Fraggle Talk: Back to the Rock is back! We're covering Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock episode-by-episode with the talented folks who put the show together. Season 2 kicks off with the season premiere "The Great Wind," and joining us are writers and Executive Producers Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson! PLUS! We discuss Pa Gorg's 180, Wembley joinin…

ToughPigs is proud to present the season 2 premiere of FRAGGLE TALK: BACK TO THE ROCK! This premiere episode - and the rest of the star-studded season - will be playing on the "Muppet Fan Podcasts with ToughPigs.com" channel. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. We hope you enjoy this teaser! Fraggle Talk: Classic will return soon!…

We're on summer break! In the meantime, check out the original Fraggle Talk podcast about season 1 of Back to the Rock right here!

In which Cotterpin Doozer runs away to become a Fraggle. PLUS: Do Doozers have a concept of ‘naked’? The (totally unnecessary) Lippizaner Stallion Tangent. What is a cotterpin? Morgendorffer/Belcher 2024. Why does Wingnut need to wax the dog? Featuring special guest Wendell Britt!

We review episode 7 of season 2, “Mokey and the Minstrels,” in which Mokey… well, joins the Minstrels! PLUS: Cantus is back! Is Brool a veteran? Mokey’s robe modification. Why no postcard scene? The Minstrels are snoring in harmony! Mokey confirmed Burnt Out Gifted Student.

In which we meet Sidebottom, and Boober must learn how to either live with him or stay awake forever. PLUS: It’s the episode where we all say “****!” What does it mean to dream about red-and-white striped socks? Wembley’s noises! Flying dreams! Is there an official spelling of “Whoopi/e/e”? More naps in public spaces! Getting nerdy about IFS therap…

ToughPigs’ Katilyn Miller joins us to review “Uncle Matt Comes Home,” in which Gobo and Traveling Matt try to find the legendary Crystal Cavern. PLUS: Have we all been in Doc’s closet the whole time? Gillis Fraggle is here! Is a radish meringue cake like a pavlova? Matt’s mustache mech. What happens if you cross a Furby with a Bratz doll? Gobo’s “I…

In 1979, two guys from Cincinnati spent a year of their lives trying to convince the Hollywood elite to nominate a pig puppet for Best Actress. They called their organization CAMPO — the Committee to Award Miss Piggy the Oscar — and their campaign inspired tens of thousands of people to embrace the impossible. This is their story.…

This week, we're joined by Calista Hendrickson, Miss Piggy's original costume designer, to talk about the joys and challenges of dressing a legend! We discuss calendars, parades, shoes, dress-up dolls, Miss Piggy's colors, and lots more in a very special interview.

Red befriends the Last of the Lily Creatures but no one believes her. PLUS: Seaweed research time! Gaslighting vs Casslighting. The subjectivity of rock beetles. We demand Marlon’s Monster Museum T-shirts! It was only a matter of time before we referenced the Folgers commercial.

This week, I'm joined by the longtime Muppet staff writer Craig Shemin, to talk about what it was like writing Miss Piggy scripts for Frank Oz. Craig explains Frank's rules for how to treat Piggy, and we go behind the scenes of some of the Pig's most outrageous appearances with Matt Lauer, Martha Stewart, Jay Leno, and Regis and Kathie Lee. Plus: C…

This week, Danny is joined by Jim Henson biographer Brian Jay Jones, to talk about Miss Piggy's development, Frank Oz's acting skills, and how hard it was to get Piggy underwater!

In our latest FRAGGLE TALK: CLASSIC, we review episode 3 of season 2, “The Trash Heap Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” in which Philo and Gunge recruit Wembley and Boober to help Marjory through some big changes. PLUS: Doc goes full Mr. Wizard. Forsoothian Gorgs! Fraggles = Hobbits? The Dark Souls II Gender-Swap Coffin-Toolshed. Wheelbarrow naps! The ma…

She's the star of eight movies, wrote a best-selling book, and performed at the Hollywood Bowl. This week on the podcast, we ask the question: Is Miss Piggy famous? Join Danny and the insouciant Ryan Roe as we compare two TV specials — The Muppets Go Hollywood, and Miss Piggy's Hollywood — to calculate just how high a pig can fly in Tinseltown.…

A block of foam, a pair of scissors, and destiny: all you need to create a legend. This week, Danny and fellow Piggy enthusiast Peter Savieri are talking to the original creator of Miss Piggy: designer Bonnie Erickson! We're going to learn all about how the Miss Piggy puppet was made, what it was like working in the Muppet Workshop, and how very cl…

Doc’s workshop has become Full House. Sometimes noise too much! Red’s diss track. DO NOT INHALE BLEACH. Gary the Face-Harp Guy. Obligatory Kermit tangent. The cultural significance of Whoopie. The Storyteller returns! The Caves of Executive Dysfunction. Poetry is the hero of this episode! Hermit Eric from Boy Meets World.…

In her early years, Miss Piggy was redesigned and rebuilt half a dozen times, in a long-term effort to refine her look and create the perfect Pig. This week, Danny is joined by the spectacular Peter Savieri and the divine Jamie Carroll for an unbelievably detailed discussion of the right way and the many wrong ways to build a Miss Piggy puppet. Thi…

We've talked a lot so far about how Miss Piggy's character developed on The Muppet Show, but to truly understand how she became a superstar, you have to see what happened when she broke out of the confines of the Muppet Theater, and took over other people's programs. This week, the extraordinary Becca Petunia from the Muppet fan quiz show Hubba-Wha…

We’re back with season 2! Fraggle Tumblr vs Fraggle DSM5. Could this egg fit two human babies? The Dogma tangent. Sprocket walked so the Curiosity Mars Rover could run. Does this species of bird share a common ancestor with giraffes?

