Existing and established recordings of popular songs featured in Muppet productions.
Sesame Street[]
- "Splish Splash" (Bobby Darin, 1958): Plays in a film segment of elephants being washed at the zoo. (First: Episode 1934)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)[]
- "Feliz Navidad" (José Feliciano, 1970): Plays as a young girl helps Big Bird learn to ice skate.
Muppets from Space (1999)[]
- "Brick House" (The Commodores, 1977): The Muppets wake up at the boarding house, and prepare for their day.
- "Shining Star" (Earth, Wind & Fire, 1975): Struck by lightning, Gonzo travels through space to meet the Cosmic Fish.
- "Get Up Offa That Thing" (James Brown, 1976): Inspired by his otherworldly experience, Gonzo uses the lawnmower to mow a message in the lawn that can be seen from space.
- "Dazz" (Brick, 1976): Gonzo hosts a hot-tub party on the patio for the alien relatives that he hopes will arrive soon.
- "Survival" (The O'Jays, 1975): Rizzo undergoes a series of uncomfortable experiments in the C.O.V.N.E.T. lab.
- "Getaway" (Earth, Wind & Fire, 1976): Having rescued Gonzo from the C.O.V.N.E.T. lab, the Muppets run through the hallways, avoiding the security guards.
- "Outa-Space" (Billy Preston, 1971): Gonzo and the Muppets arrive at Cape Doom to wait for the aliens to arrive.
- "It's Your Thing" (The Isley Brothers, 1969): The Alien Gonzos celebrate their reunion with Gonzo by loading him into a cannon and shooting him into the air.
- "Theme from 'Star Trek'" (Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry, 1966): Plays as K. Edgar Singer boards the alien's spaceship.
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)[]
- "Roll on Down the Highway" (Bachman Turner Overdrive, 1974)
- "I Gotcha" (Joe Tex, 1972)
- "Complicated" (Russ Irwin and Charlton Pettus)
- "Believe in You" (Amanda Marshall, 1998)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)[]
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (The Crystals, 1963): Plays over the opening titles.
The Muppets (2011)[]
- "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (Paul Simon, 1972): Played over the opening montage of Walter and Gary's childhood.
- "Cars" (Gary Numan, 1979): Kermit, Gary, Mary, Walter, and '80s Robot set off to find the Muppets.
- "Back in Black" (AC/DC, 1981): A time-saving montage (a suggestion by '80s Robot) as Kermit and the gang collect the rest of the Muppets.
- "Bad to the Bone" (George Thorogood, 1981): Plays as the Muppets pick up Miss Poogy.
- "We Built This City" (Starship, 1985): A montage of the Muppets cleaning The Muppet Theatre.
- "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, 1987): Pepe the King Prawn and Miss Piggy rehearse their dance routine.
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)[]
- "Long Train Runnin'" (The Doobie Brothers, 1973): The Muppets depart on train to begin their world tour.
The Muppets (2015-2016)[]
- "Little Green Bag" (George Baker Selection, 1970): Gonzo, Rizzo, and Pepe walk in their new suits in "Got Silk?".
The Muppets Mayhem (2023)[]
- "Freaking Out" (Flo Rida and StayC Reign, 2014): The Electric Mayhem throws a party in Hannah's house in "Can You Picture That".
- "Bang the Drum All Day" (Todd Rundgren, 1982): The Electric Mayhem throws a pool party at The Shack in "True Colors".
- "Master of Puppets" (Metallica, 1986): The Electric Mayhem try to resist headbanging in the cold open of "Break On Through".
- "Spirit in the Sky" (Norman Greenbaum, 1969): Lips trips out on expired marshmallows in "Break On Through".
- "So Hot": Animal makes videos for TikTok in "Virtual Insanity".
- "Dance Monkey" (Tones and I, 2019): Animal goes viral on TikTok in "Drift Away".