‘The Muppet Show’ Returns With Disney+ Special Produced By Seth Rogen; Will Serve As Backdoor Pilot

[Disgruntled Walt]

Matt Vogel makes a wonderful Uncle Deadly, but he's an awful Kermit and Big Bird. Aside from Gonzo and Miss Piggy, none of the characters sound right. Given Seth Rogan's involvement, I don't have high hopes for this.

Seth Rogen's love for old-school Muppets humor may actually help. His recent TMNT was good.

 

[FettFan]

Vogel’s Kermit sounds awful. Is there no one else in the world who can do that voice?

Seth McFarland

 

[FettFan]

Seth Rogen's love for old-school Muppets humor may actually help. His recent TMNT was good.

Seth Rogen is always a hard no from me.

 

[Disney Irish]

Seth McFarland

Eh, he is ok for short bursts, but sounds off too.

No one can really replace Jim, Steve was ok most of the time, he also sounded off at times too.

 

[DCBaker]

D23 Gold Members can access an advanced screening of The Muppet Show on February 3 at 9pm ET ahead of its premiere on Disney+ and ABC.

The screening will be held at the D23 Gold Theater at this link: https://theater.d23.com/

Details:

• Tuesday, February 3, 2026
• This is a complimentary virtual event exclusive to D23 Gold Members.
• The event will begin at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. This airing will include a chat where viewers can discuss the special event as it airs.

Full details: https://d23.com/d23-event/d23-gold-theater-presents-the-muppet-show-advance-screening/

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has shared photos from the premiere - here are a few:

 

[HoustonHorn]

It was good and fun. Kermit doesn't sound like Kermit.

 

[Surferboy567]

Watched this during the D23 Preview last night. I overall enjoyed it, some sketches are better then others but overall I’d say the charm is still there.

Hope it gets picked up.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

It’s opened to pretty notable critical acclaim (100% on RT, 81 on Metacritic), which makes it the best received Muppet project in a long while from a critical standpoint. Excited to see how audiences react to it.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I don't know why after so many attempts to revive the Muppets only now do they try something like the OG show

 

[jpinkc]

I just want it to be good. And yes I own the DVD box set of the entire show. How do You think I survived Covid!!!!!

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

This was really good.

The Muppet Show follows a simple format and it still works.

Does Kermit sound different? Of course. I thought his singing voice was good. It's always a fine line if one tries to sound too much like Henson, and does an impersonation instead of a character performance.

 

[coffeefan]

This was an absolute delight. Sabrina was wonderful, and the final act was perfect!

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has launched a merchandise collection at Mickey’s of Glendale for The Muppet Show:

It's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights! To celebrate The Muppet Show special event on Disney+ and ABC, this curated capsule collection features exclusive pins, accessories and apparel items inspired by the show itself. Pins and accessories are limited to one item per person, per transaction.

This collection is brought to you by Mickey’s of Glendale, the exclusive store of Walt Disney Imagineering, in partnership with The Muppets Studio and is only available to ship to the United States. Keep your eyes out for the next surprise drop – you never know when the next capsule collection will launch!

 

[wdwmagic]

This was an absolute delight. Sabrina was wonderful, and the final act was perfect!

Agreed! Very well done - let's hope its enough to bring back a full series.

 

[lightningtap347]

This was excellent. And I've been a consistent critic of Matt but this was easily his best performance as Kermit. It was suspiciously good. I want more, and I want it NOW!

 

[erasure fan1]

It was fine. As a fan who started watching in the beginning of the 80s, I felt it was a mixed bag. Some issues:

It wasn't very funny. It had some chuckles here and there but a lot of the writing fell flat. I think a lot of that is Seth as he's not really funny. They really need Oz. Get him to help while he's still around.

The look and feel was off. It was extremely clean but that's been an issue for a long time. Everything doesn't need to be so bright and shiny. The Muppets themselves have more charm looking more worn out.

I could have done without the constant showing the audience. It's not necessary and was just off putting-ly fake.

They did a good job capturing the original format. I like that they threw some of puppets around instead of using cg or something else. They still have more work to do with making things more practical but it was an improvement. That was one issue I had with mayhem as well. There's potential with the show with the right people in charge. I'll very curious to see what the viewership numbers end up being.

 

[DKampy]

I think a lot of that is Seth as he's not really funny.

You obviously have not seen The Studio then….. the best comedy I have seen in years…. It has been sweeping up every award it can and it’s deserving… and I am not the biggest fan he has… but the right material he can be ok…. Knocked up, Superbad, Platonic, the aforementioned The Studio

 

[DisneyFreak]

You obviously have not seen The Studio then….. the best comedy I have seen in years…. It has been sweeping up every award it can and it’s deserving… and I am not the biggest fan he has…

Agreed. This show is excellent. Catherine O'Hara will be greatly missed.

Haven't watched this new iteration of The Muppets Show but like what I'm hearing so far. Plan on watching this weekend.

 

[Stupido]

I thought it was a great watch. Lots of small Easter eggs for fans to enjoy. I almost screamed when Miss Poogy was in two scenes. I truly thought I'd never see her again. Hope it gets picked up for an ongoing run.