1988/05 Muppet Babies

The idea for Muppet Babies was born from a brief, magical scene in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), in which Kermit and the gang imagined themselves as babies singing “I’m Gonna Always Love You.” Audiences loved it. Seeing the potential, Jim Henson—the visionary behind The Muppets—teamed up with Marvel Productions and CBS to create a full-fledged animated series. The result? A vibrant, zany cartoon that launched in September 1984, and by 1988, Muppet Babies was in its fifth season, a fixture of CBS's Saturday morning lineup. It had already won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program, praised for promoting creativity, kindness, and problem-solving. ...Show More