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 ...

This year, The Muppet Show turned 50 with a one-off special guest-starring Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph and Seth Rogen, ...

"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Isn’t it wonderful to be back in the theater again giving the people what they truly want?” Miss Piggy inquires early in The ...

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 ...

The Muppet Show debuts on Disney+ on February 4. 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 ...

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 ...

Over the past decade, the Muppets have been reinvented repeatedly in various TV genres. First there was the ABC mockumentary comedy The Muppets (canceled in 2016 after one season), then the limited, ...

Nobody put too much thought into reinventing the gonzo variety classic for its revival. That’s what makes it a delight. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New ...

Once more, it will be time to meet the Muppets on The Muppet Show tonight: Disney has revealed the first teaser for the one-off return of the legendary variety show in celebration of its upcoming 50th ...

It's time to play the music. It's time to light the lights. It's time to see the Muppets on "The Muppet Show" again. A new special, premiering Wednesday on ABC and Disney+, resurrects the beloved ...