The Muppets Mayhem

• Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth
• Peter Linz as Lips
• Eric Jacobson as Animal
• Matt Vogel as Floyd Pepper
• David Rudman as Janice
• Dave Goelz as Zoot

Following a performance at the 2016 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Muppet performer and writer Bill Barretta developed a pitch for a series based on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.[2] At the same time, Muppet fan Adam F. Goldberg and partner Jeff Yorkes began developing their own project based on the characters; they were interested on a series about the band because he felt their lack of popularity compared to other characters allowed them to "do anything with these guys, because people just know them enough".[2] The three eventually began working together on combining their ideas onto a single series.[3]

On February 7, 2022, it was reported that ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio were developing a 10-episode series based on The Muppets for Disney+. Titled The Muppets Mayhem, the series will be written by Goldberg alongside Barretta and Jeff Yorkes; the series is the first to be developed by Goldberg for ABC following his deal with the studio in 2019.[4] The decision to develop a series based on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem came from the success of a series of music videos on the Muppets' YouTube channel.[5] The series was greenlit shortly before its announcement, after finalizing deals with the Muppet performers.[1] Goldberg and Barretta will also executive-produce alongside Michael Bostick, Kris Eber, and The Muppets Studio executives David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter, while Yorkes will be a co-executive-producer.[1]

Writers for the series include Julie Bean, Hannah Friedman, Crystal Shaw, Hans Rodionoff, Gabrielle Rodriguez, and Danielle Maransky.[6] According to executive producer Kris Eber, the filmmakers approached the series as if it was a 5-hour-long feature film.[6]

The series will have a more grounded setting than most Muppet productions, lacking elements such as "talking fruit", with Goldberg saying the show would "[tell] a regular story in the real world with Muppets".[2] Yorkes said the series' comedy would deliver from how the band only do whatever they want while Nora tries to lead them while making their album.[2]

Along with the series' announcement, it was reported that Lilly Singh will portray Nora, a junior executive struggling with the chaos caused by The Electric Mayhem.[1] Muppet performers Barretta, Peter Linz, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel, David Rudman, and Dave Goelz are also set to reprise their roles as Electric Mayhem members Dr. Teeth, Lips, Animal, Floyd Pepper, Janice, and Zoot, respectively.[1] On April 5, 2022, it was confirmed that Tahj Mowry joined the cast.[7] On June 9, 2022, Saara Chaudry and Anders Holm joined the cast.[8]

Production for The Muppets Mayhem began on April 25, 2022, and ended on August 5, 2022.[9] Craig Kief serves as director of photography.[4][10][11][12] Matt Sohn and Kimmy Gatewood will direct episodes.[12][13] On July 2, 2022, it was reported that an accident took place in which a crew truck crashed into a tree on the edge of a cliff near the Griffith Observatory.[14]