The Muppet Theatre

The Muppet Theater is the setting for The Muppet Show -- a grand old vaudeville house that has seen better days. In episode 106, Kermit identifies the name of the theater as The Benny Vandergast Memorial Theater, although by the time of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, it is simply called "The Muppet Theater." It is then that the theater becomes registered as a historical landmark.

Locations seen in the Muppet Theater include backstage right, the dressing rooms, the attic, the canteen, the prop room, the stage, the house, the stage door lobby, and the back alley.

Scooter's uncle J.P. Grosse owns the theater, and rents it to the Muppets, as Scooter is only too happy to remind Kermit. In a deleted scene from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Kermit reveals that J.P. has passed away and left the theater to the Muppets. This would have taken place sometime after 1996, as J.P. can be seen (and referred to as such by the head of the KMUP network) in episode 107 of Muppets Tonight.

As of December 24, 2002, the theater is an Official Historical Landmark. It can never be torn down nor changed. It will always remain The Muppet Theater, no matter who owns it.

Appears in:

 * The Muppet Show
 * The Muppets Go to the Movies
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * V-Chip commercial, The Toreador Song
 * Weezer's "Keep Fishin'" music video
 * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
 * CanTeen commercial