Muppet Babies Muppet Babies is an animated series which ran on CBS for seven years from 1984 to 1991 , followed by a reboot in 2018 for Disney Junior . The series features Baby Kermit , Baby Piggy , Baby Fozzie , Baby Gonzo , Baby Rowlf , Baby Scooter , Baby Skeeter , and Baby Animal under the care of Nanny , as they explore the vastness of their own imaginations . With the exception of Skeeter and Animal , " baby " versions of the Muppets had previously appeared in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " in a dream sequence that inspired the series ( a puppet version of Animal didn ' t appear until 1987 in " A Muppet Family Christmas " , and Skeeter was created for the show ) . Other new characters , and characters appearing in younger versions for the first time , include Baby Bunsen , Baby Beaker , Baby Robin , Baby Bean Bunny , Janice , and slightly younger versions of Statler and Waldorf . The show ' s situations and humor relied heavily on incorporating footage from live action film and television productions . Most often this would be clips from movies in the public domain , but extensive use of other properties was also used from the likes of " Star Wars " and other popular movies , as well as Henson ' s own " The Muppet Show " , " Sesame Street " , and " Labyrinth " . Live - action cameo appearances included Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck , amongst . Hank Saroyan , the series ' voice director and story editor , talked about Jim Henson ' s vision of the series , " He wanted children to believe that anything is possible . That ' s the only thing that ' s going to save this planet — the power of imagination . " The series prompted a short - lived spinoff in " Little Muppet Monsters " , several , a , and a rebooted series in 2018 . Opening and Closing . The theme song , written by Hank Saroyan and Rob Walsh , featured the Muppet Babies singing about the power of imagination . Originally , the opening featured a middle verse where the babies introduced themselves individually , based on a defining character trait . This part of the opening is cut from most episodes in syndication to make room for more commercials , and the opening reedited to include other clips . The shortened version is 30 seconds instead of 1 minute , and first appeared in season 2 ' s " Muppets , Babies and Monsters " . A second opening sequence appears in season 3 , becoming standard by season 5 . Here , the Babies ride on a flying book , Kermit ' s tricycle transforms into a speedboat and rocketship , and the Babies play fantasy characters during the middle verse . Nanny ' s one line had also been rerecorded at this point . This sequence also includes clips from season 2 episodes ( " " , " " , " " , " " , and " " ) . Another version of the opening seen by the fifth season involves a large toy train which the Babies ride , and the Babies building their Muppet Babies logo out of cardboard boxes . It uses clips from season 1 and 2 episodes ( " " , " Piggy ' s Hyper - Activity Book " , " " , " " , and " " ) . It ' s unclear if there was a longer version of this intro . A shortened opening seen starting in season 6 combined footage from all three openings , and certain episodes ( " " , " Once Upon an Egg Timer " , " By the Book " , " Piggy ' s Hyper - Activity Book " , " The Muppet Museum of Art " , and " " ) . During the first season , the closing theme was an instrumental version of the theme song , with the doo - wop backing vocals only . Starting in the second season , the music was changed to begin with an instrumental version of the " Little Muppet Monsters " theme song , ending with the doo - wop Babies theme . This longer theme was intended for the hourlong series " Muppets , Babies and Monsters , " and originally included Little Muppet Monsters stills in the end credits as well . ( The opening titles to " Muppets , Babies and Monsters " had a new theme combining the theme songs to both shows . ) This change to the music stuck , and in future seasons the music still contains the " Little Muppet Monsters " section . This version of the closing replaced the original closing when aired on Nickelodeon . The closing also showed various stills of the Babies ( and the second season closing also included some background artwork from the series ) . By the time of the third season , several new stills had been added , which were from season 2 episodes ( " When You Wish Upon a Muppet " , " " , " By the Book " , " " , and " The Muppet Museum of Art " ) . Reruns . After the series ended its run on CBS , reruns aired on FOX from 1991 until 1992 , and the first 96 episodes aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 until 1999 , and as a syndication package . These same episodes were also rerun on the Odyssey Network in 1999 . Although 11 episodes from the last season were not shown in syndication , a number of them were released on video . The show was seen in the United Kingdom on Playhouse Disney from 2005 - 2007 . The shows and the franchise are now owned and controlled by Disney . Some episodes received cuts and other edits during re - runs . For example , " The Muppet Movie " footage of Kermit the Frog emerging from a saloon in the Ghost Town as originally used to preface a bubblegum showdown between Baby Kermit and Baby Gonzo in " " was removed in some re - runs . An example of scenes being swapped out includes the " go bye - bye " epilogue of " " ; one version involves Baby Gonzo and Baby Animal engaged in a game of oversized Tiddlywinks , while another features Baby Gonzo playing Doc Brown in a parody of " Back to the Future " .