The Muppets Take Manhattan Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal), who previously co-directed "The Dark Crystal" with Henson. The film introduced the Muppet Babies, as toddler versions of the Muppet characters in a fantasy sequence. The eponymous animated television series premiered on CBS in September 1984, airing until 1991. Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and the rest of the Muppets have graduated from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of "Manhattan Melodies". Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer
The Muppets was commissioned to write a script for a pilot with the working title, "Muppets 2015". In May 2015, ABC announced that it had greenlit a new primetime television series titled "The Muppets", co-developed by Prady and Bob Kushell and directed by Randall Einhorn. The series premiered on September 22, 2015 in the United States, and ended on March 1, 2016. In 2017, the Muppets performed a series of live shows from September 8–10 at the Hollywood Bowl, hosted by Bobby Moynihan. A web television series featuring the Muppets is in development as of February 2018, tentatively scheduled to debut alongside