Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jim Henson Company sold off the Muppets to Disney in 2004 for a cool $75 million, but not everyone thought it was a good deal.

When the new Muppets movie debuts in February of next year, one very conspicuous thing will be missing: Frank Oz’s name in the credits. The puppeteer, who worked for decades with Jim Henson and ...

In honor of National Pig Day on March 1, we wanted to celebrate our favorite and most fabulous pig, Miss Piggy herself.

Kermit. Miss Piggy. Big Bird. Elmo. These iconic characters have entertained and inspired for decades. But while you know their movies and songs, you might not realize how they came to be and the ...

Funny box copy for the Swedish Chef’s cereal? That was me. “Dial-a-Muppet” sketches? Me. A statement to the press from Miss Piggy? Me. One of the things I certainly wasn’t focused on as a 27-year-old ...

Bill Prady is a veteran writer and co-creator/executive producer of “The Big Bang Theory.” Here he shares a memory from early in his career, when he was a staff writer for the Jim Henson Co. during a ...