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The EVERGREEN PUPPETS offer up more mirth and mayhem in their new show

blockbuster movies and now, four years after their last TV show, they are let loose in their first-ever unscripted series Muppets Now.

The six-part magazine-style show streams weekly on Disney+ and sees put-upon gofer Scooter desperately trying to deliver the episodes on time as the other Muppets ‘helpfully’ chip in with unwelcome ideas for the series and demands for alterations.

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‘It’s an incredible show that is wild and funny and features some new friends,’ reveals Kermit. ‘Scooter is very busy. I hope that nobody drove him crazy with last-minute requests or notes but I did have some thoughts…’

The series features a variety of entertaining segments hosted by the Muppets. Cookery comes under the spotlight courtesy of the useless and incomprehensible Swedish Chef, who goes head-to-head with an array of celebrity foodies, including Spy Kids actor Danny Trejo, in culinary challenges.

Meanwhile, bespectacled scientist Dr Bunsen Honeydew and his taciturn, luckless assistant Beaker conduct a host of off-the-wall experiments and irrepressible Pépe the King Prawn presents Pépe’s Unbelievable Game Show.

Several other famous faces taking part in the series include Hollywood star Seth Rogen and Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza and, in the first episode, Kermit interviews Rupaul for in-depth chat show Mup Close and Personal. But Kermit’s attempts at serious questioning are sabotaged as the other Muppets are also keen to talk to the Drag Race star.

‘Ru and I are both fashion role models, so I wanted to know what Ru’s clothes say about him,’ explains the irrepressible Miss Piggy, who