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The Muppet Show Preview: ABC Celebrates The Big Return TONIGHT!

Sabrina Carpenter and Seth Rogen help Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the gang reopen the doors to The Muppet Show tonight - here's our preview!

Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the beloved Muppets gang have thrown open the doors to the theater once again – and they're getting some big-name help bringing The Muppet Show back to its old-school glory. Joined by Sabrina Carpenter and Seth Rogen, the special event is currently streaming on Disney+ and will air on ABC beginning at 9 p.m. ET tonight (after Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary). To honor such a special occasion and with the hope that this becomes more than just a one-off, we are sharing a special preview that includes an overview, image gallery, trailer, sneak peeks, and more.

"The Muppet Show" Returns! Here's a Look…

"The Muppet Show": It's The Muppet Show! Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the beloved Muppets ensemble are back with a brand-new special event. Music, comedy, and a whole lot of chaos are bound to ensue when The Muppets once again take the stage of the original Muppet Theatre with their very special guest, Sabrina Carpenter!

Sabrina Carpenter Has Miss Piggy "Arrested"

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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