The Muppet Show (2015 TV series) (Johnsonverse)

The Muppet Show is an American-British variety show. It ran for five seasons from 1976 to 1980 on ITV (1976 to 1981 in the US in syndication), and since 2015 on WBC. This page will cover the current run, which was developed by Tim Johnson.

Conception
In late 2014, Tim Johnson, looking to release a new Muppets series to keep the franchise relevant, watched a pitch film for a proposed adult-oriented series created by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell, and read several scripts for it. However, he rejected the idea on sight due to him feeling that Jim Henson wouldn't want an adult-oriented Muppets series, and considered the scripts "a bad idea with even worse execution". He immediately greenlit a revival of the classic Muppet Show, demanding that the franchise return to its vaudeville roots.

Cast

 * Steve Whitmire as Kermit