The Muppets

puppet characters created by Jim Henson
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Summary

The Muppets is a group of fictional characters[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of group of fictional characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,053 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jim Henson[3]
  • Award received: Peabody Awards[4], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[5]
  • Owned by: The Jim Henson Company[6], The Muppets Studio[7]
  • Discography: The Muppets discography[8]
  • Commons category: The Muppets[9]
  • Inception: 1954[10]
  • Official website: https://muppets.disney.com/[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Muppets[12]
  • Present in work: The Steve Allen Show[13], Sesame Street[14], The Muppet Show[15]
  • Native label: The Muppets[16]
  • First appearance: Sam and Friends[17]
  • Media franchise: The Muppets[18]
  • Social media followers: 365,278[19], 315,866[20], 1,000,000[21], 416,163[22], 430,873[23], 1,120,000[24], 1,180,000[25], 1,250,000[26]

Why It Matters

The Muppets has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Muppets receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[4] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → muppets
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fiu_vro', 'fr', 'gd', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: muppets, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955219|muppets (#289955219)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → muppets.disney.com
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Domain name: muppets.disney.com, Adding domain name from official website (Official website)"
  3. 14w ago · Dabmasterars · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → Food Fight! (Extended Version) - with The Swedish Chef - Mup
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Video: Food Fight! (Extended Version) - with The Swedish Chef - Muppisode - The Muppets.webm"
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