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Good overview of how the show came to be, but don't see anything here about why it ended - was it cancelled, did it lose funding, did Henson lose interest, etc. - was just curious. Will try to look for details. 2603:8001:2A00:7428:9D90:2F8:1268:81C6 (talk) 19:20, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good question. My understanding is that Henson didn't want it to decline in quality and overstay its welcome, so he ended it while ahead. With the success of The Muppet Movie, he didn't feel the need to keep it as a home base for the characters, either. oknazevad (talk) 19:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The end dates (except the original UK dates) are somewhat confusing, everyone stated that this show ended in the US by 23rd May but it stated in some sources that it actually ended with the Melissa Manchester episode on 8th June... was that relatable or some kind of a rumour that someone put 8th June there while it was actually a re-run? i hope someone could understand the whole thing, thanks! 86.22.223.111 (talk) 20:55, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A re-run isn't the original release. So, the date of 23rd of May is correct by the infobox parameters. --SinoDevonian (talk) 21:01, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

They just didn't like how i add June 8th 1981 as the actual end date, the US dates of Melissa Manchester episode is actually accurate and was put in by HensonCo and they didn't need it, just May 23rd? you could understand that the whole US end date (May 23rd) isn't quite accurate to me, that was Marty Feldman... June 8th is actually the last for the US airings and that is actually Melissa Manchester, Toughpigs know about this, HensonCo know about this even the Muppet Wiki knows about this, if you were still thinking that May 23rd is always the end date of the US airings, then this page should be challenged, thank you folks. 86.22.223.111 (talk) 20:09, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The dates in the article are not the US dates, they are the UK dates because the shows were shown in the UK before the US.  Dr Greg  talk  20:29, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There's a disagreement right now about the main image used at the top of the page. Since 2011, this was the page's image: original jpg image, which shows the "title card" of the show, with a stage background and Kermit the Frog appearing in the "O" of "Show".

BradfordNewton uploaded a new image for the top of the page: new png image. This image just shows the logo against a white background.

I think that the original image is more informative and helpful for readers. It shows them what the actual opening of the show was like, and provides context for understanding the premise and tone.

The edit has been reverted back and forth a couple of times, so there is obviously disagreement about which picture is best for the article. I'm opening this discussion, to hear the opinions of other editors and try to find consensus on one or the other. What do you think? Toughpigs (talk) 20:40, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you. We should keep the original image, for the reasons you state.—Chowbok ☠ 03:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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So there was a new Muppet appearance about 4 days ago from writing this (December 16, -- 2025), it's from the gamer awards (December 12, -- 2025) where they had Rowlf the dog and Miss piggy star in a couple minute long segments and "skits", it was about a month or three after they announced the new special with Sabrina Carpenter on Instagram, which that small appearance of those two Muppet's was probably just advertisement for the upcoming special.

There was also another appearance before that which was at Sabrina's "Sweet n Sour" Tour on November 23, (2025) where Miss Piggy was picked to be the last guest star to get "arrested" during one of her songs.

I mainly wanted to point this out since the references haven't been updated since the last one being number "27" also was the Booking.com Super Bowl (LIX) ad campaign ever added to the references cause I don't see it? only of course if ads and live appearances actually count.

{NOTE: I would personally edit the page myself but I just don't know how to add them without accidentally changing something up and it also appears to be locked?.} TheMuppetz.Expert (talk) 19:01, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: I appreciate you wanting to improve the article; unfortunately the appearances you describe are relatively trivial in the grand scheme of the history and production of The Muppet Show, and don't really fit in this particular article. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:57, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]