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The Muppets picks the wrong cliffhanger for its season finale
So many television shows (especially sitcoms) revolve around a “Will they or won’t they?” setup for two of its major…
The Muppets
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Robin the Frog returns, and like many things on The Muppets, he’s changed
Even at 78, it feels like Jerry Nelson died prematurely. The same could be said of any Muppet performer, really,…
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The Muppets’ emotional core gets stronger while its comedy gets weaker
Three episodes after its winter break, ABC’s recalibration of The Muppets has developed an interesting problem: It has…
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The Muppets go into PSA mode for their most empowering episode to date
On a surface level, the title “A Tail Of Two Piggies” refers to the duo of pigs at its center: Miss Piggy (of course)…
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Instead of a true reboot, The Muppets “make a few tweaks to our show that make us happy”
At first, the brief opening theme to ABC’s The Muppets appears to be exactly the same as when we last checked in on Jim…
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The Muppets harmonize in more ways than one for the first season’s winter finale
It’s no coincidence that as The Muppets has gotten sweeter, it’s also gotten slightly better. It’s not the adult humor…
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The Muppets achieves a perfect seriocomic balance in an episode all about Gonzo
Ever since debuting as a background Frackle (that’s Henson-speak for anonymous monster) on The Great Santa Claus Switch …
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The Muppets is only as entertaining as humanly possible
With a handful of decent episodes now to its name and a vaguely defined reboot approaching, its time for the people…
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The Muppetiest episode so far gets stalled by a celebrity cameo
In many ways, “Pig’s In A Blackout” is the Muppetiest of The Muppets’ episodes so far, mostly towards the end. After a…
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The Muppets wants us to care about a relationship that’s nonexistent
Most ensemble sitcoms need time to build out their casts, even if most of the actors have been there since the…
B
The stars of The Muppets finally learn to play nice
“Pig Out” was a near-perfect half hour of The Muppets that almost got sunk by yet another nasty ending. It’s not that I…
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Nastiness still reigns supreme in the funniest Muppets so far
Toward the end of “Pig Out,” Kermit makes an observation about himself that most of us have been screaming at the TV…
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The Muppets continues to be adult in its humor, if not its relationships
For better or for worse, The Muppets has been marketed as the “adult” Muppet series, a show where Kermit, Miss Piggy,…
B
The Muppets’ flaws are justified, if still slightly jarring
Over the past week, the most common criticism leveled at The Muppets from both fans and critics alike has been some…
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The Muppets both lives and dies by its mockumentary format
When the first trailer for Jason Segel’s The Muppets dropped back in 2011, my dad—a longtime fan of the franchise—took…
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It’s the emotions, not the humor, that makes The Muppets “adult”
So here’s the good news about The Muppets, Kermit The Frog and company’s return to television after a nearly two-decade…