'Muppet Treasure Island' at 30: An oral history of the wild adaptation

In 1996, Kermit the Frog donned the captain's hat as Captain Abraham Smollett in Muppet Treasure Island, hopping through the air like a swashbuckling amphibious Jack Sparrow with Muppet jaw protruded ...
Religion Dispatches

Revisiting the Hopeful Hijinks of the Muppets on the 30th Anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol

When The Muppet Christmas Carol premiered 30 years ago in 1992, there were fears it would be a flop given the recent death of creator Jim Henson in 1990. If success in Hollywood is defined by the ...
Entertainment Tonight

‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ Turns 30! Looking Back on Making the Holiday Classic

Michael Caine revealed to ET why he wanted to work with Kermit and company for their reimagining of the Charles Dickens tale. “All my friends have worked with the Muppets. Everybody I know has done a ...
Polygon

The Muppets’ Haunted Mansion horror comedy was a dream 30 years in the making

Longtime Muppet writer and director Kirk Thatcher has wanted to make a Muppet Halloween special for most of his career. Thatcher, whose career started in the 1980s at Industrial Light & Magic before ...