The Muppet Show is a 2026 American variety sketch comedy television special starring the Muppets. It is presented as a revival of the original Muppet Show series (1976–1981) created by Jim Henson, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plotlines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue. The special stars Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel, and features singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter as the special guest, with additional guest appearances by actress and come
The Muppet Show is a 2026 American variety sketch comedy television special starring the Muppets. It is presented as a revival of the original Muppet Show series (1976–1981) created by Jim Henson, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plotlines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue. The special stars Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel, and features singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter as the special guest, with additional guest appearances by actress and come
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The Muppet Show is a 2026 American variety sketch comedy television special starring the Muppets. It is presented as a revival of the original Muppet Show series (1976–1981) created by Jim Henson, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plotlines with running gags taking place backstage and in other areas of the venue. The special stars Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel, and features singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter as the special guest, with additional guest appearances by actress and comedian Maya Rudolph and actor and comedian Seth Rogen. Vogel, Jacobson, Rogen and Carpenter also serve as executive producers. It was produced by The Muppets Studio, Point Grey Pictures and 20th Television, and premiered on Disney+ and ABC on February 4, 2026.
The Muppet Show revives the original show's tone with slapstick, absurdist, and surreal humor. Within its context, Kermit the Frog (performed by Vogel) acts as showrunner and host, who tries to maintain control of the overwhelming antics of the other Muppet characters and appease the guest stars. It serves as a backdoor pilot to a potential full revival of the series.
This was the first Muppets production to be produced by 20th Television and Disney Branded Television after ABC Signature folded into 20th Television on October 1, 2024.
It received universal acclaim from critics and received 7.58 million viewers in its first eight days across Disney+ and ABC.
Muppet performers
Bill Barretta as Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn
Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam Eagle
In September 2025, Disney announced that an untitled "event special" for The Muppet Show was being produced for Disney+, to premiere on February 4, 2026, to coincide with the show's 50th anniversary. The special is described as "Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and the gang as they return to the Muppet Theatre to produce a variety show." The special stars Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel performing the majority of the Muppet characters, alongside a supporting cast of additional performers; Goelz reprises most of the same character roles he originated during the show's original 1976–1981 run. The special was directed by Alex Timbers and feature special guest stars Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph and Seth Rogen. In addition, Carpenter and Rogen also served as executive producers alongside Evan Goldberg, Vogel, Jacobson, David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter, Michael Steinbach, Albertina Rizzo, James Weaver and Alex McAtee.
The special was co-produced by 20th Television, Disn
The special opens in a dark, empty Muppet Theatre as Rowlf plays "Rainbow Connection" on piano. Beauregard dusts the hallway and Kermit arrives, turning on the lights and reflecting on the show’s history before realizing it is time to start again. Scooter prepares the evening's guest star, Sabrina Carpenter, but Miss Piggy is dressed the same as her, sparking tension.
After the opening theme, Sabrina kicks off the show with a performance of "Manchild" set in a rowdy bar run by Sam Eagle and populated by unruly Frackles and dancing chickens.
Backstage, Kermit quickly discovers the production is overcrowded because Scooter approved nearly every act out of politeness. Scooter presents an impossibly long schedule and Kermit scrambles to cut segments. Fozzie offers to help and cuts executive producer Seth Rogen instead while Miss Piggy insists on keeping her two lavish numbers, including an over-the-top historical musical spectacle, ignoring Kermit's concerns about time.
Gonzo attempts a deadly roller-skating obstacle course while reciting the names of every Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress, only to immediately crash and continue bursting into scenes throughout the episode mid-recitation.
A "Pigs in Wigs" ballroom sketch centers on Piggy juggling romantic suitors before her wig gets caught in a chandelier and Pepé replaces her paramour, humiliating her as Statler and Waldorf prepare tomatoes to throw.
Rizzo and the rats perform "Blinding Lights" on a city street set, but Beauregard accidentally shorts out the lighting system, plunging the number into chaos.
At Muppet Labs, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew unveils "Focus Pocus," a concentration serum that causes Beaker's eyeballs to pop out and multiply uncontrollably, later pelting the audience.
In the crowd, Maya Rudolph chats obliviously with Beautiful Day Monster until one of the eyeballs gets stuck in her throat. She is later mistakenly reported dead in a Muppet News Flash and seen on a stretcher before reviving when a sandbag knocks the obstruction from her throat.
Meanwhile, Sabrina bonds with Kermit and reveals she idolizes Miss Piggy. Piggy storms in, knocking the dressing room door down on Kermit, furious that her big number has been cut. Sabrina's flattery softens Piggy's anger, and the two reconcile. Later, Kermit and Sabrina perform "Islands in the Stream" in a swamp-set duet, only for Piggy to interrupt and replace Kermit as her duet partner.
As backstage pressure mounts and the cast clamors for stage time, Kermit becomes overwhelmed trying to choose a final act. Rather than cut anyone else, he decides to abandon the planned finale and instead leads the entire troupe in an impromptu ensemble performance of "Don't Stop Me Now." One by one, the rest of the Muppets join in. In the closing moments, Kermit thanks Sabrina, who jokes that they fit in together because they are the same height. Seth grumbles from the audience about being cut, and Gonzo continues roller-skating while shouting out the names of Academy Award winners.
