The Muppets are a beloved franchise by many especially those in the late 70’s and early 80’s. People during that time grew up watching The Muppet Show and watching Muppet movies. Muppets were a hit during the 70’s and 80’s and then not much has been done with them. A lot has to do with Jim Henson’s death but also the Muppets switched ownership a couple of times and are now owned by Disney. Disney release a movie called the Muppets in 2011. All Muppet fans are hoping this the beginning of the rebirth of the Muppets by Disney. Over the years Muppet Merchandise has been not easy to find. There are no books out about what is available on Muppet Merchandise is out. American Treasures decided to start one on this blog.
The focus to this blog is information on Disney Jim Henson’s Muppets merchandise. All information will be current through extensive research done for this article. Pricing estimates are strictly price estimates of what has been selling and generalized for a specific character/actor/actress/. There is no guarantee you will buy or sell Muppet Merchandise in the price estimate. These estimates are not for a specific item if you want a specific appraisal pertaining to your item give us a call for an appraisal. Costs vary depending on item. American Treasures, LLC is always Muppet merchandise so give us a call at 440-227-8163 or email us at americantreasuresappraisals@gmail.com.
One of the most recent one of the most popular Muppet collectibles is the Muppet action figures made by Palisades. These are very collectible especially since Palisades went out of business in 2006. Series 1 of Muppet Palisades came out in spring 2002 and consist of 4 actions figures and a playset. The four action figures are Kermit the Frog (4 per case), Miss piggy w/short hair (4 per case), Dr.Teeth(2 per case), Dr. Bunsen Honeydew( 2 per case) and the playset is the Muppet labs playset with Beaker action figure.
Series 2 was released in the Fall of 2002. This consisted of Fozzie Bear (3 per case), Stuntman Gonzo (3 per case), Floyd pepper w/red coat (3 per case), Floyd Pepper w/Blue coat (2 per case), Crazy Harry (3 per case) and the Electric Mayhem playset w/Animal.
Series 3 was released in the spring of 2003 that consisted of scooter(3 per case), Lew Zealand(3 per case), Rowlf (3 per case), Zoot in gold shirt( 3 per case), Zoot in maroon shirt (2 per case) and the playset was the Swedish Kitchen w/ Swedish Chef.
Coming soon Series 4.
We have a graded Muppets Palisades Dr. Teeth 9.0 and Dr. Henry Bunsen 9.0 from Action Figure Authority up for sale in our store.
Here is a video on Walter’s collection of Muppet Palisades.
Here is a video of Kermit the Frog and Rowlf sing the “Rainbow Connection” at a Disney D23 convention.