Muppets Tonight

Last updated

Muppets Tonight
Genre Comedy
Created by Jim Henson Productions
Based on The Muppets
by Jim Henson
Directed byGreg V. Fera
Brian Henson
Tom Trbovich
Gary Halvorson
Starring
Composer Richard Gibbs
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
Production
Production locations Hollywood Center Studios
Hollywood, California
Running time22–24 minutes
Production company Jim Henson Productions
Original release
Network ABC [1]
ReleaseMarch 8 (1996-03-08) –
July 14, 1996 (1996-07-14)
Network Disney Channel [1]
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) –
February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)
Related

Muppets Tonight is an American live-action/puppet family-oriented comedy television series, created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. The series ran for two seasons between March 1996 to February 1998, originally airing on ABC before later being aired and rerun on the Disney Channel. The show was a continuation of The Muppet Show , with Kermit the Frog and the Muppets running their own television channel and studio, [2] only to request one of their own to run a new show to fill in a timeslot in their channel's scheduling.

Contents

The series brought back several notable Muppet characters from The Muppet Show while introducing several new ones to the program, and made notable parodies of television programs ranging from game shows, chat shows, and educational entertainment. Each episode featured one principal guest star, but a number of episodes also featured additional guest stars; one episode featured a cameo from Leonard Nimoy. [3] Muppets Tonight received mixed reviews from critics.

Format

The premise of Muppets Tonight was that Clifford was the host of a variety/talk show on KMUP. [4] The show stuck closely to The Muppet Show format of various skits (mostly featuring the show's human guest star) interspersed with some sort of crisis occurring backstage. [5]

Characters

Clifford as he appears on Muppets Tonight. Clifford the Muppet.gif
Clifford as he appears on Muppets Tonight.

Returning Muppets

The Muppet characters performed by Frank Oz appeared intermittently on Muppets Tonight due to scheduling conflicts with his directing career.

New Muppets

Some of the Muppets introduced on Muppets Tonight went on to appear in later Muppet productions, particularly Pepe the King Prawn, who has become a regular.

Recurring sketches

Among the regular sketches are:

Series run

The show ran from 1996 to 1998. There were 22 episodes produced in two batches. 13 episodes were ordered by ABC, though only ten of them were run in the 1995–96 TV season. The program was then purchased by the Disney Channel, which led a further 8 episodes and aired these along with the three episodes ABC did not air, in the 1997–98 season. One of the nine newly produced episodes was a clip show compilation culled from the earlier episodes.

In the United Kingdom only the first thirteen episodes of the show were transmitted. BBC1 screened the first 11 episodes at 7pm on Friday evenings from 6 September [7] – 15 November 1996 [8] [9] with the last two going on 30th [10] and 31st [10] December at Lunchtimes. Sky One picked up the series in late December 1996 and continued to repeat episodes until Spring 1999. The BBC repeated 10 episodes in late August 1999. [11]

In Ireland the show was broadcast on TG4, eventually being dubbed into Irish Gaelic.

In Canada, the show originally aired on CBC, and later moved to Family Channel in conjunction with Disney Channel's airings.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)July 14, 1996 (1996-07-14)
2 12September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)

Season 1 (1996)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Guest(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
11 Michelle Pfeiffer Gary Halvorson Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric Verrone March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08)101

The show opens with Kermit welcoming the Muppets to their new TV studio. Gonzo The Great is reading out their new TV schedule, when they discover that there is nothing scheduled for that night. Kermit says that they have to put together a show, but no-one wants to host it. Clifford, who is on the phone in a corner of the room and has missed all the commotion, is chosen to host the show. Owing to the short notice, the organizing is very haphazard. They have no acts booked and have to find them at the last minute. They have to make do with a troupe of dancing cheeses, which doesn't suit Clifford. He wants a big name guest star. Miss Piggy agrees to be the guest star, in exchange for Clifford giving her bumbling nephews, Andy and Randy, a job on the show. Kermit, meanwhile, has roped in Michelle Pfeiffer to be the guest star. Clifford seems to forget about Miss Piggy, only remembering when Rizzo tells him that they now have two guest stars. They spend the rest of the show trying to keep Miss Piggy and Michelle apart. It doesn't work, and the two rivals end up singing the closing number- excerpts from The Sound of Music" - together. Sketches include "Muppet Match-Up", a blind date show, supposedly from 1975, with Michelle Pfeiffer as the bachelorette, who ends up dating Bachelor No.3 (Animal) - he leaves her no option. The show also includes "Great Moments In Elvis History"- three Muppet caricatures of Elvis Presley re-enact the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which is interrupted by Benjamin Franklin, who has just discovered electricity. The Elvises take out their electric guitars, and end the sketch with a parody of "Blue Suede Shoes". Miss Piggy also stars in the recurring Baywatch parody sketch, "Bay of Pigswatch", doing her trademark karate chop on flirtatious lifeguard Champ Schwimmer, when he admits he'd rather make out with beach babe Spamela than carry out his life-saving duties.

