Muppet Kids

Short description: Sub-franchise of The Muppets

Muppet Kids is a sub-franchise of The Muppets created by Jim Henson, that ran throughout the late 1980s to the 2000s. Like Muppet Babies, the series featured child/pre-teen versions of the Muppets consisting of: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Gonzo, Fozzie, Bean Bunny, Rolf, Janice, Skeeter and Scooter.

## Contents

* 1 Books
* 2 Film
* 3 Muppet Kids Reading and Thinking Series
* 3.1 Games
* 3.2 Releases
* 4 Others
* 5 References

## Books

Muppet Kids initially produced as a children's book series from 1989 to 1996, published by Golden Books and Muppet Press.

## Film

In 2002, a direct-to-video feature film Kermit's Swamp Years featured the kid version of Kermit.

## Muppet Kids Reading and Thinking Series

Muppet Kids

Genre(s)| Edutainment
Developer(s)| Jim Henson Interactive
Publisher(s)| Brighter Child
Creator(s)| Voldi Way
Louise Gikow
Diane Mangan
Bonita Ferraro
Lauren Attinello
Artist(s)| Rob Buchanan
Matt Bozon
Composer(s)| Mike Hooker
Voldi Way
Ed Neicikowski
Platform(s)| Windows, Macintosh
First release| Letters: Capital & Small
1997
Latest release| Sorting & Ordering
1997

Muppet Kids Reading and Thinking Series is a series of educational video games based on the Muppet Kids series. It was developed by Jim Henson Interactive, published by Brighter Child, and distributed on some CDs by Encore Software. The games were released in the US, the UK, and France. The games were reissued in 2004 and included video clips from The Muppet Show.

### Games

* Volume 1 - Letters: Capital & Small
* Volume 2 - Beginning Sounds: Phonics
* Volume 3 - Sound Patterns: Phonics
* Volume 4 - Thinking Skills
* Volume 5 - Same & Different
* Volume 6 - Sorting & Ordering

### Releases

* In addition to the individual games on separate CDs, the games were also released as compilations of multiple games on single CDs.
* Muppets (Included in Fun to Learn CD-ROM Five Pack) - Volumes 1 & 2
* Muppet Kids Reading Skills 1 - Volumes 1 to 3
* Muppet Kids Reading Skills 2 - Volumes 4 to 6
* Muppet Kids Kindergarten Deluxe - Volumes 3, 4, & 6
* Jim Henson's Muppet Kids (Ages 3–5) - Volumes 2 to 5
* Muppets Reading Software Activity Kit - Volumes 1 to 6[1]

## Others

In 1989, McDonald's produced a series of toys for the Happy Meal line-up, which depicted the Muppet Kids riding on tricycles.

## References

1. ↑ "Muppet Reading Software Activity Pack". http://www.cdaccess.com/html/shared/muppetrs.htm.

* v
* t
* e

The Muppets

* The Muppets Studio

Characters|

* Kermit the Frog
* Miss Piggy
* Fozzie Bear
* Gonzo
* Rowlf the Dog
* Scooter
* Animal
* Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
* Statler and Waldorf
* Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
* Beaker
* Sam Eagle
* Swedish Chef
* Rizzo the Rat
* Pepe the King Prawn
* Walter

Cast
performers|

| Current|

* Bill Barretta
* Dave Goelz
* Eric Jacobson
* Peter Linz
* David Rudman
* Matt Vogel

|

Former|

* Kevin Clash
* Louise Gold
* Brian Henson
* Jane Henson
* Jim Henson
* John Henson
* Richard Hunt
* Jerry Juhl
* John Lovelady
* Kathryn Mullen
* Jerry Nelson
* Frank Oz
* Eren Ozker
* Caroll Spinney
* Steve Whitmire

Television|

| Series|

* Sam and Friends (1955–1961)
* The Muppet Show (1976–1981) (episodes)
* Muppet Babies (1984–1991) (episodes)
* Little Muppet Monsters (1985)
* The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
* Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
* The Muppets (2015–2016)
* Muppet Babies (2018–present) (episodes)
* Muppets Now (2020)

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Segments|

* The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–1965)
* The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979)
* The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–1971)
* NBC's Saturday Night (The Land of Gorch, 1975–1976)

Specials|

* Hey, Cinderella! (1969)
* The Muppets on Puppets (1970)
* The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
* The Frog Prince (1971)
* The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
* The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)
* The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
* John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
* The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
* The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
* The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
* Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983)
* The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
* A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
* Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
* The Earth Day Special (1990)
* The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
* The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
* Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
* Studio DC: Almost Live (2008)
* A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
* Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)

Films|

| Feature|

* The Muppet Movie (1979)
* The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
* The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
* The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Muppets from Space (1999)
* The Muppets (2011)
* Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

|

Television|

* Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
* The Christmas Toy (1986)
* It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
* The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

Direct-to-
video|

* Muppet Classic Theater (1994)
* Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

Music|

| Albums|

* The Muppet Show (1977)
* The Muppet Show 2 (1978)
* The Muppet Movie (1979)
* John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
* Ol' Brown Ears Is Back (1993)
* Muppet Beach Party (1993)
* Kermit Unpigged (1994)
* The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002)
* A Green and Red Christmas (2006)
* The Green Album (2011)
* The Muppets (2011)
* Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

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Songs|

* "Rainbow Connection"
* "Bein' Green"
* "Mahna Mahna"
* "When the River Meets the Sea"
* "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* "Man or Muppet"

Web series|

* Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
* The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)

Video games|

* Software:Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
* Muppets Inside (1996)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Muppet Kids (1997)
* Muppet RaceMania (2000)
* Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
* Spy Muppets (2003)
* Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
* Disney Universe (2011)
* The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)

Other media|

* Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
* Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
* The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History (2016–2020)
* Comics series
* Before You Leap

Related|

* Puppet Heap
* The Jim Henson Company
* Creature Shop
* Fraggle Rock
* characters
* Sesame Workshop
* Sesame Street
* Muppets

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