The Muppets to be a vital component of its increasing popularity, providing an "effective and pleasurable viewing" method of presentation for the series' educational curriculum. In the early 1970s, the Muppets continued their presence in television, primarily appearing in "The Land of Gorch" segments during the first season of "Saturday Night Live". As his involvement with "Sesame Street" continued, Henson mused about the possibility of creating a network television series featuring the Muppets; as opposed to "Sesame Street", however, this proposed series would be aimed at a more adult audience and focus largely on sketch comedy. Two pilot specials, "The Muppets Valentine
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