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| 17 | [[caption-width-right:350:They're the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational group you'll ever meet.]] |
| 18 | ->''"I think with ''The Muppets'', there's some sort of innocence in them you know. And I think that's something that appeals to the child in everybody."'' |
| 19 | -->-- '''Creator/JimHenson''' |
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| 21 | ''[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere It's time to describe the Muppets on the Muppets page tonight!]]'' |
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| 23 | The [[LongRunners long-running]] {{puppet show|s}} franchise created by Creator/JimHenson, starring his cast of characters. |
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| 25 | The exact definition of the franchise is [[{{Pun}} fuzzy]], as it can refer to either the whole thing--including ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''Series/SesameStreet'', and ''Series/FraggleRock''--or just the former series and other works in its universe. Note that legally speaking, "The Muppets" now only refers to the ''Muppet Show'' characters owned by Disney, although Sesame Workshop also has permission to use the term to refer to its ''Sesame Street'' characters. The ''Fraggle Rock'' characters (still owned by the Henson company) were designated as Muppets to start with, but are no longer referred to as such. For further details, see the [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/What_is_a_Muppet Muppet Wiki]] (which very much includes Henson works that are ''not'' part of the franchise such as ''Franchise/TheDarkCrystal''). |
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| 31 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 32 | |
| 33 | [[folder:Main shows]] |
| 34 | [[index]] |
| 35 | * ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' (1976-1981) |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Muppet Babies|1984}}'' (animated, 1984–1990) |
| 37 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMuppetMonsters'' (animated, live action Muppets with animated shorts, 1985) |
| 38 | * ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' (''[=MuppeTelevision=]'' section, 1989) |
| 39 | * ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' (1996–1998) |
| 40 | * ''Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'' (2005–2006) |
| 41 | * ''WebVideo/MuppetViralVideos'' (2008–ongoing) |
| 42 | * ''Disney Drive-On with The Muppets'' (2014) |
| 43 | * ''Series/{{The Muppets|2015}}'' (2015–2016) |
| 44 | * ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' (CGI animated) (2018–2022) |
| 45 | * ''Series/MuppetsNow'' (2020) |
| 46 | * ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem'' (2023) |
| 47 | [[/index]] |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[folder:Other shows]] |
| 51 | These do not feature the characters from ''The Muppet Show'' and following (save for Kermit in some of them), but were made by The Jim Henson Company and with the characters originally referred to as Muppets: |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[index]] |
| 54 | * ''Series/SamAndFriends'' (1955–1961) |
| 55 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' (1969–ongoing)[[note]]Until 2000, the Jim Henson Company owned the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, which they created. Sesame Workshop maintains a license to refer to the characters as "Muppets of Sesame Street" in the credits and on the show's website.[[/note]] |
| 56 | ** ''Series/TheNotTooLateShowWithElmo'' (2020–ongoing) |
| 57 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1975-1976)[[note]]The show's first season contained sketches featuring new characters in "The Land of Gorch". Many of the writers and cast hated the sketches and most of the later ones were about the sketches being cancelled or about getting back on the show. They disappeared after the September 18, 1976 episode.[[/note]] |
| 58 | * ''Series/FraggleRock'' (1983–1987)[[labelnote:note]]The original title card for the series read "featuring Jim Henson's Muppets", but that was removed from subsequent reruns and home video releases.[[/labelnote]] |
| 59 | ** ''Fraggle Rock: Rock On'' (2020) |
