Muppet Babies is one of the rare 1980s animated shows that are not available to stream, and Jim Henson cartoonist Guy Gilchrist is revealing why. During a recent appearance at L.A. Comic Con ...

As Disney+’s new documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man ... Skeeter appeared in every episode of the animated Muppet Babies series in the '80s, but has never appeared as a live-action puppet.

Well, basically, the answer is Jim Henson. He was so widely beloved in ... at the end of Muppets Take Manhattan, the original Muppet Babies show ran from 1984 until 1991, with 107 total episodes.

Yes, folks, this movie is what gave us "Muppet Babies." Read more ... initially proposed by Jim Henson himself. According to ...

But perhaps the most delightful part of Jim Henson: Idea Man is an archived clip of the tongue-and-cheek pitch video Henson put together for what would eventually become The Muppet Show.

It might seem counterintuitive — especially since his oeuvre eventually included shows like “Fraggle Rock” and “Muppet Babies” — but Jim Henson never intended for the Muppets to be ...