Editing The Muppets (section)

==In popular culture==
[[File:CeeLo Green performing with the Muppets at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 2012 (11200418446).jpg|thumb|The Muppets performing with [[CeeLo Green]] at [[Rockefeller Center]] in 2012]]
The Muppets' prevalence in popular culture is such that the characters have become regarded as celebrities in their own right.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nakamura|first1=Reid|title=Why the Media Won't Stop Treating the Muppets Like Real People|url=https://www.thewrap.com/why-the-media-wont-stop-treating-the-muppets-like-real-people/|access-date=September 23, 2015|work=The Wrap|date=September 22, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926004649/http://www.thewrap.com/why-the-media-wont-stop-treating-the-muppets-like-real-people/|archive-date=September 26, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Muppets have a collective star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], with Kermit having been previously individually inducted in 2002.<ref name=HollywoodWalk/> The characters have appeared at the [[Academy Awards]] and [[Emmy Award]]s;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZwEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=1093,3089733&dq=muppets+academy+awards+1980&hl=en|title=The Day – Google News Archive Search|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-date=April 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403192240/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZwEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=1093,3089733&dq=muppets+academy+awards+1980&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Muppets Most Wanted: Movie Review |url=http://www.hitz247.com/muppets-most-wanted-movie-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135909/http://www.hitz247.com/muppets-most-wanted-movie-review/ |archive-date=2016-03-05 |author=Katrina M. |date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> made [[cameo appearance]]s in films including ''[[Rocky III]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=The Muppet Brand in Other Mainstream Movies |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/muppet-brand-other-mainstream-movies-162000275.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304171206/http://movies.yahoo.com/news/muppet-brand-other-mainstream-movies-162000275.html |archive-date=2014-03-04 |author=Nicole A. |date=November 23, 2011 |work=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=December 31, 2011}}</ref> ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'',<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/fullcredits#cast An American Werewolf in London (IMDb)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202213936/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/fullcredits |date=February 2, 2009 }}</ref> and ''[[Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium]]'';<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/fullcredits#cast Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (IMDb)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114181518/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457419/fullcredits |date=January 14, 2009 }}</ref> and have been interviewed on the news magazine ''[[60 Minutes]]''.

Kermit was interviewed by [[Jon Stewart]] on ''[[The Daily Show]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-13-2001/kermit-the-frog|title=Kermit the Frog|work=thedailyshow.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409013200/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-13-2001/kermit-the-frog|archive-date=April 9, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> was a guest host on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'', ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', and an [[April Fools' Day]] edition of ''[[Larry King Live]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkshows.about.com/od/larryking/a/KingOverview.htm|title=Larry King Live: An Overview|author=Thomas Tennant|work=[[About.com]] Guide Company|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202113253/http://talkshows.about.com/od/larryking/a/KingOverview.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and has served as [[Grand Marshal]] of the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/episode-detail/morris-family/359883|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103081032/http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition/episode-detail/morris-family/359883|archive-date=2012-11-03|title=Extreme Makeover Home Edition Season 7 Morris Family Episode Guide - ABC.com|work=ABC}}</ref> The characters also appeared on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and ''[[The Torkelsons]]'',<ref>{{Citation|title="The Torkelsons" Educating Millicent (TV Episode 1991)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099783/fullcredits|access-date=2019-02-01|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126115219/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099783/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref> among other sitcoms. The music video for [[Weezer]]'s "[[Keep Fishin']]" is aesthetically based on ''The Muppet Show'' and consists of the band interacting with the characters.

On September 28, 2005, the [[United States Postal Service]] released a ''Jim Henson and the Muppets'' postage stamp series.<ref>United States Postal Service (September 28, 2005). ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090329021734/http://usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_046.htm Jim Henson, Muppets, get stamps of approval]''. Press Release.</ref> The Muppets also appeared on ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' on December 31, 2007, in which Kermit and other characters presented segments following advertising breaks. After one such segment, with Kermit in [[Times Square]], co-host [[Ryan Seacrest]] thanked "Kerms" for his assistance.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1143908/ New Year's Rockin' Eve 2008 (2007) (TV)<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229115444/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1143908/ |date=December 29, 2007 }}</ref> Miss Piggy has appeared as a guest on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'', and Kermit appeared on ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'' and as one of the celebrity commentators on [[VH1]]'s ''I Love'' documentary series. The Muppets, as well as the title character of ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'', have made frequent appearances on ''[[The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon]]''.

On July 25, 2007, the [[Center for Puppetry Arts]] in [[Atlanta]] announced plans for the Jim Henson Wing, which would house up to 700 retired Muppet characters. The wing, featuring films, sketches, and other materials from the Jim Henson Company archives, was set to open in 2012 but eventually opened as a gallery within the ''Worlds of Puppetry'' exhibition at the Center in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pousner|first=Howard|title=With Muppets on-screen, puppet center works to secure Henson legacy|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/with-muppets-on-screen-1249213.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114065649/http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/with-muppets-on-screen-1249213.html|archive-date=2012-01-14|access-date=December 30, 2011|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=December 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Nation's Largest Puppetry Center to Open Jim Henson Wing in Atlanta |url=http://www.puppet.org/pdf/R-Henson.pdf |publisher=Center for Puppetry Arts |date=July 25, 2007 |access-date=December 30, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124065951/http://puppet.org/pdf/R-Henson.pdf |archive-date=November 24, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toughpigs.com/henson-atlanta/|title=It Belongs In a Museum: The New Henson Exhibit in Atlanta|last=Lee|first=Barry|website=Toughpigs|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=15 July 2017|archive-date=June 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606194938/http://www.toughpigs.com/henson-atlanta/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Muppet-like characters star in the Broadway musical ''[[Avenue Q]]'', the concept of which is a [[parody]] of ''Sesame Street''. The [[Peter Jackson]] film ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'', a satire on the television industry, is largely reminiscent of ''The Muppet Show''. A Kermit the Frog [[stuffed toy]] rigged to spray fake vomit was a recurring joke on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'', and the Muppets were frequently preempted at the beginning of episodes of ''[[You Can't Do That on Television]].'' The sitcom series ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' centered on sentient hand puppets working on a Muppet-like children's show. Among other examples, television series such as ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', and ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' have referenced the Muppets.

The term "[[wiktionary:muppet#Noun|muppet]]" is commonly used in [[Ireland]], [[British Islands|Britain]], and [[Australasia]] to refer to a stupid or ineffectual person.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/02/10-british-insults-americans-wont-understand|title=10 British Insults Americans Won't Understand|last=Margolis|first=Ruth|website=BBC America|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>