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Co-creator
of The Big Bang Theory Bill Prady and
writer Bob Kushell of shows such as Anger
Management and It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia have been tasked by ABC to co-write a pilot episode for the
revival of Jim Henson’s The Muppet Show.
The announcement comes after the recent success of Disney’s critically
acclaimed 2011 musical The Muppets and
its 2014 predecessor Muppets Most Wanted.
Prady
has a long history working with the iconic puppets, in fact his career began in
1982 working with Henson himself, eventually becoming a writer for The Jim Henson Hour. This isn’t Prady’s
first attempt to revive the show; before beginning production on his show The Big Bang Theory, he shot test
footage for a Muppet Show revival
that was ultimately scrapped by Disney. The pilot will be shown before Madison
Avenue advertisers in May and if all goes as planned the Muppets could see a
return to television in the very near future.
