Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Martin appeared with the Muppets as a guest host during Season 2 of "The Muppet Show" in 1977. | via Muppet.Wikia.com The ...

This year marks 50 years since The Muppet Show debuted in syndication on US television, making a frog, a pig, a bear, a Gonzo, and the rest of the show’s felt menagerie into global superstars. In the ...

A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece. As a scholar of popular culture, I ...

Wed, February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC If that was indeed the plan, then it has been smartly executed. Maybe the key was to not fix what was never broken. The balance of variety acts and ...

Disney’s Muppets Studio has denied that a revival of Jim Henson’s classic variety series The Muppet Show is in the works. “The Muppets Studio is not in production at this time on any new Muppets ...

1.The inception of The Muppet Show, a musical variety series with Muppets, began in Jim Henson's notebook (which is known as "The Red Book") back in 1960. Its first name? The Zoocus. The original ...

Sabrina Carpenter takes a picture with the cast of The Muppet Show. They recently collaborated to release a new episode of the show, making a return after many years. Photo courtesy of @thedis on ...

“The Muppet Show” made its long awaited return this week on Disney+ and ABC. Sabrina Carpenter joined the iconic ensemble Muppet cast. (Mitch Haaseth / Disney) With all the ongoing international ...

After nearly 50 years, “The Muppet Show” returned on Wednesday, “back [says Kermit, your amphibian compere] on the very stage where it all started and then ended and then is maybe starting again, ...

Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppet gang are making a comeback. According to Deadline, the famous Jim Henson characters are coming to Disney+ and ABC on Feb. 4 for The Muppet Show, a TV ...

Fifty years ago—even earlier if you count its two early pilots—The Muppet Show arrived to prove that a frog could host a variety show and that human celebrities could mix it up in sketch comedy and ...

Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...