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Today, Disney+ announced "The Muppets Mayhem," a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets, has been greenlit. The series will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first ever album. Lilly Singh ("A Little Late with Lilly Singh," “Dollface.”) will play the (human) lead role of “Nora” the junior A&R executive tasked with managing and wrangling the mayhem that is The Electric Mayhem Band.

The series was developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta and Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson. It is written by Adam F. Goldberg ("The Goldbergs"), Bill Barretta ("The Muppets," "Muppets Haunted Mansion") and Jeff Yorkes, the executive producers are Goldberg, Barretta, Michael Bostick and Kris Eber. Yorkes is a co-executive producer. The Muppets Studio's David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter are also executive producers. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio for Disney+.

After 45 years of rockin’ out, The Electric Mayhem goes on an epic musical journey to finally record their first studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora, the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.

Starring are: The Muppets including Dr. Teeth (Bill Barretta) on vocals and keyboards, Animal (Eric Jacobson) on drums, Floyd Pepper (Matt Vogel) on vocals and bass, Janice (David Rudman) on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot (Dave Goelz) on saxophone and Lips (Peter Linz) on trumpet.
Source: https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disne ... ets-mayhem
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Is this a sign that all projects that were originally conceived by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis are going to be reformatted and recreated by different people?
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Yaaaaayyy! (Think Kermit!) I read a rumor that this MIGHT be a show, but figured it was just a rumor. I'm always happy for more Muppets, and this will have music so that's extra exciting!!
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Additional Casting, Production Details Revealed For New 'Muppets' Disney+ Series
http://thedisinsider.com/2022/03/11/exc ... ey-series/

‘Muppets Mayhem’ Disney Plus Series Casts Tahj Mowry Opposite Lilly Singh
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/muppet ... 235225125/

Disney+ ‘Muppets Mayhem’ Series Casts Anders Holm, Saara Chaudry
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/disney ... 235289284/

Saara Chaudry And Anders Holm Join Musical Comedy "The Muppets Mayhem" For Disney+
https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disne ... ets-mayhem
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I’am excited about this. The Electric Mayhem have got quite limited attention in recent times.
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D23 song ("Can You Picture That," opened the TV presentation):
https://youtu.be/uoy1xcjLIgU

D23 panel:
https://youtu.be/AmY9kT1jGwk
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There was a small panel for this series which I got to attend. Taj Mowery hosted it with a few members of Electric Mayhem- Janice, Floyd, and Animal! The highlight of the panel had to be when Animal heard the word "tag" and started running around the Expo playing tag. But it was a fun time, even if the Electric Mayhem crew weren't the best interviewees. It sounds like this will be a half hour series, though, and it's about the band recording their first full-length album, which Floyd stated that they recently recorded since they were waiting for vinyl's return.
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I'm jealous you got to attend! Up above I posted the YouTube videos of the panel. Animal playing tag was hilarious!!!
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“The Muppets Mayhem” to Debut Early May 2023 on Disney+
https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/20 ... -may-2023/
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The Muppets Mayhem is ready to jam in first look at series focused on the Electric Mayhem
https://ew.com/tv/first-look-muppets-mayhem-series/
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I'm probably 1/2 way through with the series and I LOVE it!!!! My dad watched a couple episodes with me; he doesn't think it's Muppety enough, but I think it's wonderful. The music is really good too (obviously)!
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‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Canceled At Disney+ After One Season
https://deadline.com/2023/11/the-muppet ... 235632163/

‘The Muppets Mayhem’ Co-Creator Adam F. Goldberg Vows To Stay In Muppet Biz
https://deadline.com/2023/11/the-muppet ... 235633231/
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I thought this got a lot of buzz??? Victim of the strike or just poor ratings? The article notes it didn’t crack Nielsen’s top 10, but apparently it was nominated for multiple Emmys and charted on Billboard. You’d think it might have garnered another season or two based on those accomplishments alone.

I’m not a huge Muppets fan but I know many people are. I feel bad for their fans because it seems Disney is clueless about how to use them.
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Muppets Haunted Mansion is amazing, The Muppets Mayhem was really enjoyable...so lately they have been hitting it out of the park with The Muppets. I hope they'll continue making Muppet things on at least a semi-regular basis.
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