In the offseason of ranking things, one reader has suggested Muppet Show sketches, which Poseur and I quickly turned into a discussion of the best overall episodes -- some have a great sketch or two, but don't hold up as well. After some intense deliberations (somebody tell Poseur to trim his nails), we came up with the 10 best hosts/episodes of maybe the greatest musical variety show in television history.
1. Rita Moreno (Billy)
Honestly, the "Fever" closing number may have thrust me into puberty.
You have the cool factor of Floyd just thumpin' out that bass, plus Rita just being Rita, Animal doing Animal things and her threatening him in Spanish to not ruin her bit.