70 Years, 70 Muppets

The Muppet of the Week is... SHAKEY SANCHEZ! In the spirit of being terrified, let's talk about some of the scariest Muppets ever!! Special thanks to Matthew Soberman, Michelle, Meagan Barbeau, Richard Gomez, Becca Petunia, Addison, Ed, Eli Lee, Kate, Kiersten, Jojo, weirdpuppetgirl, Joe Hennes, Will, Anthony Strand, Tori Schmidt, Clare, Emily Engel, Gav, Hailey, J. D. Hansel, Will Carroll, Shane Keating, Tau, Iris, Miles, and Mike Westfall.

The Muppets of the Week are... HUGGA WUGGA and THINGY THING! Yes, those sound like nonsense sounds, but they're the stars of a fan favorite and abstract sketch from The Muppet Show. With our very special guest: Brian Jay Jones, author of Jim Henson: The Biography!

The Muppets of the Week are... PJ & KAI-LEE! The stars of Jim Henson's Play Along videos! If you want some neat stuff to know and do, you'd better listen up to this podcast episode.

The Muppets of the Week are... JIM, FRANK, and JERRY! Otherwise known as The Country Trio! These icons are modeled after their performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Jerry Nelson, and they were designed and built by the legendary Bonnie Erickson. So it's a pretty great thing that we've got Bonnie on this podcast as our very special guest!

The Muppet of the Week is... DROOP! The Muppets' resident sad little guy is extra sad because he didn't get his own week in the main 70th anniversary campaign. But now is his time to shine! With special guest hosts: The team behind the Muppeturgy podcast! David Levy, Adam Grosswirth, Michal Richardson, and Christie Baugher!

The Muppets of the Week are... CLUELESS MORGAN and MAD MONTY! Two of the professional pirates from Muppet Treasure Island! Did you know that this dastardly duo had a lot of iconic roles beyond their Muppet movie? Of course you did - they're iconic.

The Muppet of the Week is... BIG TINY TALLSADDLE! He's the head of country radio station WHOG, and he very well might be the worst Muppet to ever grace the stage of The Muppet Show.

The Muppet of the Week is... DELBERT, THE LA CHOY DRAGON! So cook up some noodles in dragon fire and let's get going on this classic Jim Henson commercial star!

The Muppet of the Week is... FLEET SCRIBBLER! He's the obnoxious gossip journalist who just can't help himself from writing scathing articles about The Muppet Show for his tabloid "The Daily Scandal". To learn more about the ethics of Fleet's job, we're turning to a series of real life journalists!

The Muppet of the Week is... ANNIE SUE! One of the most shocking omissions from the original 70th anniversary campaign! We're doing her justice by proving that the world knows who Annie Sue is... right?

The Muppet of the Week is... SUMMER PENGUIN! Created for the 2018 revival of Muppet Babies, we're counting her as an official Muppet. Hey, if Baby Skeeter counts, then Summer does too. With special guest: Muppet Babies producer, writer, and voice actor Matt Danner! Yaaaaaaaay!

The Muppets of the Week are... THE FLYING ZUCCHINI BROTHERS! So load yourself into a cannon, light the fuse, and listen to this podcast spotlight on a family of Italian stereotypes.

The Muppets of the Week are... THE GINGERBREAD MEN! It feels like they're made out of gingerbread! Crumb pickin', lip lickin' gingerbread! Uh huh, uh huh!

The Muppet of the Week is... BILL THE BUBBLE GUY! Bubbles come out of his head! What else could you possibly need to know about him? You should probably listen to this podcast and find out.

The Muppet of the Week is... VENDAFACE! For just a quarter, you can have your appearance permanently altered by this vending machine with arms and a sadistic streak!

The Muppet of the Week is... J.P. GROSSE! The rich guy who owns the Muppet Theatre! So light up a cigar, give your nephew a job, and listen up as we welcome Muppet builder and designer Bonnie Erickson as our podcast guest!

The Muppet of the Week is... GLORIA ESTEFAN! The tiniest, cutest Muppet penguin, and the only one who can fit into Uncle Deadly's baby bjorn!

The Muppets of the Week are... CLIVE CAHUENGA and GARY CAHUENGA! Two obscure and unrelated Muppets who happen to share the same name! Joining us for this episode is the legendary Dave Goelz!

The Muppets of the Week are... TINA AND GERALD TEETH! If it weren't for them, we'd have no Dr. Teeth. And probably tooth decay. Open wide and say "ah" for this new podcast episode!

The Muppets of the Week are... the stars of Sam and Friends! Let's go back in time before there was color and before Kermit was a frog to shine a spotlight on Jim Henson's earliest characters!

The Muppet of the Week is... JOJO! The talking dog (who is sometimes a real dog) that accompanies Jim Henson in the classic "Secrets of the Muppets" special!

The Muppet of the Week is... PENNY WAXMAN! Owner of Wax Town Records, hot sauce enthusiast, paramour to Dr. Teeth, and the label behind The Electric Mayhem. Joining us for this episode is the performer behind (and often inside) Penny Waxman, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph! Leslie would like to thank Russ Walko, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Tim Lagasse, Jane Gootnick, Stacey Weingarten, Peter MacKennan, and Rachel Burson, and everyone else who worked in the Muppet Workshop on The Muppets Mayhem!