Note: Polly Lobster and Clueless Morgan from Muppet Treasure Island make their first appearance in At the Bar sketch.
22 Garth Brooks Greg V. FeraDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneMarch 15, 1996 (1996-03-15)104

Everyone expects Garth Brooks to sing one of his hit country songs for the show, but he insists in pursuing different styles of music such as Kabuki, the theme song from Fiddler on the Roof and a Tom Jones number.

Note: This is The First Appearances of Pepe the King Prawn and Bobo the Bear
33 Billy Crystal Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneMarch 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)105
Billy Crystal features in parodies of When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers . We are also introduced to the security guard, Bobo The Bear, who will not let anyone into the studio who is not on his list. He stops Larry King from entering the studio, only to discover that his name is on the list when it's too late. We also see the first episode of "The Eagle's Nest", a political commentary show hosted by Sam Eagle. The first topic is taxes. It doesn't go according to plan, because Sam's guests are Andy and Randy Pig, who fail to understand a word he says. The first episode of "The Tubmans of Porksmouth", a show which follows an obese pig's futile attempts to lose weight and was only shown in Britain, also aired on this show. Howard Tubman, the main character, tries to lose 200lb in order to claim a fortune left by his deceased Aunt Polly. He fails miserably, but it turns out she wasn't dead after all. A group of jungle animals sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", but are interrupted when the lion in question chases them off the set for disturbing his rest. The closing number is a jazz number performed by Billy Crystal and the entire Muppets Tonight cast, when Billy's all-star band doesn't turn up. We learn that this is because Bobo won't let them in, even though they include President Bill Clinton, President Boris Yeltzin, President Ronald Reagan, Clint Eastwood, and even Queen Elizabeth II.
44 John Goodman Greg V. FeraDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneMarch 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)106
John Goodman wants a relaxing show, but any hope of that goes out of the window when Andy and Randy Pig assign themselves to be his personal slaves, after he saves them from being electrocuted. The first episode of "Tales From The Vet", sees Dr. Phil Van Neuter, explaining in song (Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science"), how he met his wife, Composta Heap, sister of his assistant, Mulch. Clifford rolls a clip of John Goodman in a Muppet sitcom, supposedly made to commemorate the first landing on the Moon, called "The Lunar-Mooners", with Miss Piggy as his wife and Fozzie Bear as his next-door neighbor. Johnny Fiama, a rat-pack singer, attempts to wine and dine a member of the audience, but his assistant picks a woman who doesn't like his music, and, consequently, it ends in disaster. Later, Andy and Randy Pig give John Goodman a scalp massage using glue, and he finally ends up in a truckload of mousetraps and in hospital. He still does the closing number, however- Joe Cocker's "Feelin' All Right". Unfortunately, when he goes back to the set of Roseanne , he discovers to his horror that Andy and Randy now work on Roseanne.
55 Cindy Crawford Greg V. FeraDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneApril 5, 1996 (1996-04-05)107
Glamorous supermodel Cindy Crawford steals Bobo's heart. Rizzo tries unsuccessfully to help him win her. The show also includes a clip from "The Kermit The Frog Club", with a young Cindy as one of the Frogketeers, and an episode of Swift Wits, the fastest game show on TV, in which the two over-enthusiastic contestants refuse to listen to the host's clues to help them identify the mystery object and consequently lose the game. Winky, a happy little Beaver, loses his life, as he is devoured by Carl, the Big Mean Bunny. Finally, Bobo interrupts Kermit and Cindy's closing number, "I Remember It Well" from the musical Gigi , and finally wins Cindy's heart, and they finish the show in grand style, dancing the tango.
66 Tony Bennett Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneApril 12, 1996 (1996-04-12)109
