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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. Having been created in 1955 by Jim Henson, they are the namesake for the Disney media franchise that encompasses films, television series, music recordings, print publications, and other media associated with The Muppet Show characters.

Henson once stated that the term "Muppet" had been created as a blend of the words "marionette" and "puppet", but also claimed that it was actually a word he had coined.[1] The Muppets debuted on the television program Sam and Friends, which aired locally on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. from 1955 to 1961. After appearing on skits in several late night talk shows and advertising commercials during the 1960s, Henson's Muppets began appearing on Sesame Street when that show debuted in 1969. The Muppets then became the stars of multiple television series and films, including; The Muppet Show (1976–1981), The Muppet Movie (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and The Jim Henson Hour (1989). After Henson's death in 1990, The Muppets continued their presence in television and cinema with Muppets Tonight (1996–98), a series continuation of The Muppet Show, and three films, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Muppets from Space (1999); the former two were co-produced with Disney, who sought to acquire the characters since the late 1980s. In 2004, The Walt Disney Company purchased the rights to The Muppets (except for the Sesame Street characters, which were sold separately to Sesame Workshop, as well as Fraggle Rock and other characters retained by The Jim Henson Company),[2][3][4] and later formed The Muppets Studio; a division created specifically for managing The Muppets franchise.

Disney re-branded the franchise beginning in 2008, in anticipation of the seventh film, The Muppets.[5][6] The film, written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller and directed by James Bobin, was released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 23, 2011, and met with critical acclaim and commercial success.[7] An eighth film, Muppets Most Wanted, was released on March 21, 2014.[8]

Parodies[]

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  1. Muppets/An American Tail
  2. Muppets/Bananaman
  3. Muppets/TUGS
  4. Muppets/Thomas
  5. Muppets/Mario
  6. Muppets/Sonic
  7. Muppets/DreamWorks
  8. Muppets/Shining Time Station
  9. Muppets/Dora the Explorer
  10. Muppets/Veggietales
  11. Muppets/Dr. Seuss
  12. Muppets/The Little Engine That Could
  13. Muppets/Spongebob
  14. Muppets/Toy Story
  15. Muppets/Thomas and the Magic Railroad
  16. Muppets/Sesame Street
  17. Muppets/Cyberchase
  18. Muppets/Phineas and Ferb
  19. Muppets/Looney Tunes
  20. Muppets/The Jungle Book
  21. Muppets/Snow White
  22. Muppets/Madagascar
  23. Muppets/Open Season
  24. Muppets/Rugrats
  25. Muppets/The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
  26. Muppets/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  27. Muppets/Futurama
  28. Muppets/The Simpsons
  29. Muppets/Jariel Powell-Outlaw
  30. Muppets/Mickey Mouse
  31. Muppets/Regular Show
  32. Muppets/Tweenies
  33. Muppets/Family Guy
  34. Muppets/Zookeeper
  35. Muppets/Disney Infinity
  36. Muppets/CatDog
  37. Muppets/PB&J Otter
  38. Muppets/Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers
  39. Muppets/Alvin and the Chipmunks
  40. Muppets/The Angry Beavers
  41. Muppets/Clifford the Big Red Dog
  42. Muppets/Clifford's Puppy Days
  43. Muppets/Fantastic Mr. Fox
  44. Muppets/Meet the Robinsons
  45. Muppets/Backyardigans
  46. Muppets/Dragontales
  47. Muppets/Wiggles
  48. Muppets/Doodlebops
  49. Muppets/Bob the Builder
  50. Muppets/Disney Songs
  51. Muppets/Mighty Ducks
  52. Muppets/My Little Pony
  53. Muppets/The Simpsons Movie
  54. Muppets/Monty Python
  55. Muppets/Jake and the Never Land Pirates
  56. Muppets/Doc McStuffins
  57. Muppets/Sofia the First
  58. Muppets/Jump Start
  59. Muppets/Chalk Zone
  60. Muppets/My Life as a Teenage Robot
  61. Muppets/Rocket Power
  62. Muppets/Doug
  63. Muppets/Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
  64. Muppets/The Wild Thornberrys
  65. Muppets/As Told By Ginger
  66. Muppets/Happy Monster Band
  67. Muppets/(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two (from Sesame Street)
  68. Muppets/Caribbean Air (from Sesame Street)
  69. Muppets/Fallin' (by Alicia Keys)
  70. Muppets/Copacabana (by Barry Manilow)
  71. Muppets/Shrek
  72. Muppets/Underdogs (2013)
  73. Muppets/Users
  74. Muppets/Bear in the Big Blue House
  75. Muppets/Gordon (Sunshine/Warrior Version)
  76. Muppets/Trolls (2016)
  77. Muppets/Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  78. Muppets/Disney
  79. Muppets/Disney Princess
  80. Muppets/Disney Villains
  81. Muppets/20th Century Fox
  82. Sailor Moon/Muppets
  83. Muppets/Strawberry Shortcake
  84. Muppets/Let's Go Luna!

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References[]

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  1. ↑ Jones, Brian Jay (2013). "Sam and Friends". Jim Henson: The Biography. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-345-52611-3. It was really just a term we made up. For a long time I would tell people it was a combination of marionettes and puppets but, basically, it was really just a word that we coined. We have done very few things connected with marionettes. 
  2. ↑ "The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company Sign Agreement for Disney to buy The "Muppets" and "Bear in the Big Blue House"". Press release. The Walt Disney Company. http://corporate.disney.go.com/news/corporate/2004/2004_0217_kermit.html. Retrieved 16 January 2013. "In the months before his death in 1990, my father Jim Henson pursued extensive discussions with The Walt Disney Company based on his strong belief that Disney would be a perfect home for the Muppets."
  3. ↑ "The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company Sign Agreement for Disney to buy the "Muppets" and "Bear in the Big Blue House"". Press release. The Jim Henson Company. http://www.henson.com/press_releases/2004-02-17.pdf. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Disney buys Muppets as bid prospect fades", The Independent, February 18, 2004. Retrieved on December 31, 2011. Template:Dead link
  5. ↑ Barnes, Brooks. "Fuzzy Renaissance", 18 September 2008. Retrieved on 29 December 2012. 
  6. ↑ Jurgensen, John. "A Muppet Makeover", 19 August 2011. Retrieved on 24 July 2012. 
  7. ↑ Fleming, Michael. "Segel and Stoller take on Muppets", Variety, March 12, 2008. Retrieved on December 31, 2011. 
  8. ↑ Fritz, Ben. "Disney cancels 'Little Mermaid 3-D,' dates 'Pirates 5' for 2015", 15 January 2013. Retrieved on 14 January 2013. 
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