I found an Ace I could keep." -The Gambler, final verse. R.I.P. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020
One of the great moments on The Muppet Show, and a fantastic performance by Kenny Rogers. And he wasn't asked to soften the lyrics. The ending is just classic. RIP Kenny Rogers.
When I was a young kid, we all heard The Gambler on the radio but didn't pay much attention to the words. When I saw this on TV, I understood what the song was about. Thank you, Jim Henson.
I remember being in both awe and fear at the man-muppets with the real hands. Not sure we'll see muppets drinking and smoking anytime soon....miss the good ol days.
Some of the best advice I've ever heard. I saw this show when I was a kid, and those lyrics stick in my head as a reminder how you could deal with some of the situations in life...some things you can hold on to, some you got to let go, other times you need to walk away, or better yet, run. Classic song, one of my favorites from Kenny.
This was one of the episodes I recorded on Betamax when I was a kid. I watched it over so many times that my grandmother ended up buying me Kenny Rogers' The Gambler record album. That was the first album I ever had that wasn't Disney or Sesame Street or something like that.
@@doughesson Also because even though it resulted in better quality overall than VHS, a standard Betamax tape on Beta I (equivalent to SP or standard play on VHS which got best quality) only got you 1 hour of play time opposed to 2 hours of play time on a standard VHS tape. With movie run times usually being between an hour and a half and 2 hours, it was an obvious choice of format when movie studios started releasing their movies onto tapes to be rented at video stores.
@@marcusblackwell2372 Betamaxes were VCR's. They used tapes like VHS players only they were smaller so a Beta tape wouldn't work in a VHS player and vice versa. In the early days of VCR's Sony was the proprietor of Betamax, they didn't make VHS players, only when it became clear that VHS would likely win the format war did they start making them.
When I first saw this at 3, it wasn't death that scared me, it was being alone when life is short. Thank you, Jim Henson for knowing kids need this. Thank you too, Kenny Rogers
I saw this when it was new. I was 4. My jaw hit the floor when I watched a muppet die on tv right in front of me, lol. Scarred me for life 😂 44 years later, I still love this song and the “haunting vibes” it gives me 👻🖤
Me too. It only just occurred to me though after watching that Geico commercial that the gambler died in this sketch so I had to watch it to confirm. Creepy.
"Ya never count yer money when yer sittin at the table..." The game is life and right now Kenny is counting his many accomplishments since he is no longer at the table. I loved sharing this table with you even if I never actually met you. Bless you Kenny!
I was telling a guy at work that the first time I ever saw Kenny Rogers was on the muppet show. All I remembered was it being on a train. Seeing this again brought back a lot of things that I had forgotten
I remember watching this the first time it aired. Why did it take so long to post on this page? Because I honestly thought it was a figment of my imagination. I KNEW I had watched it. I would have bet my life on having watched Kenny Rogers singing "The Gambler" on "The Muppet Show" and the ghost of the dead muppet singing along. I finally couldn't fight the urge to find out so I typed it in. I was correct! The only thing I got wrong was misremembering how Kenny sang it; it WAS performed live. So cool! Rest in peace, Kenny, and thanks for the eternal childhood memory!
I love this video. I loved The Muppet Show when I was a kid and I love The Gambler. It's too bad that a sketch like this would never be shown on TV today. Unless they were to do a "kiddified" version, like The Chipmunks, switching Whiskey & Cigarettes for Rootbeer & Twinkies.
Infinite gratitude to you Mr. Kenny Rogers. Your music played the soundtrack of my 1970'S youth along with the enjoyment The Muppets brought. Your contribution to the Arts is greatly appreciated. I'm sure you will continue to do so in your next heavenly journey. SO LONG SIR!
I haven't seen this since it first aired. This is the most memorable sketch from the muppets. I still think about it every time I listen to the gambler. I love the part when he's dancing as a ghost.
I always felt sad when the the Muppet gambler dies in his sleep. I always since those days remember when his spirit would appear and it still hits me some when I see this.
I remember watching this on the "Muppet Show" when I was in high school. It was pretty special then and now that Kenny Rogers is gone, it is even more special.
And somewhere in the darkness The gambler he broke even But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run You never count your money When you're sittin' at the table There'll be time enough for countin' When the dealin's done... #RIP Kenny!
