The Muppet Show” aired its first official episode on Sept. 5, 1976, featuring guest star Joel Grey. The series ran for five seasons, ending in 1981. Fifty years after its debut, the show returned with ...

There was once a time when A-list actors would sign up to co-star with the Muppets, as the characters lived beyond any one puppeteer or actor who portrayed them, and although it’s sad that all that ...

A look back at one of the most ambitious Muppets projects, a Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation that turns 30 this month. By Carlos Aguilar When Brian Henson first embarked on adapting Robert Louis ...

In honor of National Pig Day on March 1, we wanted to celebrate our favorite and most fabulous pig, Miss Piggy herself.

Following the success of 1992’s The Muppet Christmas Carol, the next theatrical outing for Jim Henson’s beloved characters was Muppet Treasure Island, a loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s ...

Being a Muppet fan is no easy feat. While 2026 has seen the return of The Muppet Show and brought the cast of lovable felt performers back to mainstream pop culture, the preceding years were lean ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

The Muppets unofficially began in 1955, when a young Jim Henson created the humble program “Sam and Friends” for a local TV station. Most of these droopy, felt puppets faded into obscurity, but it was ...

We spend a lot of time at Delaware Online/The News Journal thinking about Plaza, who, according to our readers, is the most ...

Muppets Tonight is a live-action/puppet television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight ...

The Muppets are currently thriving thanks to the new The Muppet Show special on Disney+, and soon, fans can experience one of Jim Henson's greatest creations on VR headsets, including the Apple Vision ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Scooter is a hand-rod puppet that was ...