Guest star Tony Bennett appears on Johnny Fiama's talk show. Tony wants to sing a duet with Johnny, who has idolized him for years, but Johnny is overcome with nerves and faints. Johnny is in a terrible mood afterwards and cruelly sends his assistant, Sal the Monkey, packing. Sal and Tony discuss how they can make Johnny feel better, and Sal dreams up an idea. Johnny has constructed his own Tony Bennett robot. Unbeknown to Johnny, Sal and Tony remove the robot from its case and Tony stands in its place. Johnny turns the robot on to sing with it instead and finds himself fulfilling his lifelong dream: a duet with the real Tony Bennett. They end the show with "Shakin' The Blues Away".
77 Sandra Bullock Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneJune 23, 1996 (1996-06-23)108
Guest star Sandra Bullock. A mad bomber man threatens to bomb the theater unless the Muppets Tonight's rating is 50 or higher. So Andy, Randy, Rizzo, Clifford, and Sandra try to keep the rating up and track the bomber down. They barely manage to keep the ratings up. After the demise of two of their most popular acts, Clifford and Rizzo resort to a series of lower profile acts- Frankie the Yak is pulled from the stage thirty seconds into his polka number, and Johnny Fiama's rendition of "Mack The Knife" is interrupted when a shark charges onto the set and chases him off the stage. Seymour the Elephant and Pepe the Prawn attempt to salvage the situation with a vaudeville comedy number, but no-one in the audience gets the joke. They attempt to explain it using visual aids, but are unsuccessful, and they resort to singing the song again- they are dragged off the stage halfway through. Andy and Randy capture the mad bomber, who turns out to be Sandra herself, who was nervous about the show. She ends up playing a one man band after the show. This episode was originally set to air on ABC on April 19, 1996, but executives pulled the episode from TGIF's lineup at the last minute so as not to coincide with the 1st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The episode would have aired that day had it not been about someone making a bomb threat. The episode was re-aired in its entirety two months later.
88 Jason Alexander Greg V. FeraDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneJune 30, 1996 (1996-06-30)112
Gonzo is very excited that his old school chum, Jason Alexander, is starring on the Muppet Show. They agree to perform a medley from their hit musical, "Bats", but things don't go according to plan during the warm-up, and they end up falling out. Jason refuses to work with Gonzo ever again, but Clifford, after a LOT of effort, finally manages to persuade him to reconsider- although even then, he only agrees in order to get "this stupid elephant" (Seymour) off his back! The show also featured a parody of "Agatha Christie's Poirot", with Jason in the title role, and the Muppets mistaking him for Hercules, the Ancient Greek hero, causing him to lose patience and storm out of the carriage, falling off the train in the process. We also see an episode of "Thor: God of Thunder". Thor tries to borrow some books from a library, but fails because he does not have a library card (or, for that matter, any form of I.D.). The scene ends with an inexplicable lightning fight between Thor and the Greek god Zeus, much to the despair of the long-suffering librarian.
99 Whoopi Goldberg Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneJuly 7, 1996 (1996-07-07)110
Whoopi Goldberg is such a big hit with the audience that when Miss Piggy gets lost in the desert, it is decided that Whoopi will perform the closing number instead of her. On hearing this, Miss Piggy redoubles her efforts to return to the studio, and she finally storms in midway through "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". They finish the song together. We also see a courtroom sketch involving Whoopi Goldberg as the Plaintiff and Miss Piggy as the Defendant- Miss Piggy loses the case and is dragged off stage. Whoopi teaches a group of rats how to sing reggae, and they sing "No Woman No Cry". At the end of the show we find miss Piggy in a plane re-enacting a scene from Nightmare at 20,000 Feet where a gremlin has appeared on the airplane's wing. William Shatner is seen sitting next to her promoting one of his books as he mentions that he's been complaining about the gremlin for years and nobody is doing anything about it..
1010 Martin Short Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneJuly 14, 1996 (1996-07-14)102
Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when Seymour and Pepe take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.

