The Muppet Show is getting a long-awaited streaming release on Disney+
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Disney+ is finally ready to play the music and light the lights.
All five seasons of The Muppet Show are coming to Disney+ in February, Disney revealed on Tuesday.
The classic series hasn't been available on streaming, and its fourth and fifth seasons were never even released on DVD. Disney+ is the home of other Muppets content including an exclusive show called Muppets Now, but the original series that debuted in 1976 has been missing from the service since launch.
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Disney in its announcement included a statement credited to Kermit the Frog himself celebrating the show's new streaming home, saying, "It's going to be great to welcome back longtime fans, and to give a new generation of fans a chance to see how we got our start, how Miss Piggy became a star and so much more." Kermit added, "As for Statler and Waldorf, the two old guys in the balcony, I can only add: 'Sorry, guys, but ... here we go again."
Disney+ subscribers can meet the Muppets on The Muppet Show on Feb. 19. Brendan Morrow
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