# The Muppets Now comes to Disney Plus July 31st

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\
**Created:** [June 26, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098 "2020-06-26T00:56:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![CastletonSnob1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@CastletonSnob1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob1)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098/1 "2020-06-26T00:56:59Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x6647smCPHQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Muppets Now | Official Trailer | Disney+") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6647smCPHQ)

Will it be better than the Muppets ABC show?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098/2 "2020-06-26T01:06:10Z")

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So stoked! This is the main reason I paid for a subscription!

Their 2017 show was so funny!

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098/3 "2020-06-26T11:34:55Z")

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I’m looking forward to it, I hope it is close to the level of excellence of The Muppet Show.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098/4 "2020-07-31T13:57:02Z")

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Sometime today the first episode should be available. I’ve seen good reviews so far.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-now-comes-to-disney-plus-july-31st/913098/5 "2020-10-08T20:07:02Z")

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Watched the first three episodes. Pretty good! Better than the 2015 series; they’re not trying to shoehorn the characters into a sitcom.

The Muppets’ schtick is most effective in short vignettes, and this format plays to that strength the same way **The Muppet Show** did. It really captures the insanity and absurdity that has always been the group’s hallmark. If it had musical segments, it would be a perfect update of the classic show, but I’m kind of glad it doesn’t; I really don’t need to hear Gonzo rap.