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1* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: One thing many people agree on is how great the show looks. It's CGI, yet also has that puppet felt feel to, clearly hearkening back to the daycare sequence in ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. There's also the various art styles used in the fantasies themselves.
2* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The reimagined theme song is pretty catchy. Plus, it's sung by Tony winner Creator/ReneeEliseGoldsberry, of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' fame, which makes it even better.
3* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Though not outright stated, it’s implied that the toddler version of Sam shown here may be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum. He is more intelligent than his adult counterpart, has a notably large liking for hermit crabs, is somewhat quiet, doesn’t like loud noises, and likes to keep to himself. His introductory episode even has the gang take his loner status personally.
4* EveryoneIsSatanInHell: Once news about Gonzo wearing a dress in the "Gonzorella" episode hit the mainstream, many MoralGuardians slammed the show for promoting a supposed "trans agenda" and "grooming". Even though Gonzo has worn dresses ''numerous'' times in ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'', once [[IfItsYouItsOkay flirted with]] [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird]] on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', and has never even cared about gender (one comic strip had him going to a 'whatever' bathroom).
5* GrowingTheBeard: The show already started out well, but starting in late season 1, the show is definitely more comfortable at embracing new kinds of comedy while still maintaining the characters' friendship and well written morals.
6* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Nanny, a down to earth character, is voiced by Jenny Slate in this series. She manages to capture the character's warmth and wisdom really well given that she usually voices characters that are sarcastic, sassy, and/or crazy.
7* {{Moe}}: Let's not kid ourselves. The babies are ''adorable'' here.
8** Baby Piggy's new design gives her dress more details and a cleaner hairstyle, making the famous fashionista as cute as can be.
9** Newcomer Summer Penguin is adorably fuzzy and sweet.
10** After skipping the original ''Muppet Babies'' series, Swedish Chef finally appears as a youngster, with long bangs and a too-big hat. Cute central!
11** Ditto for new character Rozzie, Fozzie's adopted sister; she borders on saccharine levels of cute! It doesn't hurt that an actual child actress (Charlie Townsend) provides her voice.
12* NarmCharm:
13** "Bunsen Knows All" has Bunsen singing about [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eIHL3oVSuTI rubber chicken tree]] to maintain a lie he told. It's really ridiculous, but does so in a charming way.
14** [[https://youtu.be/RHO61hTtKT4 Puppy Come Home]] has our titular characters singing a song about finding their lost puppy, and said puppy is ''Rizzo''. It's very absurd, yet the performance is so heartfelt that you can't help but feel for them.
15* OlderThanTheyThink:
16** This is not the first ''Muppet'' production to be entirely computer-animated. ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/MuppetToons MuppetToons]]'', a series of webshorts on the now-defunct [=MuppetWorld=] website back in 2000 was also computer animated (albeit through digital puppets that were puppeteered in real-time via the Henson Digital Performance System).
17** Fozzie previously became a big brother in the ''Muppet Kids'' book series and instead of an adopted sister, he had a biological brother named Freddie.
18** In the same book series, he also had an AwkwardFirstSleepover at Kermit’s house, just like he does in "Wocka Bye Fozzie."
19* PeripheryDemographic: There's a good deal of adult fans for the show, both Muppet fans and fans of [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Tom Warburton's work]].
20* ShockingMoments: In the first half of the 28th episode of the third season, "Mitzvah for Miss Nanny", Miss Nanny pulls out a picture of her with her parents (all of their faces remaining obscured). Her mother is revealed to be Nanny from the original series!
21* SpiritualAdaptation: “Planet Gonzo” is what many people would call, ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' done right.
22* UnexpectedCharacter: It's probably safe to say nobody expected a cameo from an adult, ''live-action'' Dr. Teeth (role reprised by Bill Barretta), even if it does only happen in an ImagineSpot.
23** Surely, The Swedish Chef and Sam the Eagle as babies were additions that threw some people off-guard.
24** Did anyone really expect SWEETUMS to make a guest appearance in this show? And then quickly become a supporting character for the remaining of the show?
25** The character shown on Ms. Nanny's keys in "The Best Best Friends Beach Day" is [[Series/TheJimHensonHour Waldo C. Graphic]], a CGI puppet character created in real-time. Ironically, he's shown in 2D.

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