In her capacity as Good Morning America anchor, she encountered the Muppets on various occasions, including a February 1988 broadcast with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, discussing their love life. Lunden was also interviewed for the 1990 special Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music/ She appeared in the Muppet music video "She Drives Me Crazy" with weatherman Spencer Christian, in a cameo from the Good Morning America set.