The popular puppet program - featuring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy - is being made into a Disney film, due to be written and directed by actor Jason Segel. And it is rumored that the movie will pave the way for a new television series of The Muppet Show - the first since 1981.

A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Jason is a massive Muppets fan and is seen as the man to finally bring The Muppet Show back to TV. It will obviously have all its old fans but Jason's comedy is hugely popular with youngsters so it will open it up to a whole new audience."

The source adds: "If the movie script is popular, Jason will write the TV series too."

Did Muppets Tonight not count?

Did Muppets Tonight not count?

I guess not.

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Bought seasons 1-3 for my fiancee who really likes the muppets..and they were great....but for some reason the muppets dont feel the same to me...and am not looking forward to the comeback.

I love the Muppets, so it'll be interesting to see how this movie turns out!

Andrea

Jason Segel is an awesome actor. Let's hope he's a good writer! The Muppets are classic television!