Muppet Kids

The Muppets sub-franchise

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Muppet Kids is a sub-franchise of The Muppets 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.

## Books[edit]

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

## Film[edit]

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

## Muppet Kids Reading and Thinking Series[edit]

Video game 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Muppet Reading Software Activity Pack". CD-ROM Access. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2016-12-12.

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The Muppets

* Jim Henson
* The Muppets Studio

Characters|

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

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 (2018–2022) (episodes)
* Muppets Now (2020)
* The Muppets Mayhem (2023)

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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)
* Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

Films|

| Theatrical|

* 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)

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Television|

* Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
* The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
* 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)
* A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2009)
* The Green Album (2011)
* The Muppets (2011)
* Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
* The Electric Mayhem (The Muppets Mayhem: Music From the Disney+ Original Series) (2023)

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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|

* Pigs in Space (1983)
* Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
* Muppets Inside (1996)
* Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
* Muppet Kids (1997)
* Jim Henson's Muppets (2000)
* Muppet RaceMania (2000)
* Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
* Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
* Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
* The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)
* Disney Mirrorverse (2022)
* Disney Magic Kingdoms (2023)
* Disney Speedstorm (2024)

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
* Muppet Theory
* Kermitops
* Jim Henson Idea Man

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