Little Muppet Monsters

Little Muppet Monsters
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Created by	Jim Henson
Starring	Jim Henson Frank Oz Jerry Nelson David Rudman Richard Hunt Camille Bonora James Kroupa
Voices of	Greg Berg Bob Bergen Richard Hunt Hal Rayle Frank Welker
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	3 (15 unaired)
Production
Production location(s)	Manhattan, New York City
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Henson Associates Marvel Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 14 – September 28, 1985
External links
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Little Muppet Monsters is a Saturday morning television series featuring the Muppets that aired three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of Muppet Babies did so well in the ratings, that CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to an hour, pairing Muppet Babies with Little Muppet Monsters. They called the hour-long package Muppets, Babies and Monsters.

Plot

The show was anchored by three young Muppet monsters: Tug (performed by Richard Hunt), Boo (performed by David Rudman) and Molly (performed by Camille Bonora). The three have started their own basement show following an incident where Scooter has them put in the basement after Molly and Boo played water polo in the living room. They are joined by Nicky Napoleon (performed by James J. Kroupa) and his Emperor Penguins as their music act.

Production

Storyboard director Scott Shaw discussed the show in MuppetZine issue #3 (Winter 1993). "The concept of this second half-hour was neither simple nor particularly well-developed," he said. "A trio of new (live-action) Muppet Monster Kids, working from the basement of the adult Muppets' home, create their own television station which broadcasts only to the TV sets in the house upstairs. Their 'shows' were such regular segments as "Pigs in Space: The Animated Series", "Kermit the Frog, Private Eye", "Muppet Sport Shorts" with Animal, "Gonzo's Freaky Facts and Oddball Achievements," and "Fozzie's Comedy Corner", among others.

Although thirteen episodes were produced (most of which were incomplete at the time of cancellation), only three of them ever aired. According to Muppet performer Kathryn Mullen, and the Henson Company archives, Marvel Productions failed to deliver the full season's animated segments in time for airing. CBS responded by rerunning episodes of Muppet Babies to fill the second half hour until Marvel finished the series' animated segments. Due to high ratings from the Muppet Babies reruns, the network decided not to pick up the remaining episodes of Little Muppet Monsters. The three completed episodes never appeared on television after their initial airdates. Plans to officially re-release the three episodes have not been made.

Despite its quick cancellation, the instrumental version of the theme music for Muppets, Babies, and Monsters would be used over the closing credits of Muppet Babies for the duration of that show's run.

In 1990, segments of the animated "Pigs in Space" and "Kermit the Frog, Private Eye" from the second episode of Little Muppet Monsters titled "Space Cowboys" were re-shown in the final episode of Muppet Babies titled "Eight Flags Over the Nursery".

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Original air date	Episode title	Synopsis
1	1	September 14, 1985	"In the Beginning"
2	2	September 21, 1985	"Space Cowboys"
3	3	September 28, 1985	"The Great Boodini"

Unreleased Episodes

1. Hi, Mars
2. Monster Measles
3. Gonzo's Talent Hunt
4. Can't Stop the Music
5. Boo Monster Ace Reporter
6. Feels Like Rain
7. Foo-Foo Phooey
8. Penguin for a Day
9. Gunko
10. Mail-Order Guest

Cast

Muppet performers

Main article: List of Muppets

• Richard Hunt - Tug Monster, Scooter, and Janice
• Camille Bonora - Molly Monster
• David Rudman - Boo Monster
• Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog and Dr. Teeth
• Frank Oz - Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal
• Jerry Nelson - Floyd Pepper
• Dave Goelz - Gonzo and Zoot
• Pam Arciero - Penguin
• Cheryl Blalock - Cow, Raggmopp
• Mike Davis - Penguin
• James Kroupa - Nicky Napoleon
• Noel MacNeal - Rat, Cow
• Kathryn Mullen - Penguin, Rat
• Martin P. Robinson - Rat, Cow

Animated segments voice cast

• Greg Berg - Fozzie Bear, Dr. Julius Strangepork
• Bob Bergen - Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Link Hogthrob
• Richard Hunt - Beakerm Animated Muppet Shorts Narrator
• Hal Rayle - Animal, Gonzo, Miss Piggy
• Frank Welker - Kermit the Frog, Chicken Who Crossed the Road, Banana Nose Maldonado (episode 1), Milo Sockdrawer (episode 3)

Crew

• Hank Saroyan - Producer, Voice Director

Creators

• Characters designed by: Michael K. Frith
• Tug built by: Ed Christie
• Molly built by: Joanne Green
• Boo built by: Rollie Krewson

External links

• Little Muppet Monsters at Muppet Wiki
• Little Muppet Monsters @ TV.com