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The Muppets

3/2/16

3:51 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets3/2/16

TV Reviews The Muppets3/2/16

The Muppets picks the wrong cliffhanger for its season finale

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2/24/16

3:14 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets2/24/16

TV Reviews The Muppets2/24/16

Robin the Frog returns, and like many things on The Muppets, he’s changed

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2/17/16

3:48 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets2/17/16

TV Reviews The Muppets2/17/16

The Muppets’ emotional core gets stronger while its comedy gets weaker

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2/9/16

9:13 PM

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TV Reviews The Muppets2/9/16

TV Reviews The Muppets2/9/16

The Muppets go into PSA mode for their most empowering episode to date

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2/2/16

10:42 PM

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TV Reviews The Muppets2/2/16

TV Reviews The Muppets2/2/16

Instead of a true reboot, The Muppets “make a few tweaks to our show that make us happy”

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12/9/15

2:33 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets12/9/15

TV Reviews The Muppets12/9/15

The Muppets harmonize in more ways than one for the first season’s winter finale

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12/2/15

2:11 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets12/2/15

TV Reviews The Muppets12/2/15

The Muppets achieves a perfect seriocomic balance in an episode all about Gonzo

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11/18/15

6:50 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets11/18/15

TV Reviews The Muppets11/18/15

The Muppets is only as entertaining as humanly possible

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11/11/15

12:51 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets11/10/15

TV Reviews The Muppets11/10/15

The Muppetiest episode so far gets stalled by a celebrity cameo

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11/4/15

12:38 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets11/3/15

TV Reviews The Muppets11/3/15

The Muppets wants us to care about a relationship that’s nonexistent

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10/27/15

10:59 PM

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TV Reviews The Muppets10/27/15

TV Reviews The Muppets10/27/15

The stars of The Muppets finally learn to play nice

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10/14/15

12:04 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets10/13/15

TV Reviews The Muppets10/13/15

Nastiness still reigns supreme in the funniest Muppets so far

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10/7/15

7:29 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets10/7/15

TV Reviews The Muppets10/7/15

The Muppets continues to be adult in its humor, if not its relationships

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9/30/15

2:29 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets9/30/15

TV Reviews The Muppets9/30/15

The Muppets’ flaws are justified, if still slightly jarring

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9/23/15

12:14 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets9/22/15

TV Reviews The Muppets9/22/15

The Muppets both lives and dies by its mockumentary format

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9/22/15

1:00 AM

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TV Reviews The Muppets9/22/15

TV Reviews The Muppets9/22/15

It’s the emotions, not the humor, that makes The Muppets “adult”

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