Did this muppet drop the f-bomb or is Twitter projecting its emotions onto Sesame Street? (POLL)

A deceptively simple conversation between two Sesame Street muppets has the Twittersphere in a frenzy. Has our beloved childhood friend Grover been corrupted? Sometimes it takes a meme to remind us there is no ’universal human experience.’ We may hear “Laurel” and be 100 percent secure in our interpretation of those sound waves, but someone […]

‘Muppet Guys Talking’ Trailer: The Documentary About the Original Muppets Actors Gets a Release Date

What better way to pay homage to the legacy of Jim Henson than with the five original Muppets actors who knew him best? Six years ago, five legendary voice actors/puppeteers sat down to speak about the early days of The Muppets, the beloved puppet show created by Henson. Last year, the lovely documentary Muppet Guys Talking depicting that conversation […]

‘Muppet Babies’ Clip: Get Ready For An Abundance of Singing

The Muppet Babies are coming back to make your dreams come true with an all-new animated series, whether you like it or not. A brand-new Muppet Babies clip introduces you to the cast of characters, and features a lot of singing. So. Much. Singing. Muppet Babies is clearly geared towards very young children, and they will no doubt get a […]

‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot Will Star Jenny Slate as Miss Nanny

Muppet Babies, Jim Henson’s 1980s animated TV series that imagined Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and his other lovable Muppets as toddlers, is being rebooted on Disney Junior. Last month, we got a quick look at one of the show’s new characters, and today, we’ve learned that the show has hired someone to […]

Meet the Adorable New Muppet in the ‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot

Get ready to meet the next cherub-cheeked Muppet who will be joining the toddler versions of your favorite Jim Henson characters. The Muppets first transformed into hand-drawn toddlers in Henson’s animated series The Muppets Babies, which ran from 1984 to 1991 on CBS. The adorable munchkins will finally be returning to the small screen as a Disney […]

Revisiting ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ 25 Years Later

Too few adaptations of Charles Dickens’ iconic A Christmas Carol are gimmick-free. Though a couple of stellar versions exist that focus squarely on Dickens’ story of redemption during the holidays, focusing on a nasty moneylender, the majority of adaptations are defined by their unique and extra hook. It’s A Christmas Carol — but as a modern comedy […]

Sesame Street’s new Muppet with autism is part of the show’s bigger, empathic agenda

Since Sesame Street launched in 1969, it’s been steadily expanding its educational agenda. The earliest episodes were simple, with a focus on helping young viewers get an early start on learning letters, numbers, shapes, and basic vocabulary words. Over the past four decades plus, the team behind the show has progressively gotten more ambitious about […]

Sesame Street Sneak Peeks: Meet Julia, a Muppet Character With Autism

Sesame Street has released its first clips of a new Muppet character — Julia, a 4-year-old with autism. RELATEDSesame Street to Introduce Its First Muppet With Autism Having existed for more than a year in print and digital offerings as part of Sesame Workshop’s “Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children” initiative, this marks […]

‘La La Land’ Parodies: 8-Bit Cinema, Muppet Mash-Up and a David Lynch Thriller

This coming weekend, the 89th Academy Awards will be held, and the acclaimed La La Land is expected to take home a bunch of Oscars just like it has the rest of the awards season. As more and more have seen the throwback musical romance, the film has become easier to lampoon for audiences who […]