Spain

Luisgreco — Robin with Luis Greco, the morse code flamenco dancer on episode 317 of *The Muppet Show*.

Supersanos-Title — *Monstruos Supersanos* (2012).

MMW-Poster-Spain-(2014) — Spain's *Muppets Most Wanted* poster (2014).

Spain is a country in southern Europe, which borders France, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and Morocco (Africa). Castilian Spanish is the official language, with three co-official languages in other portions of the country, notably Catalan in the Catalania region. The country is famous for its many dance styles, bullfighting, and its key historical role in the colonization and exploration of North and South America (sponsoring Christopher Columbus and colonizing Mexico, amongst other deeds).

References

The Muppet Show featured such songs as "Lady of Spain" and "In a Little Spanish Town"

In The Muppet Show episode 317, Spanish morse code flamenco dancer Luis Greco gets into an altercation with the Swedish Chef, causing Spain and Sweden to declare war.

On Bear in the Big Blue House, Bear's friend Ursa hails from Spain.

Co-Productions and Merchandising

Sesame Street was dubbed into Spanish as Ábrete Sésamo circa 1976. In 1979, Barrio Sésamo, the Spanish co-production, debuted. In 2012, the mini-series Monstruos Supersanos aired dubbed on on Antena 3.

In Spain, the Muppets are known as Los Teleñecos, and have featured in considerable merchandise. Kermit the Frog has been re-christened Gustavo la Rana. However, like in all other Spanish-speaking countries, in 2011 with the release of The Muppets movie inminent, they have been renamed Los Muppets. Their Spanish character names though, remain.

James Bobin, Gustavo (Kermit the Frog) and Peggy (Miss Piggy) visited Spain for the premiere of Los Muppets on January 23, 2012: