The Muppets film, "Muppets from Space", released by Columbia Pictures in 1999. In 2000, Henson was sold to EM.TV & Merchandising AG for $680 million. However, EM.TV was plagued with financial problems and the Henson family re-acquired the company in 2003, with the exception of the rights to the "Sesame Street" characters, which had been sold by EM.TV to Sesame Workshop. Fourteen years after initial negotiations began, Disney acquired the Muppets intellectual property from the Jim Henson Company for $75 million on February 17, 2004. The acquisition consisted of the Muppets and "Bear in the Big Blue House" properties, as well as
The Muppets Valentine Show "The Muppet Show: Season Two" box set. On the box and on the DVD menus, it is referred to as "The Muppets Valentine Special". The cast of Muppeteers closely matches the lineup of the first season of "The Muppet Show", with the exception of Eren Ozker, who joined the Muppets in 1976. Additional Muppets performed by Jane Henson and Nancy McGeorge. The Muppets Valentine Show The Muppets Valentine Show aired on ABC on January 30, 1974. It was one of two pilots produced during the planning stages for "The Muppet Show". The other pilot was "", which aired in 1975.