| 60 | ** ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' (2022-ongoing) |
| 61 | * ''Series/InnerTube'' (A test pilot for what would later become [[Series/TheJimHensonHour ''Muppetelevision'']]) |
| 62 | * ''Puppetman'' (1987; FailedPilotEpisode for a Henson-produced, ''[[Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''-like {{Sitcom}} about puppeteers on a local TV children's show, with Richard Hunt as the main character's {{Sidekick}}) |
| 63 | * ''The Ghost of Faffner Hall'' (1989)[[note]]This brief-lived HBO series holds the distinction of being one where the main characters were built by the Creature Shop instead of the Muppet Workshop, giving them a look rather shockingly different from the paradigm seen on most other Muppet productions.[[/note]] |
| 64 | * ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'' (1992–1995) |
| 65 | * ''The Animal Show with Stinky & Jake'' (1994–1997) |
| 66 | * ''Series/BigBag'' (1996–1998) |
| 67 | * ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss'' (1996–1998) |
| 68 | * ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' (1997–2006)[[note]]This series was co-produced by Disney and the Jim Henson Company, but Disney bought out Henson's share as part of the Muppets purchase[[/note]] |
| 69 | * ''Series/MopatopsShop'' (1999–2005) |
| 70 | * ''Series/{{Oobi}}'' (shorts in 2000; 2003–2005)[[note]]Produced for Sesame Workshop's joint venture with Nickelodeon, Creator/{{Noggin}}, while the Jim Henson Company owned a minority stake in the network. The characters were billed as "furless Muppets" in promo materials and referred to as such by Tom Ascheim, the former EVP of Sesame Workshop. The original shorts stopped airing on Noggin when it ended its relationship with Sesame Workshop in 2007.[[/note]] |
| 71 | * ''Series/TheHoobs'' (2001–2006) |
| 72 | * ''Panwapa'' (2007) |
| 73 | [[/index]] |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Feature-length films]] |
| 77 | [[index]] |
| 78 | '''''The Muppet Show'' films''' |
| 79 | * ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979) |
| 80 | * ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' (1981) |
| 81 | * ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' (1984) |
| 82 | * ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'' (1992) |
| 83 | * ''Film/MuppetClassicTheater'' (1994, [[DirectToVideo DTV]])[[invoked]] |
| 84 | * ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' (1996) |
| 85 | * ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' (1999) |
| 86 | * ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' (2002, DTV) |
| 87 | * ''Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie'' (2002, [[MadeForTVMovie TV]]) |
| 88 | * ''Film/TheMuppetsWizardOfOz'' (2005, TV) |
| 89 | * ''Film/{{The Muppets|2011}}'' (2011) |
| 90 | * ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (2014) |
| 91 | |
| 92 | '''''Sesame Street'' films:''' |
| 93 | * ''[[Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird Follow That Bird]]'' (1985) |
| 94 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland'' (1999) |
| 95 | [[/index]] |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Main TV specials]] |
| 99 | [[index]] |
| 100 | * ''The Muppets Go Hollywood'' (1979) |
| 101 | * ''John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together'' (1979) |
| 102 | * ''The Muppets Go to the Movies'' (1981) |
| 103 | * ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Special'' (1982) |
| 104 | * ''Rocky Mountain Holiday'' (1983) |
| 105 | * ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'' (1986) |
| 106 | * ''Film/AMuppetFamilyChristmas'' (1987)[[note]]Crossover with ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/FraggleRock''[[/note]] |
| 107 | * ''Miss Piggy's Hollywood'' (1989) |
| 108 | * ''Film/TheMuppetsAtWaltDisneyWorld'' (1990) |
| 109 | * ''Film/TheMuppetsCelebrateJimHenson'' (1990) |
| 110 | * ''Studio DC: Almost Live'' (2008) |
| 111 | * ''Film/AMuppetsChristmasLettersToSanta'' (2008) |
| 112 | * ''The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala'' (2012)[[note]]A recording of a live performance by the ''Muppet Show'' characters at the 2012 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival[[/note]] |
