You sit down on a Tuesday night and cut the TV on, waiting to see a new version of a family tradition.

But this is not your parents’ Muppets.

ABC’s “The Muppets” modernizes the well-known puppets and has so far been successful.

The show’s concept is that Miss Piggy is the host of a late night talk show, Kermit is the Executive Producer, Fozzie is the on-air Announcer and Gonzo is the head writer of the show. The show has some new ideas to twist the normal formula of the Muppets; the biggest one is that the power couple of Kermit and Piggy have split up.

The show has the charm of the original but brings it into a new age. The humor is very smart and sometimes surprising: from jokes about stress eating to stealing to Kermit waking up from horrible nightmares.

The show is a more adult take on the characters, but it is risque.

Another element that returns from “The Muppet Show” is the celebrity cameo. Celebrities such as Christina Applegate and Liam Hemsworth visit the show, and they are often funny.

“The Muppets” is funny and smart, the characters are good and it is one of the better fall shows this season. I give “The Muppets” 4 stars out of 5.