The Muppets Are About to Go to War

HBO backs Big Bird and Elmo, while ABC readies a talk show with Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog
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Get ready for dueling Muppets, with teams backed by two of the world's largest media companies.

The fuzzy characters created by puppeteer Jim Henson now have Walt Disney and Time Warner investing in them, and that means a lot more programming and promotion for everyone from Oscar the Grouch to Fozzie Bear.