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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
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Role
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The Muppet Movie
(1979)
|
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)
|
The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992)
|
Muppet Treasure Island
(1996)
|
Muppets from Space
(1999)
|
The Muppets
(2011)
|
Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
|
Director
|
James Frawley
|
Jim Henson
|
Frank Oz
|
Brian Henson
|
Tim Hill
|
James Bobin
|
Producer(s)
|
Jim Henson
|
David Lazer and
Frank Oz
|
David Lazer
|
Brian Henson
and Martin G. Baker
|
David Hoberman
and
Todd Lieberman
|
Writer(s)
|
Jerry Juhl
&
Jack Burns
|
Tom Patchett
&
Jay Tarses
and Jerry Juhl &
Jack Rose
|
Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses
|
Jerry Juhl
|
Jerry Juhl &
Kirk R. Thatcher
and
James V. Hart
|
Jerry Juhl and
Joseph Mazzarino
and Ken Kaufman
|
Jason Segel
&
Nicholas Stoller
|
James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller
|
Composer(s)
|
Paul Williams
and
Kenneth Ascher
|
Joe Raposo
|
Ralph Burns
|
Miles Goodman
|
Hans Zimmer
|
Jamshied Sharifi
|
Christophe Beck
|
Production companies
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ITC Films
Henson Associates
|
Henson Associates
|
Walt Disney Pictures
Jim Henson Productions
|
Columbia Pictures
Jim Henson Pictures
|
Walt Disney Pictures
Mandeville Films
|
Distribution
|
Associated Film Distribution
1
|
Universal Pictures
1
Associated Film Distribution
1
|
TriStar Pictures
|
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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Sony Pictures Releasing
|
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
|
Running time
|
95 minutes
|
97 minutes
|
94 minutes
|
86 minutes
|
99 minutes
|
87 minutes
|
103 minutes
|
107 minutes
|
Release date
|
June 22, 1979
|
June 26, 1981
|
July 13, 1984
|
December 11, 1992
|
February 16, 1996
|
July 14, 1999
|
November 23, 2011
|
March 21, 2014
|
Box office
$
452,100,030
|
$65,810,475
[1]
|
$31,206,251
[2]
|
$25,534,703
[3]
|
$27,330,071
[4]
|
$34,327,391
[5]
|
$22,323,612
[6]
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$165,184,237
[7]
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$80,383,290
[8]
|
Rotten Tomatoes
|
88%
[9]
|
75%
[10]
|
84%
[11]
|
75%
[12]
|
71%
[13]
|
63%
[14]
|
95%
[15]
|
80%
[16]
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Television
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Series
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Title
|
Premiere date
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End date
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Network
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Sam and Friends
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May 9, 1955
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December 15, 1961
|
NBC
(
WRC-TV
)
|
The Muppet Show
|
September 5, 1976
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May 23, 1981
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Syndication
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Muppet Babies
|
September 15, 1984
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December 29, 1990
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CBS
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Little Muppet Monsters
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September 14, 1985
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September 28, 1985
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The Jim Henson Hour
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April 14, 1989
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July 30, 1989
|
NBC
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Dog City
|
September 26, 1992
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November 26, 1994
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Fox Kids
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Jim Henson's Animal Show
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October 3, 1994
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June 28, 1998
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Animal Planet/Fox Kids
|
Muppets Tonight
|
March 8, 1996
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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
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Television specials
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Title
|
Release date
|
Network
|
Hey, Cinderella!
|
March 16, 1969
|
ABC
,
CBC
|
The Muppets on Puppets
|
January 5, 1970
|
WNET
|
The Great Santa Claus Switch
|
December 20, 1970
|
CBS
|
The Frog Prince
|
May 12, 1971
|
Syndicated
|
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
|
April 26, 1972
|
Syndicated
|
The Muppets Valentine Show
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January 30, 1974
|
ABC
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The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
|
March 19, 1975
|
ABC
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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
|
December 4, 1977
|
CBC
|
The Muppets Go Hollywood
|
May 16, 1979
|
CBS
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John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
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December 5, 1979
|
ABC
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The Muppets Go to the Movies
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May 20, 1981
|
ABC
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Of Muppets and Men
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October 31, 1981
|
CBS
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The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
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September 17, 1982
|
ABC
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Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
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May 12, 1983
|
ABC
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
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January 21, 1986
|
CBS
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The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
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March 26, 1986
|
HBO
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The Christmas Toy
|
December 6, 1986
|
ABC
|
A Muppet Family Christmas
|
December 16, 1987
|
ABC
|
Disneyland
's 35th Anniversary
|
February 6, 1990
|
NBC
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The Muppets at Walt Disney World
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May 6, 1990
|
NBC
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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November 21, 1990
|
CBS
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Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
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December 6, 1995
|
CBS
|
Studio DC: Almost Live
hosted by
Dylan and Cole Sprouse
|
August 3, 2008
|
Disney Channel
|
Studio DC: Almost Live
hosted by
Selena Gomez
|
October 5, 2008
|
Disney Channel
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
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December 17, 2008
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NBC
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Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
[25]
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November 28, 2013
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ABC
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Muppets Haunted Mansion
[26]
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October 8, 2021
[27]
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Disney+
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Other appearances
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Direct to Video releases
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Web series
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Video games
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A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s.
Notes
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See also
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References
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- ^
"The Muppet Movie"
.
Box Office Mojo
.
Internet Movie Database
. Retrieved
May 1,
2016
.
- ^
"The Great Muppet Caper"
.
Box Office Mojo
.
Internet Movie Database
. Retrieved
16 February
2013
.
- ^
"The Muppets Take Manhattan"
.
Box Office Mojo
.
Internet Movie Database
. Retrieved
16 February
2013
.
- ^
"The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)"
.
Internet Movie Database
. Box Office Mojo
. 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
. Retrieved
August 8,
2014
.
- ^
The Muppet Movie
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
The Great Muppet Caper
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
The Muppets Take Manhattan
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
The Muppet Christmas Carol
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
Muppet Treasure Island
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
Muppets From Space
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
The Muppets
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
Muppets Most Wanted
, retrieved
2021-09-24
- ^
James, Alison (September 17, 2006).
"Les Muppets on a French roll"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
September 26,
2015
.
- ^
Kelley, Seth (March 17, 2015).
"Kermit Talks to Kids in Disney Junior's 'Muppet Moments'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
March 19,
2015
.
- ^
Wagmeister, Elizabeth (7 May 2015).
"
'The Muppets,' Comedy from 'Community' Star Ken Jeong Among ABC Orders"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
7 May
2015
.
- ^
Holloway, Daniel (May 12, 2016).
"
'The Muppets' Cancelled by ABC"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
May 13,
2016
.
- ^
Foster, Elizabeth (October 26, 2016).
"Disney brings Muppet Babies back to TV"
.
Kidscreen
.
- ^
"Disney Planning Another 'Muppets' Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. February 21, 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
. 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
. Retrieved
March 7,
2022
.
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Marechal, AJ (17 October 2013).
"ABC Sets Holiday Special with Lady Gaga and the Muppets"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
17 October
2013
.
- ^
Del Rosario, Alexandra (May 7, 2021).
"
'Muppets Haunted Mansion': Disney+ Sets First-Ever Muppets Halloween Special Event"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
May 7,
2021
.
- ^
Bastos, Margarida (September 8, 2021).
"
'Muppets Haunted Mansion': Disney+ Halloween Special Gets a Release Date and Spooky Poster"
.
Collider
. 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
.
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"My Muppets Show"
.
Touch Arcade
. 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
.
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