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| URL | muppetcentral.com |
| Active | January 28, 1998 - present |
| Type | unofficial fansite |
| Creator | Phillip Chapman |
Created by Phillip Chapman in January 1998, Muppet Central is a fan site named after the control room from The Jim Henson Hour. The website has included news releases, a discussion forum, collectibles guide, articles and reviews, Muppet Show episode guides, and a Muppet-themed online radio station.
Muppet Central Radio is a live Internet radio station that streams Muppet music 24-hours a day. The extensive song database includes more than 3,000 songs. The service is provided by TorontoCast and Tunein (and was previously hosted by Live365 Radio and Radionomy). The radio station won a 2005 Live365 Award for "Best Guilty Pleasure" station.
On its message board, several people who have worked for The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop have been members and have posted; including Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson, Karen Prell, Terry Angus, Steve Whitmire, Jim Lewis, Mike Quinn and Michael Earl, while others have posted anonymously or using pseudonyms. Additionally, people who have worked for various companies releasing Muppet merchandise have also participated in discussions on the forums, such as people working for Palisades Toys and USAopoly. A few of the additional performers from the finale of The Muppet Movie have also been members and have started threads about their experience working on the movie.
The site has had a team of contributors throughout the years; including Phillip Chapman (webmaster), James V. Carroll (multimedia design), D. W. McKim (episode guides), Greg James (news and reviews), Ken Plume (interviews), and Chris Smigliano (fan art).
In the Blu-ray audio commentary for The Muppets, James Bobin says, "The Muppets quiz team. How we'd be beaten by fans from Muppet Wiki and from Muppet Central."