The Muppets
Puppet characters created by Jim Henson
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| February 25 2025 | Appointed DeAPlaneta Entertainment as distributor and licensor for Henson properties in European territories, including Fraggle Rock, Dinosaur Train, Dot., and Pajanimals. |
| November 2024 | Film producer McG and musician John Mayer purchased the Henson Company Lot for $40 million. |
| June 20 2024 | Announced plans to sell the Jim Henson Company Lot on La Brea Avenue in Hollywood. |
| May 31 2024 |
Jim Henson
The documentary 'Jim Henson Idea Man' began streaming on Disney+.
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| April 2024 |
Jim Henson
A documentary titled 'Jim Henson Idea Man' was announced, to be directed by Ron Howard.
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| January 5 2024 | Established a worldwide distribution agreement for Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal films, including behind-the-scenes specials. |
| 2023 |
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles received a brief cameo mention in the television series The Muppets Mayhem, with a comedic reference to Jackson and the Feebles characters.
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| 2023 | The Muppets launched 'The Muppets Mayhem' on Disney+. |
| 2023 | Lips appears in The Muppets Mayhem, speaking frequently with his characteristic mumbling dialogue. |
| 2023 | In The Muppets Mayhem series, Janice is revealed to have an estranged twin sister. |
| 2023 | In the series The Muppets Mayhem, Dr. Teeth is revealed to have previously worked in his family's dentistry business before leaving with Floyd to start the band. |
| 2023 | The band performed 'Can You Picture That?' for The Muppets Mayhem project. |
| 2023 | Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem performed 'Rock On' for The Muppets Mayhem project. |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem series reveals that Animal was raised by Floyd after being abandoned as a baby. |
| May 10 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem series, focusing on the band recording their first studio album, premieres on Disney+. |
| May 10 2023 | Released debut album 'The Electric Mayhem' through Walt Disney Records, featuring music from the Disney+ Original Series. The album was released in LP and digital formats, and peaked at number 10 on the US charts and number 1 on US Kid Albums charts. |
| April 7 2023 | Release of 'The Portable Door' film by The Jim Henson Company through Story Bridge Films |
| 2022 | Premiered Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, a reboot of Fraggle Rock, on Apple TV+. |
| August 10 2022 | Signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Shout! Factory to distribute thirteen series and specials from the Henson catalog. |
| January 21 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock premiered on Apple TV+, marking a reboot of the original children's puppet series. |
| 2021 | The Muppets released 'Muppets Haunted Mansion' on Disney+. |
| 2021 | Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem performed 'Dancing in the Moonlight' for the Muppets Haunted Mansion project. |
| 2021 | The band released a non-album song 'Mr. Blue Sky'. |
| February 19 2021 |
The Muppet Show episodes
The Muppet Show was released on Disney+ streaming service, with some episodes omitted due to licensing and legal issues
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| January 2021 | The Jim Henson Company officially announced the production of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, a reboot of the original series, to be produced at the Calgary Film Centre. |
| 2020 |
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The 1979 song 'Rainbow Connection' was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
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| 2020 | Created Fraggle Rock: Rock On! for Apple TV+ and Earth to Ned for Disney+. |
| 2020 | Leigh Slaughter joins The Muppets Studio as a vice-president. |
| December 2020 | TV preservation company Kaleidoscope announced on Facebook that VHS copies of all Fraggle Rock episodes were located and transferred from producer Victor Pemberton's collection. |
| July 31 2020 | Muppets Now premiered on Disney+ streaming service after development and leadership changes, including the departure of creative team Adam Horowitz, Eddy Kitsis, and Josh Gad from the initially planned Muppets Live Another Day series. |
| May 26 2020 | Apple TV+ acquired exclusive streaming rights to previous seasons of Fraggle Rock in 100 countries and announced a series reboot. |
| April 21 2020 | Fraggle Rock: Rock On! premiered on Apple TV+ as a series of weekly live-action shorts, featuring original cast members during the social distancing period. The series was shot using smartphones in the production teams' and artists' own homes, with six total episodes produced. |
| 2019 | Henson Alternative created 'The Miskreants' television series. |
| 2019 | David Lightbody becomes senior vice-president of The Muppets Studio, succeeding Debbie McClellan. |
| 2019 | Fraggle Rock debuted on Amazon Prime Video in North America, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland. |
| March 2019 | Disney completed the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, gaining distribution rights to the film. |
| 2018 | The Jim Henson Company produced 'The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell' under the Henson Alternative banner. |
| 2018 | Archaia Studios Press published a third three-issue Fraggle Rock comic book miniseries. |
| September 25 2018 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released a complete Blu-ray series set of Fraggle Rock for the show's 35th anniversary, featuring remastered HD episodes and bonus content including the animated series. |
| July 28 2018 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt revealed that the Fraggle Rock film was still in early stages of development. |
| July 11 2018 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced a complete Blu-ray series set of Fraggle Rock for the show's 35th anniversary, including remastered high-definition episodes and new bonus material. |
| March 2018 | A reboot of the 1980s Muppet Babies series debuted on Disney Junior, coinciding with a company reorganization that merged Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media into Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. |
| 2017 | Peter Linz begins performing the character of Lips. |
| December 2017 | Disney announced its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, which would eventually grant them distribution rights to the Fraggle Rock film. |
| 2016 | Debuted 'The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History' live show at Magic Kingdom, providing historical entertainment through Muppet characters. |
| 2016 | Steve Whitmire's tenure as the performer of Lips ends. |
| 2016 | Fraggle Rock began airing reruns on HBO Family and was available on HBO Now in HD. |
| 2016 | Steve Whitmire was dismissed from The Muppets performer troupe. |
| September 24 2016 | Red, Gobo, Wembley, and Mokey appeared at a Puppets for Puppetry event honoring Muppet performer Dave Goelz. Karen Prell and John Tartaglia performed Red and Gobo, Kevin Clash performed Wembley, and Donna Kimball performed Mokey. |
| August 6 2016 | The Electric Mayhem performs a live five-song set at the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. |
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