Season 2 (1997–98)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Guest(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
111 The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Brian Henson Jennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric Verrone September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)206
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince comes to guest star and gives some song suggestions.
122 Rick Moranis Brian HensonJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneSeptember 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)207
Rick Moranis is doing a medley on the show, but gets interrupted when he helps Seymour and Pepe with a cooking show.
133 Heather Locklear Gary Halvorson Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)111
Heather Locklear assures the Muppets she is perfectly normal. But when she eats some experimental food from Bunsen and Beaker, things go crazy.
144 Pierce Brosnan Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Dan McGrath, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneOctober 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)113
Pierce Brosnan doesn't seem to be a smooth as his character James Bond. He's going to leave the show, until the Rock Lobsters come to take over the show.
155 Coolio & Don Rickles Gary HalvorsonJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneOctober 19, 1997 (1997-10-19)202
An un-cultured CEO buys Muppets Tonight, and makes too many changes, causing Kermit to quit.
166 Paula Abdul Gary HalvorsonDick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneNovember 2, 1997 (1997-11-02)103

Paula Abdul guest stars. However, an Abraham Lincoln robot is out of control. Meanwhile, Clifford will do anything to get a kiss from Paula.

Note: Polly Lobster and Clueless Morgan from Muppet Treasure Island made their last appearance in At the Bar sketch.
177 Dennis Quaid Tom TrbovichJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneNovember 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)203
Clifford feels unappreciated when Dennis Quaid comes along and makes everyone else happy. Meanwhile, Kermit goes on a date with the winner of a sweepstakes. The good news: it's not Miss Piggy. The bad news: it's a very annoying Gilbert Gottfried.
188The Cameo ShowGreg V. FeraJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneDecember 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)201
When Bobo "kills" Arsenio Hall (who was to be their guest star) it's up to the Muppets to find a new guest star.
199The Best of Muppets TonightTom TrbovichJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneDecember 21, 1997 (1997-12-21)209

Gonzo and Rizzo host this week's show giving some of the best segments from the show.

Note: This is the last episode to be taped in production order. Series finale.
2010The Gary Cahuenga ShowTom TrbovichJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneDecember 28, 1997 (1997-12-28)205
Clifford and Rizzo find a ventriloquist dummy in the studio basement named Gary Cahuenga. But his ventriloquist is long dead and Gary must find out what to do in this strange new world.
2111 Andie MacDowell Greg V. FeraJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneJanuary 4, 1998 (1998-01-04)204
After Beaker goes on vacation, Bunsen feels like he needs to change his image and seeks the help of Johnny Fiama. And meanwhile, on his Star Trek vacation, Beaker meets George Takei who talks to him for hours.
2212Johnny Fiama Leaves HomeTom TrbovichJennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher & Patric VerroneFebruary 8, 1998 (1998-02-08)208
After Johnny's mother throws Daryl Hannah, Page Hannah, and Sal out of his house, Johnny moves out.

Reception

The reception from critics was mixed. [5] [12]

Related Research Articles

<i>The Muppet Show</i> Variety television show (1976–81)

The Muppet Show is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Statler and Waldorf</span> Muppet characters

Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for their cantankerous opinions and shared penchant for heckling. The two elderly men first appeared in The Muppet Show in 1975, where they consistently jeered the entirety of the cast and their performances from their box seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Swedish Chef</span> Muppet character

The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously, with Henson performing the head and voice and Oz performing the character with real hands. The Swedish Chef is currently performed by Bill Barretta. He is best known for his ridiculous cooking methods and the phrase "Bork, bork, bork!".

<i>The Jim Henson Hour</i> 1989 television series

The Jim Henson Hour is an American television series that aired on NBC in 1989. It was developed as a showcase for The Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the Muppet characters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rowlf the Dog</span> Muppet character

Rowlf the Dog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson. Known most notably as the resident pianist on the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, Rowlf is a scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears. Laid-back and wisecracking, his humor is characterized as deadpan and as such, he is one of few Muppets who is rarely flustered by the show's prevalent mayhem. Henson's closest collaborators and family members have claimed Rowlf to be the Muppet character most similar to Henson's real-life personality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem</span> Fictional rock band from The Muppet Show

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, or simply The Electric Mayhem, are an American Muppet rock group that debuted in 1975 on the pilot for the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show. They are the house band for The Muppet Show, with personalities and appearances inspired by prominent real-life rock music and jazz performers. They subsequently appeared in various Muppet films and television specials and have also recorded album tracks and covered numerous songs. The Electric Mayhem consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and Lips on trumpet. The band's members were originally performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, and Steve Whitmire, respectively; they are presently performed by Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel, David Rudman, Goelz, and Peter Linz, respectively.

<i>Its a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie</i> 2002 American fantasy comedy television film

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 American musical fantasy comedy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis. The film premiered November 29, 2002 on NBC and is the first television film featuring the Muppets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dave Goelz</span> American puppeteer (b. 1946)

David Charles Goelz is an American puppeteer and voice actor known for his work with the Muppets. He is best known for performing the characters Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, and Beauregard. Goelz joined Jim Henson's Muppet team in 1973 and has been a key performer in many Muppet productions, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various movies and television specials.

