"The Muppet Show" and "Sesame Street" characters, from left, Swedish Chef, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit, Cookie Monster, and Statler and Waldorf. (Photo illustration by An Amlotte/Los Angeles Times ...

In late May, Kermit the Frog gave a commencement address. He did so at graduation ceremonies for the University of Maryland, alma mater of the late Jim Henson, the father of the Muppets. From his ...

(RNS) Jim Henson saw himself as a myth-maker who understood the power of stories. The only stories the new Muppets seem to care about are the ones they tell to get what they want. (RNS) The Muppets ...

There have been some fun entertainment-industry beefs, but it doesn’t get much better than the Muppets taking shots at Fox News. “That’s categorically not true,” Kermit the Frog said of Bolling’s ...

With the well-publicized bid for The Walt Disney Co. still fresh on people's minds, last week the world-famous entertainment company announced it was purchasing the Muppets, which include characters ...