“The Muppet Show” ran for five seasons, totaling 120 episodes between 1967 and 1981. The series was built around recurring sketches and musical performances interspersed with ongoing backstage ...

“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 ...

Turns out, it is indeed time to play the music, time to light the lights. According to Variety, the one-off special episode of The Muppet Show has drawn 7.58 million across Disney+ and ABC. This broad ...

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 ...

Looking to adopt or raise a pet? Get expert tips and tricks right in your inbox from LA Times Studios. Since its debut in 1976, the Muppets have served as proof that pet parents and animal enthusiasts ...