Most valuable Muppets toy on eBay isn’t a character you know

You might assume that the most valuable official Muppets toys you can buy would be of the franchise’s most beloved characters ...
Polygon

After more than a decade, Frank Oz has returned to puppets, but it's not with the Muppets

A new series of shorts has arrived on YouTube that fans of puppetry — and especially the Muppets — should be excited about. The series is called Judge Boing Boing and it stars a stupid, eccentric ...
Page Six

‘Muppets’ creator Jim Henson’s marriage ended in ‘handshake’ separation as fame took toll: author

Jim Henson may have created some of the most wholesome characters in television history, but his real-life love story was less than picture-perfect. Biographer Brian Jay Jones revealed on “Nostalgia ...
LAist

Henson puppets meet improv comedy in ‘Puppet Up! Uncensored'

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Six comedic improvisers, dozens of ...
The New York Times

When Tim Curry Set Sail for ‘Muppet Treasure Island’

A look back at one of the most ambitious Muppets projects, a Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation that turns 30 this month. By Carlos Aguilar When Brian Henson first embarked on adapting Robert Louis ...
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Disney+ Let the Muppets Cook and It’s Paying Off Big Time

A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne ...
Westword

Muppets Continue to Make a Profit Fifty Years Into Their Run

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

How Miss Piggy Went From Minor Muppet to TV’s Top Hog

Miss Piggy began as a bit player, but a sassy attitude and a karate chop carried her to the pinnacle of pop culture. A new Muppets special premieres on Wednesday. Miss Piggy began as a bit player, but ...
The Washington Post

‘The Muppet Show’ refuses to modernize in its triumphant revival

“The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable imperfection its ...