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.
Catch it again...
Did you miss it? Want to watch it again? Well, Disney is planning on re-airing it several times over the next couple of weeks. Here's a listing of when it will be on again:
http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2008/10/catch-muppets-new-studio-dc-again.html
The new Song
The links seem to work for me. I put the samples up on YouTube. Here are the links to "Waterville" and "Keep Dreaming Alice".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZipQucyHJQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XkR3Q_mqU8
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: A New Musical
As previously announced, The Jim Henson Company and Goodspeed Musicals are preparing a live-action stage musical based on "Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas". The show is set to run from December 7, 2008, through January 4, 2009, at the Goodspeed...
Lots more information...
Nathan Lane has joined the cast of "Letters from Santa" as a bitter airport security guard; and the wonderful Paul Williams ("The Muppet Show" guest and "The Muppet Movie" cameo) will appear in the special as an elf!
More information...
A fourth writer?
The teleplay for this special was written by 4 writers:
Hugh Fink, Scott Ganz, Andrew Samson.... and... Paul Williams.
That's right, in addition to writing four original songs, Paul Williams was also a key writer on the script (toiling over every line in the teleplay). I...
My rambling on the topic...
Well keep in mind that The Walt Disney Company is a giant corporation that employs over 140,000 people, whereas The Jim Henson Company has less than 60 employees!
Disney is 2,400 times bigger than Henson! And they shelled out big bucks for the Muppets back in '04...
Uma Thurman and Jesse L. Martin join the star-filled cast
It's been confirmed that Uma Thurman and Jesse L. Martin will appear in "Letters to Santa!.
More info. on their roles and the special (warning: mild-spoilers)...
Oscar is appearing in two great public service announcments airing in Canada! :grouchy:
Oscar the Grouch was recently named the new spokes-Muppet for Canada's Waste Reduction Week (October 19-25, 2008). The garbage-loving Muppet is helping promote 'waste-free' goals throughout Canada in a...
Great review D.W. -- I've been meaning to take some time to collect/share my toughts, but you basically said everything I've been thinking/feeling.
Aside from the tech (which is a great achievement), the characters (and performances of them) are wonderfull! I really like these characters and...
A Mupdate...of sorts
I know a lot of you are keeping up with all the videos on Muppets.com (and you think you've seen them all so far) -- well, Disney has been posting all the Muppet videos on Disney.com (in their videos section) as well. However I've found that there are a few Muppet videos...
As many of you may know (or could guess) Disney is yet again slightly revamping a lot of their online structure. And they are somewhat phasing out the whole DxD format (I guess their concept for a "MySpace Junior" never caught on, plus the name "Disney xD" is soon to become the name of their new...
Miss Piggy is about to publish her thoughts on love and life in an all new book! "The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do" is set to hit stores in January 2009. From family and friendship to romance and relationships (plus everything in between), Miss...
There's another new Muppet book coming in January...
Funny you should say that... http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2008/08/miss-piggy-pens-new-guide-to-life-and.html
I hate to burst everyone's bubble here but...The Muppet Movie did not air (and is not planned to air) on Nickelodeon.
After some minor sluthing, I found that The Muppet Movie was shown in the Nickelodeon Theatre on Sunday, August 9th. Now that's not a special programming block on the...
Christmas Re-Releases
Koch is planning to re-release "A Sesame Street Christmas" and "Elmo Saves Christmas: Holiday Classics" on CD on October 14, 2008.
More information: http://www.muppetnewsflash.com/2008/08/sesame-celebrates-christmas-with-cd-and.html
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