Baby Jim Henson Jim Henson as a Child
| Muppet Babies | |
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| Too known as | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies |
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| Created by | Jim Henson |
| Based on | The Muppets by Jim Henson |
| Developed by | Jeffrey Scott |
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| Theme music composer | Hank Saroyan Rob Walsh |
| Opening theme | "Muppet Babies" |
| Ending theme | "Muppet Babies" (Instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original linguistic communication | English |
| No. of seasons | viii |
| No. of episodes | 107 (list of episodes) |
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| Running fourth dimension | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Marvel Productions Jim Henson Productions |
| Distributor | Jim Henson Productions |
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| Original network | CBS |
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| Original release | September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15) – Nov 2, 1991 (1991-xi-02) |
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| Preceded by | The Muppet Show (1976–81) |
| Followed past | Little Muppet Monsters (1985) |
| Related shows | Muppet Babies (2018) |
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies , commonly known past the shortened title Muppet Babies , is an American animated television serial that aired from September 15, 1984, to November 2, 1991, on CBS. The show portrays childhood versions of the Muppets living together in a plant nursery nether the care of a man woman identified simply as Nanny (the whereabouts of their parents are never addressed), who appears in about every episode, but her face is never visible; but the babies' view of her pink brim, regal sweater, and distinctive green and white striped socks is shown. The thought of presenting the Muppets as children first appeared in a dream sequence in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), released 2 months before Muppet Babies debuted, in which Miss Piggy imagined what it would be like if she and Kermit the Frog had grown up together.
Muppet Babies was produced past Jim Henson Productions and Marvel Productions. The rights are at present held by The Walt Disney Visitor which separately acquired both the Muppets characters and Marvel. Although the episodes were 30 minutes (including commercials), it was typically shown in 60- and even 90-infinitesimal blocks during the peak of its popularity. Outside the United states of america, the show was distributed by Walt Disney Television receiver. A reboot of the series premiered on Disney Inferior on March 23, 2018.
Overview [edit]
The Muppet Babies live in a large nursery watched over past Nanny, who is seen only from the shoulders downwards. The babies' imaginary games transition from the nursery into scenes that become "real" to the babies, such every bit finding themselves aboard a pirate ship or in the land of Oz. Ofttimes these fantasies are filled with stock footage scenes or live-action clips from pop movies such as Star Wars, Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones. Each episode contains a related musical number. When the pretend game becomes also perilous, or when an interruption occurs (often in the grade of Nanny checking in or the imaginary game straying likewise far from its original premise), the scene dissolves and they discover themselves in the nursery once more.
The central idea of each episode is the ability of imagination. Sometimes, the babies utilize their imagination to solve a problem (when Nanny's newspaper is accidentally ruined, the babies write their own newspaper to replace information technology), just occasionally their imaginations run away with them (overhearing Nanny's phone call to the garbage collector to help her decide which armchair to donate to charity leads the babies to fear that one of them [which was thought to be Fozzie] is going to be thrown abroad). Other frequent themes involve the babies coming up with new ways to play with old toys, imagining what life will exist like when they are adults, or facing mutual childhood firsts such as a visit to the dentist or a new addition to the family. Nanny is the voice of reason, congratulating them on their creativity or soothing their fears.
Episodes [edit]
Characters [edit]
The serial stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Domestic dog, and Gonzo as the main muppets. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker made regular appearances as did Camilla in the form of Gonzo's stuffed baby chick. In the final two seasons, Bean Bunny and Statler and Waldorf began making regular appearances.
Several Muppets made invitee appearances including Janice every bit an older preteen, and Kermit'due south nephew, Robin, a young frog.
Scooter's twin sis, Skeeter, was unique to the Muppet Babies blithe series, having no alive-activity boob incarnation. The reason Skeeter never appeared equally an adult Muppet served equally the basis of a sketch on the adult comedy Robot Chicken.
