List of The Muppets productions

List of The Muppets productions

This is a list of productions based on The Muppets characters and franchise, including films, television series and specials, and other media. The franchise's main work is The Muppet Show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series.

Films

List of The Muppets productions

<table><thead><tr><th>Role</th><th>The Muppet Movie (1979)</th><th>The Great Muppet Caper (1981)</th><th>The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)</th><th>The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)</th><th>Muppet Treasure Island (1996)</th><th>Muppets from Space (1999)</th><th>The Muppets (2011)</th><th>Muppets Most Wanted (2014)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Director</td><td>James Frawley</td><td>Jim Henson</td><td>Frank Oz</td><td>Brian Henson</td><td>Tim Hill</td><td>James Bobin</td></tr><tr><td>Producer(s)</td><td>Jim Henson</td><td>David Lazer and Frank Oz</td><td>David Lazer</td><td>Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker</td><td>David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman</td></tr><tr><td>Writer(s)</td><td>Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns</td><td>Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses and Jerry Juhl & Jack Rose</td><td>Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses</td><td>Jerry Juhl</td><td>Jerry Juhl & Kirk R. Thatcher and James V. Hart</td><td>Jerry Juhl and Joseph Mazzarino and Ken Kaufman</td><td>Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller</td><td>James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller</td></tr><tr><td>Composer(s)</td><td>Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher</td><td>Joe Raposo</td><td>Ralph Burns</td><td>Miles Goodman</td><td>Hans Zimmer</td><td>Jamshied Sharifi</td><td>Christophe Beck</td></tr><tr><td>Production companies</td><td>ITC Entertainment Henson Associates</td><td>Henson Associates</td><td>Walt Disney Pictures Jim Henson Productions</td><td>Columbia Pictures Jim Henson Pictures</td><td>Walt Disney Pictures Mandeville Films</td></tr><tr><td>Distribution</td><td>Universal Pictures1 Associated Film Distribution1</td><td>TriStar Pictures</td><td>Buena Vista Pictures Distribution</td><td>Sony Pictures Releasing</td><td>Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures</td></tr><tr><td>Running time</td><td>95 minutes</td><td>98 minutes</td><td>94 minutes</td><td>86 minutes</td><td>99 minutes</td><td>88 minutes</td><td>103 minutes</td><td>107 minutes</td></tr><tr><td>Release date</td><td>June 22, 1979</td><td>June 26, 1981</td><td>July 13, 1984</td><td>December 11, 1992</td><td>February 16, 1996</td><td>July 14, 1999</td><td>November 23, 2011</td><td>March 21, 2014</td></tr><tr><td>Box office $458,718,791</td><td>$65,810,475</td><td>$31,206,251</td><td>$25,534,703</td><td>$27,330,071</td><td>$34,327,391</td><td>$22,323,612</td><td>$171,802,998</td><td>$80,383,290</td></tr><tr><td>Rotten Tomatoes</td><td>89%</td><td>75%</td><td>84%</td><td>75%</td><td>71%</td><td>63%</td><td>95%</td><td>80%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Series

Title	Premiere date	End date	Network
Sam and Friends	May 9, 1955	December 15, 1961	NBC (WRC-TV)
The Muppet Show	September 5, 1976	May 23, 1981	ITV/Syndication
Little Muppet Monsters	September 14, 1985	September 28, 1985	CBS
The Jim Henson Hour	April 14, 1989	July 30, 1989	NBC
Muppets Tonight	March 8, 1996	February 8, 1998	ABC / Disney Channel
Muppets TV	October 29, 2006	December 31, 2006	TF1
Muppet Moments	April 3, 2015	November 28, 2015	Disney Junior / Disney Channel
The Muppets	September 22, 2015	March 1, 2016	ABC
Muppets Now	July 31, 2020	September 4, 2020	Disney+
The Muppets Mayhem	May 10, 2023

Animated series

Title	Premiere date	End date	Network
Muppet Babies	September 15, 1984	November 2, 1991	CBS
Dog City	September 26, 1992	November 26, 1994	Fox Kids
Muppet Babies	March 23, 2018	February 18, 2022	Disney Junior

