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1. Disney Drive on with the Muppets (2014– )
Short
Stars: Zach Braff, Kelly Pantaleoni, Michelan Sisti, Steve Whitmire
Votes: 9
2. The George Lucas Talk Show (2020– )
Comedy, Talk-Show
The George Lucas Talk Show, a long-running cult talk show hosted by Connor Ratliff, as George Lucas, his sidekick Watto (Griffin Newman), and his producer Patrick Cotnoir. They interview guests in a panel format weekly on PlanetScum.
Stars: Connor Ratliff, Patrick Cotnoir, Griffin Newman, Bryson Wallace
Votes: 433
3. Black Series Rebels (2017– )
Talk-Show
A weekly YouTube talk show inspired by a galaxy far, far away... Featuring: News, Reviews, and Interviews.
Stars: Stephen Ellis, Alex Backes, Alex Rubens, Ash Crossan
Votes: 16
4. The Muppets: Jungle Boogie (2015 Video)
Short
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman
Votes: 12
5. Inglorious Treksperts (2018 Podcast Series)
Not Rated | Talk-Show
The world's foremost Treksperts, Mark A. Altman (writer/producer, Free Enterprise and author of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission) and Daren Dochterman (visual effects supervisor; Star... See full summary »
Stars: Daren Dochterman, Mark A. Altman, Ashley Miller, Robert Meyer Burnett
Votes: 25
6. Blue's Clues LIVE! (2000 TV Special)
68 min | Family
Directors: Todd Kessler, Gip Hoppe | Stars: Steve Burns, Carol Channing, Marc Davis, Thomas Thompson
Votes: 13
7.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
Changing Nature
(1994)
TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The series finale: Every May 14th the Bunch Beetles are supposed to return to Pangea and to eat the rapidly growing cider poppies; but only one Beetle remains as the WeSaySo wax fruit ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 258
8.
Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
Episode:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
(1997)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
The Muppets come up with various ways of performing for The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, but his ideas top them all. Sal Manilla has decided to become a bone doctor, leaving Johnny Fiama's pants unpressed.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Prince, Brian Henson, Jerry Nelson, Steve Whitmire
Votes: 36
9. Einstein Pals (2011 Video)
Family
A package film that tells 3 stories of 10 Animals learning how to share and care.
Directors: Dan Clark, Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Carol Binion, Jackson Brundage, Nickie Bryar, Kevin Carlson
Votes: 15
10. The Muppets Take the O2 (2018 Video)
149 min | Family
The Muppets do a live show at the O2 Arena in London.
Directors: Kirk R. Thatcher, Andrew Williams, Ed Coleman | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel
Votes: 25
11. Inside Pepe's Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn (2003 Video)
Short, Comedy, Talk-Show
A behind the scenes look at the making of It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
Stars: Bill Barretta, David Arquette, Joan Cusack, Fozzie Bear
Votes: 9
12.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Tavern at the Crossroads
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Season one finale. The three finalists are tasked with creating a creature that will interact in a scene with others and must include a prop and a special effect. The setting is a roadside ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 14
13.
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
Episode:
Halloween Tricks & Treats
(2018)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
No spooky fete is complete without shrunken-head cookies, a ginger-dead house and an army of edible spiders. But no one's expecting an uninvited guest.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Morgana Ignis, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, Adam Mayfield
Votes: 70
14. Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)
146 min | Documentary
In celebration of Star Trek's 50th anniversary, this newly-produced two-hour documentary explores the resurrection of this enduring franchise by offering viewers an unprecedented, candid ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Lay Jr. | Stars: Mark A. Altman, Richard Arnold, Thomas Barron, Fred Bronson
Votes: 22
15.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Alien Transformation
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Gigi brings Farscape co-star Rygel into the workshop as inspiration for the creature designers to build original alien species attending an intergalactic press conference. Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld guest judges.
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 15
16.
