{
  "id": 3367622,
  "title": "How the Muppets Were Brought Back to Life for the Disney Special",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/how-the-muppets-were-brought-back-to-life-for-the-disney-special",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T22:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/muppets-brought-back-to-life-for-disney-special-1236843200/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The lights were lit and the music played in the Muppet Theatre once more this year. But before the curtain opened on Kermit the Frog in an episode of television for the first time in 10 years, the show had to be put together — by the humans behind the characters. Simultaneously a nod to […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}