BALTIMORE (AP) — Who is the baddest pig you've ever seen? There's only one answer: Miss Piggy. Originally named after the iconic actor and singer Peggy Lee, the popular karate-chopping swine was ...

Miss Piggy’s career spans decades, beginning with her humble start on The Muppet Show, where she played the role of lady pig who adores a frog named Kermit. That role proved to be the launch pad of ...

A 1979 story on one of Jim Henson's beloved Muppets was quite the read TV Times via Getty The year was 1979 and Jim Henson's Muppets were all the rage. But one in particular stood out from the crowd.

After nearly fifty years in the spotlight, Miss Piggy is finally getting her own moment to shine. The beloved diva, […] ...

Miss Piggy is returning to the spotlight. A movie about the Muppets character, written by “Oh, Mary!” creator Cole Escola and produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone, is in early development at ...

Every few months, it seems someone from Hollywood says the same thing: There are no true movie stars anymore. Blockbusters are now carried by brands and franchises, and the days of actors being able ...

When the Phillies decided they wanted a new mascot in the late '70s, they placed a call to the reigning master of kooky, otherworldly characters, Jim Henson. But after the Muppets creator heard their ...

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights — and maybe, just maybe, it's time to bring back The Muppet Show. Disney+ has ordered a new Muppets special for 2026 that will serve as a ...

“The Gorgeous Miss Piggy,” by Leo Lerman, was originally published in the March 1978 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia newsletter here. Watch out ...

A sunburst blonde Iolls on lavender satin sheets. Her mouth is large, scarlet, half-open. Her blank blue eyes smolder like sapphires in candlelight. "My beauty," she murmurs breathily as her sensuous ...