"Muppet Babies" (1984) TV series 1984-1991

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Jim Henson

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

15 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot:

The Muppets, as babies, have adventures with their imaginations inside their nursery.

Plot Keywords:

The Muppets | Nanny | Young Versions Of Characters | Dream | Based On Film

Awards:

9 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Greg Berg	...	Fozzie / ... (22 episodes, 1984-1991)
Katie Leigh	...	Rowlf (12 episodes, 1984-1991)
Laurie O'Brien	...	Piggy (12 episodes, 1984-1991)
Russi Taylor	...	Gonzo / ... (12 episodes, 1984-1991)
Barbara Billingsley	...	Nanny (11 episodes, 1984-1991)
Frank Welker	...	Kermit / ... (10 episodes, 1984-1991)

Also Known As:

"Jim Henson's Muppet Babies" (USA) (complete title)
"Muppets, Babies and Monsters" (USA) (second season title)

Runtime:

60 min (1985-1986) | 30 min (107 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Company:

Marvel Productions

Trivia:

Much like "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) was with popular music, "Muppet Babies" made extensive use of clips from popular movies and Hollywood shorts as part of the effect on the imagination efforts of each Muppet. However, also like WKRP, the royalties and licensing of these clips may make it impossible to ever rerun these shows in syndication or release them on DVD by season in the future.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the credits, Weird Al Yankovic's name is misspelled as Wierd Al.

Quotes:

Fozzie: What's the difference between an orange?
Nanny: Go ahead, Fozzie, finish the joke.
Fozzie: It *is* finished. *That's* the joke.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Drawn Together: Drawn Together Babies (#3.11)" (2007)

I really miss this show

Man, why did this show have to end? I mean "Muppet Babies" is probably the most quirkiest and original ideas for a Saturday Morning cartoon (what a LOT of cartoons or animated shows these days lack). I mean the most famous Muppets as kids and the interesting idea to splice live action segments with animated segments and not to mention that Imagination is everything moral. Sadly, I don't think kids these days have enough imagination, due to PC crap being produced.

But hey, I heard sometime soon, they will be releasing this show on DVD! I am so happy!

NOTE: In the episode where Gonzo's chicken Camilla is missing, there is one scene in their that uses some footage from "The Dark Crystal", another Henson classic.