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The long-running puppet show franchise created by Jim Henson, starring his cast of characters.
The exact definition of the franchise is fuzzy, as it can refer to either the whole thing—including The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock—or just the former series and other works in its universe. Note that legally speaking, "The Muppets" now only refers to the Muppet Show characters owned by Disney, although Sesame Workshop also has permission to use the term to refer to its Sesame Street characters. The Fraggle Rock characters (still owned by the Henson company) were designated as Muppets to start with, but are no longer referred to as such. For further details, see the Muppet Wiki (which very much includes Henson works that are not part of the franchise such as The Dark Crystal).
- The Muppet Show (1976-1981)
- Muppet Babies (animated, 1984–1990)
- The Little Muppet Monsters (animated, live action Muppets with animated shorts, 1985)
- The Jim Henson Hour (MuppeTelevision section, 1989)
- Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
- Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–2006)
- Muppet Viral Videos (2008–ongoing)
- Disney Drive-On with The Muppets (2014)
- The Muppets (2015–2016)
- Muppet Babies (2018) (CGI animated) (2018–2022)
- Muppets Now (2020)
- The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
- Sam and Friends (1955–1961)
- Sesame Street (1969–ongoing)note
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2020–ongoing)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-1976)note
- Fraggle Rock (1983–1987)note
- Fraggle Rock: Rock On (2020)
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022-ongoing)
- Inner Tube (A test pilot for what would later become ''Muppetelevision'')
- Puppetman (1987; Failed Pilot Episode for a Henson-produced, Mary Tyler Moore Show-like Sitcom about puppeteers on a local TV children's show, with Richard Hunt as the main character's Sidekick)
- The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989)note
- Dog City (1992–1995)
- The Animal Show with Stinky & Jake (1994–1997)
- Big Bag (1996–1998)
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998)
- Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006)note
- Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005)
- Oobi (shorts in 2000; 2003–2005)note
- The Hoobs (2001–2006)
- Panwapa (2007)
- The Muppet Movie (1979)
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Muppet Classic Theater (1994, DTV)
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Muppets from Space (1999)
- Kermit's Swamp Years (2002, DTV)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002, TV)
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005, TV)
- The Muppets (2011)
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Sesame Street films:
- Follow That Bird (1985)
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
- The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
- The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
- The Fantastic Miss Piggy Special (1982)
- Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983)
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
- A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)note
- Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989)
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
- Studio DC: Almost Live (2008)
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
- The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala (2012)note
- Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)
- Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Misc. Muppet specials
- Hey Cinderella! (1969)
- The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)
- Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)
- The Christmas Toy (1986)
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Sesame Street specials:
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
- A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
- Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
- Elmopalooza (1998)
- CinderElmo (1999)
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)
- Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016)
- When You Wish Upon a Pickle (2018)
- Muppet*Vision 3D (Disney Theme Parks attraction, 1991–present at Walt Disney World, 2001-2014 at Disneyland)
- Muppet Beach Party (1993)
- Kermit Unpigged (1994)
- Sesame Street: Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)
- Wilkins Coffee (1957–1961)
- A Very Muppet Portal Campaign (2019)
- A downloadable Level Kit for LittleBigPlanet.
- Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
- Muppet Race Mania (2000)
- Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
- Disney Infinity seriesnote (2013-2015)
- Disney Emoji Blitznote (2016-present)
- Disney Heroes: Battle Modenote (2019-present)
- Disney Mirrorversenote (2022)
- Disney Magic Kingdomsnote (2023)