Muppet Babies

The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often embark upon adventures into imaginary worlds.

Muppet Babies (1984-1990) is an American animated family comedy created by Jim Henson and Jeffrey Scott for CBS. Baby versions of the Muppets, including Baby Kermit (voiced by Frank Welker), Baby Piggy (Laurie O'Brien), Baby Gonzo (Russi Taylor) and Baby Fozzie (Greg Berg), live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny (Barbara Billingsley). Their engine is pure imagination: bored in the nursery, the babies hop into fantastical make-believe worlds where they become heroes, explorers and performers, and each episode turns a small childhood wish into a full adventure. The show runs seven seasons and one hundred seven episodes of roughly twenty-five minutes, built as self-contained stories with a recurring cast and a playful structure. Its tone is breezy, gentle and joyful, with light musical numbers and warm slapstick humor that keeps the Muppet personalities intact. Set in a timeless nursery world rather than a specific era, it sits in the tradition of Jim Henson puppetry and fans of The Muppet Show, Calvin and Hobbes and Bluey will find the same cozy, imaginative appeal.

Viewers generally praise the series as a gentle, imaginative children's cartoon that charmingly reimagines the Muppets as toddlers.

• The Muppet Showgentle animated kids comedy, imaginative fantasy adventures, whimsical tone
• Calvin and Hobbeschildhood imagination, animated kids series with imaginary worlds
• Blueypreschool animated comedy, wholesome cozy tone, playful nursery setting
• Adventure Timeanimated kids fantasy adventure, imaginative play, whimsical tone

Created by

Jim Henson, Jeffrey Scott

Release Date

1984-11-05

Episode runtime

25 min

Rating

7.5 / 10 (136)

What is Muppet Babies about?

Baby versions of the Muppets spend their days in a big nursery, using vivid imaginations to launch themselves into fantastical adventures.

What is Muppet Babies like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Muppet Babies as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Muppet Babies violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Muppet Babies.

What did critics think of Muppet Babies?

Viewers generally praise the series as a gentle, imaginative children's cartoon that charmingly reimagines the Muppets as toddlers.

Which shows are like Muppet Babies?

Shows with a similar feel include The Muppet Show, Calvin and Hobbes, Bluey, and Adventure Time.

How long is Muppet Babies?

Muppet Babies: 7 seasons, 107 episodes.

Is Muppet Babies still running?

No, Muppet Babies has ended.