In 1980, the Raven Award,given for outstanding achievement in the mystery field outside the realm of fiction writing, went to The Muppet Show for this episode.
While filming this episode, Liza Minnelli was also appearing in a series of concerts at Covent Garden.
Director Peter Harris received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing (Variety or Music Program) for the episode, while editor John Hawkins won for outstanding video tape editing.
Liza performs the Barry Manilow hit "Copacabana" during the November 1979 episode. Months earlier, the song earned Manilow his first and only Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in February 1979.
Liza Minnelli's 'Cabaret' costar, Joel Grey, guest starred in the first season.