When Matt Danner and a team at Disney Interactive created a two minute CG short of the “Muppet Babies,” they introduced the once 2D characters from the original 80s animated series to a new 3D world.

Franchises like G.I. Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, and Sesame Street defined the youth of many, and that list certainly includes iconic characters like Kermit the Frog and Ms. Piggy. If ...

For people who didn't live through the era, it's a bit hard to quantify just how huge the Muppets were between 1975 and 1985.