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Sesame Street will be taking a look at Dinosaurs in an all-new DVD coming this spring. The DVD will include lots of all-new content plus (like many Sesame videos) classic segments from the Sesame Street video library. The DVD will also said to include a dinosaur edition of "Journey to Ernie" as...

Empire Films has acquired the production and distribution rights to "Henson," an original screenplay by Robert D. Slane that chronicles the life and achievements of Jim Henson. Empire is planning to start production on the feature film this summer. A theatrical release for the film is currently...

:) www.muppetnewsflash.com :excited: It is hard to believe, but it has been 3 years since I started blogging about Muppet news. The blog debuted on February 1, 2005 and has been growing ever since. The site was founded with a simple mission - create a place to collect the latest Henson and...

Insight Editions (a publisher of those big and beautiful "coffee table books" that showcase the art of different films and television show) is working on a deluxe Fraggle Rock book. I've talked with some people over at Insight Editions and this book is sure to become the prized possession of any...

The Jim Henson Company is launching a new series of direct-to-DVD movies entitled "Unstable Fables". These brand-new computer-animated films feature irreverent retellings of classic stories with a modern twist. The first wave of titles will be hitting store shelves this spring. This first set of...

The "Fraggle Rock - Complete Fourth Season" DVD box set is coming! A representative from HIT Entertainment informed me that the fourth season box set of Fraggle is lined up for release in "Fall 2008". The set will include the final 24 episodes of the show, along with a great collection of new...

Oscar the Grouch will be making a special appearance as a member of the mob on "1 vs. 100" on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 8pm on NBC (check your local listings for details). More information (and brief video interview): http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2008/01/1-vs-oscar-and-99-others.html

Two new Play with Me Sesame DVDs - Imagine With Me and "Let's Play Games"- are planned for release on March 11, 2008. Each DVD will be approximately 110 minutes long and will come with a bonus CD-Rom. More Details...

The Jim Henson Company’s Del Kastle, co-star of the 2006 Henson/TBS pilot "The Late Night Buffet", recently attended The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas to film exclusive webisodes for TBS.com. The hilarious series, entitled "Del's Vegas Comedy Binge", is now up on TBS.com and features exclusive...

The Muppet Newsflash is proud to announce their first ever contest! We are calling all artists, of all abilities and styles, to submit their best Muppet fan art. We want to showcase the talents of Muppet fans around the world by creating the first ever Muppet Fan Art Calendar. 2008 is quickly...

I talked with Sesame Workshop about their upcoming holiday special and got some details: http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/09/sesames-new-holiday-spectacular-on-tv.html The special, entitled "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", is a musical extravaganza featuring everyone's favorite Sesame...

Sesame Workshop has launched a world-wide video initiative entitled Panwapa. The new video program aims to celebrate cultural diversity and build global understanding. The new series features an original group of Muppet characters and is available (for free) via iTunes and will be available...

This is a Muppet Newsflash... The Jim Henson Company is producing a new educational television series entitled "What's the Big Idea?" for PBS Kids. The digital-puppetry series, which will use the Henson Digital Performance Studio, is set to debut on PBS in 2008. 40 half-hour episodes have...

The first installment in the highly anticipated "Legends of the Dark Crystal" manga series is expected to hit stores on November 13, 2007. Product Details & NEW Cover Art: http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/09/legends-of-dark-crystal-details.html Pre-order on Amazon ($9.99)...

The second installment in the "Return to Labyrinth" manga series is expected to hit stores on October 9, 2007. Plot Summary & Cover Art: http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2007/09/return-to-labyrinth-volume-2-details.html Pre-order on Amazon ($9.99)...

This is a Muppet Newsflash... If you are a regular visitor of "The Muppet Newsflash", then you may notice things look a bit different on the site over there. As part of the ongoing effort to make "The Muppet Newsflash" better, the site has gotten a bit of a face-lift. There are new features...

Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor Day Telethon to raise money and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy will begin on Sunday, September 2 and will continue for 21.5-hours (ending on Monday, September 3). It has been announced that The Muppets will be co-hosting a block of the telethon! Plus Bear (from...

For any fans of the non-Henson puppet show, Between the Lions - the entire first season is will be released in a 5-disc DVD box set on January 8th. More information and cover art: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7929 Although the show is not produced by The Jim Henson Company...

To commemorate the release of the "Labyrinth" Anniversary Edition DCD, StarWars.com dove into the Lucasfilm archives to reprint the original articles that accompanied the production of Labyrinth. So now you can enjoy the great articles from Bantha Tracks Fan Club newsletter #30 (published way...

At this weekend's "Muppets, Music and Magic" event, Henson writer and historian Craig Shemin announced that there is work going towards producing a DVD boxed set of Jim Henson's early television work. More details...