American puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson (1936 - 1990) with his best-known Muppet character, Kermit the Frog, January 1984 (Photo Credit: Frank Edwards | Fotos International | Archive Photos via ...

It's time to light the lights. SHAPIRO: It's time to meet the Muppets... MCEVERS: ...On "The Muppet Show" tonight. SHAPIRO: Here's NPR TV critic Eric Deggans on the ...

The Muppets. In Muppetland, there’s an upcoming revival of The Muppet Show featuring Sabrina Carpenter, a Miss Piggy movie written by Cole Escola with Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone on the way, and ...

The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the most beloved festive films of all time, filling each new generation with joy as they ...

It seems every generation is introduced to The Muppets. Again and again, young people meet the characters like Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and the rest of the gang. One of the reasons the group ...

Jim Henson was a true visionary in the world of puppetry and storytelling. Born on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi, Henson’s unique talent and creativity would eventually lead him to ...

Where can you find the friendliest neighbors, sunniest skies and sweetest air? “Sesame Street,” of course! The Emmy-award winning educational television show, produced by the non-profit organization ...

Hollywood loves a comeback, and few have been more welcome than Kermit the Frog’s return to the big screen in “The Muppets,” this year's big Thanksgiving release. As audiences, showbiz movers and ...

It might seem counterintuitive — especially since his oeuvre eventually included shows like “Fraggle Rock” and “Muppet Babies” — but Jim Henson never intended for the Muppets to be exclusively kids’ ...

America's Next Muppet was a planned six-episode mini-series, which ABC announced in 2005 it was purchasing. The mini-series was going to be produced by The Jim Henson Company for Disney, and was going ...

IT WAS A DARK AND FROGGY EVENING! It's time to cue the music; it's time to dim the lights! It's time to get things started as the Muppets return tonight! The show is about to begin at the famous ...