Christmas Music
Our 25th annual Christmas Music Merrython is underway on Muppet Central Radio. Listen to the best Muppet Christmas music of all-time through December 25.
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Let us know your thoughts on the Sesame Street appearance at the annual Macy's Parade.
Sesame Street debuts on Netflix
Sesame Street Season 56 has premiered on Netflix and PBS. Let us know your thoughts on the anticipated season.
Back to the Rock Season 2
Fraggle Rock Back to the Rock Season 2 has premiered on AppleTV+. Watch the anticipated new season and let us know your thoughts.
Sam and Friends Book Read our review of the long-awaited book, "Sam and Friends - The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show" by Muppet Historian Craig Shemin.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Remember the life. Honor the legacy. Inspire your soul. The new Jim Henson documentary "Idea Man" is now streaming exclusively on Disney+.
Bear arrives on Disney+ The beloved series has been off the air for the past 15 years. Now all four seasons are finally available for a whole new generation.
Only a few more days....
BOOM! Studios has provided Comic Book Resources with an exclusive preview of "The Muppet Show #1" - so you can read the first 10 pages of the comic online right now!
More information on the release...
Let Late Night Know!
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is still a very young show - with only 3 weeks under their belt. The producers are still trying to find their audience and learn what their viewers likes and responds to - plus they are very open about connecting and interacting with their...
I thought it was a great appearance - Statler and Waldorf were on fire! And for those wondering, yes it was Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz puppeteering the duo. Plus Jason Segel and Jimmy talked about their Muppet love and Segel's work on his Muppet screenplay.
I hope Jimmy can get more Muppets...
Statler and Waldorf will be making a special surprise appearance on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight! (Friday March 20, 2009). The Muppet duo will be in the audience heckling Jimmy and his guest Jason Segel.
Be sure to check it out tonight! :sleep: :boo:
The wonderful and talented Matt Vogel preformed Floyd in "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa"... and while we are on the subject, Vogel also did Crazy Harry.
I have an answer (sort of)...
Check out this pics taken on the set of "Letters to Santa" to see who performed Robin... the answer may surprise you...
http://twitpic.com/29khk
http://twitpic.com/29kj4
That's right... Robin was puppeteered by Bill Barretta in his brief appearance in "A...
To get back on topic....
Here is a great behind the scenes video of upcoming guest star Ricky Gervais doing an interview with Elmo on the set of Sesame Street.
Gervais + Elmo = Hilarity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUB7zTOpYaY
This just in....
Here are some more names that you can to add to the list of season 40 guest stars... Cameron Diaz, Jeff Gordon, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Aside from his voice work, Warburton also appears on camera -- he played Elaine's recurring boyfriend David Puddy on Seinfeld, appeared in the titular role of the live action The Tick series, played Hymie the robot in 2008's Get Smart, and currently stars in the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement.
If you follow the news and/or the online chatter, you may know that Twitter has become a popular tool. I just jumped on the Twitter bandwagon and found that it is a pretty informative and fun community.
So are any Muppet Central members on Twitter? If so, let's connect and share tweets!
For...
The minor background characters on the cover certainly resemble Bert and Ernie. Those two characters were probably created as a homage to the famous Sesame Street duo, and they are clearly "Bert and Ernie"-types. But legally they are not Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street; and BOOM! isn't going...
Well, right now there isn't one. A specific release date has not been set. I've talked with the editors (Jennifer Garlen and Anissa Graham) and right now they've sent the completed manuscript to McFarland, and they expect to have it back to make any final revisions that McFaland may have really...
There is an exciting new book coming out this year from McFarland & Company entitled Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson’s Muppets. The book will be an anthology of scholarly essays exploring the work of the Muppets. Collected, edited, and contributed to by Jennifer C. Garlen...
It was 40 years ago today that The Cube debuted on NBC's aptly named showcase "Experiment in Television."
Directed by Jim Henson, written by Jerry Juhl, and featuring Jerry Nelson in a small but memorable role, the film depicts a man who finds himself in a white cubical room and has no idea...
Some famous faces will drop by Sesame Street this season. Adam Sandler, Jimmy Fallon, Ricky Gervais, Jason Mraz, and Judah Friedlander are among the stars set to appear in the upcoming 40th season.
More information: http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2009/02/stars-come-out-for-sesame-streets-40th.html
Watch it Online
In case you missed it (or if you just want to see it again)...
http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2009/02/watch-miss-piggys-appearance-on-view.html
Writer/director Corey Edwards is hopeful that the film will release sometime in 2010. They are currently awaiting a production green light; the script is in great shape, but the production budget and schedule are not totally in place yet.
Being a part of the Muppets, Miss Piggy has he share of experience dealing with weirdos -- but Steve Doocy and the others over at Fox & Friends are a different kind of weirdo ;) I think Miss Piggy was great and funny (given the circumstances of her interview) but these hosts made the whole...
Miss Piggy made a surprise visit to the set of FOX News' Fox & Friends today to promote her new book "The Diva Code". And you can catch the whole appearance online:
http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2009/02/watch-miss-piggy-on-fox-friends.html
Enjoy!
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