List of The Muppets productions

This is a list of productions based on The Muppets characters and franchise, including films, television series and specials, and other media. The franchise's main work is The Muppet Show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series.

Jim Henson's Muppets franchise logo (1990–2003).

Films
Role
The Muppet Movie
(1979)		 The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)		 The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984)		 The Muppet Christmas Carol
(1992)		 Muppet Treasure Island
(1996)		 Muppets from Space
(1999)		 The Muppets
(2011)		 Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
Director James Frawley Jim Henson Frank Oz Brian Henson Timothy Hill James Bobin
Producer(s) Jim Henson David Lazer and Frank Oz David Lazer Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman
Writer(s) Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses and Jerry Juhl & Jack Rose Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses Jerry Juhl Jerry Juhl & Kirk R. Thatcher and James V. Hart Jerry Juhl and Joseph Mazzarino and Ken Kaufman Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller
Composer(s) Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher Joe Raposo Ralph Burns Miles Goodman Hans Zimmer Jamshied Sharifi Christophe Beck
Production companies ITC Films
Henson Associates		 Henson Associates Walt Disney Pictures
Jim Henson Productions		 Columbia Pictures
Jim Henson Pictures		 Walt Disney Pictures
Mandeville Films
The Muppets Studio
Distribution Associated Film Distribution1 Universal Pictures1
Associated Film Distribution1		 TriStar Pictures Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Sony Pictures Releasing Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Running time 95 minutes 97 minutes 94 minutes 86 minutes 99 minutes 87 minutes 103 minutes 107 minutes
Release date June 22, 1979 June 26, 1981 July 13, 1984 December 11, 1992 February 16, 1996 July 14, 1999 November 23, 2011 March 21, 2014
Box office
$452,100,030		 $65,810,475 [1] $31,206,251[2] $25,534,703[3] $27,330,071[4] $34,327,391[5] $22,323,612[6] $165,184,237[7] $80,383,290[8]
Rotten Tomatoes 88% 76% 83% 75% 73% 63% 95% 80%

Direct-to-video releases
Film Release date Director Distributor
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs May 21, 1993 David Gumpel Buena Vista Home Video
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green 1994
Muppet Classic Theater September 27, 1994 David Grossman
Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly 1996 David Gumpel
Kermit's Swamp Years September 3, 2002 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Television

Series
Title Premiere date End date Network
Sam and FriendsMay 9, 1955December 15, 1961NBC (WRC-TV)
The Muppet ShowSeptember 13, 1976March 15, 1981Syndication
Muppet BabiesSeptember 15, 1984December 29, 1990CBS
Little Muppet MonstersSeptember 14, 1985September 28, 1985
The Jim Henson HourApril 14, 1989July 30, 1989NBC Animal Show 1994 Muppets TonightMarch 8, 1996February 8, 1998ABC / Disney Channel Between the Lions 2000 Muppets TVOctober 29, 2006December 31, 2006TF1[9]
Muppet Moments[10]April 3, 2015November 28, 2015Disney Junior / Disney Channel
The Muppets[11]September 22, 2015March 1, 2016[12]ABC
Muppet Babies[13]March 23, 2018Disney Junior
Muppets Now[14][15]July 31, 2020Disney+

Television films
Film Release date Director Producer(s) Distributor
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie November 29, 2002 Kirk R. Thatcher Martin G. Baker and Warren Carr NBCUniversal Television Distribution
MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital Distribution
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz May 20, 2005 Bill Barretta Buena Vista Television

Television specials
Title Release date
The Muppets on PuppetsJanuary 5, 1970
Hey, Cinderella!April 10, 1970
The Great Santa Claus SwitchDecember 20, 1970
The Frog PrinceMay 12, 1971
The Muppet Musicians of BremenApril 26, 1972

1973

 The Muppets Valentine ShowJanuary 30, 1974

1975

 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasDecember 4, 1977

1978

 The Muppets Go HollywoodMay 16, 1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherDecember 5, 1979

1980

 The Muppets Go to the MoviesMay 20, 1981
Of Muppets and Men1981
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowSeptember 17, 1982
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsMay 12, 1983

1984 1985

 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsJanuary 21, 1986
The Tale of the Bunny PicnicMarch 26, 1986
The Christmas ToyDecember 6, 1986
A Muppet Family ChristmasDecember 16, 1987

1988

 The Song of the Cloud ForestJuly 16, 1989
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldMay 6, 1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonNovember 21, 1990

1991 1992 1993 1994

 Mr. Willowby's Christmas TreeDecember 6, 1995

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

 Studio DC hosted by Dylan and Cole SprouseAugust 3, 2008
Studio DC hosted by Selena GomezOctober 5, 2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaDecember 17, 2008

2009 2010 2011 2012

 Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular[16]November 28, 2013

Muppet Night Football 2020

Other appearances

Web series
Title Premiere date End date
Statler and Waldorf: From the BalconyJune 26, 2005September 20, 2006
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat CoraSeptember 13, 2010December 17, 2010

Video games

A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s.

Notes
  1. ^ Distribution rights were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984.[18] The rights were then acquired by Walt Disney Studios upon their parent company's acquisition of the Muppets franchise in 2004. The films have since been reissued as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures releases.

See also

References
  1. "The Muppet Movie". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. "The Great Muppet Caper". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. "The Muppets Take Manhattan". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. "The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)". Internet Movie Database. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  5. "Muppet Treasure Island". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  6. "Muppets From Space". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  7. "The Muppets (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. "Muppets Most Wanted (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  9. James, Alison (September 17, 2006). "Les Muppets on a French roll". Variety. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  10. Kelley, Seth (March 17, 2015). "Kermit Talks to Kids in Disney Junior's 'Muppet Moments'". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  11. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (7 May 2015). "'The Muppets,' Comedy from 'Community' Star Ken Jeong Among ABC Orders". Variety. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  12. Holloway, Daniel (May 12, 2016). "'The Muppets' Cancelled by ABC". Variety. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  13. Foster, Elizabeth (October 26, 2016). "Disney brings Muppet Babies back to TV". Kidscreen.
  14. "Disney Planning Another 'Muppets' Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  15. Anderson, Ethan (February 7, 2019). "The Muppets Revival is Coming to Disney+ from Josh Gad and 'Once Upon a Time' Creators". /Film. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  16. Marechal, AJ (17 October 2013). "ABC Sets Holiday Special with Lady Gaga and the Muppets". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  17. Couch, Aaron (7 February 2014). "Jimmy Fallon Welcomes Andy Samberg, Muppets to Final 'Late Night' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  18. Jay Jones, Brian (2013). "Chapter 12: Twists and Turns". Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books (Random House). pp. 374–375. ISBN 978-0345526113.
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