Disney has released an episode of “What’s Up Disney+”, which features Andre Meadows chatting with Dave Goelz about creating and voicing some of the iconic characters from The Muppet Show, and memorable moments from over the years on set. Check out the video below: All five seasons of The Muppet Show are now streaming on […]
This Friday, Disney+ will release all five seasons of The Muppet Show in the U.S. Since it premiered in fall 1976, the entire run of producer/puppeteer Jim Henson’s crowning achievement has never been widely available in any format. (Disney has not yet confirmed if the streaming release includes all 120 episodes as originally aired, without […]
With Dinosaurs released in January and — at long last! — The Muppet Show premiering in February, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. can start 2021 enjoying hours upon hours of Jim Henson-inspired puppetry storytelling. Yet even with those releases, much of the Muppets’ best work remains locked away in the Disney vault. Henson and friends […]
Last week, Disney teased some big Muppet announcement and today, Disney has announced that all five seasons of the classic “Muppet Show” will be coming to Disney+ on Friday 19th February. This has been one of the most requested shows by fans since Disney+ launched. The show has never been available to stream on any […]
Charles Dickens’ famous tale of ghosts, greed and redemption gets that special Muppets twist in “The Muppets Christmas Carol.” Michael Caine stars as Ebenezer Scrooge as he meets the ghosts of his former business partners, played by Statler and Waldorf; meets the ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and learns about the […]
Disney Plus series Muppets Now is being sold as improvised comedy from the iconic characters. (Just how much of the series actually is improvised, however, is up for debate.) Kermit performer Matt Vogel recently started his own podcast, Below the Frame, where he talks to cast members from The Muppets and Sesame Street. In a […]
Disney is known for owning brands and one of the most popular brands under the Disney umbrella is the Muppets. Created by Jim Henson, the Muppets have provided multiple movies, series and shorts over the years. Not all of them are on Disney+, but I took the time to rank my Top 10 Muppet movies […]
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of pirate adventure with that unmatched muppet flair in “Muppet Treasure Island.” The fifth muppet theatrical release was one of its very best. The classic muppets are there. The amazing story is there. And, the amazing human performances are there, led by the incomparable Tim Curry as Long John Silver. […]
The long rumored Disney+ Exclusive Muppets reboot, Muppets Live Another Day, will not be going ahead according to Deadline. This new scripted comedy series was being written and produced by Frozen’s Josh Gad and the creators of Once Upon a Time Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. Muppets Live Another Day was set to be a sequel to the […]
After being rumored for month, it was finally confirmed during the Disney+ Showcase at the D23 Expo, it was announced that a series featuring the Muppets, called “Muppets Now”. Forty years after leaving the swamp in his big screen debut in “The Muppet Movie,” Kermit the Frog is heading upstream with Miss Piggy, and the […]