<i>Muppets from Space</i> 1999 film directed by Tim Hill

Muppets from Space is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Hill, written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino, and Ken Kaufman, produced by Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker, and the sixth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Muppet performers Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Bill Barretta, and Frank Oz, as well as Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, David Arquette, Josh Charles, Hollywood Hogan, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider and Andie MacDowell. In the film, Gonzo attempts to discover his origins. After he and Rizzo the Rat are captured by government officials during his search, Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets set out to rescue them.

<i>The Muppets Wizard of Oz</i> 2005 musical fantasy The Muppets television film

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz is a 2005 musical fantasy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher, and the third television film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Ashanti, Jeffrey Tambor, Quentin Tarantino, David Alan Grier, Queen Latifah, as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, and Eric Jacobson. A contemporary adaptation of the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the story follows young Dorothy Gale, who works in her Aunt Em's diner, but dreams of becoming a singer somewhere beyond her small Kansas town. Swept up by a tornado, in her trailer home with pet prawn Toto, she lands in Oz and embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard who can help make her dreams come true.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bill Barretta</span> American puppeteer

Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer, producer, writer, director and actor, best known for performing The Muppets characters Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear and Johnny Fiama. He originated the role of Louie, Elmo's dad, on Sesame Street. Barretta additionally inherited the roles of Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, and Dr. Teeth after the death of Jim Henson.

<i>Muppets Inside</i> 1996 video game

The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a 1996 video game based on The Muppets franchise produced by Starwave for Windows. The title is a play on Intel's advertising slogan, "Intel Inside". The game's plot consists of several Muppets characters getting trapped inside a computer, and Bunsen sending Kermit and Fozzie Bear into the computer to rescue them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bunsen Honeydew</span> Muppet character

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, created and performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-green skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who presented periodic science segments from "Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today." The character has no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless glasses, giving the appearance of a stereotypical absent-minded intellectual. Bunsen's experiments usually cause great harm to his very nervous and long-suffering assistant Beaker, a nearly mute Muppet with a shock of reddish hair.

<i>Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony</i> 2005–2006 American web series

Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony is a webshow starring the Muppet characters Statler and Waldorf which ran biweekly on Movies.com from June 2005 until September 2006. The series produced 34 episodes and featured many Muppet characters — both well-known classics and newly created characters. The two elderly curmudgeons would discuss upcoming films, watch the latest movie trailers and share the week's "balconism" from their theater box.

Studio DC: Almost Live is the title of a pair of specials that aired on the Disney Channel. The specials are half-hour variety shows featuring The Muppets and Disney Channel stars performing comedy sketches and musical numbers together. The style is similar to that of The Muppet Show. The first special aired August 3, 2008, and was hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse. The second special aired October 5, 2008, was hosted by Selena Gomez.

<i>A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa</i> 2008 American TV series or program

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa is a 2008 American television special directed by Kirk R. Thatcher featuring The Muppets in a Christmas mission to personally deliver three letters to Santa Claus, accidentally diverted by Gonzo, to the North Pole. The special aired on NBC on December 17, 2008. The special, shot in Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan, was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD in 2009.

The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora, or simply Cat Cora, is a cooking and comedy web series that starred chef Cat Cora and The Muppets, released in 2010.

<i>Muppet Treasure Island</i> (video game) 1996 video game

Muppet Treasure Island is a CD-ROM game for Windows, produced in 1996 by Activision in association with Jim Henson Interactive to tie in with the release of Muppet Treasure Island.

<i>The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson</i> 1990 American television special

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson is a one-hour musical special that aired on CBS on November 21, 1990. The program was a tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson, who had died earlier in 1990 due to toxic shock syndrome caused by a streptococcus infection, and featured characters from The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and Sesame Street.

References

  1. 1 2 Verrier, Richard (May 8, 2003). "Henson Family Buys Back Muppets For $78 Million". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved June 10, 2013.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ King, Susan (March 10, 1996). "The Muppets Put On a Show, Again". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (March 13, 1996). "TV NOTES;High Hopes for Aliens". The New York Times . Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (March 10, 1996). "Following in the Frog's Footsteps". The New York Times . Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Muppets Tonight! Means the Return of Cuddly Chaos". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Muppet Central - MuppetFest Photo Gallery". muppetcentral.com.
  7. ↑ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Muppets Tonight". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on November 29, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ "BBC One London - 15 November 1996 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ 6.00am Business Breakfast (49757) 7.00 BBC… Date: Friday, Nov. 15, 1996 Publication: The Times (London, England) Issue: 65736 "Heather Locklear is the guest in the last of the present series
  10. 1 2 "BBC One London - 31 December 1996 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Search Results - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: Muppets Tonight!". People . March 18, 1996. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.