Voice cast [edit]
- Greg Berg – Infant Fozzie, Infant Scooter, Dr. Julius Strangepork (archive footage, ep. 107)
- Barbara Billingsley – Nanny
- Dave Coulier (1986–1991) – Baby Animal, Baby Bunsen, Baby Bean Bunny, Babe Janice, Uncle Statler and Waldorf, Camilla (occasionally), Himself (ep. 91)
- Katie Leigh – Baby Rowlf, Mrs. Mitchell
- Howie Mandel (1984–1985) – Baby Skeeter, Babe Animate being, Baby Bunsen
- Laurie O'Brien – Babe Piggy, Captain Black Wig
- Russi Taylor – Baby Gonzo, Baby Robin, Aunt Fanny, and Camilla (occasionally)
- Frank Welker – Infant Kermit, Baby Beaker, Babe Skeeter (1986–1991), Camilla, Irma/Charlie (ep. 12), The Primary Inspector of Scotland Grand (ep. 31), Polly the Parrot (ep. 38), Adult Kermit (looped dialogue, ep. 45), Bosko the Snowman (ep. 100)
Additional voices and performances [edit]
- Bob Bergen – Link Hogthrob (archive footage, ep. 107)
- Peter Cullen – Smoggy the Carry (ep. 33), Football game-Playing Carry (ep. 33), Sor-Elbow (ep. 33)
- Pat Fraley – Announcer
- Jim Henson – Kermit the Frog (archive footage, ep. 45), Dr. Teeth (annal footage, ep. 61)
- Tress MacNeille – Skater Kat
- Hal Rayle – Miss Piggy (archive footage, ep. 107)
Product [edit]
In 1984, The Muppets Take Manhattan, the tertiary full-length Muppet film, debuted. The film included a fantasy sequence in which Miss Piggy imagined what growing up with Kermit would have been like. While Piggy sang, babe versions of Rowlf, Fozzie, Scooter and Gonzo acted as backup singers. The alive-action sequence was so popular that The Jim Henson Company turned the idea into a half-hour drawing plan. In order for 107 episodes to be produced, Henson and Curiosity hired two companies: the Japanese-based Toei Animation for seasons 1–3 and five episodes of flavor four, and the Korean-based AKOM Productions for episode six of flavor iv through flavor seven, both of which also animated G.I. Joe and The Transformers for Marvel Productions and Sunbow Productions.
Muppet Babies proved highly popular and ran on CBS from 1984 to 1991, a total of seven seasons. At the top of its popularity it ran in two- or 3-episode blocks. Even afterward the conclusion of the serial, it had remained so popular that CBS continued to air reruns of the series until the fall of 1992.
For a brief run in the second season, the programme became Muppets, Babies, and Monsters, and a second half-hour was dedicated to a new testify called Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters. This show featured live-action puppets and cartoons starring the adult Muppet characters. The plan lasted three weeks before Jim Henson pulled the plug, despite 18 episodes having been made. The show then reverted to an hr of Muppet Babies, but a portion of the Little Muppet Monsters theme could however be heard in the prove's end credits for the balance of its run. Muppet Babies subsequently expanded to xc minutes after CBS pulled Garbage Pail Kids before it fifty-fifty aired due to controversy.
Information technology is noted for starting a tendency of relaunching popular cartoon characters every bit younger versions of themselves. This tendency can be seen in numerous Boob tube series such as A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, The Flintstone Kids, Baby Felix, Tiny Toon Adventures (the main characters actually are the "successors" of the Looney Tunes, the latter themselves every bit their instructors), Tom & Jerry Kids and Jungle Cubs (based on characters from Walt Disney's animated film The Jungle Volume) equally well every bit merchandise items such every bit Baby Snoopy, Infant (Betty) Boop, Disney Babies, Baby How-do-you-do Kitty, Care Comport Cubs, Infant Strawberry Shortcake and Baby Garfield. In recent years, Baby Looney Tunes, Sesame Ancestry, Infant Mario from Super Mario World ii: Yoshi's Island, Little Astro Male child and Total DramaRama continued the concept. The show was a critical success during its time on the air: the show won 4 consecutive Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Animated Programme, 1985–88, and won a Humanitas Prize for Children'due south Animation in 1985.[one]
Muppet Babies was voted "Top Cartoon of the Childhood Days" by the Irvin Hall paper'south weekly review of the Pennsylvania State Academy in 2007.
Hank Saroyan served equally executive in charge of serial, voice director, story editor, song producer, and composer.
Music [edit]
Approximately 100 of the songs were co-written by Alan O'Mean solar day and Janis Liebhart, with the exception of the theme vocal and "Rocket to the Stars" which were written past Hank Saroyan and Rob Walsh, and "Dream for Your Inspiration", written by Scott Brownlee. The song that played during the ending credits was laughingly titled "Hank in the Box" in deference to Hank Saroyan.
