The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence aired on ABC on March 19, 1975, and was shot on December 10-16, 1974. It was one of the two pilots produced for The Muppet Show. The other pilot, The Muppets Valentine Show, aired in 1974. In this half-hour variety special, the Muppets parody the proliferation of sex and violence on television. Nigel, Sam the Eagle, and hippie bass guitarist Floyd prepare for a Pageant based on The Seven Deadly Sins, with Muppets representing the Sins -- Envy, Anger, Gluttony, Vanity, Lust, Avarice and Sloth.