The Muppets are an ensemble group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson. The Muppets have appeared in multiple television series, films, and other media appearances since the 1950s. The majority of the characters listed here originated on The Muppet Show, a television series that aired from 1976 to 1981.

Muppet characters who have appeared in the universe established by The Muppet Show and expanded to include movies, specials, spin-offs, books, and more. The following gallery only represents the most commonly searched for Muppets in this category.

This is a list of the majorly major Muppet characters in the Muppet Show, movies, or franchise all together.

Lists of characters across Muppet/Henson productions, organized by occupation/role, characteristics, or behavior. See also Muppet Character Types and Character Groups

Characters who have appeared in The Muppets. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

A chronological list of movies, television series, specials and spin-offs featuring the Muppets, the family of characters which was first established with The Muppet Show - including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and many others.

Characters from Disney's The Muppets franchise of characters. For the Sesame Street Muppets, see Category:Sesame Street Muppet characters

Frank Oz, who performed many Muppets throughout his career, from the debut of Sesame Street to most Henson productions Caroll Spinney performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from the show's debut in 1969 until his retirement in 2018 Steve Whitmire, who took over many of Jim Henson's characters after Henson's death in 1990, including Ernie and Kermit the Frog [12] …

Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by Jim Henson, while the rest of the original band members were designed by Michael K. Frith.

The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting from 1955. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term was coined by Jim Henson for his puppet act, and a legal trademark owned by the Walt...