The Muppets

So many television shows (especially sitcoms) revolve around a “Will they or won’t they?” setup for two of its major…

Even at 78, it feels like Jerry Nelson died prematurely. The same could be said of any Muppet performer, really,…

Three episodes after its winter break, ABC’s recalibration of The Muppets has developed an interesting problem: It…

On a surface level, the title “A Tail Of Two Piggies” refers to the duo of pigs at its center: Miss Piggy (of…

At first, the brief opening theme to ABC’s The Muppets appears to be exactly the same as when we last checked in on…

It’s no coincidence that as The Muppets has gotten sweeter, it’s also gotten slightly better. It’s not the adult…

Ever since debuting as a background Frackle (that’s Henson-speak for anonymous monster) on The Great Santa Claus…

With a handful of decent episodes now to its name and a vaguely defined reboot approaching, its time for the people…

In many ways, “Pig’s In A Blackout” is the Muppetiest of The Muppets’ episodes so far, mostly towards the end. After…

Most ensemble sitcoms need time to build out their casts, even if most of the actors have been there since the…

“Pig Out” was a near-perfect half hour of The Muppets that almost got sunk by yet another nasty ending. It’s not…

Toward the end of “Pig Out,” Kermit makes an observation about himself that most of us have been screaming at the TV…

For better or for worse, The Muppets has been marketed as the “adult” Muppet series, a show where Kermit, Miss…

Over the past week, the most common criticism leveled at The Muppets from both fans and critics alike has been some…

When the first trailer for Jason Segel’s The Muppets dropped back in 2011, my dad—a longtime fan of the…

So here’s the good news about The Muppets, Kermit The Frog and company’s return to television after a nearly…