This is a list of productions based on The Muppets characters and franchise, including films, television series and specials, and other media. The franchise's main work is The Muppet Show, a syndicated television series which ran from 1976 to 1981. The franchise includes eight feature films, and other television series.
| Role | The Muppet Movie (1979) | The Great Muppet Caper (1981) | The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) | The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) | Muppet Treasure Island (1996) | Muppets from Space (1999) | The Muppets (2011) | Muppets Most Wanted (2014) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | James Frawley | Jim Henson | Frank Oz | Brian Henson | Tim Hill | James Bobin | |||
| Producer(s) | Jim Henson | David Lazer and Frank Oz | David Lazer | Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker | David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns | Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses | Jerry Juhl | Jerry Juhl & Kirk R. Thatcher and James V. Hart | Jerry Juhl and Joseph Mazzarino and Ken Kaufman | Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller | James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller | ||
| Composer(s) | Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher | Joe Raposo | Ralph Burns | Miles Goodman | Hans Zimmer | Jamshied Sharifi | Christophe Beck | ||
| Production companies | ITC Films Henson Associates | Henson Associates | Walt Disney Pictures Jim Henson Productions | Columbia Pictures Jim Henson Pictures | |||||
| Distribution | Associated Film Distribution | Universal Pictures Associated Film Distribution | TriStar Pictures | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Sony Pictures Releasing | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | |||
| Running time | 95 minutes | 97 minutes | 94 minutes | 86 minutes | 99 minutes | 87 minutes | 103 minutes | 107 minutes | |
| Release date | June 22, 1979 | June 26, 1981 | July 13, 1984 | December 11, 1992 | February 16, 1996 | July 14, 1999 | November 23, 2011 | March 21, 2014 | |
| Box office $ | $65,810,475[1] | $31,206,251[2] | $25,534,703[3] | $27,330,071[4] | $34,327,391[5] | $22,323,612[6] | $165,184,237[7] | $80,383,290[8] | |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 88% | 75% | 84% | 75% | 71% | 63% | 95% | 80% | |
| width=220 | Title | width=110 | Premiere date | width=110 | End date | width=100 | Network |
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| Sam and Friends | NBC (WRC-TV) | ||||||
| The Muppet Show | Syndication | ||||||
| Muppet Babies | CBS | ||||||
| Little Muppet Monsters | |||||||
| The Jim Henson Hour | NBC | ||||||
| Dog City | Fox Kids | ||||||
| Jim Henson's Animal Show | Animal Planet/Fox Kids | ||||||
| Muppets Tonight | ABC / Disney Channel | ||||||
| Muppets TV | TF1[9] | ||||||
| Muppet Moments[10] | Disney Junior / Disney Channel | ||||||
| The Muppets[11] | September 22, 2015 | [12] | ABC | ||||
| Muppet Babies[13] | Disney Junior | ||||||
| Muppets Now[14] [15] | Disney+ | ||||||
| The Muppets Mayhem[16] | May 10, 2023 | ||||||
| Title | Release date | Director | Producer(s) | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit's Swamp Years | David Gumpel | Jim Lewis and Joseph Mazzarino | Sony Pictures Television | |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Kirk R. Thatcher | Martin G. Baker and Warren Carr | NBCUniversal Television Distribution MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital Distribution | |
| The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Bill Barretta | Buena Vista Television |
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| Hey, Cinderella! | |||||
| The Muppets on Puppets | WNET | ||||
| The Great Santa Claus Switch | CBS | ||||
| The Frog Prince | Syndicated | ||||
| The Muppet Musicians of Bremen | Syndicated | ||||
| The Muppets Valentine Show | ABC | ||||
| ABC | |||||
| Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | CBC | ||||
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | CBS | ||||
| ABC | |||||
| The Muppets Go to the Movies | ABC | ||||
| Of Muppets and Men | CBS | ||||
| The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | ABC | ||||
| Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | ABC | ||||
| CBS | |||||
| The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | HBO | ||||
| The Christmas Toy | ABC | ||||
| A Muppet Family Christmas | ABC | ||||
| Disneyland's 35th Anniversary | NBC | ||||
| The Muppets at Walt Disney World | NBC | ||||
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | CBS | ||||
| Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | CBS | ||||
| hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse | Disney Channel | ||||
| hosted by Selena Gomez | Disney Channel | ||||
| NBC | |||||
| Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular[17] | ABC | ||||
| Muppets Haunted Mansion[18] | [19] | Disney+ |
| Title | Release date | Director | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs | May 21, 1993 | David Gumpel | Buena Vista Home Video |
| Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green | February 18, 1994 | ||
| Muppet Classic Theater | David Grossman | ||
| Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppets On Wheels | David Gumpel | ||
| Yes, I Can Learn featuring the Muppet Babies | |||
| Yes, I Can Help featuring the Muppet Babies | |||
| Yes, I Can Be a Friend featuring the Muppet Babies | |||
| Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island | |||
| Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly | |||
| Kermit's Swamp Years | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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| The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora | |||||
A number of video games featuring the Muppets have been produced since the 1990s.