The one-off episode celebrates the series’ 50th anniversary with special guest (and Miss Piggy superfan) Sabrina Carpenter.

"If your kids get the joke aimed at the adults the problem is you, not the show," shared one social-media commenter.

Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series.

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