Muppet television series

Animal Jam is a children's television show produced by Jim Henson Television which first aired in 2003. The show is sort of like an "American Bandstand" for preschool kids. It features dozens of kids dancing to songs with movement themes, and was hosted by two puppet characters named Waffle and Edi, as well as a giant dancing elephant named Bozark. The show featured many innovations in puppet design and production from the Jim Henson Company. It aired on TLC for several years, and is currently running on the Discovery Kids channel. Several shows are also available on DVD. "Animal Jam" was created by John Derevlany, who also wrote most of the episodes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Animal Jam"

Barrio Sésamo was the Spanish version of Sesame Street, a children's television program. The show premiered in 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barrio Sésamo"

Dog City is a television series that aired on FOX from 1992 to 1994. The show contained both, animation done by Nelvana and Ellipse Programmé, and puppetry done by Jim Henson Productions. The animated portions of the show focused on a canine private detective named Ace Hart. The Muppet portions of the show focused on the interactions between Ace Hart and his animator Eliot Shag. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dog City"

Elmo's World is a segment of the children’s television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third person and is perpetually 4 years old. The show also features Mr. Noodle, a human mime character, and Dorothy, a goldfish. The segment was first introduced the beginning of its 30th season on November 16, 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elmo's World"

Fraggle Rock was a children's television series created by Jim Henson, primarily featuring a cast of Muppet creatures called Fraggles, with music by Philip Balsam and Dennis Lee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fraggle Rock"

Global Grover is a recurring segment in Sesame Street. In the segments, Grover reminises of his recent "travels" around the world, then shows actual video segments from the countries. Each film features children engaged in activities related to their individual cultures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Global Grover"

Jim Henson's Muppet Babies is an American animated television program that aired from 1984 to 1991 on CBS. Loosely based on a sequence in the Muppet movie The Muppets Take Manhattan, in which the Muppets imagined what it would be like if the Muppets grew up together, the show portrayed childhood versions of Muppets living together in a large nursery in the care of a human woman called Nanny. Nanny appears in every episode, but viewers never see her face, only the babies' view of her striped socks or stockings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muppet Babies"

Muppets Tonight was a television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring the Muppets. Much like the "Muppetvision" segment of The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight was a continuation of The Muppet Show, set in a television studio, rather than a theatre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Muppets Tonight"

Open Sesame is a children's television series comprised solely of the skits and segments of the legendary American television series Sesame Street. While some countries air the American program in whole, and some create their own versions of the show, many more air this title of loosely associated skits, as Open Sesame. The name is a pun based on the magic words "Open sesame" which are used in the legend of Ali Baba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Open Sesame"

Play With Me Sesame is a children's television series spun-off Sesame Street. Sesame Street characters Bert, Ernie, Grover and Prairie Dawn engage children viewers on an interactive playdate. According to the PwmS website, "[e]ach episode mixes classic Sesame Street footage with newly created games and activities where the Muppets invite children to join in." ...more on Wikipedia about "Play with Me Sesame"

Plaza Sesamo is the Latin American version of the children's television program Sesame Street. It is produced jointly by Sesame Workshop and Mexican TV station Televisa. It was started in 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plaza Sésamo"

Sam and Friends was an early television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. It was taped and aired locally in Washington, D.C. on WRC-TV in black and white between 1955 and 1961. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sam and Friends"

Sesame India is the Hindi language adaptation of the American children's television series Sesame Street, for India. It is co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Turner, through Miditech. It will eventually get a true name, once on air. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sesame India"

Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in children's television shows. Sesame Street is well known for the inclusion of the Muppet characters created by the legendary puppeteer Jim Henson. More than 4,000 episodes of the show have been produced in 36 seasons, which distinguishes it as one of the longest-running shows in television history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sesame Street" It must be shortopedia.

The Jim Henson Hour was a television show that aired on NBC in 1989. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Jim Henson Hour"

The Muppet Show is a television program featuring a cast of Muppets (diverse hand operated puppets, typically with huge eyes and large moving mouths) produced by Jim Henson and his team from 1976 to 1981. The show stars Kermit the Frog, also one of the main Muppet characters of Sesame Street. Whereas he was a happy, perky and almost grandfather-like character there on Sesame Street, here he is trying to keep control of the varied, outrageous, kinetic Muppet characters (and his temper), as well as keep the human guest stars happy and secure. The television show depicted a vaudeville or music hall style song–and–dance variety show, as well as the backstage antics involved in putting the show on. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Muppet Show"

The Storyteller is a television series devised and produced by Jim Henson, and first aired in 1988. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Storyteller"

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss was a live-action/ puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Television, which aired for one season ( 1996– 1997) on Nickelodeon. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss"

Vila Sésamo is the Brazilian version of the American children's show Sesame Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vila Sésamo"

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