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Muppet Show
What Happened to Rowlf After Jim Henson? His Quiet Muppet Return?
Rowlf the Dog was never the loudest Muppet in the room. He didn’t karate-chop anyone. He didn’t blow…
Sesame Street
The Darkest Sesame Street Moments Fans Still Remember Years Later
Sesame Street taught generations of us our ABCs, numbers and how to share. It also occasionally scared the…
Muppet News
Jim Henson Turns 90 Next Week: Four Days of Muppet Madness
Next week would have been Jim Henson’s 90th birthday. And instead of marking the occasion with a quiet…
Muppet Show
Crazy Harry: The Explosive History of a Muppet Maniac
Some Muppets sing. Some tell jokes. Others try to keep the show from falling apart. Crazy Harry from…
Muppet Show
The La Choy Dragon: One of Jim Henson’s Weirdest Early Characters
Long before The Muppet Show, Sesame Street or Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson created a giant orange dragon whose…
Muppet Show
How The Muppet Show Invented the Modern Celebrity Cameo
Long before modern internet culture mastered the art of self-aware celebrity cameos and deadpan internet sketches, one television…
Muppet Show
Beyond the Rainbow: Rediscovering Forgotten Muppet Media
For every Muppet Show classic or Sesame Street earworm, there is a hidden gem tucked away in the…
Muppet Show
The Ghost Muppets: A Deep Dive into the Specials That Never Made It
Every fan knows the hits: The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, and the holiday classics that define our…