Television films

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Release date</th><th>Director</th><th>Producer(s)</th><th>Network</th><th>Distributor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Kermit's Swamp Years</td><td>August 18, 2002</td><td>David Gumpel</td><td>Jim Lewis and Joseph Mazzarino</td><td>Starz</td><td>Sony Pictures Television</td></tr><tr><td>It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie</td><td>November 29, 2002</td><td>Kirk R. Thatcher</td><td>Martin G. Baker and Warren Carr</td><td>NBC</td><td>NBCUniversal Television Distribution MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital Distribution</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets' Wizard of Oz</td><td>May 20, 2005</td><td>Bill Barretta</td><td>ABC</td><td>Buena Vista Television</td></tr></tbody></table>

Television specials

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Release date</th><th>Network</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Hey, Cinderella!</td><td>March 16, 1969</td><td>ABC, CBC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets on Puppets</td><td>January 5, 1970</td><td>WNET</td></tr><tr><td>The Great Santa Claus Switch</td><td>December 20, 1970</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>The Frog Prince</td><td>May 12, 1971</td><td>Syndicated</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppet Musicians of Bremen</td><td>April 26, 1972</td><td>Syndicated</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets Valentine Show</td><td>January 30, 1974</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence</td><td>March 19, 1975</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</td><td>December 4, 1977</td><td>CBC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets Go Hollywood</td><td>May 16, 1979</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together</td><td>December 5, 1979</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets Go to the Movies</td><td>May 20, 1981</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>Of Muppets and Men</td><td>October 31, 1981</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show</td><td>September 17, 1982</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets</td><td>May 12, 1983</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years</td><td>January 21, 1986</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>The Tale of the Bunny Picnic</td><td>March 26, 1986</td><td>HBO</td></tr><tr><td>The Christmas Toy</td><td>December 6, 1986</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>A Muppet Family Christmas</td><td>December 16, 1987</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>Disneyland's 35th Anniversary</td><td>February 6, 1990</td><td>NBC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets at Walt Disney World</td><td>May 6, 1990</td><td>NBC</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson</td><td>November 21, 1990</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree</td><td>December 6, 1995</td><td>CBS</td></tr><tr><td>Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse</td><td>August 3, 2008</td><td>Disney Channel</td></tr><tr><td>Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Selena Gomez</td><td>October 5, 2008</td><td>Disney Channel</td></tr><tr><td>A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa</td><td>December 17, 2008</td><td>NBC</td></tr><tr><td>Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular</td><td>November 28, 2013</td><td>ABC</td></tr><tr><td>Muppets Haunted Mansion</td><td>October 8, 2021</td><td>Disney+</td></tr><tr><td>The Muppet Show</td><td>February 4, 2026</td><td>ABC Disney+</td></tr></tbody></table>

Direct-to-video releases

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Release date</th><th>Director</th><th>Distributor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs</td><td>May 21, 1993</td><td>David Gumpel</td><td>Buena Vista Home Video</td></tr><tr><td>Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green</td><td>February 18, 1994</td></tr><tr><td>Muppet Classic Theater</td><td>September 27, 1994</td><td>David Grossman</td></tr><tr><td>Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppets On Wheels</td><td>June 16, 1995</td><td>David Gumpel</td></tr><tr><td>Yes, I Can Learn featuring the Muppet Babies</td></tr><tr><td>Yes, I Can Help featuring the Muppet Babies</td></tr><tr><td>Yes, I Can Be a Friend featuring the Muppet Babies</td><td>August 11, 1995</td></tr><tr><td>Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island</td><td>February 14, 1996</td></tr><tr><td>Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly</td></tr></tbody></table>

Web series

List of The Muppets productions

Title	Premiere date	End date
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony	June 26, 2005	September 20, 2006
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora	September 13, 2010	December 17, 2010

Video games

List of The Muppets productions

A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s.

• Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1990) • Muppets Inside (1996) • Muppet RaceMania (2000) • Muppet Monster Adventure (2000) • Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003) • Muppets Party Cruise (2003) • My Muppets Show(2013) • The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)