At the time of this writing, the Disney representative said that “it should be resolved shortly,” which is fantastic, because Kaye Ballard’s guest spot was made available to the public through The Muppet Show’s Season 1 DVD release.
That’s the major issue that apparently is still holding back Kaye Ballard and Brooke Shields’ episodes from being included on The Muppet Show.
It’s in the case of the Ballard episode that we’ve seen the best movement towards restoration, as it was ordered to be included in the lineup, but some sort of snag may have been hit along the way.