Viewers want Muppet Show back on TV

[MuppetDanny]

from Press Association :

Viewers want Muppet Show back on TV
Sun 16 Nov 6:57 PM. By Press Association

The Muppet Show has topped a poll of programmes viewers want to see return to TV screens.

The Addams Family, The Wombles, Rainbow and Red Dwarf also featured in the small-screen top 10.

Adults aged between 30 and 40 were asked to list the programmes they would like to see revived.

The Muppet Show, which originally ran from 1976 to 1981 and made famous Jim Henson-created characters such as Miss Piggy, Kermit and Gonzo, grabbed the biggest share of the vote.

The A-Team, the action adventure series of the 1980s famous for catchphrases such as Hannibal Smith's "I love it when a plan comes together", came second.

Crackerjack, the famous children's BBC TV series, was third, followed by the long-running 1980s and 1990s sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.

Dungeons and Dragons, the US animated series of the 1980s, was fifth, followed by Rainbow, featuring the likes of Zippy, Bungle and George, and The Wombles.

The top ten was completed by Worzel Gummidge, which starred Jon Pertwee as the walking, talking scarecrow from 1979 to 1981, Bewitched, and The Addams Family.

Kevin Murphy, joint managing director of Zed Media, which commissioned the survey, said: "People still have strong emotional attachments to the TV programmes they watched as a child.

"The results show the growing trend for all things retro applies to TV as much as fashion."

source: http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/16112008/19/viewers-want-muppet-show-tv.html

 

[Colbynfriends]

Nice find Danny. All I got to say is, hopefuly Disney pays attention to this.

 

[Redsonga]

Nice find Danny. All I got to say is, hopefuly Disney pays attention to this.

And hopefully not just for the UK

 

[bazooka_beak]

That's pretty awesome

 

[AnimatedC9000]

O_O Oh, I hope Disney listens. I hope, I hope, I hope...

 

[Davina]

everyone needs to email this to EVERYONE they know.. hehe.. get all of them to link it.. and maybe.. in about 6 months.. people might start hearing about it... heh

 

[Redsonga]

everyone needs to email this to EVERYONE they know.. hehe.. get all of them to link it.. and maybe.. in about 6 months.. people might start hearing about it... heh

*hee* Six months? The internet gets things done a lot faster than that now

 

[Davina]

well, i was allowing for _some_ wiggle room what with the holidays coming up, not everyone might have the time to devote to such things.. heh

 

[CensoredAlso]

Promising news! People do want to see classic programming.

 

[Dr. Bombay]

What TV programme would UK viewers most like to see return?

It's The Muppet Show, of course!

According to a poll run by Zed Media, TMS was the #1 choice. It's funny that I found this info today because earlier I was thinking how cool it would be to have Kermit and the gang re-open the Muppet Theater and begin doing shows like they used to in the 70s.

I was also pleased to see that my all time favorite show, Bewitched, was #9 on the list.

You can read more about it here: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a135795/viewers-want-the-muppets-revived.html