Muppet Babies (1984)
Muppet Babies (1984)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Greg Berg
Fozzie / Scooter
Katie Leigh
Rowlf / Captain of the Pittsburgh Pirates the Green Pirette
Laurie O'Brien
Piggy / Captain Crochette Hook the Pink Pirette
Russi Taylor
Gonzo / Robin / Captain Blackwig the Blue Pirette
Jim Henson
Writer
Jeffrey Scott
Writer
Frank Welker
Kermit / Skeeter / Beaker
Barbara Billingsley
Nanny
Lee Gunther
Executive Producer
Bob Richardson
Producer
Dave Coulier
Animal / Bean Bunny / Bunsen
Howie Mandel
Animal / Skeeter / Bunsen
John Ahern
Producer
Robert Shellhorn
Producer
Takashi Masunaga
Art Direction
Terry Hughes
Director
Susan Harris
Director
Jay Sandrich
Director
Margaret Loesch
Executive Producer
Rick Maki
Modeling
Sindy McKay
Writer
Larry Swerdlove
Writer
Hank Saroyan
Writer
J.R. Young
Writer
Lois Becker
Writer
Mark Stratton
Writer
Mark Seidenberg
Writer
Rich Fogel
Writer
Maia Mattise
Writer
Star Kaplan
Writer
Steve Robertson
Writer
Katherine Lawrence
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 5, 1984
StatusEnded
Seasons7
Episodes107
Running Time25m
Content RatingTV-Y
Genres
Wiki.
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, commonly known by the shortened title Muppet Babies, is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions and Henson Associates. The show portrays toddler versions of the Muppets living together in a nursery under the care of a woman known as Nanny, involving the concepts of the power of imagination and creative problem-solving. The show's main target group is for children aged 2β5. The idea of presenting the Muppets as children appeared in a dream sequence in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), released two months before Muppet Babies debuted. The idea was a success, and it transformed into a spin-off.
The show aired from September 15, 1984, to November 2, 1991, as part of the Saturday-morning cartoons lineup on CBS. The show received universal acclaim for its animation, visuals, writing, humor, educational values, and appeal to younger and older audiences. It spawned a successful merchandise and won seven Daytime Emmy Awards (including four consecutive awards for Outstanding Animated Program), as well as a Humanitas Prize. Due to its popularity, the show remained on television in the United States for a decade.
The rights are now held by The Walt Disney Company following the company's acquisition of The Muppets franchise. Outside the United States, the show was distributed by Walt Disney Television. A reboot of the series premiered on Disney Junior on March 23, 2018.