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Mystery Science Theater 3000Mystery Science Theater 3000
Netflix, 1989 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Sketch/Improv, Sci-Fi, Puppets | ► Trailer
4.8


This is a show about an evil experiment where a guy is trapped on a satellite and is forced to watch bad films. He is forced to do this by Mad Scientists, who wand to find a movie so bad that they can inflict it on the world and take over.


ALFALF
NBC, 1986 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Puppets
3.8


Gordon Shumway, last known survivor from the planet Melmac, crash-lands his spaceship into the Tanner family's suburban garage. Willie dubs him "ALF", short for Alien Life Form. After convincing a military officer that they are not harboring a space creature, the Tanners decide to take ALF in as a member of the family.


The Muppet ShowThe Muppet Show
Syndicated, 1976 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Celebrities, Music
3.5


Kermit the Frog and his friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.


YonderlandYonderland
Sky 1, 2013 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Fantasy, Puppets | ► Trailer
3.5


A bored young mum steps through a portal and finds herself in a world of "incompetent knights, monks who are incapable of lying, and a race of people intent on firing the cleverest amongst them into the sun".


Fraggle RockFraggle Rock
HBO Max, 1983 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Adventure, Children | ► Trailer
5.0


Somewhere in the world, there is a workshop owned by a an inventor named Doc and his Dog, Sprocket. While Doc spends his days coming up with new ideas, Sprocket is peering into a large hole in the baseboard. He knows that something lives behind the wall. Through the hole and down the tunnel, hidden from everyday reality, are brightly lit caves filled with wonderful creatures.


The Jeff Dunham ShowThe Jeff Dunham Show
Comedy Central, 2009 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Sketch/Improv, Celebrities, Talent
4.0


This show features Jeff Dunham and his infamous characters, Walter, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut, Bubba J and José Jalapeño on a Stick in front of a live-studio audience as well as interacting with people on the street in Los Angeles.


Crank YankersCrank Yankers
MTV2, 2002 On Hiatus | Comedy, Puppets, Animation | ► Trailer
5.0


The show features outrageous crank calls from real comedians to real people delivered to viewers through puppets. The puppets are voiced by Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Snoop Dogg, Robert Smigel, Jeff Goldblum, Wanda Sykes, David Alan Grier, Kathy Griffin and many other celebrities.


Sesame StreetSesame Street
PBS, 1969 Running | Comedy, Family, Adventure, Children
4.0


Since its 1969 debut, "Sesame Street" has helped entertain and educate audiences around the world. In the United States alone, approximately 8-million people tune in to visit the street each week. "Sesame Street" is now entering its landmark 40th season, set to debut on PBS in November 2009. While recent years have had season-wide focuses such as healthy habits, getting ready for school, vocabulary development, and math literacy; this season will include a focus on nature, and will tie into a nationwide campaign designed by Sesame Workshop to nurture children's appreciation and love for nature by supporting their innate sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world. The season-wide focus will weave nature themes more directly into the television program, as well as other Sesame Workshop materials such as books, home videos and toys. The Muppets of "Sesame Street" will spend the season encouraging viewers to explore their curiosity in the outdoors through hands-on activity, and viewers will learn simple, age-appropriate ways to show care and stewardship for the environment.


Wonder ShowzenWonder Showzen
MTV2, 2005 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Sketch/Improv, Adult Cartoons, Puppets
3.0


"Wonder Showzen" is an absurdist comedy/variety show, featuring a team of puppets, kids, cartoons and old educational films. It's a sugar coated comedic explosion for the fortified child in us all.


Muppet BabiesMuppet Babies
CBS, 1984 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Adventure, Children
4.0


Muppet Babies was a very successful cartoon series in its own right. This show basically featured Jim Henson's famous Muppets as babies. Each episode, each of the Muppet Babies had adventures that their imaginations take them on.


ThunderbirdsThunderbirds
ITV, 1965 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Action, Adventure
4.0


The year: 2065. The location: Tracy Island, South Pacific. Ex-astronaut / multi-millionaire Jeff Tracy forms a high-tech organization known as International Rescue, consisting of his five sons and agents scattered throughout the world.


Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek MythsJim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Channel 4, 1991 Cancelled/Ended | Drama, Family, Adventure, Children
1.0


This is the second series, following Jim Henson's The Storyteller, which aired in 1988. The title role is played by Michael Gambon this time and his faithful dog is there, still voiced by Brian Henson.


Captain Scarlet and the MysteronsCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons
ITV, 1967 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Action, Thriller, Children
4.5


This was a childrens sci-fi series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. The show was set in the year 2068 and mainly featured an operative from the international organisation Spectrum, named Captain Scarlet, who had been made indestructable during a battle against a mysterious Martian enemy called the Mysterons.


Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodMister Rogers' Neighborhood
PBS, 1968 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Children, Fantasy, Music
3.3


Every kid wanted to be Mister Rogers' neighbor. Fred Rogers hosts this gentle, thoughtful children's show, and he treats kids like intelligent people who deserve programming just as good as that for adults. From the moment he changes into his cardigan and sneakers, youngsters are enthralled. Add in the puppets and marionettes from the Land of Make Believe, and you've got a children's classic.


Joe 90Joe 90
ITV, 1968 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Action, Adventure, Children



Nine year-old Joe McClaine becomes the "Most Special Agent" of the World Intelligence Network thanks to a device called the BIG RAT (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope - Record And Transfer) capable of recording the brain patterns of one person and transferring them to another.


The Hollywood Puppet Sh!tshowThe Hollywood Puppet Sh!tshow
Fuse, 2017 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Puppets



Big stars. Small puppets. Crazy stories. Your favorite celebrities tell their untold wildest adventures, reenacted by marionette puppets.


The Clangers (2015)The Clangers (2015)
CBeebies, 2015 Cancelled/Ended | Family, Children, Puppets, Animation



This is a British stop-motion animated children's television series of short stories about a family of mouse-like creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon-like planet. They speak only in whistles, and eat green soup supplied by the Soup Dragon and blue string pudding.


Crash & BernsteinCrash & Bernstein
Disney XD, 2012 Cancelled/Ended | Comedy, Family, Children, Puppets
5.0


14-year-old Wyatt Bernstein, the only son among four kids, finally gets his dream of having a loud-mouthed brother when his puppet, Crash, comes to life. Crash brings Wyatt some much needed "boy reinforcement" amidst a household of sisters.


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