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The Muppets (Franchise)

They're the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational group you'll ever meet.note 

"I think with The Muppets, there's some sort of innocence in them you know. And I think that's something that appeals to the child in everybody."

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The long-running puppet show franchise created by Jim Henson, starring his cast of characters.

The exact definition of the franchise is fuzzy, as it can refer to either the whole thing—including The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock—or just the former series and other works in its universe. Note that legally speaking, "The Muppets" now only refers to the Muppet Show characters owned by Disney, although Sesame Workshop also has permission to use the term to refer to its Sesame Street characters. The Fraggle Rock characters (still owned by the Henson company) were designated as Muppets to start with, but are no longer referred to as such. For further details, see the Muppet Wiki (which very much includes Henson works that are not part of the franchise such as The Dark Crystal).


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Main shows 

Other shows 

These do not feature the characters from The Muppet Show and following (save for Kermit in some of them), but were made by The Jim Henson Company and with the characters originally referred to as Muppets:

Feature-length films 

Main TV specials 

Other TV specials 

Misc. Muppet specials

Theme park attractions 

Albums 

Comic books 

Advertising 

Video games 

People involved in the Muppets franchise