Much to everyone's surprise, glamorous gal singer Miss Piggy managed to talk her way into a starring role in the first season of The Muppet Show. The show wanted to feature her more in the second season, so they stuck her in a tin can and shot her out into space, testing the limits of her acting ability and her patience. This week, the sensational …

The first thing that we learn about Miss Piggy is that she's hopelessly in love with Kermit. But love is a mysterious thing, and sometimes it involves karate-chopping your boyfriend, biting a guest star, and flirting with a lot of other guys. This week, the adorable Anthony Strand from Movin' Right Along: A Muppet Movie Podcast joins Danny to talk …

In 1974, a beautiful, talented and headstrong young starlet got her big break on The Tonight Show, launching a decades-long career as the most glamorous pig in the world. And now, finally, there's a podcast devoted to telling her amazing story — The Fantastic Miss Piggy Podcast!This labor of love is a history, an analysis and a celebration of Miss …

Kermitment’s Matthew Gaydos and ToughPigs writers Jarrod Fairclough, Beth Cook, and Anthony Strand join J.D. for another report on the state of The Muppets! They weigh in on the challenging topics of Muppet violence and Muppet fandom conflicts, and also the much lighter topic of a Disney World holiday show. Also discussed: our final thoughts on The…

We’re wrapping up season 1 with overall impressions so far, listener questions, and Becca Petunia stops by for a mini episode of “Hubba Wha?!” Hear Adam’s theories for season 2, and how we’d make the world a little Gorglier and more… Doozery? Doozerish? Doozerian?

Well, we’re at the end of a Hubba-Wha?! season, and the end of Hubba-Wha?! for a while, so it’s time for another grueling gauntlet of some of the toughest Muppet trivia questions around. But this time, Becca’s celebrating with all the friends she’s made along the way. Not only does Becca have three guests–Muppet Wiki admins Scott, Shane, and Tony–b…

Don’t even talk to me until you’ve had your coffee. This week, Becca is taking her guests back to where it all began: Sam & Friends, the advertisements, and the variety show sketches of Jim Henson’s early puppetry career. Joining her on this trip down memory lane are two puppeteers and puppet builders: Stoph Scheer of The Creatures of Yes, Puppet U…

How much does Google weigh? Tuberous vegetable discussion time! Do Fraggles have doctors? How did Traveling Matt get to Australia? Let Marjory knit! Fancasting the Hairy-Chested Batworm. The different flavors of Mokey + Power. The script idea that (thank goodness) never was. The Fraggles can have a little religion, as a treat. With special guest Jo…

Space: it’s not as deep as you think. But it’s deep enough that, even after last week’s Muppets From Space episode, Becca is back with a Hubba-Wha?! all about Muppets in space. Like… the place. Look, it’ll make sense. Joining her on her mission beyond the stars are Broadway’s own Fergie L. Philippe and Tori Schmidt of the Muppets No Context Twitter…

It’s been said that in 1999, movies changed forever. The Matrix. The Sixth Sense. And of course, Muppets From Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. So on this episode of Hubba-Wha?!, Becca is ready to party like it’s 1999. Joining her in the time machine are Patrick Cotnoir of the George Lucas Talk Show and ASSSSCAT and Anthony Strand fro…

Doc has your grandma’s crockery. Peak '80s Dad fashions. What is the Doozer Equinox? This trio of wemblers defends wembling! The introduction of Large Marvin! Limbo-ing hype rats, swimming Fraggles, and Extra Beings. Yeet the puppet (serious). How many times will Adam get fired before the end of the episode? With special guest Jarrod Fairclough.…

Two Skeskis enter, one Skeksis leaves… it’s TRIAL BY MUPPET GAME SHOW! That’s right, welcome back to the second half of the third season of Hubba-Wha?! In this episode, Becca is challenging the assumption that The Dark Crystal is boring with an exciting ride through the legends of the Skeksis, Mystics, and all of Thra. Along for the quest are two l…

ToughPigs' latest podcast series, The Worst of the Muppets: Holiday Edition, is put out of its misery as we review the near-unwatchable Christmas special Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular! Highlights include Lady Gaga's Sweetums-style wig, an especially incoherent Electric Mayhem, and an awkward encounter with Kermit the Frog. Our speci…

