It’s Not Easy Being Green: Fascinating Facts Behind The Muppets

The Muppets Aren’t Really American

398302 01: Kermit the Frog speaks during the 25th Anniversary of The Muppet Show at The Palace December 9, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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The pilots weren’t enough for ABC or any other American network to pick up The Muppet Show. Nevertheless, Henson searched across the pond and British network Associated TeleVision picked up the series.

ATV gave the American puppeteer a deal to produce each episode in Elstree, England. Once the show garnered a strong fan base, the show was sold to the U.S. and other networks. Fun fact: British broadcasting methods may be a reason why audiences in the UK got more muppets. The truth behind that is just around the corner.