Syndication [edit]
The series entered local syndication through Claster Telly in 1989, and ran until 1992. Syndication rights were sold to Nickelodeon (1992–1999) and Odyssey Network (1999–2001).
Home media [edit]
Although not every Muppet Babies episode was released on VHS, a number of them were released between 1993 and 1995.[ citation needed ] I series released on VHS called "Aye I Can" included three videos, which featured two Muppet Babies episodes inside. The series focused on Robin the Frog, who asks his uncle Kermit for help in different chores he was struggling with such equally cleaning his room or doing homework. Kermit would lead off into a Muppet Babies episode which told of a similar situation. Sometimes, he would give examples about achieving Robin'due south trouble. For example, in one Yes I Can video, Robin is worried about making new friends, and Kermit tells him that sharing is an case of having a good friendship, which leads directly to a Muppet Babies episode.
In that location have been no plans announced of any DVD releases of Muppet Babies. One possible reason is that clips from other TV shows and movies (such as Star Trek, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The $25,000 Pyramid, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Batteries Non Included) were used extensively in imagination sequences, closet opening scenes, and scenes on the television in the nursery and thus could pose difficulties in terms of resolving possible copyright issues.[ citation needed ] In 2003, iv episodes were made bachelor, in uncut form, as bonus DVDs with 10-inch Muppet Babies plush toys: "The Daily Muppet", "8 Take Abroad One Equals Panic", "Piggy's Hyper-Action Volume", and "Gonzo'due south Video Testify".[ citation needed ]
Distribution [edit]
- The states: Kids Klassics, Jim Henson Video, Muppet Abode Video, Sony Wonder (Video Buddy releases), Walt Disney Studios Home Amusement
- U.k.: Children's Video Library, Palace Video, Buena Vista Domicile Video, Columbia Tristar Home Video, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- Commonwealth of australia/New Zealand: Communications and Amusement Express, Walt Disney Studios Dwelling Entertainment
VHS release [edit]
There are eighteen VHS releases in all
U.Southward. 1st Releases (four):
- Muppet Babies: Exist My Valentine
- Episode 407: My Muppet Valentine
- Muppet Babies: Explore With U.s.a.
- Episode 610: The New Adventures of Kermo Polo
- Episode 801: The Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo
- Muppet Babies: Time to Play
- Episode 708: Muppet Babies: The Side by side Generation
- Episode 502: Beauty and the Schnoz
- Muppet Babies: Permit's Build
- Episode 603: Six-to-Viii Weeks
- Episode 808: Eight Flags Over the Plant nursery
U.Southward. 2nd releases 'Yep I Can' Release (three):
- Muppet Babies: Yes I Can Learn
- Episode 306: Kermit Goes to Washington
- Episode 805: Nice to Have Gnome Yous
- Muppet Babies: Yes I Can Assistance
- Episode 113: Good, Make clean Fun
- Episode 802: Get Me to the Perch on Time
- Muppet Babies: Yes I Can Be A Friend
- Episode 204: The Neat Cookie Robbery
- Episode 301: Pigerella
McDonald's Releases (iv):
- Episode 308: The Daily Muppet
- Episode 206: Snow White and the Seven Muppets
- Episode 210: The Dandy Muppet Cartoon Show
Kids Klassics Releases (1)
- Episode 207: I Want My Muppet Boob tube! and Episode 110: Gonzo's Video Evidence
KRAFT Foods Mail-in Releases (one)
- Episode 206: Snowfall White and the Seven Muppets and Episode 210: The Great Muppet Cartoon Evidence
Video Buddy Interactive Releases (3)
- Episode 105: Scooter's Hidden Talent
- Episode 108: What Do You lot Desire to Exist When You Grow Up?
- Episode 209: What's New at the Zoo?
U.k. Releases (2) (works on any VCR):
- Muppet Babies: Close Encounters of the Frog Kind and Dental Hyjinks
Episode 109: Close Encounters of the Frog Kind Episode 102: Dental Hyjinks
- Muppet Babies: Gonzo's Video Show and Noisy Neighbors
Episode 110: Gonzo'southward Video Prove Episode 101: Noisy Neighbors
Australia Releases (two) (works on whatever VCR):
- Muppet Babies: I Want My Muppet T.Five 1985, Snow White and the Vii Muppets, In one case Upon an Egg Timer
Episode 207: I Want My Muppet TV! Episode 206: Snow White and the Seven Muppets Episode 201: Once Upon an Egg Timer
- Muppet Babies: Muppet Babies: Raiders of the Lost Muppet, Dental Hyjinks
Episode 104: Raiders of the Lost Muppet Episode 102: Dental Hyjinks
Total 25 VHS Release Episodes in order:
- Episode 101: Noisy Neighbors
- Episode 102: Dental Hyjinks
- Episode 104: Raiders of the Lost Muppet
- Episode 105: Scooter'due south Hidden Talent
- Episode 108: What Do You Want to Be When You Abound Up?
