Muppets Tonight (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Dave Goelz
Waldorf / The Great Gonzo / Randy Pig
Frank Oz
Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy
Kevin Clash
Clifford / Carter / Mulch
Bill Barretta
Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Big Mean Carl
Jerry Nelson
Statler / Announcer / Mama Fiama
Steve Whitmire
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Andy Pig
Brian Henson
Nigel / Seymour / Dr. Phil van Neuter
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Additional Muppets / Spamela Hamderson / Darci
Drew Massey
Additional Muppets
Dick Blasucci
Executive Producer
John Henson
Sweetums
Paul Flaherty
Producer
Martin G. Baker
Producer
Alex Rockwell
Producer
Kirk R. Thatcher
Producer
Patric M. Verrone
Producer
Jim Lewis
Producer
Chris Plourde
Producer
Bernie Keating
Producer
Gary Halvorson
Director
Tom Trbovich
Director
Greg V. Fera
Director
Joseph Wapner
Himself
Martin Short
Himself
Micky Dolenz
Himself
Tony Bennett
Himself
John Goodman
Himself
Garth Brooks
Himself
Jason Alexander
Himself
Michelle Pfeiffer
Herself
Heather Locklear
Herself
Coolio
Himself
Daryl Hannah
Herself
Andie MacDowell
Herself
Prince
Himself
Sandra Bullock
Herself
Pierce Brosnan
Himself
Gilbert Gottfried
Himself
Rick Moranis
Himself
Paula Abdul
Herself
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Muppets Tonight is an American live-action/puppet family-oriented television series, created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. The series ran for two seasons between March, 1996, to February, 1998, originally airing on ABC, before later being aired and rerun on the Disney Channel. The show was a continuation of The Muppet Show, with Kermit the Frog and the Muppets running their own television channel and studio, only to request one of their own to run a new show to fill in a timeslot in their channel's scheduling.
The series brought back several notable Muppet characters from The Muppet Show while introducing several new ones to the program, and made notable parodies of television programs ranging from game shows, chat shows, and educational entertainment. Each episode featured one principal guest star, but a number of episodes also featured additional guest stars; one episode featured a cameo from Leonard Nimoy. Muppets Tonight received mixed reviews from critics, while its lead character, Clifford, was disliked for the minor change made for the program.