In the show ‘Wowsabout,’ Muppets meet the national parks

Tourists in Sequoia National Park typically keep their eyes peeled for bears, bighorn sheep, and elusive mountain lions. Recent visitors to the California park might have spotted something even more remarkable: A piglet singing and hiking through the giant trees.Ronald the piglet is a puppet character in “Wowsabout,” the latest offering from The Jim Henson Company. The show, which was filmed on location at Sequoia National Park rather than inside a studio, tells the story of Ronald befriending a hedgehog named Roxy. She drives a camper van. Premiering on PBS Kids on May 1, and also available for streaming on PBS Kids on Prime Video, “Wowsabout” celebrates American history and environmental preservation.Anything with Jim Henson’s name on it has long represented a top-tier standard for children’s entertainment and imagination – including “Sesame Street,” “Fraggle Rock,” and the Muppets. Now, that major name in art is matched with a major name in nature: the real-life wonder of Sequoia National Park. Why We Wrote This Ronald and Roxy are a piglet and a hedgehog who meet in Sequoia National Park, in a new kids TV show about the wonder and history of nature in America. Both Halle Stanford, a co-creator, writer, and