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.

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 Tim 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
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%[9] 75%[10] 84%[11] 75%[12] 71%[13] 63%[14] 95%[15] 80%[16]

Television

Series

Title Premiere date End date Network
Sam and Friends May 9, 1955 December 15, 1961 NBC (WRC-TV)
The Muppet Show September 5, 1976 May 23, 1981 Syndication
Muppet Babies September 15, 1984 December 29, 1990 CBS
Little Muppet Monsters September 14, 1985 September 28, 1985
The Jim Henson Hour April 14, 1989 July 30, 1989 NBC
Dog City September 26, 1992 November 26, 1994 Fox Kids
Muppets Tonight March 8, 1996 February 8, 1998 ABC / Disney Channel
Muppets TV October 29, 2006 December 31, 2006 TF1[17]
Muppet Moments[18] April 3, 2015 November 28, 2015 Disney Junior / Disney Channel
The Muppets[19] September 22, 2015 March 1, 2016[20] ABC
Muppet Babies[21] March 23, 2018 February 18, 2022 Disney Junior
Muppets Now[22][23] July 31, 2020 September 4, 2020 Disney+
The Muppets Mayhem[24] May 10, 2023

Television films

Title Release date Director Producer(s) Distributor
Kermit's Swamp Years August 18, 2002 David Gumpel Jim Lewis and Joseph Mazzarino Sony Pictures Television
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 Network
Hey, Cinderella! March 16, 1969 ABC, CBC
The Muppets on Puppets January 5, 1970 WNET
The Great Santa Claus Switch December 20, 1970 CBS
The Frog Prince May 12, 1971 Syndicated
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen April 26, 1972 Syndicated
The Muppets Valentine Show January 30, 1974 ABC
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence March 19, 1975 ABC
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas December 4, 1977 CBC
The Muppets Go Hollywood May 16, 1979 CBS
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together December 5, 1979 ABC
The Muppets Go to the Movies May 20, 1981 ABC
Of Muppets and Men October 31, 1981 CBS
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show September 17, 1982 ABC
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets May 12, 1983 ABC
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years January 21, 1986 CBS
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic March 26, 1986 HBO
The Christmas Toy December 6, 1986 ABC
A Muppet Family Christmas December 16, 1987 ABC
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary February 6, 1990 NBC
The Muppets at Walt Disney World May 6, 1990 NBC
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson November 21, 1990 CBS
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree December 6, 1995 CBS
Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse August 3, 2008 Disney Channel
Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Selena Gomez October 5, 2008 Disney Channel
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa December 17, 2008 NBC
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular[25] November 28, 2013 ABC
Muppets Haunted Mansion[26] October 8, 2021[27] Disney+

Other appearances

Direct to Video releases

Title 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 February 18, 1994
Muppet Classic Theater September 27, 1994 David Grossman
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppets On Wheels June 16, 1995 David Gumpel
Yes, I Can Learn featuring the Muppet Babies
Yes, I Can Help featuring the Muppet Babies
Yes, I Can Be a Friend featuring the Muppet Babies August 11, 1995
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island February 14, 1996
Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly
Kermit's Swamp Years September 3, 2002 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Web series

Title Premiere date End date
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony June 26, 2005 September 20, 2006
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora September 13, 2010 December 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.[30] 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 under the Walt Disney Pictures banner.

See also

References

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