#17: The move from TV to movies (1979)
The jump from television to film can expose a character’s limitations, but the Muppets grew larger without losing their handmade charm. By 1979, after The Muppet Show had built a loyal audience, the move to movies gave Jim Henson and his team a wider canvas. Suddenly, Kermit could ride a bicycle, travel across America, meet strangers, and move through the world in ways a theater-based TV format could not easily allow. That broader cultural reach mattered.
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