Every now and then I play this. It immediately takes me back to my childhood. Anyone who is old enough to remember this, played outside until the streetlights came on lol
This is why I loved that show. From Kenny, to Elton, to Alice Cooper, to Christopher Reeves, to Twiggy, & so on... The humor, & good natured fun is lost on shows these days. Artists like these are too few & far between now.
R.i.p Kenny. Ri.p Jerry. Jerry Nelson was underrated as a performer. From Floyd pepper, Robin, Thog, Julius Strangepork, The Gambler, Lewis Zealand, Count Von Count, Fred the Wonder Horse, Mr Johnson (a.k.a Fat Blue) to various announcer rols and so much more, what a talent.
This was my first exposure to Kenny’s music and have been a fan ever since. He was a master in using metaphors to give life advice. R.I.P. Kenny rest easy you finally broke even and left the world a Ace we will forever keep
I remember watching this as a kid. I remember getting emotional when the gambler died and smiling when his spirit was dancing. Weird how things this simple stay with you.
It was actually a common trick for Muppets that needed to manipulate objects on-camera, without video editing where they just glued/stitched an object to their hand. Rowlf has a second puppeteer with his hands in "gloves" for his hands, for example, while the Swedish Chef uses a second puppeteer's hands for his own. (In the latter case, in the old days, it was Jim Henson operating the head and providing the voice, and Frank Oz providing the hands and desperately trying to crack Jim up with his semi-unplanned antics.)
How I LOVE this skit! I remember watching it on TV Muppets show in the 1970 and still love it at 65 yrs old. I now have shown it to my Grandkids!! They loved it too. Well Kenny, you managed to break more than even! God Rest Your Soul...we will miss you.
holyshit, I've always remembered this and the sadness it made me feel as a little kid when the old man died... and now, Kenny has passed exactly the way it was described in the song... wow.
We have a copy of Kenny Rogers-Hasse Kvinnaböske Andersson.... Not a coincidence because N England was invaded by people from old Eastern Denmark-Skåne etc.., when Sweyn and Canute reconquered England in 11th c.. When skånish people talk english it sounds like the southern drawl...
My mom and I watched the movie he was in and i still have his CD with this song. He's up in Heaven now entertaining God and my mom now. Rest in Peace Kenny
I remember watching this episode. Back then the Muppet show came on on Friday nights. Such a simple song and such a simple TV show, but both mean so much if you just stop and pause.
Man, what a great era. I'm glad I was born in the early 80s. Able to grow up with quality television and still get to enjoy the new technology we have today to revisit the greats. Thank you RUclips... Once again, you have made me smile :)
Watching this brings back memories of my bowl of REAL popcorn (made in a pot on the stove) and my one piece PJs with the feet on them that I wore watching this every week as a kid. WOW.
RockStar67089 Seriously..my parents had a 5qt. saucepan with the lid. U take a little oil and butter melt it down on medium heat add in unpopped corn kernels put the lid on. U gotta constantly move the pot around over the flame so it doesn't burn. Once they get hot enough they start popping. When it starts slowing down move lid over for a quick peek if pot is full then turn off flame let last few kernels pop. Dump in big bowl. We didn't have microwaves or jiffy pop like now. It was done old school. Still make it and my teens would rather have it that way.
RockStar67089 I hope I didn't offend u with my tutorial on popcorn. Sometimes its hard to tell when someone is joking on here ;-) Thanks for understanding and explaining.
I saw this when it first aired and every time I think of Kenny Rogers I always think of him on the Muppet Show . After hearing about his passing I had to watch this version of his song . RIP ......
Such a beautiful episode. The Muppet show was the latest TV that my grandmother allowed me to watch before bed and then my granddad would let me sneak watch Benny Hill. Mr. Kenny Rogers will be missed. 💞
The Gambler has played his last hand. Rest in peace, Kenny.
The Gambler may have played his last hand, but he STILL ended up a WINNER!!! RIP Kenny Rogers!!!
He finally broke even
Some where in the darkness , Kenny he broke even.
