The Glow-Worm (The Muppet Show, 1977) Season 2, Episode 204 Production: 6/14/77 - 6/16/77 Premiere US: 9/26/77 Premiere UK: 11/4/77 MuppetWiki.com “The Glow-Worm" is a song from Paul Lincke's operetta Lysistrata. It was written in 1902 with German lyrics by Heinz Bolten-Backers as "Das Glühwürmchen.” The instrumental version of the song, in the form of a gavotte, has been used in a sketch repeated by The Muppets on several occasions. It's usually referred to as "Glow Worm" or "Inchworm” in show