Legion is a TV series that aired on the FX network from 2017 to 2019, loosely based on a Marvel Comics character. The series stars Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Beauty and the Beast) as a man who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia for his entire life, but ultimately learns that he's actually a mutant with superhuman abilities.

Muppet Mentions

• In "Chapter 5," David Haller (Stevens) transports his girlfriend Sydney to a construct of his mind where he's hiding from a powerful being that has possessed a part of his consciousness. To signal that he and Sydney are not alone, David sits on the bed with a banjo and sings a verse of "Rainbow Connection"; the lyric "and what's on the other side" an allusion to the location of his mind monster.

Connections

• Jemaine Clement played Oliver Bird
• Jon Hamm played the narrator in season two
• Bill Irwin played Cary Loudermilk
• Stan Lee received an executive producer credit
• Aubrey Plaza played Lenore "Lenny" Busker