- Episode 110: Gonzo'south Video Show
- Episode 113: Skillful, Make clean Fun
- Episode 201: Once Upon an Egg Timer
- Episode 204: The Keen Cookie Robbery
- Episode 206: Snow White and the Seven Muppets
- Episode 207: I Want My Muppet Television set!
- Episode 209: What'southward New at the Zoo?
- Episode 210: The Dandy Muppet Cartoon Show
- Episode 301: Pigerella
- Episode 306: Kermit Goes to Washington
- Episode 308: The Daily Muppet
- Episode 407: My Muppet Valentine
- Episode 502: Beauty and the Schnoz
- Episode 603: Six-to-Eight Weeks
- Episode 610: The New Adventures of Kermo Polo
- Episode 708: Muppet Babies: The Adjacent Generation
- Episode 801: The Transcontinental Whoo-Whoo
- Episode 802: Go Me to the Perch on Time
- Episode 805: Nice to Take Gnome You lot
- Episode 808: Eight Flags Over the Nursery
Reception [edit]
Critical [edit]
In January 2009, IGN named Jim Henson's Muppet Babies equally the 31st-best in the Summit 100 All-time Animated Telly Shows.[2]
Awards and nominations [edit]
- Daytime Emmy Awards
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- Won award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Blithe Plan (presented to Margaret Loesch, Lee Gunther, Jim Henson, Bob Richardson, Hank Saroyan, John Gibbs and Jeffrey Scott)
- Won honour for Outstanding Film Sound Editing (presented to Richard C. Allen, Robert T. Gillis, Richard Bruce Elliott, Michael L. DePatie, Michael Tomack and Ron Fedele) (1985)
- Nominated for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition (Robert J. Walsh)
- Nominated for Outstanding Moving picture Sound Editing (Robert T. Gillis, Allison Cobb, Michael Tomack, Michael L. DePatie, Ron Fedele, Richard Bruce Elliott, and Richard C. Allen)
- Won laurels for Outstanding Blithe Program (presented to Jim Henson, Margaret Loesch, Lee Gunther, Bob Richardson, John Gibbs and Jeffrey Scott) (1986)
- Nominated for Outstanding Moving picture Audio Mixing (Bill Thiederman, Bob Minkler and Lee Minkler) (1986)
- Won award for Outstanding Animated Program (presented to Jim Henson, Margaret Loesch, Lee Gunther, Bob Richardson, Robert Shellhorn and Jeffrey Scott) (1987)
- Won award for Outstanding Animated Programme (presented to Margaret Loesch, Lee Gunther, Jim Henson, Bob Richardson, John Ahern and Robert Shellhorn) (1988)
- Won award for Outstanding Film Sound Editing (presented to Al Breitenbach, Ron Fedele, Richard C. Allen, Steven D. Williams and Kenneth R. Burton)
- Won honor for Outstanding Film Audio Mixing (presented to Jeffrey J. Haboush and Greg P. Russell)
- Nominated for Outstanding Animated Programme (presented to Margaret Loesch, Jim Henson, Bob Richardson, John Ahern, Karen Peterson, Rudy Cataldi, Al Kouzel, Chuck Downs, Hank Saroyan, Sindy McKay and Larry Swerdlove)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Barbara Billingsley) (1989)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (Barbara Billingsley) (1990)
2018 reboot [edit]
A reboot of the series premiered on Disney Inferior on March 23, 2018.[4] As opposed to the traditional animation of the original prove the reboot instead uses CGI, merely is all the same targeted to children ages 4–7 with each episode consisting of two xi-minute stories. Disney Junior, Disney Consumier Products and Interactive Media'south Content & Media group, and TVNZ are co-producing the show. Mr. Warburton, creator of Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Adjacent Door, serves as the executive producer while onetime SpongeBob SquarePants writer Eric Shaw serves equally the story editor.[5]
Other appearances [edit]
Baby Kermit, Piggy and Gonzo fabricated small-scale appearances in the drug prevention television special (later released on home video) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990).
