Don't forget to tune into Disney Channel to watch Sweetums' debut and more when Muppet Babies airs every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET, with a repeat airing on Monday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m.

Puppeteer John Henson, the youngest son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson who performed as the nine-foot-tall ogre Sweetums for many years, died Friday after a heart attack. He was 48.

Puppeteer John Henson, the youngest son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson who performed as the nine-foot-tall ogre Sweetums for many years, died Friday after a heart attack. He was 48. John He… ...

The Muppets return with 'Muppets Now,' a Disney+ series that's closer to ... Other Muppet all-stars like Rizzo, Sweetums and Rowlf the Dog — so frequently wasted in recent incarnations that I ...

According to Muppet Wiki (see!), “Sweetums’ performer uses his right arm to either operate the mouth or the right arm. When the right arm moves, the mouth can’t move on its own, and vice versa.

Blast from the past! Rose Monahan, librarian at Walt Disney Resort, recently highlighted a photo from 1990 that showed Jim Henson giving Sweetums some direction while preparing for the grand ...

Of course, the Muppet eventually goes full throttle behind the kit, leaving the Hollywood icon no choice but to sandwich his furry face in-between two giant cymbals. 2. Ruth Buzzi and Sweetums ...

It’s episode 16 of The Muppet Show, ... as he had a comedy partnership with Muppet Show head writer, Jack Burns, ... the moustachioed Avery dishes out a series of insults to flay Sweetums, ...

John Paul Henson followed his father, Muppets creator Jim Henson, into puppeteering, and sadly, to an early death. The younger Henson, 48, fell victim to a sudden heart attack Friday in Saugerties ...