The Muppet of the Week is... WALDO! The spirit of 3-D, the first digitally-created puppet, and the guy who exploded at the end of MuppetVision.

The Muppet of the Week is... SPLURGE! Everyone's favorite giant purple radish fanatic, as seen in "Hey, Cinderella" and... not much since then. Whatever happened to our boy Splurge?? With special guest hosts Matthew Gaydos and Sam Schultz from the Kermitment podcast!

The Muppet of the Week is... BOBBY BENSON! The leader of the all-baby band! But what the heck is this creepy guy doing with all those babies?? You'll have to listen to find out.

The Muppet of the Week is... PHIL VAN NEUTER! The mad scientist from Muppets Tonight's "Tales from the Vet" and that creepy scene in Muppets from Space!

The Muppets of the Week are... WILKINS AND WONTKINS! In less than ten seconds, they abused and murdered each other in the name of coffee sales. Tragic, but worth it.

The Muppets of the Week are... The cast of The Jim Henson Hour! Specifically, the gang from the MuppeTelevision segments. Even more specifically, Vicki, Leon, and Lindbergh... and maybe a few surprises too?

The Muppet of the Week is... ANGELO! You know, the Italian chef from The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora who definitely was not intended to replace the Swedish Chef. Joining us for a deep dive into all things Angelo are Muppet performers Tyler Bunch and Paul McGinnis and Muppet writer Craig Shemin! For more on Angelo, you can find his appearances at this link that was given to us by an anonymous contributor.

The Muppet of the Week is 80s ROBOT! A bygone reminder of what we thought the future would entail back in the 1980s. He's the closest we'll ever get to having our own robot butler.

The Muppet of the Week is the sportsmaster himself, the host of The Wide World of Muppet Sports, the one and only LOUIS KAZAGGER!

The Muppets of the Week are KING GOSHPOSH and FEATHERSTONE! The royal stars from The Frog Prince, Hey Cinderella, and more. Long live the king.

The Muppet of the Week is GLADYS! The... unique-looking cafeteria lady from The Muppet Show. In her honor, we're investigating her reason for existing with a special Cereal podcast.

How's this for a slogan? "70 Years, 70 Muppets: A Muppet podcast for Muppets fans who like Muppets." The Muppets of the Week are the Mad Ave Frogs! Better known as Bill, Gil, and Jill!

The Muppet of the Week is... Nigel! No, not that Nigel. The other one. Yes, we're shining a spotlight on the panicking producer of Muppets Tonight. Probably because Nigel the Conductor already got his own week last year.

The Muppet of the Week is MISS MOUSEY! Did she have eyes for Kermit? Could she fit into a teacup? And why was she wearing that bonnet? This episode is guest hosted by David Levy from the Muppeturgy podcast!

"You know, my son loves 70 Years, 70 Muppets." "Oh, is he a podcast enthusiast?" "No, he's a recording studio." The Muppets of the Week are The Talking Houses! The funniest houses in the comedy world.

The Muppet of the Week is one of our favorite monsters, and he doesn't even really have a name! Let's give it up for that beastly brute THE LUNCHEON COUNTER MONSTER!

We're shining a spotlight on everyone's favorite robot from The Jim Henson Hour: Digit! Whatever happened to Digit?? They really should bring him back.

Does a popsicle stick count as a Muppet? Who cares!? It's TOPO STICKY week! Bonus: He tastes like fudge cream.

Welcome to season 2 of 70 YEARS, 70 MUPPETS! Because 70 just wasn't enough, we're back with MORE MUPPETS, PLEASE! Kicking things off with a spotlight on a Muppet we were surprised wasn't featured in the official 70th anniversary campaign: Your homey made of foamy, CLIFFORD!

This week we present a roundtable episode all about the 70 Years, 70 Muppets podcast and social media campaign!With host Jarrod Fairclough and guests Dani Iglesias, Joe Hennes, Ryan Roe, Becca Petunia, Anthony Strand, Danny Horn, Katilyn Miller & Shane Keating

It's time. This week we spotlight our 70th Muppet, the porcine princess, Miss Piggy! With host Danny Horn and guest Eric Jacobson.

This week we spotlight the dancing trio, The Mutations! With host Danny Horn and guest JD Hansel.

This week we spotlight the surfing matriach of the Bear family, Emily 'Ma' Bear! With host Drake Lucas and guest Anthony Strand.

This week we spotlight the jinxed journalist, The Muppet Newsman! With host Ryan Roe and guest Katelyn Ogle.

This week we spotlight the poultry presenter, Beverly Plume! With host Katilyn Miller and guest Addison.

This week we spotlight the wonderful weirdo whatever, Gonzo the Great! With host Anthony Strand & guest Roz Strand.

This week we spotlight that hero hound, Baskerville! Who's even hosting at this point? Plus guest Marcus Ross.

This week we spotlight the crotchety custodian, George the Janitor! With host Anthony Strand and guests Roz Strand & Joe Hennes