Over on Disney+ it's time to play the music; it's time to light the lights as "The Muppet Show" debuts on the service Friday. All five seasons of Jim Henson's classic variety show starring Kermit the ...

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights — and maybe, just maybe, it's time to bring back The Muppet Show. Disney+ has ordered a new Muppets special for 2026 that will serve as a ...

When 2026 arrives, it will once again be time to start the music and to light the lights. “The Muppet Show,” the beloved variety show featuring everyone’s favorite felt creatures, will be getting a ...

The variety special will serve as a backdoor pilot and, in success, would spawn a new Muppet Show television series. The event, labeled as Muppets pilot, will film in Los Angeles; it received a $1.6M ...

In 1955, puppeteer Jim Henson created a quirky, diverse group of puppets called The Muppets. These puppets included kindhearted Kermit the Frog, dramatic and unwavering Miss Piggy, comedian Fozzie ...

If you were a celebrity in the 1970s — musician, actor, or a Swiss mask theater troupe — then you were on The Muppet Show. Period. The madcap variety show with the manic Muppets was a hit that lasted ...

The 2026 event is meant to serve as a backdoor pilot. By Beatrice Verhoeven, Tony Maglio Seth Rogen is basically a Muppet in human form, so it makes sense he would be the one to revive The Muppet Show ...

The famous variety show premiered in 1976 and ran through 1981. Fans of iconic Muppets, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, are in for a treat. All five seasons of Jim Henson's famed variety show, "The ...