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1. #001

   To raise awareness and win over viewers, the Muppets' bosses staged a "real-life" breakup between Kermit and Miss Piggy. It made headlines in news outlets such as CNN.

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2. #002

   Jim Henson was Kermit's original puppeteer and voice. After Jim's death in 1990, Steve Whitmire, who joined the Muppets in 1978, accepted an offer from Jim's son Brian Henson to take over the role of Kermit the Frog. Steve performed Kermit from 1990 until October 2016, when Disney fired him from the role, partly because Whitmire had upset the show's performers during production of this series by giving detailed notes on what the Muppet characters would and would not do. After Whitmire's departure, the role of Kermit went to Matt Vogel.

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3. #003

   Some viewers were shocked to hear that Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog had broken up for the 2015 series, but older fans may not have been surprised. On May 4, 1990, Jim Henson appeared for the last time on The Arsenio Hall Show (1989), in the second season's one hundred forty-fourth episode, "Episode #2.144." When asked about Piggy, Jim puppeteered Kermit and had him say that things between him and Piggy were not going well and that the famous lifestyle had contributed to them growing apart. Jim then died on May 16, 1990. The new 2015 show opens by showing viewers that Kermit's famous lifestyle was the last straw and that Kermit broke up with her.

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4. #004

   Early in the fourth episode, "Pig Out," Fozzie delivers his behind-the-scenes monologue. In the background, the Swedish Chef licks the donuts on the food table and puts them back. Early in the tenth episode, "Single All the Way," the Chef does this for the third time this season, but with a Christmas cookie. As Fozzie approaches to talk to the Chef, the Chef licks the cookie and puts it back. This is a reference to Ariana Grande, who is known for this kind of behavior.

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5. #005

   Eric Jacobson (the performer of Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzie and Sam) also played Grover and Bert (among others) on Sesame Street (1969). All of these characters were created by Jim Henson and Frank Oz and performed by Oz.

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6. #006

   This is the only series in which Miss Piggy does not land a single karate chop on anyone.

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7. #007

   The Muppet Show (1976) was watched in one hundred eight countries. Disney Media Distribution confirmed that the new program was picked up by stations in one hundred twenty-two countries and regions. The locations include the UK, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Vietnam, South Africa, China, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia and the Middle East.

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8. #008

   The series premiered on September 22, 2015 with 9.01 million viewers in Live+SD among adults aged eighteen to forty-nine. Three days later, Live+3D results for adults eighteen to forty-nine reached 11.1 million viewers for this series. This made it the number one comedy premiere of the year and, after the adult drama Blindspot (2015), the number two new series overall among young adults.

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9. #009

   Guest star Josh Groban appeared in the film Muppets Most Wanted (2014).

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10. #010

    The series was cancelled after only one season because its ratings were lower than expected.

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11. #011

    This is the first Muppet series that did not feature the actor then playing James Bond. Roger Moore appeared as a guest star on The Muppet Show. Pierce Brosnan appeared as a guest star on Muppets Tonight.

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