The Muppets rank right up there with the 70sā greatest gifts to humanity, but their legacy is in serious danger. Ongoing rights problems have for years prevented a full DVD release of āThe Muppet Show,ā and the intermittent good feelings generated by recent Muppets films only temporarily stave off oneās mistrust of Disney ownership. In the meantime, though, we have those first three seasons to savorāand, now, , which marshals the Gonzo-like disorderliness of a lifeās facts into a readable narrative with an aplomb that even Kermit, that still point in a turning Muppet Theatre, might envy. (Ballantine Books)