After "The Muppet Show" ended in 1981, most Muppet projects were produced in the U.S. due to the demise of the commercial ATV franchise in the UK and Lord Lew Grade, who had financed the show, no longer being involved in television. Post-"Muppet Show" fare then turned to Douglass for audience reactions; one-shot specials such as "The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show" and "" were given full audience by Douglass's son, Robert, who by that time was running Northridge Electronics following his father's retirement. Robert Douglass also orchestrated the audience for Disney's unsuccessful "Muppet Show" reboot, "Muppets Tonight".