William Lakoff is a production designer and art director who designed sets for The Muppets presentation pilot and first two episodes. These included regular sets for Kermit's office and Miss Piggy's dressing room. Lakoff had previously been production designer for The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora and several Jim Henson Company puppet projects (Teeny Tiny Dogs, Neil's Puppet Dreams). Lakoff has worked on a variety of music videos and commercials, as well as the films We the People and Route 666 and TV series Prison Break: Proof of Innocence and 24: Conspiracy.