Dad always listens to him because old country music is amazing
Despite His Most Popular Song, Rogers Never Did Much Gambling. Rogers' most popular song is arguably his 1978 release "The Gambler," but in 2015, he told NPR that he'd never been a big gambler himself. "I learned a long time ago, I can't win enough money to excite me, but I can lose enough to depress me," he admitted.
This might be my favorite bit from the Muppets
Was lucky enough to meet Kenny rogers before he passed
A sweet and really kind man
Kenny Rogers has reunited with the Gambler, finally broke even, and just dropped in to see what condition his condition was in. RIP Kenny Rogers.
Jarrah White ♥️
What do you mean?
@@arnoldjack7956 Kenny Rogers died three days ago.
@@WhiteJarrah I know but do you mean he's in heaven now with the muppet gambler dude?
@@arnoldjack7956 Yes.
Drinking, smoking, gambling - and death. Just another Muppets routine.
Stuff like this might actually be one reason Disney+ doesn't have The Muppet Show. I mean, yeah, they have The Simpsons, but Disney wants the Muppets to be squeaky clean these days.
The Muppets was like a lot of comedy programs at the time, family friendly but not really intended to be a kids show. I think that’s why they created Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock.
They said hell during their rendition of "devil went down to georgia" plus it was meant for a general audience not strictly for kids
and this was a kids show!
now compare this! to the crap they show nowadays
We didnt try to insulate kids from the shit of the world. Doing that means you are hiding it from them.
You can really see how hard Kenny tried to keep a straight face! He´s so close to burst into laughter! What a trooper he was!!
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R.I.P. Kenny Rogers. Also the human hands creeped me the Hell out as a kid.
Simone Farber actually it not creepy it genius. R.I.P. Kenny Rogers
Indeed he will be missed, all our legends of our time are leaving this world.
Lol, haven’t seen this in ages and must’ve forgotten/never noticed the creepy human hands!
SAME.
What a voice this man had!
I have only a few happy memories of my childhood, this is one of them.
I still vividly remember seeing this as a young child on the Muppet Show. I'm older now than Kenny was when he made this. It's funny how things have changed. They'd NEVER put mention of alcohol or cigarettes in a kid's show today. It would be unthinkable.
...or gambling!
@@BarryRowlingsonBaz I bet they would!
Well, I seemed to survive, without smoking or gambling...
@@jfd1008 Ah, the exception that proves the rule. :)
The Muppet Show was also very specifically not a kid's show though. It was targetted at families, although it's creator always hoped to push it more towards adults. That's part of why it did so good with all audiences.
"Somewhere in the darkness
The Gambler, he broke even
But in his final words
I found an Ace I could keep."
-The Gambler, final verse.
R.I.P.
Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers
August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020
😥
Respests paid sadly another sad death in 2020
One of the great moments on The Muppet Show, and a fantastic performance by Kenny Rogers. And he wasn't asked to soften the lyrics. The ending is just classic.
RIP Kenny Rogers.
Kenny Rogers and Jerry Nelson (played The Gambler here)... two legends that'll never be replaced. Rest well, gentlemen.
This song hits harder upon viewing with this in mind.
When I was a young kid, we all heard The Gambler on the radio but didn't pay much attention to the words. When I saw this on TV, I understood what the song was about.
Thank you, Jim Henson.
Drinking whiskey and smoking cigs on the Muppet Show God I miss the 70"s
came here just to see if they did that!
Great childhoods we had
This is apparently the only time in all of Muppet history that we actually see a Muppet die on camera
Mind....blown.
Good
Well, it isn't really apart of the Muppets, but The Dark Crystal had Jen's Master die
@Tin Watchman Not quite. One could debate that Fozzie holds the record for dying the most on stage!
@@marcusblackwell2372 By that same logic I think Yoda dying in Return of the Jedi should be an honorary example
And somehow The Muppets Show is the one who did The Gambler the best. So much creative talent. Rest well Kenny, rest well Jim.
The Gambler has played his last hand. Rest in peace, Kenny. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks
I remember watching this as a kid; my first recollection of this song was on the Muppet Show. RIP Kenny Rogers.
when you learn what this song is actually about its more relevant to children than you would think
This might very well be my first memory watching with Grandma and Grandpap
Thank you Kenny Rogers.
Me too!!
The performance of this song on the Muppet Show always brings tears to my eyes!
