Each week, technical flubs, talent crises, rampaging egos and financial issues (when the pigs weren't rebelling, or angry clones weren't on the loose, or the Star Wars cast wasn't rampaging through in search of Chewbacca) would bring the show teetering to the brink of disaster each week, the show somehow managed to go on. Recurring sketches included Veterinarian's Hospital, starring Rowlf ('the continuing stoooooooory of a quack who's gone to the dogs') Pigs in Space ( yep, pretty much) Muppet Labs, with Dr.

Bunsen Honeydew and his perpetually terrified assistant Beaker ('Now your family can be protected from the heartbreak of gorilla invasion!') cooking segments with the game-but-goofy Swedish Chef and the disaster-prone 'Muppet News Flash'. And sitting high above it all in the balcony, in prime position to volley insults, were codger hecklers Statler and Waldorf: Piano-playing Doctor Teeth and his Electric Mayhem - laid-back bassist and singer Floyd Pepper, groovy guitarist Janice, silent saxophonist Zoot and drummer Animal - were the house band. Ostensibly a family show, The Muppet Show in practice played freely with the dark side of Henson's vision, more familiar from his later work.

Notable guest stars included Alice Cooper, Vincent Price, Jonathan Winters, Peter Sellers, Christopher Reeve and Steve Martin. That would be weird.Songs from adult shows like Chicago and Cabaret were worked into the mix (to say nothing of Elton John singing 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', or Cooper's 'Welcome to My Nightmare'.) Casual violence abounded, seemingly gentle skits often took a weirdly surreal turn. There’s a strong possibility that the new show will have a pared-down cast of just six.-Vampirina is in the show!

He’s red and not pink, he lost the bonnet, and he looks a bit wild and unpredictable.-Still no sign of Rowlf, Scooter, Skeeter, or any of the other old school characters. I guess we’ll find out who she is sometime soon.-Baby Kermit is still wearing his sailor outfit, Fozzie’s got his propeller beanie, and so on.-Animal is looking MUCH more Animal than his old Muppet Babies counterpart. But it does feel familiar and welcoming.-When compared to back in 2016 (remember – ToughPigs broke the news!), 5/6ths of the characters remain about the same.-Bobbi Baba the sheep is gone, and replaced with a new purple bird character. There’s a lot to take in with that tiny image, but here’s what we know:-We’ve got a logo! It’s nothing like – no heart, no handwritten font. We’re only a few hours into 2018, and we’ve already got our first big Muppet news story!As seen in an upcoming Disney Junior promo (via on Twitter), we now have our first artwork from Muppet Babies.

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