8. Miss Piggy is apparently from Iowa. She started as a minor character on "The Muppet Show," but anyone who knows Miss Piggy can see that she wouldn't settle for anything "minor." Her first TV ...

She’d made a generic female pig puppet as a background character for an early “Muppet Show” sketch in 1974, but before filming began, Henson got a request to perform on a TV special ...

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 ...

There are few characters more irreverent than Big Bird ... and was the first bilingual Muppet. The show has always been ahead of its time, introducing Osvaldo el Gruñón (a.k.a. Oswald the ...

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 Muppet Show. I could picture them in the Yale Club ...

The Muppets are more than just an iconic television show; they’ve become a beloved part of pop culture with their ...

The Muppets graduate from college and decide to take their senior revue on the road. They hit the streets of Manhattan trying to sell their show to producers, finally finding one young and ...

Part of Rogers’ appearance on The Muppet Show included a musical segment where ... looking away from the muppets so he doesn’t break character. (Looking at the muppets now, we can’t say ...