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42 Years Ago, An Animated Series Based On a Single Movie Gag Debuted & Became a Saturday Morning Staple

Since The Muppet Show debuted in 1976, Kermit, Miss Piggy, and company became a cultural phenomenon. When the variety show ended after five seasons in 1981, Jim Henson had already shown the characters could work in longer stories than a five-minute sketch.

42 Years Ago, An Animated Series Based On a Single Movie Gag Debuted & Became a Saturday Morning Staple

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Since The Muppet Show debuted in 1976, Kermit, Miss Piggy, and company became a cultural phenomenon.

When the variety show ended after five seasons in 1981, Jim Henson had already shown the characters could work in longer stories than a five-minute sketch.

1979's The Muppet Movie followed Kermit's journey to Hollywood while he assembled a […]

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Since The Muppet Show debuted in 1976, Kermit, Miss Piggy, and company became a cultural phenomenon. When the variety show ended after five seasons in 1981, Jim Henson had already shown the characters could work in longer stories than a five-minute sketch. 1979's The Muppet Movie followed Kermit's journey to Hollywood while he assembled a […]

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