Tough Pigs

Tough Pigs is a Muppet fan website created on August 13, 2001. Subtitled "Muppet Fans Who Grew Up," the site is a collection of essays, reviews and news blurbs written in a tongue-in-cheek style.
The site was created by Danny Horn, who published MuppetZine for five years in the mid-90s and is now one of Muppet Wiki's chief administrators.
From 2001 through 2005, Horn wrote articles and reviews for the site. In late 2005, Horn co-founded Muppet Wiki, and took a hiatus from Tough Pigs.
The website returned in January 2007, reformatted as a blog, written by Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe.
In 2010, the site partnered with The MuppetCast to create The Muppet Madness Tournament. In 2011, the site partnered with The MuppetCast and The Muppet Mindset to launch the short-lived MuppetFans.com. On March 17, 2021, the site merged with The Muppet Mindset.
Walter is among the site's readers,Ryan Roe, "Walter the Muppet Reads Tough Pigs", ToughPigs.com, December 7, 2011. as is Kermit the Frog.@MuppetMindset on Twitter, October 2, 2020.
Toughpigs.com-old.png|September 2001
Toughpigs.com-new.png|December 2009
toughpigs.com 2021-08-23.png|August 2021
==Podcasts==
FrogKissin.jpg|Frog Kissin'Hosted by Julia Gaskill and Lara Frazier(2014-2016)
Movin Right Along podcast.png|Movin’ Right AlongHosted by Ryan Roe and Anthony Strand(2017-present)
15 Seconds to Curtain.jpg|15 Seconds to CurtainHosted by Joe Hennes(2020)
TP Cabin Fever.jpg|Cabin FeverHosted by Joe Hennes and Ryan Roe(2020)
Muppets Sitcom Podcast.png|The Muppets: The Sitcom: The PodcastHosted by Ryan Roe and Joe Hennes(2020-2021)
To Introduce Our Guest Star podcast.jpg|To Introduce Our Guest StarHosted by Jarrod Fairclough and Joe Hennes(2021-2023)
TPat20.jpg|Tough Pigs at 20Hosted by Joe Hennes(2021)
Hubba_wha_logo.jpg|Hubba-Wha?!A Muppet Game ShowHosted by Becca Petunia(2021-present)
GreatMuppetFandomPanel.jpg|The Great Muppet Fandom PanelHosted by J.D. Hansel(2022-present)
Fraggle Talk Podcast.jpg|Fraggle Talk: The Unofficial Fraggle Rock Podcast"Back to the Rock" hosted by Joe Hennes; "Classic" hosted by Beth Cook, Julia Gaskill, and Adam Z.(2022-present)
TP-MayhemPodcast.jpg|The Muppets Mayhem: Backstage PassHosted by Joe Hennes(2023)
Worstofthemuppetspodcast.jpg|The Worst of the MuppetsHosted by Joe Hennes(2023)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Podcast.jpg|The Fantastic Miss Piggy PodcastHosted by Danny Horn(2024)
70 Years 70 Muppets.jpg|70 Years, 70 Muppetsvarious hosts(2024-2025)
Bear_podcast_logo.jpg|Bear in the Big Blue PodcastHosted by Becca Petunia and Joe Hennes(2024)
==Muppet Appearances==
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TP-Count.jpg|
TP-Constantine.jpg|
TP-ConstantineFool.jpg|(link)
TP-ConstantineSnuffy.jpg|
TP-PiggySnuffy.jpg|
TP-KermitSnuffy.jpg|
TP-GongerTruck.jpg|
TP-Cookie.jpg|
TP-GongerPBJ.jpg|
TP-GonzoMN.jpg|
TP-PepeMN.jpg|
TP-MM-Kermit.jpg|(link)
TP-PiggyMHM.jpg|
TP-PepeGonzoMHM.jpg|
TP-KermitChristmas.jpg|(link)
TPJoe-Fraggles.jpg|
TPRyan-Fraggles.jpg|
Mayhem-Toughpigs.jpg|
AbbyElmo-Toughpigs.jpg|
MokeyRed-Toughpigs.jpg|
==References==
*The 2019 book The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic depicts Charles Dickens reading a book titled "Tough Pigs." Its back cover bears the image and initials of site owner Joe Hennes.
*On August 13, 2021, the official @TheMuppets Twitter account acknowledged the fansite in a tweet celebrating its 20th anniversary.
*A post from @TheMuppets on Instagram showcasing fan art of Mo Frackle acknowledges he is working on "an oral history of all your amazing artwork," a reference to Tough Pigs' "An Oral History of Mo Frackle" article.
==Sources==
File:Toughpigs-frog.gif
File:Toughpigs.jpg
==External links==
* ToughPigs.com
* Tough Pigs Forum
* Tough Pigs on Facebook
* Tough Pigs on Twitter
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