I'm celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Muppet Show with 50 iconic looks for several key Muppets from the series, from their debuts until now. First up: Kermit the Frog. How many can you recognize? Row 1: Sam and Friends (1955), Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962), Kermeena on The Ed Sullivan Show (1967), Reporter Kermit on Sesame Street (1972), Vampire Kermit on The Muppet Show (1977), Elton John Kermit on The Muppet Show (1977) Row 2: Cowboy Kermit in The Muppet Movie (1979), Director Kermit in The Muppet Movie (1979), John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979), Rosenthal disguise in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Pizza Twin disguise in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Froggen-Schewin (Frankenstein) in The Miss Piggy Calendar (1982) Row 3: John Denver & The Muppets - Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983), Fluke Flystalker of S...
I first designed a series of Muppetoons (mash-ups of Muppets and cartoon characters) back in 2022. As part of Disney's 70 Years, 70 Muppets campaign, I decided to revisit the idea with some Muppets that didn't make the cut the first time around. And then I added 33 more! The Country Trio (Jim, Jerry and Frank) as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy Miss Poogy, Gloat, Java, Angel Marie, Otto and Fletcher Bird as the cast of Regular Show Mildred Huxtetter as Miss Frizzle (Magic School Bus) Mad Monty as Secret Squirrel Emily (Ma) Bear as Zummi Gummi (Adventures of the Gummi Bears) Luncheon Counter Monster, Mean Mama and Timmy Monster as We Bare Bears Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers as Cattanooga Cats Louis Kazagger as Fry (Futurama) Little Muppet Monsters (Tug, Boo and Molly) as Yakko, Wakko and Dot (Animaniacs) Lenny the Lizard as Vinnie (Littlest Pet Shop) Koozebanian Mama as Gordon Shumway (ALF) J.P. Grosse as Mr. Spacely (The Jetsons) Howard Tubman as Stan Smith (American Dad) ...