TV special · Comedy, Music · 2021 · TV-PG

Muppets Haunted Mansion: parents' guide

7+our pick

Best for ages 7 and up. Rated TV-PG.

A silly, spooky Muppet special that suits kids who like haunted-house fun and can handle ghosts and skeletons. Gonzo and Pepe spend Halloween night in a mansion full of 999 ghosts, where Gonzo must face his fears and Pepe is nearly married off to a ghost bride with a history of beheading her grooms. Jokes and songs soften the scares, though a face morphing into a frightening one and a screaming goat may rattle younger kids. There's no profanity and only light flirting. Age 7 reflects the ghostly imagery and occult touches like a séance.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

Cartoonish. The ghost bride killed her past husbands, an axe is shown, and their ghosts describe their fates. A food cart slams into Gonzo and Pepe, a character drops into a giant mouth unharmed, and a ghost's head reappears in a hatbox.

Language

None

No profanity. Reviewers noted at most a single 'heck' in the entire 50-minute special.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Pepe brags about being a ladies' man and texting his girlfriends, nearly marries a ghost who means to 'love him to death,' and a portrait shows a character in comic boxers. Kermit and Piggy swap costumes.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Ghosts carry wine glasses at a party, Pepe asks for champagne cocktails, and he falls under a spell after eating enchanted ghostly grapes. No smoking or drugs.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

Dark hallways, gravestones, skeletons and mummies throughout, a séance, a room marked '666' with horned Muppets and fiery effects, a human face that morphs into a scary one, and a screaming goat. The tone stays comic.

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, Wikipedia, movieguide.org. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.