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The Muppets TV Show on ABC in 2015 • New Sesame Street Movie

New Muppet Stuff: The Muppets return to prime-time with a new ABC series debuting on September 22! The Muppet cast and crew behind the new show recently held their own panel at this year's Comic-Con. Kermit and the gang have also been popping up in new YouTube videos, starring with the likes of Vsauce and Lindsey Stirling, and interacting with kids in Disney Junior's Muppet Moments.

The Word on the Street: Sonia Manzano, best known as Sesame Street’s Maria, retires from the show after 44 years. Manzano's autobiography will be released in August. New Sesame Street video releases include the DVDs Elmo's World: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, The Best of Elmo 3 and Count on Elmo. The first set of Funko Sesame Street vinyl figures are now available. The long-awaited documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story was released by Tribeca Films to video on demand services on May 5, and to select theaters the next day.

In Memoriam: Longtime Sesame Street producer and director Lisa Simon, whose involvement with the show spans back to its first season, died on April 4 at the age of 64. Another Muppet collaborator, Ray Charles passed away on April 6. Charles served as a music consultant on The Muppet Show and several more Muppet productions afterwards.

Other recent developments: The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow | Kermit and Ed Sheeran sing on Red Nose Day | The Count on Late Night with Seth Meyers | The Cookie Thief | The Furchester Hotel

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Jim Henson began working with puppets as a college student, creating the show Sam and Friends in 1955 for a local Washington, D.C. television station. The energetic Muppets soon became a popular fixture, and led to appearances on national variety shows. Henson's commercials for a local coffee company, Wilkins Coffee, were so popular that he was hired to create similar commercials around the country. In the early 1960s, Henson moved to New York City to work on a variety of projects, including a regular guest spot on The Jimmy Dean Show for the first Muppet star, Rowlf the Dog.

In 1969, Henson was invited to participate in a ground-breaking educational show for television, Sesame Street. Initially, the Muppets were meant to be just one element among many on the show -- but the popularity of Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie and Bert soon made the Muppets the core of the show. Over the years, the Muppet cast has grown to include Mr. Snuffleupagus, Count von Count, Telly Monster, Rosita, Baby Bear, Zoe, and of course, the international superstar Elmo, who starred in his own segment, Elmo's World. Sesame Street is now in its 45th season, and the newest stars are host Murray Monster and fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby.

In 1976, Henson created his signature project -- The Muppet Show, a weekly prime-time variety show filled with songs, sketches and talented guest stars. Kermit the Frog is the charming and mostly unflappable host, presiding over a motley crew of performers, including diva Miss Piggy, hopeful comedian Fozzie Bear, daredevil performance artist Gonzo, young eager gofer Scooter, and the house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The Muppet Show was a huge international success, making unlikely stars out of the Swedish Chef, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, Sam the Eagle, and the two old cranks in the balcony, Statler and Waldorf.

The Muppet Show cast has continued to entertain audiences for over 30 years, spinning off into a popular series of movies, including The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Muppet Treasure Island.

In the 1980s, Henson created new worlds -- the magical underground civilization of Fraggle Rock, the imagination-filled nursery of Muppet Babies, and the fantasy worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Henson's work has continued to live on beyond his death in 1990, and new productions featuring his creations are always in progress.

This wiki is dedicated to documenting, exploring and enjoying the enormous body of work that Jim Henson has created and inspired.

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-'''''The Word on the Street''''': ''Sesame Street'' is now in its [[Season 45 (2014)|45th season]], featuring guest stars such as [[One Direction]], [[Ian McKellen|Sir Ian McKellen]] and first lady [[Michelle Obama]]. A [[The Cookie Thief|new special]] starring [[Cookie Monster]] will premiere on [[PBS]] on February 16 ''(watch the trailer below)''. Also in store for this year will be a new line of [[Funko]] ''Sesame Street'' vinyl figures; the first of which, [[Funko#Sesame Street|Super Grover]], was unveiled at [[New York Comic Con]] last October. New and upcoming video releases include the DVDs ''[[Elmo's Super Numbers]]'', ''[[Elmo's World: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes]]'' and ''[[The Best of Elmo 3]] (coming in March)''.
+'''''New Muppet Stuff''''': [[The Muppets]] return to prime-time with a new [[ABC]] series debuting on September 22! The Muppet cast and crew behind the new show recently held their own panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2015|this year's Comic-Con]]. Kermit and the gang have also been popping up in new [[The Muppets at YouTube Space LA|YouTube videos]], starring with the likes of [[Vsauce]] and [[Lindsey Stirling]], and interacting with kids in [[Disney Junior|Disney Junior's]] ''[[Muppet Moments (shorts)|Muppet Moments]]''.
-'''''New Releases''''': The [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca Film]] release of ''[[I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story]]'' will be coming soon to select theaters and video on demand services. New graphic novels from [[Archaia Entertainment|Archaia]] include the final installment of the four-part ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' mini-series ''[[Fraggle Rock: Journey to the Everspring|Journey to the Everspring]]'' (released on January 14), and ''[[The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow#Graphic novel|The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow]]'' (released October 1), a comic revival of an unproduced story by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jerry Juhl]], as adapted by [[Roger Langridge]].
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-'''''Gerry Parkes (1924-2014)''''': Actor '''[[Gerry Parkes]]''' passed away on October 19 at the age of 90. Parkes was best known for portraying "[[Doc]]" on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'', a role he reprised for the television special ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''.
+'''''The Word on the Street''''': [[Sonia Manzano]], best known as ''Sesame Street''’s [[Maria]], retires from the show after 44 years. Manzano's [[Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx|autobiography]] will be released in August. New ''Sesame Street'' video releases include the DVDs ''[[Elmo's World: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes]]'', ''[[The Best of Elmo 3]]'' and ''[[Count on Elmo]]''. The first set of [[Funko]] ''Sesame Street'' vinyl figures are now available. The long-awaited documentary ''[[I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story]]'' was released by [[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca Films]] to video on demand services on May 5, and to select theaters the next day.
-'''''Other recent developments''''':  [[Miss Piggy]] on ''[[A Toast to 2014!]]'' | [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] on ''[[Oprah: Where Are They Now?]]'' | New Muppet shorts to air on [[Disney Junior]] | ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]''
+'''''In Memoriam''''': Longtime ''Sesame Street'' producer and director '''[[Lisa Simon]]''', whose involvement with the show spans back to its first season, died on April 4 at the age of 64. Another Muppet collaborator, '''[[Ray Charles (music consultant)|Ray Charles]]''' passed away on April 6. Charles served as a music consultant on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and several more Muppet productions afterwards.
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+'''''Other recent developments''''': ''[[The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow#Television special|The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow]]'' | Kermit and [[Ed Sheeran]] sing on ''[[Comic Relief#Red Nose Day 2015 (USA)|Red Nose Day]]'' | [[Count von Count|The Count]] on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'' | ''[[The Cookie Thief]]'' | ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]''
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