List of The Muppets productions
Appearance
This is a list of productions based on The Muppets characters and franchise, including films, television series and specials, and other media. The franchise's main work is The Muppet Show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series.
Films
[edit]Television
[edit]Series
[edit]Title | Premiere date | End date | Network |
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Sam and Friends | May 9, 1955 | December 15, 1961 | NBC (WRC-TV) |
The Muppet Show | September 5, 1976 | May 23, 1981 | Syndication |
Muppet Babies | September 15, 1984 | December 29, 1990 | CBS |
Little Muppet Monsters | September 14, 1985 | September 28, 1985 | |
The Jim Henson Hour | April 14, 1989 | July 30, 1989 | NBC |
Dog City | September 26, 1992 | November 26, 1994 | Fox Kids |
Muppets Tonight | March 8, 1996 | February 8, 1998 | ABC / Disney Channel |
Muppets TV | October 29, 2006 | December 31, 2006 | TF1[17] |
Muppet Moments[18] | April 3, 2015 | November 28, 2015 | Disney Junior / Disney Channel |
The Muppets[19] | September 22, 2015 | March 1, 2016[20] | ABC |
Muppet Babies[21] | March 23, 2018 | February 18, 2022 | Disney Junior |
Muppets Now[22][23] | July 31, 2020 | September 4, 2020 | Disney+ |
The Muppets Mayhem[24] | May 10, 2023 |
Television films
[edit]Title | Release date | Director | Producer(s) | Distributor |
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Kermit's Swamp Years | August 18, 2002 | David Gumpel | Jim Lewis and Joseph Mazzarino | Sony Pictures Television |
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | November 29, 2002 | Kirk R. Thatcher | Martin G. Baker and Warren Carr | NBCUniversal Television Distribution MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital Distribution |
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | May 20, 2005 | Bill Barretta | Buena Vista Television |
Television specials
[edit]Other appearances
[edit]- The Mike Douglas Show
- Today
- Good Morning America
- The Ed Sullivan Show
- Saturday Night Live
- 60 Minutes
- The Tonight Show
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Dancing with the Stars
- The Daily Show
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Larry King Live
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon[28]
- The Colbert Report
- 30 Rock
- WWE Raw
- WWE Tribute to the Troops
- The Voice
- Holey Moley
- The Masked Singer (US)
- MasterChef Junior
- The One Show
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- The X Factor
- Comic Relief
- So Random!
- Good Luck Charlie
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
- Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
- The View
- America's Got Talent
- Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Disneyland 60
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series
- Monday Night Football
- Coronation Concert
Direct to Video releases
[edit]Title | Release date | Director | Distributor |
---|---|---|---|
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs | May 21, 1993 | David Gumpel | Buena Vista Home Video |
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green | February 18, 1994 | ||
Muppet Classic Theater | September 27, 1994 | David Grossman | |
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppets On Wheels | June 16, 1995 | David Gumpel | |
Yes, I Can Learn featuring the Muppet Babies | |||
Yes, I Can Help featuring the Muppet Babies | |||
Yes, I Can Be a Friend featuring the Muppet Babies | August 11, 1995 | ||
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island | February 14, 1996 | ||
Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly | |||
Kermit's Swamp Years | September 3, 2002 | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
Web series
[edit]Title | Premiere date | End date |
---|---|---|
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony | June 26, 2005 | September 20, 2006 |
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora | September 13, 2010 | December 17, 2010 |
Video games
[edit]A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s.
- Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1990)
- Muppets Inside (1996)
- Muppet RaceMania (2000)
- Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
- Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
- Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
- My Muppets Show[29] (2013)
- The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Distribution rights were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.[30] The rights were then acquired by Walt Disney Studios upon their parent company's acquisition of the Muppets franchise in 2004. The films have since been reissued under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Muppet Movie". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "The Great Muppet Caper". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "The Muppets Take Manhattan". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)". Internet Movie Database. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Muppet Treasure Island". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "Muppets From Space". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ "The Muppets (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Muppets Most Wanted (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ The Muppet Movie, archived from the original on 2021-09-24, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ The Great Muppet Caper, archived from the original on 2021-09-24, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ The Muppets Take Manhattan, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ The Muppet Christmas Carol, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ Muppet Treasure Island, archived from the original on 2020-11-29, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ Muppets From Space, archived from the original on 2021-10-02, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ The Muppets, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ Muppets Most Wanted, archived from the original on 2021-09-24, retrieved 2021-09-24
- ^ James, Alison (September 17, 2006). "Les Muppets on a French roll". Variety. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Kelley, Seth (March 17, 2015). "Kermit Talks to Kids in Disney Junior's 'Muppet Moments'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (7 May 2015). "'The Muppets,' Comedy from 'Community' Star Ken Jeong Among ABC Orders". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (May 12, 2016). "'The Muppets' Cancelled by ABC". Variety. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Foster, Elizabeth (October 26, 2016). "Disney brings Muppet Babies back to TV". Kidscreen. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Disney Planning Another 'Muppets' Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 21, 2018. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Ethan (February 7, 2019). "The Muppets Revival is Coming to Disney+ from Josh Gad and 'Once Upon a Time' Creators". /Film. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2022). "'The Muppets Mayhem' Comedy Series Ordered By Disney+; Lilly Singh Stars, Adam F. Goldberg EPs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ Marechal, AJ (17 October 2013). "ABC Sets Holiday Special with Lady Gaga and the Muppets". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 7, 2021). "'Muppets Haunted Mansion': Disney+ Sets First-Ever Muppets Halloween Special Event". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Bastos, Margarida (September 8, 2021). "'Muppets Haunted Mansion': Disney+ Halloween Special Gets a Release Date and Spooky Poster". Collider. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (7 February 2014). "Jimmy Fallon Welcomes Andy Samberg, Muppets to Final 'Late Night' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "My Muppets Show". Touch Arcade. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Jay Jones, Brian (2013). "Chapter 12: Twists and Turns". Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books (Random House). pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-0345526113.