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
Episode:
The Dinner Date
(2018)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
A handsome suitor is coming to dinner, and Christine's cooking chicken pot pie -- and sewing a dress. But first: It's time to make wolf-claw donuts.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Morgana Ignis, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, Adam Mayfield
Votes: 71
17. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams
Votes: 1,122,335 | Gross: $309.13M
18. The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody (2009 Music Video)
4 min | Comedy, Music
The video is a montage by about 70 different Muppets characters singing their part of the lyrics against a black screen, in the same style used by Queen for portions of their promotion ... See full summary »
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman
Votes: 159
19.
Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
Episode:
Pierce Brosnan
(1996)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Pierce Brosnan feels he is neither as suave nor as debonair as the characters he plays on screen. But he gets to prove himself when the Crustacean Liberation Army takes the Muppet Studios hostage.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta, Kevin Clash
Votes: 43
20.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Swamp Things
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
The Henson Soundstage is transformed into a mystical swamp for a screen test revealing camouflaged creatures hiding in plain sight. Face Off's Neville Page guest judges.
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 18
21. The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An anthology show featuring the work of the great puppeteer and his staff.
Stars: Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash
Votes: 538
22.
The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
Episode:
Garbage
(1989)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Singer k.d. Lang visits "MuppeTelevision" while Kermit tries to get rid of a bunch of unwanted talking garbage bags. The second half is the "Storyteller" episode "Sapsorrow."
Director: Peter Harris | Stars: Alison Doody, James Wilby, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Votes: 9
23. Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Kinga Forrester continues the B-movie watching experiments of her father and grandmother on a new test subject aboard the Satellite Of Love.
Stars: Joel Hodgson, Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Rebecca Hanson
Votes: 4,121
24.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
The Terrible Twos
(1994)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Baby reaches his second birthday and it's anything but a celebration as he enters the dreaded Terrible Twos and wreaks havoc on the entire Sinclair household.
Director: Jeff McCracken | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 156
25.
The George Lucas Talk Show (2020– )
Episode:
The George Lucas Talk Show - Macklunkeys To(Jedi K)night
(2020)
Comedy, Talk-Show
When THE MUPPETS acquire their own television network, KMUP, and fail to program a crucial half-hour of their Friday night schedule, it falls to former SOLID FOAM bassist CLIFFORD to host a... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Cotnoir | Stars: J.D. Amato, Bill Barretta, Dick Blasucci, Mary Brehmer
Votes: 33
26.
Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013)
Episode:
The Lullabye
(2012)
Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Brian Clark, Nathan Danforth
Votes: 11
27.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Return of the Skeksis
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
The creature designers tackle sculpting, molding, and mechanizations as the Henson classic The Dark Crystal inspires re-imagined Skeksis who return to the castle for a screen test with the original Dark Crystal.
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 27
28.
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
Episode:
A Spirited Tea Party
(2018)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
Christine summons deliciousness with a shortbread spirit board cookie before hosting a tea party for her visiting cousin on a dark and stormy night.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Morgana Ignis, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, Christine H. McConnell
Votes: 67
29.
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
Episode:
A Cake for Rose
(2018)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
It's Rose's birthday, and Christine's planning a surprise party with cake, fairy batwings - and the present of Rose's dreams.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Morgana Ignis, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, Adam Mayfield
Votes: 68
30. Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Reality-TV
People from around the world are bringing back Jim Henson's creatures back to life by competing to see who is the better monster maker.
Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 611
31.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
The Golden Child
(1991)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A massive sugar high has Baby bouncing off the walls, which is how he gets a mysterious bump that morphs into a majestic golden horn. It turns out that the horn is the sign of the ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 249
32.
Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013)
Episode:
Bollywood
(2013)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Brian Clark, Nathan Danforth
Votes: 9
33.
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
Episode:
Gifts for Nosy Neighbors
(2018)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
A grumpy neighbor inspires Christine to make eerie cookies, peppermint bark horns and hand-carved candles to tuck inside twisted gift baskets.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Morgana Ignis, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, Christine H. McConnell
Votes: 72
34. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,871 | Gross: $435.11M
35. The Kids Are Alright (2018–2019)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A pair of working class parents in an Irish-Catholic family try to raise their eight kids during the 1970s.
