History Trivia / MuppetBabies2018

* RemakeCameo: In the Latin American Spanish dub, Statler and Waldorf are voiced by Francisco Colmenero and Arturo Mercado Sr., who previously voiced Fozzie and Kermit respectively in the 1984 series. Mercado Sr. is also the father of Arturo Mercado Jr., who voices Fozzie here.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early reports mentioned that the new character would be a baby sheep named Ba Ba La, while the reports that came out two months before the show premiered said that Summer Penguin is the new character.

* CrossdressingVoices: Averted here. Miss Piggy is voiced by a female adult (Melanie Harrison in this case) like in the original series. Unlike the original series, Gonzo will be voiced by a male adult (Ben Diskin in this case).

** Voice director Colette Sunderman is a big deal when it comes to voice directors. In addition to Kids Next Door, she's worked on multiple ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' projects since 1997, various Cartoon Network shows like ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerPuffGirls'', and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. Her other projects include ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'', ''WesternAnimation/FreshBeatBandOfSpies'', ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''.

** Ben Diskin voices Gonzo and Rizzo

** Ben Diskin as Gonzo is the [[Anime/{{Stitch}} second time]] he's voiced a weird, blue creature in a Disney show.
* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: A minor point, but [[https://www.google.com/amp/comicbook.com/tv-shows/amp/2018/02/24/muppet-babies-reboot-premiere-date-disney-junior/ one article]] mentioned how the show would have 11 minute episodes for every half hour. While that is true, it was said to be like that of ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'' , which used 22 minute stories for every half hour. The spinoff series, ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'' , which has a roughly identical production crew to its parent series, is the one with 11 minute stories.

** Matt Danner, voice of Kermit and the show's supervising director, has worked on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''Club Penguin'', ''Xiaolin Showdown'', and ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland''. He also worked as a character designer for the first season of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.

** While their personalities are different, Summer is not the only [[WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals purple character]] that Jessica DiCicco voiced in a Disney Junior show.

* ActingForTwo: Statler and Waldorf are voiced by Eric Bauza and Matt Danner, who also voice Fozzie and Kermit. They also respectively voice Bunsen and Beaker.

** Matt Danner, voice of Kermit and the show's supervising director, has worked on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''Club Penguin'', ''Xiaolin Showdown'', and ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' . He also worked as a character designer for the first season of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' .

** The reimagined theme song is written by Michelle Lewis, Kay Hanley, and Don Petty, who all worked on ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''. Renee Goldsberry , who sings the theme song, was part of the original cast of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'', and voiced Dhahabu on another Disney Junior show, ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard''.

* ActingForTwo: Statler and Waldorf are voiced by Eric Bauza and Matt Danner, who also voice Fozzie and Kermit.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/Jenny Slate's characters are usually sarcastic, sassy, or outright crazy. Here, she plays the sweet, down to earth Nanny.

** Matt Danner, voice of Kermit and the show's supervising director, has worked on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''Club Penguin'', ''Xiaolin Showdown'', and ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' .

** As mentioned on the main page, executive producer Tom Warburton is known for creating ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' , as well as serving as supervising director and executive producer for both ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'' and ''WesternAnimation/The7D'' .
** Co-producer and story editor Eric Shaw is known writing for ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' , ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' , ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinChronicles'' , ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' , My Friends Tigger And Pooh, ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' , ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'' , and Luna Petunia.
** Matt Danner, voice of Kermit and the show's supervising director, has worked on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' , Club Penguin, Xiaolin Showdown, and ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' .
** Voice director Colette Sunderman is a big deal when it comes to voice directors. In addition to Kids Next Door, she's worked on multiple ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' projects since 1997, various Cartoon Network shows like ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' , ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' , ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerPuffGirls'' , and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' . Her other projects include ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' , ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' , ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'' , ''WesternAnimation/FreshBeatBandOfSpies'' , ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' , and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' .
** The reimagined theme song is written by Michelle Lewis, Kay Hanley, and Don Petty, who all worked on ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'' . Renee Goldsberry , who sings the theme song, is also known for ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' , and voicing Dhahabu on ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' .
** The music is composed by Andy Bean and Keith Horn. The former is known for ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' and ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'' , while the latter is known for The 7D.
** Writer Laura Sreenby has written for The Lion Guard, ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie'' , and ''WesternAnimation/SpiritRidingFree''
** Storyboard artist Hank Tucker has worked as a storyboard artist on many projects, including ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'' , ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' , ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' , ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' , ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' , ''WesternAnimation/SpecialAgentOso'' , ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' , ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' , and ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' .

* PlayingAgainstType: Jenny Slate's characters are usually sarcastic and sassy, or even outright crazy. Here, she plays the sweet, down to earth Nanny.

** Ben Diskin as Gonzo is the [[Anime/{{Stitch!}} second time]] he's voiced a weird, blue creature in a Disney show.

* BillingDisplacement: The end credits go like this: main voice cast listed in alphabetical order, and guest cast also listed in alphabetical order, hence why Dee Bradley Baker is generally the first voice actor credited.
* CastingGag: While their personalities are different, Summer is not the only [[WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals purple character]] that Jessica DiCicco voiced in a Disney Junior show.

** The original series primarily used a cast of professional voice actors, and no one that's more associated with the Muppets, hence why this series uses professional voice actors also.

* ProductionPosse: Both Creator/DeeBradleyBaker and Creator/BenDiskin worked with producer Tom Warburton on ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' (as Numbah 4 and the Toiletnator for the former, and both Numbahs 1 and 2 for the latter).

* CrossdressingVoices: Averted here. Miss Piggy is voiced by a female adult like in the original series. Unlike the original series, Gonzo will be voiced by a male adult (Ben Diskin in this case).

* DescendedCreator: Supervising director Matt Danner voices Kermit in this series.

* ProductionPosse: Both Creator/DeeBradleyBaker and Creator/BenDiskin worked with producer Tom Warburton on ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' (as Numbah 4 and the Toiletnator for the former, and both Numbahs 1 and 2 for the latter).

* PlayingGertrude: Jenny Slate, who voices Nanny here, is actually younger than the actors for the babies.

* CrossdressingVoices: Averted here. Miss Piggy is voiced by an adult woman like in the original series. Unlike the original series, those such as Gonzo and Fozzie will be voiced by adult men (Ben Diskin and Eric Bauza in this case).

* TheOtherDarrin: Naturally given that the original series premiered over 30 years ago, but the inevitable was with Miss Nanny, whose original voice actress passed away in 2010.
* PlayingAgainstType: Jenny Slate's characters are usually sarcastic and sassy. Here, she plays the sweet, down to earth Nanny.

* PlayingGertrude: Jenny Slate, who voices Nanny here, is actually younger than the actors for the babies.