I remember being in both awe and fear at the man-muppets with the real hands. Not sure we'll see muppets drinking and smoking anytime soon....miss the good ol days.
Wel drinking and smoking isn’t integral to any of their characters so no big loss
Elmo should pick up smoking.
Ash his cigarettes in Dorthy's fishbowl.
@Tourist Tshirts I'm gonna go check that out.
@@ArthurMorgan-pq4tr If it was crack or pot it would be totally acceptable to the folks who think that tobacco use is evil.
Some of the best advice I've ever heard. I saw this show when I was a kid, and those lyrics stick in my head as a reminder how you could deal with some of the situations in life...some things you can hold on to, some you got to let go, other times you need to walk away, or better yet, run.
Classic song, one of my favorites from Kenny.
This was one of the episodes I recorded on Betamax when I was a kid. I watched it over so many times that my grandmother ended up buying me Kenny Rogers' The Gambler record album. That was the first album I ever had that wasn't Disney or Sesame Street or something like that.
What's that? A thing from the time of my parents? I wasn't born then
Betamsx fell by the technological wayside because Sony didn't license it to be used by the porn industry like VHS was.
@@doughesson Also because even though it resulted in better quality overall than VHS, a standard Betamax tape on Beta I (equivalent to SP or standard play on VHS which got best quality) only got you 1 hour of play time opposed to 2 hours of play time on a standard VHS tape. With movie run times usually being between an hour and a half and 2 hours, it was an obvious choice of format when movie studios started releasing their movies onto tapes to be rented at video stores.
@@marcusblackwell2372 Betamaxes were VCR's. They used tapes like VHS players only they were smaller so a Beta tape wouldn't work in a VHS player and vice versa. In the early days of VCR's Sony was the proprietor of Betamax, they didn't make VHS players, only when it became clear that VHS would likely win the format war did they start making them.
@@Drawkcabi so the only differences were they were smaller & the older tapes wouldn't work? They were basically 1st gen VHS players?
Millenial here, this guy taught me more about living than my dead beat dad. Rest in peace Kenny, you've earned it.
Sorry to know that about your dad. Glad you rose above it.
You're grounded, son!
When I first saw this at 3, it wasn't death that scared me, it was being alone when life is short. Thank you, Jim Henson for knowing kids need this. Thank you too, Kenny Rogers
And yes, I was aware of mortality at 3
@@azurecielo52479 what do you feel about Footloose?
May you rest in peace Kenny Rogers
I saw this when it was new. I was 4. My jaw hit the floor when I watched a muppet die on tv right in front of me, lol. Scarred me for life 😂 44 years later, I still love this song and the “haunting vibes” it gives me 👻🖤
That's so great. I know people who are still scarred from never being allowed to say goodbye.
Wow... this brings me back. Can still remember watching this as a kid.
Me too. It only just occurred to me though after watching that Geico commercial that the gambler died in this sketch so I had to watch it to confirm. Creepy.
So can I.
Same here: decades.
RIP Kenny. This is my favorite memory of him.
"Ya never count yer money when yer sittin at the table..." The game is life and right now Kenny is counting his many accomplishments since he is no longer at the table. I loved sharing this table with you even if I never actually met you. Bless you Kenny!
My wife and I fell in love with this song when we first started going out.
RIP Kenny and thank you 😔
❤somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler, he broke even °☮❤
❤knowing what to throw away °☮& what 2 keep❤
+Elna Copper I still get a chill when I hear that line
RIP Kenny Rogers. Mom played your records every night when I was a kid. I grew up listening to you ( Im 37)
One of my favorite musical numbers on this show. 🙏🏾🌹🙏🏾 RIP
I am not a huge country western fan by any measure but I love this song Sooooooooo much !
I was telling a guy at work that the first time I ever saw Kenny Rogers was on the muppet show. All I remembered was it being on a train. Seeing this again brought back a lot of things that I had forgotten
I remember watching this the first time it aired. Why did it take so long to post on this page? Because I honestly thought it was a figment of my imagination. I KNEW I had watched it. I would have bet my life on having watched Kenny Rogers singing "The Gambler" on "The Muppet Show" and the ghost of the dead muppet singing along. I finally couldn't fight the urge to find out so I typed it in. I was correct! The only thing I got wrong was misremembering how Kenny sang it; it WAS performed live. So cool! Rest in peace, Kenny, and thanks for the eternal childhood memory!
