New Muppet action figures could fix a major failure of the past

Being a Muppet fan is no easy feat. While 2026 has seen the return of The Muppet Show and brought the cast of lovable felt performers back to mainstream pop culture, the preceding years were lean picking. Disney threw fans an occasional bone with a Disney Plus special or sitcom, but little else. Even a promising action-figure line based on the modern-day Muppets was cut off too soon when the company behind it, Diamond Select, went out of business in 2025. But hey, it’s 2026, the Muppets are back, and NECA is saving the day.