Jim Henson Company Productions

More recent meridian - time MuppetTVseries include " The Jim Henson Hour " ( 1989 ) , " Dog City " ( 1992 - 95 ) and " Muppets Tonight " ( 1996 - 97 ) . The latter was an update interlingual rendition of " The Muppet Show , " hosted by a human - character Muppet named Clifford instead of Kermit and with a mix of classic Muppets and new characters . The same year that " Muppets Tonight " went off the air , the Disney Channel begin airing " Bear in the Big Blue House , " a children ’s television series starring a full - body Muppet character call Bear . It lasted four season .

In 2001 , the Jim Henson Company created a children ’s TV series aired in Great Britain called " The Hoobs . " It ran for five seasons in Great Britain and began transmit in the United States last year .

2006 marked a return to Henson puppetry for adults . Brian Henson debuted a live improv puppetry comedy show , " Jim Henson ’s Puppet Up ! Uncensored , " at the U.S. Comedy Festival . The show was also performed live in Hollywood , Scotland and Las Vegas . TBS aired theLas Vegasperformance as a one - hour special in 2006 and start register Web episodes in 2007 on TBS.com . " Puppet Up ! " go on to perform in various locations , including Sydney , Australia , and at the 2007San DiegoComicCon .

Classic Muppet characters like Kermit and Miss Piggy go along to make appearances on TV shows like " America ’s Got Talent " and " The Today Show " and in commercials . The Henson Company is developing a show for the Logo connection call " Tinseltown , " which focus on around the lives of a homosexual tool couple . A " Fraggle Rock " movie is tentatively scheduled for release in late 2008 or early 2009 .

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