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Entertainment mogul Merv Griffin passed away this week at the age of 82. We at ToughPigs remember him for The Merv Griffin Show, which had Jim Henson and the Muppets as guest stars in 1977, then again in 1984 to promote The Muppets Take Manhattan.

You can read all about their appearances with Merv on the Muppet Wiki. In the meantime, keep on watching Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in Merv's memory.

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Sadly, Muppet Show guest star Beverly Sills passed away this week at the age of 78.

Miss Bev Sills was one of the great singers of country and western music. Some even called her the "queen of country." Wait.. that's not right. I have to get rid of Fozzie as my fact-checker.

You may remember her from episode 409 of The Muppet Show, in which she sang about ridin' and ropin' with the jug band, did a little tap-dancing, and had an all-out opera battle with Miss Piggy.

Although Beverly Sills was world-renowned for her opera singing, she is still referenced in most of her biographies as a "Muppet Show guest." Is it because it was one of the few times she appeared in popular culture, or is it because she gave us one of the greatest half-hours of television ever? In any case, the world has lost an incredibly talented opera singer and entertainer.

She's also quite the spoon-hanger.
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We at ToughPigs.com remember Roscoe Lee Brown, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 81.

Jim Henson Creature Shop fans may have recognized his voice as the narrator for Babe. Other astute fans have seen him in an array of guest starring roles in television shows like "The Cosby Show," "Soap," and "Columbo."

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