The Muppet Show Wins 4 Emmys!

The 2026 Emmy Awards kicked off last night for the Creative Arts categories for which The Muppet Show was nominated for 6 awards.  

And while it didn't win all 6, it did win 4, including Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded).

Below are the categories the special (Hopefully full reboot - nudge nudge Disney) won:

Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special – The Muppet Show

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special – The Muppet Show

Outstanding Picture editing for variety programming - The Muppet Show

Outstanding Variety Special (pre-recorded) – The Muppet Show

Not only that, the special won on the original series' 50th anniversary!

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing The Muppet Show back for it's 50th Anniversary. 

NBC will air the prime time telecast of the 78th Emmy Awards Monday, September 14, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Muppet Stuff Video: Thrifting York, PA with Jeff!

Join Jeff and me as we go thrifting around York, PA! 

Our journey takes us to Morning Sun Marketplace, State Theater Vintage, and American Daydream — where they had something incredibly rare waiting for me. 

More Info:

Morning Sun Marketplace: https://www.morningsunpa.com/ 

American Daydream: https://www.instagram.com/american_daydream_miscellanea 

State Theater Vintage: https://www.instagram.com/state_theatre_vintage

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Muppet Stuff Video: Muppet Squishmallows!

In this short, I take a look at Jazwares' line of Muppet Squishmallows including a very rare prototype!

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RIP Jaye P. Morgan (1931 - 2026)

More sad news as Muppet Show guest Jaye P. Morgan has died. 

Born Mary Margaret Morgan, she gained fame for her 1950s hit "That's All I Want from You," as well as judging on The Gong Show.

In 1956, she had her own show, The Jaye P. Morgan Show, and made guest appearances on other variety shows including The Jackie Gleason Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, and The Jack Benny Program.

She guest starred in the second season of The Muppet Show where she performed "Tweedle Dee" and "That Old Black Magic."

Her other credits as herself include appearances on The Odd Couple, The Dating Game (as a celebrity contestant), and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

You can read more about Jaye P. Morgan at Variety. 

Jaye P. Morgan was 94.

RIP Tim Curry (1946 - 2026)

We lost another legend as Tim Curry has passed away.

Curry memorably played Long John Silver in 1996's Muppet Treasure Island a role he reprised for the CD-ROM game. 

It's been said that while Michael Cain treated The Muppets as fellow actors for The Muppet Christmas Carol, Tim Curry considered himself a fellow Muppet for Muppet Treasure Island.

At the conclusion of filming, Curry was given a Muppet caricature of himself as a gift, which you can see here.

He also provided voices for a number of characters in the Henson series Dinosaurs. 

He also actor contributed a Lemon-Stuffed Roasted Chicken recipe for Miss Piggy's cookbook, "In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy" and narrated A Sesame Street Christmas Carol.

 

In 1998, Curry starred in Madness Reigns, an unaired pilot produced by the Jim Henson Company, playing an exiled king. 

His numerous film credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Annie, Clue, Legend, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Stephen King’s It TV movie, and the 2000 feature film adaptation of Charlie's Angels.

He also provided voices for FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Rugrats Movie, Rugrats in Paris, and The Wild Thornberrys Movie. 

His stage credits range from The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance to Spamalot.

But to us he'll always be "Professional Pirate" Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island. 

You can read more about Timm Curry at Variety.

Tim Curry was 80.

RIP Dolly Parton (1946 - 2026)

Sad news as legendary singer, songwriter, author, and actress Dolly Parton has died. 

Parton had many notable hits including “Jolene," "I Will Always Love You," “Here You Come Again,” and “Islands in the Stream” with Kenny Rogers.

In the 80's she expanded into acting with hits movies The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias, and 9 to 5 - which garnered her both a Golden Globe acting nomination and another hit song. 

She opened the Dollywood theme park in her home of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to create jobs for her friends and neighbors. 

In 1986, she received an "Honorary Muppet Award" in Muppet Magazine.

The following year. both Kermit and Miss Piggy appeared on her TV variety show, Dolly.

You can read more about filing these appearances in Jim's Red Book. 

In 2012, Kermit and and Dolly reunited on Good Morning America and sang "Islands in the Stream. 

  

Parton was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She was a National Medal of Arts honoree and a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.

You can read more about Dolly Parton at Variety. 

Dolly Parton was 80 years old.

Muppet Stuff Video: Play With This Toy's Street Fair Toy Show & House of Fun!

Join me as I hunt for Muppet stuff at Play With This Toy's Street Fair Toy Show in Merchantville, NJ then I head to House of Fun for even more hunting! 

More info on the locations and events in this video:

Play With This Toys

Merchantville Street Fair

House of Fun

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