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Ever since the curtain rose on The Muppet Show in 1976, not a decade’s gone by without Jim Henson’s fuzzy, feelgood folk appearing on TV in some iteration (alongside multiple big-screen outings). Kermit and his constantly evolving gang of felt thespians are back once again with Muppets Now on Disney+. Small Screen sits down with veteran Muppeteer Bill Barretta (whose roles include Pepe The Prawn and Swedish Chef) to discover the gameplan for the characters’ first-ever unscripted series…

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