The Muppets The Muppets The Muppets are an ensemble cast of puppet characters known for their self-aware, burlesque, and meta-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim and Jane Henson in 1955, they are the namesake for the Disney media franchise that encompasses television, music, film, and other media associated with the characters. The Muppets originated in the short-form television series "Sam and Friends", which aired from 1955 to 1961. Following appearances on late night talk shows and in advertising during the 1960s, the Muppets began appearing on "Sesame Street" in 1969. The Muppets attained celebrity status and international recognition through their
Muppets Tonight Muppets Tonight Muppets Tonight is an American live-action/puppet family-oriented television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. Much like the "MuppeTelevision" segment of "The Jim Henson Hour", the show was a continuation of "The Muppet Show", set in a television studio, rather than a theater. It first ran on ABC from March 8 to July 14, 1996, with reruns on Disney Channel from 1997 to 1998. The premise of "Muppets Tonight" was that Clifford was the host of a variety/talk show on KMUP. The show stuck closely to "The Muppet Show" format of various skits (mostly featuring