This time its Jim Henson's Muppet Babies!
Muppet Babies ran from 1984 to 1991
9 seasons on CBS
The series was of course the early years of Henson's most beloved creations The Muppets
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo,Rowlf, Animal and Scooter and featured guest appearances buy Bunsen and Beaker.
The series followed the Junior Muppets as they grew up and spent time in their nursery together.
Highly imaginative and inventive with loads of special effects the series was time consuming to produce and a ground breaking initiative.
The series also spawned equally successful merchandise and commercials.
Equally iconic were special Muppet Babies prizes given away with Mc Donalds Happy Meals including figures and legendary Christmas stuffed animals.
There have been several VHS releases but no DVD release has been produced.
The reason for this is because of the difficult task of securing the rights to all the clips from other properties used in the series.
For example one episode could include cut aways and mix ins from films like Star wars and Raiders Of The Lost Ark and a classic MGM black and white.
The Muppet Show is also suffering from these same delays with musical rights.
Today, the memorabilia is easily accessible on Ebay and you can see a few episodes from the series on Youtube or other sources so sit back and enjoy!
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