There are rumors that he got the name Kermit from a childhood friend ... She started as a minor character on "The Muppet Show," but anyone who knows Miss Piggy can see that she wouldn't settle ...

It ran on ABC from 1996 to 1998 and reruns ran on Disney Channel from 1997 to 2002. As of 2013, it is the last television series to star The Muppets characters.

Since its premiere, the show's beloved characters have experienced subtle design changes and undergone some pretty extreme makeovers. Here's how the most popular "Sesame Street" muppets have ...

Explore Jim Henson's puppets and Muppets in the Smithsonian's collections along with related collection items. Learn their backstories, their missions, and the inspiration for each of them. National ...

The beauty about Texas, or the frustrating part, is the state is so big there are towns most people may never even have heard of. That includes some towns that may have been founded by the late Jim ...

So, the Muppet's name was shortened to Miss Piggy. Of all the characters you've designed, which are among your favorites? Statler and Waldorf, the two old men who heckled from the balcony in the ...