Muppets Tonight

1996TV Series⏱️ 30mTV-PG

ComedyFamilyMusic

⭐ 7.7

IMDB Rating

2,264 votes

Kermit the Frog, Clifford and friends struggle to put on a weekly TV variety show.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Dave Goelz, Kevin Clash, Brian Henson

Release Date

March 8, 1996

Language

French, English

Country

France, United States

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 6

Nominations

💬 16

Reviews

📋 3.2K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Dave Goelz

as Waldorf

Kevin Clash

as Clifford

Brian Henson

as Nigel

Bill Barretta

as Bobo the Bear

Jerry Nelson

as Statler

Steve Whitmire

as Kermit the Frog

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

as Additional Muppets

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Len Levitt

as Additional Muppets

Drew Massey

as Additional Muppets

👤

Joe Selph

as Additional Muppets

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Stereo

Color

Filming Location

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Jim Henson Productions, The Jim Henson Company

🏷️ Keywords

1990sreenactmentvariety showcelebrity guestpig

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyFamilyMusic

⭐ Featured Review

2nd Short life of Muppets on Television

by Fury9033 • 2006-04-02

"The Muppets Tonight was 1st serious attempt to make a dedicated television show for the Muppets. It was different, and it had potential. The guest stars of amazing quality, and new spin on how original Muppet Show was done. However, it had to deal with changed world. After 2 brief seasons, Oklahoma City bombing accrued. Which rattled America, and it was key factors of the cancellation of the this young and potential show. The episode which was to be are, if memory services right few weeks after the bombing, introduced an old character. Crazy Harry, one of the Muppet show's original chara..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to Kevin Clash, the decision to have Clifford as host was made because Jim Henson had requested, in the event of his passing, that any future Muppet Show should not be hosted by Kermit the Frog.