Muppets make everything better
I love this video. I loved The Muppet Show when I was a kid and I love The Gambler. It's too bad that a sketch like this would never be shown on TV today. Unless they were to do a "kiddified" version, like The Chipmunks, switching Whiskey & Cigarettes for Rootbeer & Twinkies.
If it involved sex it would be shown today in a heartbeat
RIP, Kenny Rogers. The Gambler broke even.
Infinite gratitude to you Mr. Kenny Rogers. Your music played the soundtrack of my 1970'S youth along with the enjoyment The Muppets brought. Your contribution to the Arts is greatly appreciated. I'm sure you will continue to do so in your next heavenly journey. SO LONG SIR!
That Jim Henson was brilliant!
This was one of my favorite pieces from the Muppet Show. I, actually, haven't seen it since it was on tv and I've never forgotten it.
I haven't seen this since it first aired. This is the most memorable sketch from the muppets. I still think about it every time I listen to the gambler. I love the part when he's dancing as a ghost.
I always felt sad when the the Muppet gambler dies in his sleep. I always since those days remember when his spirit would appear and it still hits me some when I see this.
Rest In Peace, sir. You knew when to hold them and when to fold them. Thank you for your art, it still lives on.
I remember watching this on the "Muppet Show" when I was in high school. It was pretty special then and now that Kenny Rogers is gone, it is even more special.
this is the version I play in my head when i think of this song
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done...
#RIP Kenny!
Every now and then I play this. It immediately takes me back to my childhood. Anyone who is old enough to remember this, played outside until the streetlights came on lol
We gamble every day on life. Kenny Rogers wrote the manual for all of us. R.I.P. The Gambler played his most important hand.
This is why I loved that show. From Kenny, to Elton, to Alice Cooper, to Christopher Reeves, to Twiggy, & so on... The humor, & good natured fun is lost on shows these days. Artists like these are too few & far between now.
Everybody wanted to guest on the Muppet Show!😊
The elite want dystopia, and depression and desperation, so as to kill us when civil war breaks out. Just like the other wars, they will blame us.
What humor or good nature? This is a horror film!
The Gambler is definitely on my play list and will be sung in loving memory of Kenny.
R.i.p Kenny. Ri.p Jerry. Jerry Nelson was underrated as a performer. From Floyd pepper, Robin, Thog, Julius Strangepork, The Gambler, Lewis Zealand, Count Von Count, Fred the Wonder Horse, Mr Johnson (a.k.a Fat Blue) to various announcer rols and so much more, what a talent.
I am here to remember my favorite song of Kenny Rogers, after just hearing the news of his death. RIP sir.
came here to hear this life lesson song. Good by and thank you Kenny Rogers, RIP
Remember this one as a kid. Love it.
I miss the Muppet Show terribly. I've shown it to my oh-so-hip teenage kids and they love it.
This has always ben my favourite bit from the Muppets. RIP Kenny.
Millions of years later this is my favorite muppets ‘video’...
this song always reminds me of my grandpa and makes me cry super hard. thank you Keith. rest in peace
This was my first exposure to Kenny’s music and have been a fan ever since. He was a master in using metaphors to give life advice. R.I.P. Kenny rest easy you finally broke even and left the world a Ace we will forever keep
The Gambler broke even. 😢
*Kenneth Ray Rogers*
August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020
I remember watching this as a kid. I remember getting emotional when the gambler died and smiling when his spirit was dancing. Weird how things this simple stay with you.
The gambler Broke Even today ~ RIP kenny your music will never be forgotten !
Did anybody else notice or think that those muppets had human hands on them holding that cig or the books? But still pretty cool to see. Awesome video
It was actually a common trick for Muppets that needed to manipulate objects on-camera, without video editing where they just glued/stitched an object to their hand. Rowlf has a second puppeteer with his hands in "gloves" for his hands, for example, while the Swedish Chef uses a second puppeteer's hands for his own. (In the latter case, in the old days, it was Jim Henson operating the head and providing the voice, and Frank Oz providing the hands and desperately trying to crack Jim up with his semi-unplanned antics.)
