"We're screaming and waving our arms all wiggly, Kermit-style. Disney is bringing back The Muppet Showin its OG variety-show format [ Kermit: Yay!]. For one stand-alone special [ Kermit: makes angry-fist face]. We're getting exactly one of something we want infinitely repeated, sometime in 2026. The Muppets made the announcement on social media, showing the new backstage set and Kermit's mug."
"Like the original Muppet Show, this one-off special will have a special guest: Sabrina Carpenter. It's a perfect match. Carpenter's sexuality is so cartoonish she has been likened to Bugs Bunny in drag. So we're already in sassy talking-animal territory. Also she's the same height as Kermit. Plus, the diva-off between her and Miss Piggy is sure to be legendary. They'll teach it in schools."
"Previous Muppet revivals have tweaked the format for different eras. The '90s had Muppets Tonight, the closest to the original Muppet Show, except it was hosted by Clifford as something of an Arsenio Hall character. 2015's The Muppets was a work-com mockumentary à la The Office. And Muppets Now on Disney+ tried to get into the short-form video game. Disney+ also tried to get on the reboot/revival train with The Electric Mayhem. This new Muppet Show special is being co-produced by the Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's company. We smell more Emmys."
Disney is reviving The Muppet Show in its original variety-show format for a single stand-alone special slated for 2026, and the cast and backstage set have been previewed on social media. The one-off episode will feature Sabrina Carpenter as the special guest, with teased comic tension between her and Miss Piggy. Past Muppet revivals have adapted the format across eras, from Muppets Tonight to a 2015 mockumentary and the short-form Muppets Now. The new special is co-produced by Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures, with awards recognition anticipated.
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