The Muppets the Muppets film and television library. Exceptions included the "Sesame Street" characters, which were previously sold to Sesame Workshop; the "Fraggle Rock" characters, which were retained by Henson; and the distribution rights to "The Muppets Take Manhattan", "Muppets from Space", and "Kermit's Swamp Years," which were retained by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Following the acquisition, Disney formed The Muppets Holding Company (later known as The Muppets Studio), a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for managing the characters and franchise. As a result, the term "Muppet" became a legal trademark of Disney; under license from Disney, Sesame Workshop continues to use the term
The Muppets (TV series) dating a human woman. On the other hand, Dorothy Rabinowitz of "The Wall Street Journal" was more positive toward the series. She wrote, "As soon as you begin watching the new "Muppets" the question arises—how come no one thought of this before? So perfect is the idea of a late-night talk show called "Up Late with Miss Piggy" one has to wonder." The group One Million Moms, an offshoot of the American Family Association, began protesting "The Muppets", citing it as "unsuitable for family viewing", and calling for boycotts against it immediately after ABC picked it up, long before the