The live-action version of the lead characters likewise appeared, in the form of an one-time abode flick, during the 1987 television special A Muppet Family Christmas. The segment itself was cutting from later releases because of complications with musical rights for "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".
An developed Skeeter was featured in the "Family Reunions" issues of The Muppet Show comics.
- Cameos
- In the film Eye for an Center (1996), Sally Field's girl is seen watching an episode of Muppet Babies.
- In the 2011 episode of Robot Chicken, "Schindler's Bucket List", we learn what happened to Skeeter from Muppet Babies when she comes back from the grave to impale the other Muppets.
Trade [edit]
In the mid-1980s, PVC Muppet Babies toys were available equally prizes in McDonald's Happy Meals. Each non-articulated character came with a wheeled vehicle. Some fourth dimension afterward, special Christmas stuffed versions of the Muppet Babies were available in Happy Meals, too.
In 1992, after the terminal aired Muppet Babies episode in 1991, an episode book drove of Muppet Babies was produced from the book company Grolier. It was called The Muppet Babies Press Books. The book generally discussed grapheme traits and learning for immature children. It was produced and ended in 1992.
At that place were two Muppet Babies LP records produced and released on Parker Brothers/Columbia Records. Both albums were produced past Hank Saroyan and Rob Walsh and featured extended versions of songs from sure Muppet Babies episodes. The first album, "Rocket to the Stars", was too a fully produced stereo story-hazard starring the Muppet Babies characters in which the songs were woven into the all-new story written by Saroyan. The second anthology was strictly more fully produced longer versions of songs from the show. BMG released a CD version of the first anthology when information technology bought Henson. The CD was renamed "Rock It to the Stars", likely due to Parker Brothers/Columbia Records owning the proper name "Rocket to the Stars". The songs on this album are: "Muppet Babies Theme", "Merry-G0-Round", "Sleep Rockin'", "Dream for Your Inspiration", "Good Things Happen in the Night", "Camilla", "Rocket to the Stars", "Exercise Makes Perfect", "Be What You Wanna Exist", "I Can't Help Being a Star", "Endmost Theme".
For the 2d, music-only Muppet Babies LP, "Music Is Everywhere", the songs were: (side one) "Music Is Everywhere", "Tabular array for Ane", "Wocka Wocka Wocka", "Snowfall White Dejection", "Wishes Take a Fashion, "Best Friends", "Runnin' Out of Fourth dimension"; (side two) "We Honey Cartoons", "Show Us the Real You", "Amadogus", "Semi-Weirdo", "Art Is for Your Heart", "Playin' in the City", "Television Maniacs".
Comics [edit]
From 1985 until 1989, Marvel Comics produced a monthly comic book of the Muppet Babies with their Star Comics banner, drawn by Marie Severin. The series lasted for twenty-6 bug. The dorsum-up stories on the concluding ii problems, #25 (May 1989) and #26 (July 1989), were drawn by Nate Butler. In 1992, Harvey Comics acquired the rights to produce Muppet Babies comics and produced a further 3 bug (restarting at effect #1).
The Muppet Babies also appeared in Star Comics Digest (also known every bit Star Comics Magazine). This comic was printed in digest-size format, and features a number of reprinted short stories in each upshot. The series itself lasted for thirteen issues from 1986 until 1988. The Muppet Babies appeared in some, but not all, of the bug. Other short stories contained in Star Comics Digest included Madballs, Heathcliff, the Care Bears, and Top Canis familiaris.
See also [edit]
- List of animated spin-offs from prime fourth dimension shows
- Sesame Beginnings
References [edit]
- ^ "Muppet Babies" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Tiptop 100 animated series". IGN. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2010-10-nineteen .
- ^ "Santa Barbara Takes Drama Emmy". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 2010-10-19 .
- ^ "Disney Junior Creates Summertime the Penguin for Muppet Babies - LaughingPlace.com". 25 Jan 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (Oct 26, 2016). "'Muppet Babies' Reboot Begins Product at Disney Junior". Diversity. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
External links [edit]
- Jim Henson's Muppet Babies at the Big Drawing DataBase
- Jim Henson'southward Muppet Babies at IMDb
- Muppet Babies at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
- Muppet Babies on Muppet Wiki
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