How I LOVE this skit! I remember watching it on TV Muppets show in the 1970 and still love it at 65 yrs old. I now have shown it to my Grandkids!! They loved it too. Well Kenny, you managed to break more than even! God Rest Your Soul...we will miss you.
holyshit, I've always remembered this and the sadness it made me feel as a little kid when the old man died... and now, Kenny has passed exactly the way it was described in the song... wow.
Kenny Rogers and Muppets
GREAT!!!
made me smiling and laughing - thank you SOOOO MUCH💜💜💜
We will all miss and remember Kenny Rogers. He touched so many lives with his music.
So much deeper than just a card game, a game of life. RIP KR
This is a masterpiece. Kenny Rogers always has amazing performances, and in terms of the muppets, it's incredible artistry.
We have a copy of Kenny Rogers-Hasse Kvinnaböske Andersson.... Not a coincidence because N England was invaded by people from old Eastern Denmark-Skåne etc.., when Sweyn and Canute reconquered England in 11th c.. When skånish people talk english it sounds like the southern drawl...
R.I.P. Kenny Rogers.
My mom and I watched the movie he was in and i still have his CD with this song. He's up in Heaven now entertaining God and my mom now. Rest in Peace Kenny
You gotta love Kenny, his music, his talent.
I remember watching this episode. Back then the Muppet show came on on Friday nights. Such a simple song and such a simple TV show, but both mean so much if you just stop and pause.
That moment when this song talks about him RIP your the best
Man, what a great era. I'm glad I was born in the early 80s. Able to grow up with quality television and still get to enjoy the new technology we have today to revisit the greats. Thank you RUclips... Once again, you have made me smile :)
Watching this brings back memories of my bowl of REAL popcorn (made in a pot on the stove) and my one piece PJs with the feet on them that I wore watching this every week as a kid. WOW.
Popcorn in a pot?...On the stove? Wouldn't the pop-up bowl get burned?
RockStar67089 Seriously..my parents had a 5qt. saucepan with the lid. U take a little oil and butter melt it down on medium heat add in unpopped corn kernels put the lid on. U gotta constantly move the pot around over the flame so it doesn't burn. Once they get hot enough they start popping. When it starts slowing down move lid over for a quick peek if pot is full then turn off flame let last few kernels pop. Dump in big bowl. We didn't have microwaves or jiffy pop like now. It was done old school. Still make it and my teens would rather have it that way.
Donna Gilhousen I was just pulling your leg :)
I told my kid that we used to have to pop corn on the stove and she looked at me like I was an idiot.
RockStar67089 I hope I didn't offend u with my tutorial on popcorn. Sometimes its hard to tell when someone is joking on here ;-) Thanks for understanding and explaining.
Very nice. It's quite touching to see Kenny Rogers and George W Bush singing together.
just heard the sad news of his passing, Rest In Peace Mr Rogers 😞
this could be possibly be the best song and video in human history.
one of my favorite moments of the muppets
This song was a big hit when I was a kid but it was this version I will always remember
i got addicted to that song and it is stuck in my head
My dad and I watched this together. I've never forgotten that.
R.I.P Kenny. You really know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run. 😔
RIP to Kenny Rogers and the Muppets, there will never be such great talents again. This is as good as Kenny' The Gambler!!!!
My childhood... right there
I like to think that Kenny was met at the Pearly Gates by Doc Holliday. RIP Kenny. 🙏🙏
I remember watching this episode new RIP Kenny Rodgers
What a fabulous guest performance and supporting Muppets. This is just perfect and even makes me teary eyed!😍
I remember watching this when I was little, I loved it.
RIP SIR
RIP Kenny Rogers and RIP Jerry Nelson
don't forget jim henson
I saw this when it first aired and every time I think of Kenny Rogers I always think of him on the Muppet Show . After hearing about his passing I had to watch this version of his song . RIP ......
Quite a performance of Kenny Rogers' classic.
as a child this scared the shit out of me!!
RIP Kenny. 21 March 2020
Such a beautiful episode. The Muppet show was the latest TV that my grandmother allowed me to watch before bed and then my granddad would let me sneak watch Benny Hill. Mr. Kenny Rogers will be missed. 💞