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

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 | Dream | Surprise After End Credits | Part Live Action

Awards:

9 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Greg Berg	...	Fozzie / ... (22 episodes, 1984-1991)
Katie Leigh	...	Rowlf (14 episodes, 1984-1991)
Laurie O'Brien	...	Piggy (14 episodes, 1984-1991)
Russi Taylor	...	Gonzo / ... (14 episodes, 1984-1991)
Frank Welker	...	Kermit / ... (14 episodes, 1984-1991)
Barbara Billingsley	...	Nanny (13 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:

In the second season, the show was expanded to 60 minutes and the title was changed to "Muppets, Babies & Monsters". An additional segment titled "Little Muppet Monsters" was added. The segment featured new puppet characters and animated segments. These segments were so unpopular that they were cancelled after two episodes. The remaining half-hour was filled with reruns from the first season. The show's closing theme song was changed to an instrumental version of the "Monsters" theme song and it remained until the end of the show's run.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Scooter: Abraham Lincoln was president during the Civil War. He helped free the slaves and wrote the Gettysburg address.
Kermit: Um, what is the Gettysburg address?
Statue of Abe Lincoln: Why, 227 Gettysburg Road of course.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jeremy Piven/AFI (#32.11)" (2007)

I love this show

Probably the best cartoon series to hit Saturday mornings. Every episode was so well thought out and was full of lessons in sharing, learning, helping, and friendship. This show is alot like the Rugrats. Only differences is that Piggy isn't half as mean as Angelica and the adults around the Muppet Babies aren't foolish. Every Muppet Baby character was so well thought out. You got Kermit the leader, Fozzie the wananbe comedian, Rowlf the musician, Gonzo the weirdo, Piggy the bossy and dominant one, Scooter the computer nerd, Skeeter the gymnist and Animal the rambunctious one. It's a real shame Muppet Babies is no longer on the air. It was a great show! Much better than the junk kids