As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.

In episode 106, Kermit identifies the name of the theater as The Benny Vandergast Memorial Theater, although by the time of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, it is simply called " The Muppet Theater.

In a deleted scene from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Kermit reveals that J. P. has died and left the theater to the Muppets in his will.

Films produced by current Disney subsidiary The Jim Henson Company have also aired on Disney Channel in the past, although most of them are not presently owned by Disney, including The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Buddy, The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets From Space, The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.

Burton played a role as a visitor to Fantasy Island, was a participant in Battle of the Network Stars, a guest of the Muppet Shows televised premiere party for the release of The Muppet Movie, and a frequent guest on several game shows.

Other cameos have included playing a surgeon in scenes cut from the theatrical release of Superman III, The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan and several other Jim Henson-related films that did not involve just his puppeteering.

Later, Bergen and McCarthy were featured in Fun and Fancy Free ( 1947 ) and much later in The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ).

A message in the closing credits dedicates The Muppet Movie ( which featured Edgar and Charlie in their last screen appearance ) to the memory and magic of Edgar.

However, he returned to prominence when Eric Jacobson took over beginning with It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, in which Fozzie was the focus of a number of scenes.

In the Muppet Movie Fozzie makes reference to his uncle, whose Studebaker he traded in while his uncle was hibernating.

In The Muppet Movie, Fozzie is the first Muppet that Kermit meets on his journey.

* It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie ( TV )-himself

Big Bird also made brief appearances in The Muppet Movie and The Muppets Take Manhattan.

Ernie also appeared in the finales of The Muppet Movie and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in the last of which he got a line.

** Jim Henson & Paul Williams ( producers ) for The Muppet Movie performed by The Muppets

She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show, The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films like Silent Movie, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven and Annie.

* Special guest star of 18 January 1979 edition of The Muppet Show

* The Muppet Show ( 1979, episode 410 )-" Coconut "

She was a guest in the fourth season of The Muppet Show in 1979.

* The Muppet Movie, 1979

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ) ( cameo )

In 1979, he played Doc Hopper, the main villain in The Muppet Movie.

George also appeared as a guest star on The Muppet Show in 1979.

Rowlf achieved movie stardom with his appearance in The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ).

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

In 1979, the main Muppet performers were performing in the bus scene in Muppet Movie the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and extra puppeteers were needed for the Sesame Street float, so Clash got to perform Cookie Monster in the parade.

She made numerous television guest appearances, including roles on The Muppet Show ( 1979 ), Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The O. C., Touched by an Angel ( 1999 ) and HBO's The Sopranos.

* The Muppet Show, Season 4, Episode 2, 1979

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from the first " Muppet Movie " in 1979 to " Muppets From Space " in 1999.

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

* The Muppet Movie ( 1979 )

In 1979, Kermit the Frog sang a song called " Disco Frog " on Sesame Street, which he also later sang on The Muppet Show, and was most likely inspired by " Disco Duck ".

" Rainbow Connection " is a song written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher and originally performed by the character of Kermit the Frog ( voiced by Jim Henson ) in The Muppet Movie in 1979.

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In the 1970s and 80s, Ft. Lauderdale swimming champion Charkie Phillips revived water ballet on television with The Krofftettes in The Brady Bunch Hour ( 1976 – 77 ), NBC's The Big Show ( 1980 ), and then on screen with Miss Piggy in The Great Muppet Caper ( 1981 ).

* Muppet Labs – Segments featuring the latest invention from Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, with his assistant, Beaker, getting the worst of its inevitable malfunction.

* Muppet News Flash – The Muppet Newsman gives a newsbrief only to have some disaster befall him ( typically the same disaster he was just describing ), or another strange scenario: such as the time that he ran on, stated " There is no news tonight.

* Music Hath Charms ( January 16, 1967 ) – Kermit plays the piano with some Muppet Monsters dancing to the music.

* Mah Nà Mah Nà ( November 30, 1969 ) – Mahna Mahna ( performed by Jim Henson ) and the Snowths were featured in this song before it was repeated on The Muppet Show.

* Come Together ( April 12, 1970 ) – A strange Muppet band sings the classic song by The Beatles while a giant blue and green dancing cowboy slowly fell apart.

* A character star, Art Carney ( 1918 – 2003 ) later appeared as Santa Claus in CBS ' December 1970 hour-long Muppet special, The Great Santa Claus Switch, and in ABC's December 1984 television film, The Night They Saved Christmas.

* Muppet Babies ( 1984 – 1991 )**

* Muppet Babies ( 1986 – 1991 ) ( TV series ) ( voice )

Most of ATV's larger productions came from this site, most notably the international hits The Saint ( 1962 – 1969 ) and The Muppet Show ( 1976 – 1981 ).

* The Muppet Show ( 1976 – 1981 )

* Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ( 1984 – 1987 ) ( Seasons 1-3 )

Muppet Babies was a critical success during its time on the air: the show won four consecutive Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program, 1985 – 88, and won a Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation in 1985.

Although not every Muppet Babies episode was released on VHS, a number of them were released between 1993 – 95.

* The Muppet Show ( 1976 – 1981 )

* Muppet Babies ( 1984 – 1990 ) ... as Baby Rowlf

In Muppet Babies he was voiced by Howie Mandel ( 1984 – 1985 ) and Dave Coulier ( 1986 – 1991 ).

* Abigil ( Shani Cohen, Guni Paz ) – a young Purple Muppet, she likes to play and is happy with everyone.

* Sivan ( Efrat Gonan ) – a handicap purple Muppet in a wheelchair.

* Grover ( Gilles Ben David, Yoav Heyman ) – a blue Muppet from Sesame Street.

* Elmo ( Ariel Doron ) – a little red Muppet from Sesame Street.