Muppet Kids

Muppet Kids is a franchise created by Jim Henson, that ran throughout the 1989 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.

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