It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to see the Muppets on “The Muppet Show” again. A new special, premiering Wednesday on ABC and Disney+, resurrects the beloved ...

It’s time to play the music, light the lights, and all that good stuff. In 1976, “The Muppet Show” debuted. In the ensuing 50 ...

The Muppets are back in the new year. Disney+ and ABC have set the premiere for The Muppet Show, a TV event special that comes from Seth Rogen featuring guest star Sabrina Carpenter. The Muppet Show ...

Fifty years ago—even earlier if you count its two early pilots—The Muppet Show arrived to prove that a frog could host a variety show and that human celebrities could mix it up in sketch comedy and ...

A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band of characters made of foam and fleece. As a scholar of popular culture, I ...

“The Muppet Show” special is mediocre. This is as it should be: good and right. The beloved show Jim Henson created 50 years ago, after leaving “Saturday Night Live,” made flappable imperfection its ...