Forty years ago this month, The Muppet Show debuted. Since then, whole generations have grown up with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, the Swedish Chef ... hand above his head to maneuver Big ...

I recently went on a quest to investigate what Swedes really think of the shotgun-toting, gibberish-spouting chaos Muppet, the Swedish Chef ... Henson and Muppet Show head writer Jerry Juhl ...

Yesterday in Slate, I wrote about how one of the most popular questions asked of travelling Swedes is what they think of the Swedish Chef. Most commonly Swedes will answer that they think he ...

Americans of a certain age who grew up on the Muppets often adore the Swedish Chef. He is a touchstone of sorts, we can hear his voice in our minds, we can repeat the gibberish-sounding words and ...

Part of what makes the Muppets lovable is their scruffiness; they're cute, but not cloying in appearance or mannerism. And LEGO captures this quality by customizing each head distinctively–to be ...