"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...

The 1980 Star Wars/Muppet Show crossover, featuring Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Chewbacca, is still a fun watch — and ...

Wed, February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC If that was indeed the plan, then it has been smartly executed. Maybe the key was to not fix what was never broken. The balance of variety acts and ...

Sabrina Carpenter is the guest star of the episode - matching her outfits to Miss Piggy's It's time to play the music, as the infectious theme tune goes - The Muppet Show is back on the small screen, ...

It's time to light the lights! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Muppet Show is returning next year for a special event in celebration of the iconic show's 50th anniversary. It has now been ...

Kermit the Frog, the most famous creation of the late puppeteer and producer Jim Henson, has a lineage almost as old as TV itself. Kermit first appeared as a character on a local TV show in Washington ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the two decades since acquiring The Muppets, Disney has never appeared to have a clear idea of what to do with Jim Henson’s ...

The Muppet Show returned with a bang earlier this month, raking in views across Disney+ and ABC. According to Variety, the special episode, directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, saw 7.58 million ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sabrina Carpenter, center, on "The Muppet Show." (Mitch Haaseth/Disney) In honor of the return of "The Muppet Show" on ABC and ...

“The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable imperfection its ...