This is a list of productions based on The Muppets characters and franchise, including films, television series and specials, and other media. The franchise's main work is The Muppet Show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series.
Films Role 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) Director James Frawley Jim Henson Frank Oz Brian Henson Tim Hill James Bobin Producer(s) Jim Henson David Lazer and Frank Oz David Lazer Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman Writer(s) Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses and Jerry Juhl & Jack Rose Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses Jerry Juhl Jerry Juhl & Kirk R. Thatcher and James V. Hart Jerry Juhl and Joseph Mazzarino and Ken Kaufman Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller Composer(s) Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher Joe Raposo Ralph Burns Miles Goodman Hans Zimmer Jamshied SharifiChristophe Beck Production companies ITC Entertainment Henson Associates Henson Associates Walt Disney Pictures Jim Henson Productions Columbia Pictures Jim Henson Pictures Walt Disney Pictures Mandeville Films Distribution Universal PicturesAssociated Film Distribution TriStar Pictures Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Sony Pictures Releasing Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Running time95 minutes98 minutes94 minutes86 minutes99 minutes88 minutes103 minutes107 minutes Release date June 22, 1979 June 26, 1981 July 13, 1984 December 11, 1992 February 16, 1996 July 14, 1999 November 23, 2011 March 21, 2014 Box office$$65,810,475$31,206,251$25,534,703$27,330,071$34,327,391$22,323,612$171,802,998$80,383,290 Rotten Tomatoes 89% 75% 84% 78% 80% 63% 95% 80%
Television
Series Title Premiere date End date Network Sam and Friends NBC (WRC-TV) The Muppet Show ITV/Syndication Little Muppet Monsters CBS The Jim Henson Hour NBC Muppets Tonight ABC / Disney Channel Muppets TV TF1 Muppet Moments Disney Junior / Disney Channel The Muppets September 22, 2015 ABC Muppets Now Disney+ The Muppets Mayhem May 10, 2023
Animated series Title Premiere date End date NetworkMuppet Babies CBS Dog City Fox Kids Muppet Babies Disney Junior
Television films Title Release date Director Producer(s) Network Distributor Kermit's Swamp Years David Gumpel Jim Lewis and Joseph Mazzarino Starz Sony Pictures Television It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Kirk R. Thatcher Martin G. Baker and Warren Carr NBC NBCUniversal Television DistributionMGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital Distribution The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Bill Barretta ABC Buena Vista Television
Television specials Title Release date Network Hey, Cinderella! ABC, CBC The Muppets on Puppets WNET The Great Santa Claus Switch CBS The Frog Prince Syndicated The Muppet Musicians of Bremen Syndicated The Muppets Valentine Show ABC The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence ABC Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas CBC The Muppets Go Hollywood CBS John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together ABC The Muppets Go to the Movies ABC Of Muppets and Men CBS The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show ABC Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets ABC The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years CBS The Tale of the Bunny Picnic HBO The Christmas Toy ABC A Muppet Family Christmas ABC Disneyland's 35th Anniversary NBC The Muppets at Walt Disney World NBC The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson CBS Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree CBS Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse Disney Channel Studio DC: Almost Live hosted by Selena Gomez Disney Channel A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa NBC Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular ABC Muppets Haunted Mansion Disney+The Muppet ShowFebruary 4, 2026ABCDisney+
Direct-to-video releases Title Release date Director DistributorMuppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal SongsMay 21, 1993David GumpelBuena Vista Home VideoMuppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being GreenFebruary 18, 1994 Muppet Classic Theater David GrossmanMuppet Sing Alongs: Muppets On WheelsDavid GumpelYes, I Can Learn featuring the Muppet BabiesYes, I Can Help featuring the Muppet BabiesYes, I Can Be a Friend featuring the Muppet Babies Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure IslandMuppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly
Web series Title Premiere date End date Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora
Video games A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s. Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1990) Muppets Inside (1996) Muppet RaceMania (2000) Muppet Monster Adventure (2000) Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003) Muppets Party Cruise (2003) My Muppets Show(2013) The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)
See also The Muppets discography List of Sesame Workshop productions
Notes
Distribution rights were purchased by The Jim Henson Company from ITC Entertainment in August 1984. The rights were then acquired by Walt Disney Studios upon their parent company's acquisition of the Muppets franchise in 2004. The films have since been reissued under the Walt Disney Pictures banner for home media releases.
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