| 113 | * ''Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular'' (2013) |
| 114 | * ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion'' (2021) |
| 115 | [[/index]] |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Other TV specials]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | '''Misc. Muppet specials''' |
| 121 | * ''Film/HeyCinderella'' (1969) |
| 122 | * ''The Great Santa Claus Switch'' (1970) |
| 123 | * ''Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince'' (1971) |
| 124 | * ''Film/TheMuppetMusiciansOfBremen'' (1972) |
| 125 | * ''Literature/EmmetOttersJugBandChristmas'' (1977) |
| 126 | * ''Film/TheTaleOfTheBunnyPicnic'' (1986) |
| 127 | * ''Film/TheChristmasToy'' (1986) |
| 128 | * ''Literature/MrWillowbysChristmasTree'' (1995) |
| 129 | |
| 130 | '''''Sesame Street'' specials:''' |
| 131 | * ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet'' (1978) |
| 132 | * ''Film/ASpecialSesameStreetChristmas'' (1978) |
| 133 | * ''Film/SesameStreetStaysUpLate'' (1993) |
| 134 | * ''Film/ElmoSavesChristmas'' (1996) |
| 135 | * ''Elmopalooza'' (1998) |
| 136 | * ''[=CinderElmo=]'' (1999) |
| 137 | * ''Film/ElmosChristmasCountdown'' (2007) |
| 138 | * ''Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas'' (2016) |
| 139 | * ''When You Wish Upon a Pickle'' (2018) |
| 140 | [[/index]] |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Theme park attractions]] |
| 145 | [[index]] |
| 146 | * ''Ride/MuppetVision3D'' (Ride/DisneyThemeParks attraction, 1991–present at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld, 2001-2014 at Ride/{{Disneyland}}) |
| 147 | [[/index]] |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Albums]] |
| 151 | [[index]] |
| 152 | * ''Music/MuppetBeachParty'' (1993) |
| 153 | * ''Music/KermitUnpigged'' (1994) |
| 154 | * ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites'' (1995) |
| 155 | [[/index]] |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Comic books]] |
| 159 | [[index]] |
| 160 | * ''ComicBook/TheMuppetShowComicBook'' |
| 161 | ** ''ComicBook/MuppetClassics'' |
| 162 | [[/index]] |
| 163 | [[/folder]] |
| 164 | |
| 165 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 166 | [[index]] |
| 167 | * ''Advertising/WilkinsCoffee'' (1957–1961) |
| 168 | * ''Advertising/AVeryMuppetPortalCampaign'' (2019) |
| 169 | [[/index]] |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Video games]] |
| 173 | [[index]] |
| 174 | * A downloadable Level Kit for ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet''. |
| 175 | * ''VideoGame/MuppetAdventureChaosAtTheCarnival'' (1989) |
| 176 | * ''VideoGame/MuppetRaceMania'' (2000) |
| 177 | * ''VideoGame/MuppetMonsterAdventure'' (2000) |
| 178 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' series[[note]]While no Muppet characters were ever playable in the series, the franchise was represented with plenty of other in-game content[[/note]] (2013-2015) |
| 179 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyEmojiBlitz''[[note]]Kermit and Fozzie emojis became available at launch. Emojis of Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Swedish Chef, and Animal have become available in the years since, in addition to variants based on their ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion'' appearances.[[/note]] (2016-present) |
| 180 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyHeroesBattleMode''[[note]]Playable Muppet units include Miss Piggy, Animal, Gonzo, Kermit, Dr. Honeydew & Beaker, Swedish Chef, Fozzie, Statler & Waldorf, and Sweetums[[/note]] (2019-present) |
| 181 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyMirrorverse''[[note]]Kermit is a playable character, reimagined as a [[TheBard fantasy bard]].[[/note]] (2022) |
| 182 | * ''VideoGame/DisneyMagicKingdoms''[[note]]Kermit, Rowlf, Animal, Miss Piggy, and Swedish Chef were introduced in the December 2023 update for a Muppets mega-event.[[/note]] (2023) |
| 183 | [[/index]] |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[folder:People involved in the Muppets franchise]] |
| 188 | [[index]] |
| 189 | * Creator/JimHenson |
| 190 | * Creator/FrankOz |
| 191 | * Creator/KirkThatcher |
| 192 | * Creator/MuppetPerformers |
| 193 | [[/index]] |
| 194 | [[/folder]] |
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