10 Popular Brands and Their Great Comeback Stories

By siliconindia | Monday, 06 May 2013, 13:59 Hrs

7. The Muppets

The Muppets took birth in the 1955 and ‘Kermit, the Frog’ was its messenger. According to the the creator of The Muppet, Jim Henson, the word Muppet is the combination of ‘marionette’ and ‘puppet’. The Muppets had a line of several character and all of them were extremely successful. Starting from television shows to billboards, The Muppets were seen everywhere.

Even though, the Muppet series was extremely successful, it started losing its charm and the ‘X’ factor in the 2000s. But, after Walt Disney bought the brand, things started changing once again. Several videos of the Muppet series were posted in YouTube and all of them got flooded with hits from all over the world.

The Muppet video, released in 2009 became a global hit and this gave birth to the idea for a Muppet movie. Finally, in 2011, a movie called ‘The Muppets’ was released globally and it became an instant hit. People from all over the world liked the movie which resulted in the earning of $89 million.