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Also known as | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies |
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Created by | Jim Henson |
Based on | The Muppet Show by Jim Henson |
Developed by | Jeffrey Scott |
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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) |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 107 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
Production companies | Marvel Productions Henson Associates |
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Network | CBS |
Release | September 15, 1984 November 2, 1991 | –
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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.