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The Muppet Show Gets A Little Help From Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen

Check out the new teaser for The Muppet Show return that debuted during ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

With only a little more than a month to go until Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the beloved Muppet gang throw open the doors to The Muppet Show once again for a brand-new special event, ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest offered fans a fresh look at what we can expect. Promising music, comedy, and a whole lot of chaos, our felt friends will be joined by their very special guest, music powerhouse Sabrina Carpenter, as they play the music, light the lights, and get things started on a Muppet show… on Feb. 4th. With that in mind, check out the teaser above spotlighting the special event (and hopefully the "pilot" for a full-time series).

Here's a look at Kermit and Miss Piggy checking in during the big ball-dropping event:

With the music superstar teaming with Rogen to reopen the doors of The Muppet Show, it "felt" (get it?) only fitting that Carpenter would have Miss Piggy "arrested" for being too hot on the last night of her "Short N' Sweet" tour in Los Angeles in November. "You guys are so beautiful, it should be a crime," Carpenter said to the audience, pausing her performance of "Dumb & Poetic" to announce who would be getting the pink handcuffs slapped on them. To say the crowd exploded when the cameras cut to Miss Piggy would be an understatement, leading to a great exchange between the two (before a Muppet Police Bear got confused and arrested Miss Piggy for real).

Along with the upcoming anniversary special (rumours say it could be a backdoor pilot for a new series), Miss Piggy has been making headlines lately on her own. Jennifer Lawrence recently announced that she and Emma Stone are co-producing a new film spotlighting the famed Muppet, written by Tony-winning actor, writer, and comedian Cole Escola. Here's a look at Miss Piggy being taken away for being too hot (and maybe a bit too physically abusive to Kermit):

Veteran Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman, and Matt Vogel are returning to perform most of the Muppet characters (with a team of additional performers joining them for the special). Stemming from 20th Television, Disney Branded Television, The Muppets Studio, and Point Grey, Disney+'s The Muppet Show will be executive-produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee via Point Grey Pictures, alongside David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter, and Michael Steinbach via Muppets Studio. Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson will also serve as executive producers. Albertina Rizzo will serve as writer and executive producer, with Alex Timbers directing and serving as an executive producer, and Carpenter also executive-producing.

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