Stars: Mary McCormack, Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote
Votes: 3,703
36. The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010– )
Short, Comedy
A web series starring celebrity chef Cat Cora and the Muppets that debuted online on September 13, 2010. The show was written by Craig Shemin and was said to feature topics like "Food You ... See full summary »
Stars: Tyler Bunch, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta
Votes: 12
37.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
Nature Calls
(1992)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Earl decides it's time to potty train Baby so he can avoid changing anymore diapers. But the idea doesn't go over well with Baby and he runs away into the wilderness.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 165
38.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
Power Erupts
(1992)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Robbie designs a science project that if executed in real life, could naturally power dinosaurs' houses and lower their heating bills. This proves to be bad business for Wesayso and B.P. ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Mak Wilson, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 185
39.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
When Food Goes Bad
(1991)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Fran and Earl go out to dinner, leaving Robbie and Charlene alone to watch Baby. However, that's the perfect opportunity for a group of oppressed food items to revolt by kidnapping the youths!
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 206
40.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Life in Motion
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
An appearance by Lady Gaga's unicorn inspires the creature designers to create a larger-than-life creature with realistic movement, performed on a black light soundstage.
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 19
41.
Dinosaurs (1991–1994)
Episode:
Hurling Day
(1991)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
It is a dinosaur custom that when they turn 72, they are to be hurled off a cliff into a tar pit. Ethyl's time is coming near, and Earl (as the ceremonial son-in-law) is looking forward to ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Trbovich | Stars: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman
Votes: 294
42.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014)
Episode:
Heads Up!
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV
Humor is the key to this week's Creature Brief as mounted creature heads in an enchanted trophy room return to life under the spell of a wizard, played by Scrubs' Donald Faison.
Director: Gary Shaffer | Stars: Jake Corrick, Melissa Doss, Chaz Vance, Robert H. Bennett
Votes: 21
43.
The Kids Are Alright (2018–2019)
Episode:
Mailbox
(2019)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
Eddie becomes distraught when Wendi breaks up with him over disagreements on how they want to handle their future; Peggy contemplates whether she has to sever ties with Wendi.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Mary McCormack, Jack Gore, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote
Votes: 172
44. The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Horror, Talk-Show
Part cooking show, part sitcom in the vein of the Addams Family and the Muppet Show set inside the enchanted home of Christine McConnell, who has attracted hundreds of thousands of social media followers with her creepy edible creations.
Stars: Morgana Ignis, Colleen Smith, Drew Massey, Christine H. McConnell
Votes: 2,611
45. Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Kermit the Frog, Clifford and friends struggle to put on a weekly TV variety show.
Stars: Dave Goelz, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 2,135
46.
Muppets Tonight (1996–1998)
Episode:
Sandra Bullock
(1996)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A Mad Bomber threatens to blow up Muppet Studios if the ratings dip below fifty. Luckily Sandra Bullock knows just how to handle such situations. During the panic, a tape of Muppet Babies gets mixed up with one of Seinfeld.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Barretta, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz
Votes: 36
47.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022)
Episode:
The Christmas Dragon
(2022)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Horror
In a special Christmas episode, all three hosts - Jonah, Emily, and Joel - plus the bots, of course, watch The Christmas Dragon (2014).
Director: Matt McGinnis | Stars: Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Joel Hodgson, Emily Marsh
Votes: 63
48. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A boy and his beloved imaginary friend are able to stay together at an orphanage of sorts for imaginary friends that children have outgrown to be adopted by new children.
Stars: Keith Ferguson, Grey Griffin, Sean Marquette, Candi Milo
Votes: 24,769
49. 12:01 PM (1990)
25 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Poor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.
Director: Jonathan Heap | Stars: Jane Alden, Don Amendolia, John Bachelder, Laura Harrington
Votes: 1,512
50. Muppet Monster Adventure (2000 Video Game)
E | Short, Adventure, Family
Robin must save Kermit and the other Muppets from monsters.
Director: Dave Allsopp | Stars: Bill Barretta, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt
Votes: 51