September 15, 1984 – November 2, 1991
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, commonly known by the shortened title Muppet Babies, is an American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions and Henson Associates. 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 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 Jim Henson liked the idea that it was turned into a cartoon 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 praise from critics and fans, 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 the acquisition of The Muppets franchise.[citation needed] Outside the United States, the show was distributed by Walt Disney Television. A reboot of the series premiered on Disney Junior on March 23, 2018.
Storyline[]
The Muppet Babies live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny, who is seen only from the shoulders down. The babies' imaginary games transition from the nursery into scenes that become "real" to the babies, such as outer space and the past. Often, these fantasies have the babies interact with live-action backgrounds, old films and photos, engravings, and hand-drawn backgrounds. The babies used their imaginations to have their own adventures based on everyday things and toys around them. They also use their imaginations to solve a problem, but occasionally their imaginations run away with them.
In post-credits scenes, the babies are doing something related to the episode's plot, either in their imaginations or reality, sometimes with an appearance by Nanny. Their activities (mostly Gonzo's) are interrupted by Animal who crashes the scene in a comedic way and calls "Go bye-bye!".
Also See[]
- Little Muppet Monsters
- Muppet Babies (2018 TV Series)
- Muppet Babies: Show and Tell
- Muppet Babies Play Date
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(An edit of BIRD, PARROT - FUNNY PARROT SQUAWKS AND WHISTLES, ANIMAL as heard in "The Air Conditioner at the End of the Galaxy".)