Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984)

Original title

Muppet Babies

Directed by

Karen Peterson

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Length

7 seasons, 107 episodes

Rated

TV-Y

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 131 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Baby versions of the Muppets live together in a nursery and use their imaginations to go on adventures. A nanny watches over them while they solve problems and have fun.

whimsicalplayfulimaginativeupbeatlightheartedgentlenostalgicfun

What happens

Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, commonly known by the shortened title Muppet Babies, is an American fantasy comedy animated television series produced by Marvel Productions for Jim Henson Productions. The show portrays toddler versions of the Muppets living together in a nursery under the care of a woman known as Nanny, involving the concepts of the power of imagination and creative problem-solving. The show's main target group is for children aged 2–5. The idea of presenting the Muppets as children appeared in a dream sequence in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), released two months before Muppet Babies debuted. The idea was a success, and it transformed into a spin-off. The show aired from September 15, 1984, to November 2, 1991, as part of the Saturday-morning cartoons lineup on CBS. The show received universal acclaim for its animation, visuals, writing, humor, educational values, and appeal to younger and older audiences. It spawned a successful merchandise and won seven Daytime Emmy Awards (including four consecutive awards for Outstanding Animated Program), as well as a Humanitas Prize. Due to its popularity, the show remained on television in the United States for a decade. The rights are now held by The Walt Disney Company following the company's acquisition of The Muppets franchise in 2004. A reboot of the series premiered on Disney Jr. on March 23, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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