- Title: The Muppet Christmas Carol
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Celebrating The Muppet Christmas Carol 20th Anniversary Edition on DVD and Blu-ray, here’s a bunch of chickens singing “Ode to Joy.” I’m not gonna lie, I could watch this all day.
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Muppets
- Title: The Muppets
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This past summer the Muppets returned to the big screen in a big way thanks to co-writer and star Jason Segel, along with some great (and Oscar-winning) songs from the Flight of the Conchords‘ Bret McKenzie, and all of our favorite Muppet characters including Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire), Fozzie (Eric Jacobson), Gonzo (Dave Goelz), Rowlf (Bill Barretta), Scooter (David Rudman), Animal (Jacobson), Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mahem, Beaker (Whitmire), Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Goelz), and Miss Piggy (Jacobson).
When the Muppet Studios are threatened by a greedy oil baron (Chris Cooper) who plans to tear the studio down to drill for oil, Walter (Peter Linz), the Muppets biggest fan, along with his brother Gary (Segel) and Gary’s fiance Mary (Amy Adams) pull the Muppets back together to put on one more show. For more on the movie read my original review.
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- Title: The Muppets
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It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s been a long time since the The Muppets took Manhattan, had a great caper, or set their sites on an original movie. Sure there was that attempt to give Gonzo his own film, and the series of movies adapted from literature to star The Muppets over the years, but for the first time in a long time, with no small part to Jason Segel, The Muppets are back.
The story begins with brothers Walter (Peter Linz) and Gary (Segel) traveling to Los Angeles with Gary’s longtime girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams). Although the trip was initially set as an anniversary getaway for the lovers, Gary brings Walter along to let him realize one of his dreams by visiting Muppet Studios.
Walter is crushed to find the studio in disrepair and horrified to learn that an oil tycoon (Chris Cooper) is set to take ownership of the property and destroy it. The Muppets have only one chance, the contract leaves a clause that they can buy back the studio before the deadline if they can raise $10,000,000.
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In case you missed it, Here’s the video of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy (and a few of their friends) from this past Monday’s episode of the WWE Raw. The Muppets were the special guests of the wrestling program to help promote their new film, The Muppets, which hits theaters on November 23rd. In part one Piggy and Kermit meet Vickie Guerrero, Jack Swagger, Santino Marella, and Kelly Kelly, and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker interact with Sheamus and Christian. Part two, which you will find after the jump, includes Piggy talking with John Morrison and Hornswaggle, and appearances by Fozzie Bear and Gonzo, Animal, and Statler and Waldorf.
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- Title: The Muppets
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The first trailer for The Muppets is finally out. Yeah, it’s a little cheesy trying to disguise it as a romantic comedy, but it’s the Muppets so I’m willing to forgive quite a bit. Aside from the wacky regulars (Kermit, Piggy, et al.) the film also stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Zach Galifianakis, Emily Blunt, Neil Patrick Harris, Jack Black, Rashida Jones, Ricky Gervais, and Selena Gomez. The craziness begins in theaters everywhere on Thanksgiving.
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- Title: A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa
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Here’s a little programming note for you Muppets fans out there. Wednesday night marks the debut of an all-new Muppet Christmas special – A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa. The story features the lovable characters accidently intercepting three letters sent to Santa Claus and their attempts to make the children’s holiday wishes come true. It will also feature, as you’d expect, cameos from a few celebs including Whoopi Goldberg, Jan Krakowski, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane, Michael Bloomberg, and others. For more, including a photo gallery for the show, click here. The hour-long special will air Wednesday night at 8:00/7:00 on NBC. Check out the videos below for a behind the scenes look and preview of the special. Updated to include the video for the full special!
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- Title: The Muppet Movie
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Jim Henson’s The Muppet Movie remains one of the fondest memories of my childhood. It begins with a frog, a banjo, and a dream. The “approximate” retelling of how the Muppets met and made their way to Hollywood is still a joy over twenty-five years later. There’s just something tangible about the muppets that even the best CGI hasn’t been able to achieve.
We begin in the swamp where Kermit the Frog dreams about a life in Hollywood. Hearing from a passerby Bernie the agent (Dom DeLuise) that there are openings for frogs in Hollywood Kermit leaves the swamp to make his dreams come true. On the way he picks up companions such as Fozzie the Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Ralph the Dog, and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The road to Hollywood is not without it’s bumps however. Kermit and his new friends must deal with the spurned Doc Harper (Charles Durning) who desperately wanted Kermit for the spokesman for his Frog Legs Restaurant. Kermit’s constant refusals make Hopper mad enough to make sure Kermit has hopped off his last lily pad.
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