Welcome to the latest episode of The Worst of the Muppets: Holiday Edition! This week, we're cutting into "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie," in which we discover the world in which Kermit was never born. And if this movie doesn't exist in that timeline, maybe we should just stay there... Joining us for this sinkhole of a special is actor a…

Join ToughPigs.com for a deep dive into what might be the WORST Muppet holiday special ever made! It's Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, featuring an unfortunate performance by Robert Downey Jr., terrible Swedish accents, and the infamous Honey Pot Dance! With special guest: Puppeteer, puppet builder, and artist Noah Ginex!…

Sprocket finally sets some boundaries. Why are you a person if you’ve never built a boat? Garlic gumdrops as a metaphor for conflicting accessibility needs? Defining the music genre “Fragglecore.” Hiccup lore. Do Fraggles know what ice is? Junior goes full Elmer Fudd. The Official and Serene Holy Gorg Toot to the Dead! Special guest: JD Hansel of T…

We're excited to premiere a brand new ToughPigs podcast series: The Worst of the Muppets! We'll be covering some of the most painful and cringe-worthy productions the Muppets have ever been a part of. And because 'tis the season, we'll be kicking it off with a miniseries all about Muppet holiday specials! For our premiere episode, we'll be tackling…

Why and how is Doc making freeze-dried erasers? Are dog whiskers like cat whiskers? Look, Fraggle family trees are confusing. Fandom Corner has feelings about SuperWhoLock. Professor Adam teaches us about air elementals.

With special guest, ToughPigs’ Ryan Roe! Doc & Sprocket = Pinky & the Brain? Someone please write fanfiction of Jareth kidnapping Junior Gorg so he can become best friends with Ludo! How do the Gorgs have dynamite? Introducing B-list Batman villain Pumpkin Face.

We’re back with a new Great Muppet Fandom Panel, hosted by ToughPigs’ own J.D. Hansel. Join Muppet fans Richard Michael Gomez, Joe Hennes, Tori Schmidt, and the mysterious mononym “gav” for a conversation about this year’s Muppet events, Muppet merchandise, and Muppet more! Also discussed: surprising DVD bonus features, the many ways to celebrate D…

Jerry Juhl Appreciation Hour! Is there a car mileage conversion conspiracy? Tiny hype-rat pajamas! That time that Beth tried to make real edible Doozer sticks. Doozers say trans rights! Mokey finally steps up. Beware the Ark of the Shimmelfinney!

With special guest Grant Harding! Living with Doc is like living with a toddler. Fraggle pajamas! Brool lives! P!nk: the Cantus of our times. Foreshadowing season 4 cactus people. The return of Junior Gorg’s radish onesie!

She was counting in her castle late one night, when her eyes beheld an eerie sight: the midseason finale of Hubba-Wha?! Becca is ready to spookalize guests Mike Westfall of the Advent Calendar House podcast and ToughPigs’ own Jarrod Fairclough in a magical Halloween adventure! If her guests want fabulous prizes, they’ll have to face their fears of …

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Hit me like a hurricane! If you’ve got both electricity and Muppet trivia in your brain, you’ve come to the right place. That’s right: it’s a Hubba-Wha?! Episode all about the Electric Mayhem! Becca is joined by Muppet artist and trumpet aficionado Dave Hulteen and ToughPigs’ own Joe Hennes in an episode all about the Muppets’ legendary house band.…

Content warning: Yup, this is the (first) episode about death, folks! But we manage to find the humor in discussing The Pagemaster holding up remarkably well, Dave Goelz chewing all the scenery and all the bubblegum, and Chad the Fearless. Let’s get existential with special guest Roz Strand!

She loves cinnamon toast, she’s Luis’s best friend, she wants to build a go-kart…That’s right: on today’s episode of Hubba-Wha?!, Becca Petunia is terrorizing Alethea Shirilan of Sesame History and Ryan Roe of ToughPigs with even more questions about the unsung hero of 54 years of Sesame Street, Betty Lou! Pick your pet! Take the subway! And acknow…

When in doubt: research! Is rapturous the same as boring? Weird Marvin vs Weird Marlon vs Large Marvin. Wait, how does the moon work? Not one, but three seam/seem puns.

Everyone knows the real happiest place on Earth is right here on ToughPigs, with a brand new episode of Hubba-Wha?!! This week, Becca Petunia is joined by former PizzeRizzo employee Melia Schnef and ToughPigs’ own Matthew Soberman for trivia challenges about the Muppets’ appearances in Disney theme parks! They’ll have to master their cheap 3D trick…

Fraggles clearly don’t have an OSHA. Where does all of Marjory’s trash come from? Depression: but faster! Is the robot dog just terrifying, or is it terrifying and cute?—send us your fan art! Adam and Beth try to convince Julia to read Animorphs. Red tests out her tight five.

The only thing more beautiful than spacious skies and amber waves of grain: Becca Petunia is back with Season 3 of Hubba-Wha?!. To kick things off, she’s paying tribute to all nations, but mostly America. Are Danny Horn from Superheroes Every Day and J.D. Hansel of ToughPigs knowledgeable world travelers? They’ll have to say “shalom” to Mar Ashpach…