Parkinson was a talk show that ran on BBC One, hosted by Michael Parkinson. Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy were interviewed on 18 November 1978 and may have aired on April 16th, 1979. They had a similar appearance earlier in 1977 on Russell Harty. Statler and Waldorf comment at the end of the show "Who is this Russell Parkinson anyway? Better than our show!" this scene was recorded on the Muppet show set, with the hecklers in their box.