Bradley Freeman Jr. was sitting in a hotel room, staring at Rizzo the Rat, trying to work up the courage to work with the puppet. Freeman, a puppeteer based in San Antonio, was preparing to bring ...

Below, I've given my definitive ranking of all eight theatrically released Muppet movies, TV films, direct-to-video releases, and holiday specials, excluding the Muppet Babies and sing-alongs. From ...

Disney's given everyone more Muppets with 'The Muppet Show,' and people love it. But is there more on the horizon? Reading time 1 minute The people have spoken, and they sure did love the recent ...

However, the show soon found its groove, and fans thrilled to its wacky take on vaudeville variety routines. Even though first season guest hosts included people who would never in a million years ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Watching the 50th anniversary Muppet Show special is like travelling back in time to the 1970s. The ...

"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...

Viewers without a cable subscription can watch “The Muppet Show” live and on demand for free via several streaming platforms that offer ABC, including Fubo (free trial) and DIRECTV (free trial). Fubo ...

It’s time to put on Disney, it’s time to dim the lights… it’s time to explain to your kids that 50 years ago, The Muppet Show was the first and last word in children’s entertainment. They will no ...

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Wed, February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC If that was indeed the plan, then it has been smartly executed. Maybe the key was to not fix what was never broken. The balance of variety acts and ...

Disney+’s salute to the show’s 50th anniversary succeeds by cleaving closely to the classic formula Anita Singh Arts and Entertainment Editor Anita Singh is the Telegraph’s arts and entertainment ...