Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)

*Muppet Babies*
Muppet Babies
Also known as	Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
Genre	Animated series; Fantasy; Comedy; Adventure; Musical;
Created by	Jim Henson
Based on	The Muppet Show; by Jim Henson
Developed by	Jeffrey Scott
Written by	Jeffrey Scott; Sindy McKay; Larry Swerdlove; Hank Saroyan; J.R. Young;
Voices of	Frank Welker; Laurie O'Brien; Greg Berg; Russi Taylor; Katie Leigh; Howie Mandel (Season 1–2); Dave Coulier (Season 3–8); Barbara Billingsley;
Theme music composer	Hank Saroyan; Rob Walsh
Opening theme	"Muppet Babies"
Ending theme	"Muppet Babies" (instrumental) (Season 1); "Little Muppet Monsters theme" (instrumental) (Season 2–8)
Composers	Rob Walsh (Season 1–6); Robert Irving (Season 7–8); Hank Saroyan (Season 7–8);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	107 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Margaret Loesch (Season 1–6); Lee Gunther (Season 1–5); Jim Henson (Season 5–7); Michael K. Frith (Season 6–8); Joe Taritero (Season 6–8);
Producers	Bob Richardson (Season 1–7); John Ahern (Season 1–5); Robert Shellhorn (Season 5–6); Roy Allen Smith (Season 6–8);
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Marvel Productions; Henson Associates
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 15, 1984 –; November 2, 1991
Related
	The Muppet Show (1976–81); Little Muppet Monsters (1985); Muppet Babies (2018–22);
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Jim Henson's Muppet Babies,^[1] 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,^[2] involving the concepts of the power of imagination and creative problem-solving. The show's main target group is for children aged 2–5.^[3] 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.^{[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.

^ Parish, James Robert (2006). Jim Henson: Puppeteer and Filmmaker. Infobase Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9-780816-058341.
^ Finch, Christopher (1993). Jim Henson - The Works: The Art, The Magic, The Imagination (1st ed.). Random House. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0679412034.
^ Clinton, Audrey (September 5, 1986). "Muppet Babies Upstaging Their Elders". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 227. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[1] Parish, James Robert (2006). Jim Henson: Puppeteer and Filmmaker. Infobase Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9-780816-058341.

[:28-2] Finch, Christopher (1993). Jim Henson - The Works: The Art, The Magic, The Imagination (1st ed.). Random House. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0679412034.

[3] Clinton, Audrey (September 5, 1986). "Muppet Babies Upstaging Their Elders". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 227. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

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