KMUP is the TV network run by the Muppets on Muppets Tonight. The network was owned by Omnivore Industries until it was bought by Ernst Stavros Grouper in episode 205.
KMUP has a number of different areas, including a sound stage, control room, dressing rooms, lobby, commissary, basement, and roof. The building has seven floors and a basement that the elevator stops according to episode 110. In episode 206, the studio is located on the third floor.
According to a postcard from Gonzo in the 1997 coloring book Muppets' Scrapbook, the KMUP studios are located in midtown Manhattan (given a 10017 area code).
Locations[]
Staff[]
Kermit and Miss Piggy in front of KMUP studios.
Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella at KMUP.
- Ernst Stavros Grouper: Station owner
- The Head of the Network: The unnamed head of KMUP
- Clifford: Show host
- Kermit the Frog: Producer
- Rizzo the Rat: Production assistant
- Nigel: Director
- Eugene: Director's assistant
- A. Ligator: Announcer
- The Cow Announcer: Announcer for "Lash Holstein, Space Cowdet"
- Jowls and Muppets Tonight Band: House band
- Muppets Tonight Writers: Writers
- Muppets Tonight floor manager: Floor manager
- Zippity Zap: Crew Member
- Andy and Randy Pig: Crew Members
- J. P. Grosse: Crew Member
- Seymour: Elevator operator / commissary cook
- Pepe the King Prawn: Elevator operator / commissary cook
- Bobo the Bear: Security guard, Doorman
- Beauregard and George the Janitor: Janitors
Schedule[]
As seen on the first episode, the KMUP schedule is as follows:
Sunday
8:00 America's Furriest Home Videos I
8:30 America's Furriest Home Videos II
9:00 Bay of Pigswatch
10:00 Magnum P.I.G.
Monday
8:00 Frog Prince of Belair
8:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Truffles
9:00 Murphy Prawn
9:30 Single Duck in the City and His Apt. Full of Friends
10:00 Rat Patrol
Tuesday
8:00 The Little Rat Skulls
8:30 American Radiators
9:00 The Yeti Fisher Show
9:30 Rosehamme
10:00 Dateline: KMUP
Wednesday
8:00 Aliens in the Family
8:30 Tales from the Vet
9:00 Welcome Back Otter
9:30 Mary Tyler Boar
10:00 NYPD Green
Thursday
8:00 Mad About Ewes
8:30 Little Mouse On the Prairie
9:00 Here's Moosey
9:30 Seinfrog
10:00 EIEIO-R
Friday
8:00 Boy Meets Worm
8:30 TBA (becomes Muppets Tonight)
9:00 X-Flies
10:00 Deep Dish Nine
Saturday
8:00 Rescue Swine 11
8:30 Eagle's Nest
9:00 Murder She Faxed
10:00 Cisterns
Illustrated appearances[]
- Kermit's Big Surprise! (1996)