Posted on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 by Josh Spiegel
There was once a time when a film starring a frog, a bear, a pig, and a…whatever could not only be released around the country, but could make hundreds of millions of dollars. Such was the case with
The Muppet Movie, the first film starring the Muppet characters created by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and others. When it was released 40 years ago this week, it was a massive hit and proved the Muppets could survive as much on the big screen as they did in their weekly TV variety show.
Over the last four decades, there have been eight Muppet features not including side projects from Henson or Oz like
Winnipeg Free Press By: Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 1:31 PM CST Monday, Jan. 25, 2021
TORONTO - Dance your cares away, Fraggle Rock fans the fluffy-haired creatures are back in Canada for a new show.
Red Fraggle, one of Jim Henson Company s Fraggle Rock characers, is shown at Time To Play Holiday Show, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, in New York. The Jim Henson Company says production has officially started in Calgary on a reboot of the original 1980s children s puppet series, which was filmed in Toronto.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Lennihan
TORONTO - Dance your cares away, Fraggle Rock fans the fluffy-haired creatures are back in Canada for a new show.
Victoria Ahearn
Red Fraggle, one of Jim Henson Company s Fraggle Rock characers, is shown at Time To Play Holiday Show, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, in New York. The Jim Henson Company says production has officially started in Calgary on a reboot of the original 1980s children s puppet series, which was filmed in Toronto.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Lennihan January 25, 2021 - 10:45 AM
TORONTO - Dance your cares away, Fraggle Rock fans â the fluffy-haired creatures are back in Canada for a new show.
The Jim Henson Company says production has officially started in Calgary on a reboot of the original 1980s children s puppet series, which was filmed in Toronto.
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The Muppets Tease Big Announcement Coming
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Less than two weeks after their most recent video, The Muppets are apparently cooking up something special. The official Twitter account for the world s most famous puppets today told fans to be on the lookout for a a major and important Muppet announcement coming soon, with no further details as to what that might be. Fans are already speculating in the comments as to whether it might be another movie, another TV show, or something a little more unexpected. Recently, Muppet performer Dave Goelz expressed enthusiasm for the direction the Muppets are taking in the future, setting expectations high for some good news on the horizon.