Series synopsis
Muppet Babies is an American animation kids television series that premiered on CBS on November 5, 1984. It ended on December 29, 1990. It was created by Jim Henson, Jeffrey Scott. It stars Frank Welker, Laurie O'Brien, Russi Taylor and Greg Berg.
The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often embark upon adventures into imaginary worlds.
Premise
The Muppet Babies (Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzy and company) live in a large nursery watched over by Nanny. The babies have active imaginations, and often embark upon adventures into imaginary worlds.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Frank Welker as Baby Kermit / Baby Skeeter / Baby Beaker (voice)
- Laurie O'Brien as Baby Piggy (voice)
- Russi Taylor as Baby Gonzo (voice)
- Greg Berg as Baby Fozzie / Baby Scooter (voice)
- Howie Mandel as Baby Animal / Baby Bunsen (voice)
- Dave Coulier as Baby Animal / Baby Bunsen (voice)
- Katie Leigh as Baby Rowlf (voice)
- Barbara Billingsley as Nanny (voice)
Supporting cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 107 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | November 5, 1984 | December 8, 1984 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 14, 1985 | December 7, 1985 |
| Season 3 | 16 | September 13, 1986 | December 27, 1986 |
| Season 4 | 18 | September 19, 1987 | January 16, 1988 |
| Season 5 | 13 | September 10, 1988 | December 3, 1988 |
| Season 6 | 18 | September 16, 1989 | January 13, 1990 |
| Season 7 | 16 | September 15, 1990 | January 5, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Noisy Neighbors The Kids spend all day Trying to keep animal quiet so they don't disturb their next door neighbor officer caruthers. |
November 5, 1984 |
| 2 |
Who's Afraid of The Big, Bad Dark? Bunsen hasn't been getting sleep lately each night beeker is waking up screaming saying that the monster attacked him in his sleep the kids realize that beeker is afraid of the ark and try to help him overcome his fears. |
September 22, 1984 |
| 3 |
Dental Hijinks Foozie's tooth becomes loose and he worries about going to the dentist, and what the dentist will do to him. |
September 29, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Once Upon an Egg Timer The babies use an egg timer and a story to help Rowlf get his voice back. |
September 14, 1985 |
| 2 |
Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book When all the babies have nothing to do, Piggy takes out her activity book to play with. |
September 14, 1985 |
| 3 |
Fozzie's Last laugh Fozzie decides he doesn't want to be a comedian anymore when Piggy hurts his feelings. |
September 28, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pigerella The twins decide to get some snacks from the kitchen but Piggy warns them of the consinquences for getting snacks without Nannny's permision they ignore her warning but when piggy tries to sneak the snacks back in the kitchen Nanny accuses her of stealing from the fridge and makes her clean up the mess. |
September 13, 1986 |
| 2 |
The Best Friend I Never Had The Muppet Babies all want to have a perfect friend but find out that they are each not what they expect. |
September 20, 1986 |
| 3 |
The Weirdo Zone Gonzo shows the other babies what its like to be a ""weirdo"" like him. |
September 27, 1986 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Muppetland The babies make they're own themepark, and each babie makes there own attraction. |
September 19, 1987 |
| 2 |
Water Babies Nanny got an aqurarium for the muppets to look at. Skeeter thought that looking for treasure is much fun than looking at the fishes. |
September 26, 1987 |
| 3 |
The Incredible Shrinking Weirdo Gonzo thinks that he is shrinking when his basketball jersey is too big for him, but in reality He was wearing fozzie's jersey. |
October 3, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Muppets Not Included The babies find a tea strainer of Nanny's, and do not know what it is. Each babie thinks of a different use for it. |
September 10, 1988 |
| 2 |
Beauty and the Schnoz Piggy learns that ""beauty is in the eye of the beholder"", when she makes fun of Gonzo and it hurts his feelings. |
September 17, 1988 |
| 3 |
The Pig Who Would Be Queen The babies bulid Nanny a ""picture box"" with a fairy tale scene, and each babie pretends to be a character. |
September 24, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
This Old Nursery The babies find an old time capsule in the nursery walls. |
September 16, 1989 |
| 2 |
And Now a Word From Our Muppets The babies make up adds for Nanny's garage sale. |
September 23, 1989 |
| 3 |
Six to Eight Weeks The babies cant wait six to eight weeks for their playhouse to come. |
September 30, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Muppet Babies: The Next Generation The babies parody The Jetsons, Star Trek, Bill & Ted, and Indiana Jones. Kermit pretends to be George Jetson, and tries to get Rolf to take a bath. |
September 15, 1990 |
| 2 |
Buckskin Babies The babies pretend to be heroes from the old west. |
September 22, 1990 |
| 3 |
Sing a Song of Superheroes The babies put on their own ""superhero opera"" while Nanny tries to watch the ""Phantom of the Opera"" |
September 29, 1990 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 5, 1984 |
| Last aired | December 29, 1990 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |