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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Movie" title="Muppet Movie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Muppet Movie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie" title="The Muppet Movie – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Muppet Movie" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7" title="فیلم ماپت‌ها – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فیلم ماپت‌ها" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Muppets,_le_film" title="Les Muppets, le film – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Les Muppets, le film" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie" title="The Muppet Movie – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The Muppet Movie" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A8%B8%ED%8E%AB_%EB%AC%B4%EB%B9%84" title="머펫 무비 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="머펫 무비" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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הסרט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="החבובות – הסרט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet-show" title="Muppet-show – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Muppet-show" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B3" title="فيلم العرايس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فيلم العرايس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie" title="The Muppet Movie – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="The Muppet Movie" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie" title="The Muppet Movie – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Muppet Movie" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A2%E3%81%BF%E3%82%8B%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89" title="マペットの夢みるハリウッド – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マペットの夢みるハリウッド" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" 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font-style: italic;">The Muppet Movie</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Muppet_Movie.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/The_Muppet_Movie.jpg/220px-The_Muppet_Movie.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/The_Muppet_Movie.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="380" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster by <a href="/wiki/Drew_Struzan" title="Drew Struzan">Drew Struzan</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Frawley" title="James Frawley">James Frawley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Juhl" title="Jerry Juhl">Jerry Juhl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Burns" title="Jack Burns">Jack Burns</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i><br />by Jim Henson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Jim Henson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nelson" title="Jerry Nelson">Jerry Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer)" title="Richard Hunt (puppeteer)">Richard Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Goelz" title="Dave Goelz">Dave Goelz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Durning" title="Charles Durning">Charles Durning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Isidore_Mankofsky" title="Isidore Mankofsky">Isidore Mankofsky</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Greenbury" title="Christopher Greenbury">Christopher Greenbury</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher" title="Kenneth Ascher">Kenneth Ascher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">Henson Associates</a></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Associated_Film_Distribution" title="Associated Film Distribution">Associated Film Distribution</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>May 31, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-05-31</span>)</span> (United Kingdom)</li> <li>June 22, 1979<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-06-22</span>)</span> (United States)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>97 minutes (UK version)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>95 minutes (US version)<sup id="cite_ref-numbers_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numbers-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>United Kingdom</li> <li>United States</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$8 million<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013296_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013296-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$65.2 million<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Muppet Movie</b></i> is a 1979 <a href="/wiki/Musical_film" title="Musical film">musical</a> <a href="/wiki/Road_movie" title="Road movie">road</a> <a href="/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/James_Frawley" title="James Frawley">James Frawley</a> and produced by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a>, and the first theatrical film to feature <a href="/wiki/The_Muppets" title="The Muppets">the Muppets</a>. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i> writers <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Juhl" title="Jerry Juhl">Jerry Juhl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burns" title="Jack Burns">Jack Burns</a>. Produced during the third season of <i>The Muppet Show</i>, the film tells the <a href="/wiki/Origin_story" title="Origin story">origin story</a> of the Muppets, as <a href="/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit the Frog</a> embarks on a cross-country trip to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, encountering several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—along the way while being pursued by Doc Hopper, a greedy <a href="/wiki/Restaurateur" title="Restaurateur">restaurateur</a> with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his <a href="/wiki/Frog_legs" title="Frog legs">frog legs</a> business. </p><p>The film stars Muppet performers Henson, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nelson" title="Jerry Nelson">Jerry Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer)" title="Richard Hunt (puppeteer)">Richard Hunt</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Goelz" title="Dave Goelz">Dave Goelz</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Charles_Durning" title="Charles Durning">Charles Durning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a>, and it features cameo appearances by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dom_DeLuise" title="Dom DeLuise">Dom DeLuise</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Coburn" title="James Coburn">James Coburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cloris_Leachman" title="Cloris Leachman">Cloris Leachman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Telly_Savalas" title="Telly Savalas">Telly Savalas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bergen" title="Edgar Bergen">Edgar Bergen</a> (in his final film appearance before his death), <a href="/wiki/Orson_Welles" title="Orson Welles">Orson Welles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carol_Kane" title="Carol Kane">Carol Kane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a>, among others. Notable for its <a href="/wiki/Surreal_humour" title="Surreal humour">surreal humour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meta-reference" title="Meta-reference">meta-references</a> and prolific use of <a href="/wiki/Cameo_appearance" title="Cameo appearance">cameos</a>, <i>The Muppet Movie</i> was released by <a href="/wiki/Associated_Film_Distribution" title="Associated Film Distribution">Associated Film Distribution</a> in the United Kingdom on May 31, 1979, and in the United States on June 22, 1979. </p><p>The film received critical praise, including two <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> nominations for <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher" title="Kenneth Ascher">Kenneth Ascher</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Film_score" title="Film score">musical score</a> and their song, "<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Connection" title="Rainbow Connection">Rainbow Connection</a>". <i>The Muppet Movie</i> was followed by seven feature films starring the Muppets, as well as several more television series and media. In 2009, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> and selected for preservation in the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Registry" title="National Film Registry">National Film Registry</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story opens with <a href="/wiki/The_Muppets" title="The Muppets">the Muppets</a> sitting down for a private screening of a movie that acts as an origin story of how they all met. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit the Frog</a> lives a simple life in a Florida swamp. After he plays <a href="/wiki/American_Banjo_Museum#Jim_Henson" title="American Banjo Museum">his banjo</a> and sings "<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Connection" title="Rainbow Connection">Rainbow Connection</a>", he is approached by Bernie, a <a href="/wiki/Talent_agent" title="Talent agent">talent agent</a> who encourages him to pursue a career in show business. Inspired, Kermit sets off on a cross-country trip to <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a>. </p><p>He meets <a href="/wiki/Fozzie_Bear" title="Fozzie Bear">Fozzie Bear</a>, who is working as a hapless stand-up comedian, and invites him on his journey. The two set out in Fozzie's 1951 <a href="/wiki/Studebaker_Champion" title="Studebaker Champion">Studebaker</a> but are pursued by entrepreneur Doc Hopper and his assistant Max, who try to convince Kermit to be the new spokesfrog of Hopper's struggling <a href="/wiki/Deep_frying" title="Deep frying">French-fried</a> <a href="/wiki/Frog_legs" title="Frog legs">frog legs</a> restaurant franchise. Horrified, Kermit refuses, and he and Fozzie drive away. Unwilling to accept Kermit's refusal, Hopper follows the pair and resorts to increasingly forceful means of persuasion. In an old church, Kermit and Fozzie meet the rock band <a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem</a>, and the band's manager <a href="/wiki/Scooter_(Muppet)" title="Scooter (Muppet)">Scooter</a>, who help them disguise their car. Driving on, they meet and are joined by <a href="/wiki/Gonzo_(Muppet)" title="Gonzo (Muppet)">Gonzo</a> and his girlfriend <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Camilla_the_Chicken" title="List of Muppets">Camilla the Chicken</a>, who are also interested in becoming movie stars. They trade in their failing vehicle at a used car lot, where they meet <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Sweetums" title="List of Muppets">Sweetums</a>. They invite Sweetums to come with them, but he runs away. The others drive away, only for Sweetums to emerge and reveal that he had only gone to pack his things. </p><p>The group meets <a href="/wiki/Miss_Piggy" title="Miss Piggy">Miss Piggy</a> at a county fair, and she and Kermit become love-stricken with each other. When they meet for dinner that night, Hopper and Max sneak up on Miss Piggy and abduct her as bait to lure Kermit. When Kermit arrives at the designated location, mad scientist Professor Krassman tries to brainwash him into performing in Hopper's advertisements, but Miss Piggy knocks out Hopper's henchmen and causes Krassman to be brainwashed by his own device. However, immediately after the fight, Miss Piggy receives a job offer and abandons a devastated Kermit. </p><p>Joined by <a href="/wiki/Rowlf_the_Dog" title="Rowlf the Dog">Rowlf the Dog</a> and reunited with Miss Piggy, the Muppets continue their journey to Hollywood, but their car breaks down in the desert. Sitting at a campfire, the group realizes that they will likely miss the audition the next day. Kermit wanders off, ashamed for bringing his friends on a fruitless journey, but <a href="/wiki/Internal_monologue" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal monologue">personal reflection</a> restores his commitment. He returns to camp, where he discovers that the Electric Mayhem have come to their rescue, <a href="/wiki/Fourth_wall" title="Fourth wall">having learned of their plight by reading ahead in the film's script</a>. The Mayhem offer to drive the group the rest of the way in their bus. </p><p>The group is warned by a reformed Max that Hopper has hired an assassin, Snake Walker, to kill Kermit. Kermit decides to face his aggressor and proposes a Western-style showdown in a nearby <a href="/wiki/Ghost_town" title="Ghost town">ghost town</a>. There, they find inventor <a href="/wiki/Bunsen_Honeydew" title="Bunsen Honeydew">Dr. Bunsen Honeydew</a> and his assistant <a href="/wiki/Beaker_(Muppet)" title="Beaker (Muppet)">Beaker</a>. Kermit and his friends are saved when one of Dr. Honeydew's inventions, "insta-grow" pills, enlarges Mayhem drummer <a href="/wiki/Animal_(Muppet)" title="Animal (Muppet)">Animal</a>, who frightens away Hopper and his henchmen. </p><p>Once the Muppets reach the Hollywood studio, they meet executive Lew Lord, who signs them to a "standard 'rich and famous' contract". The first take in their attempt to perform the script goes awry when Gonzo crashes into the prop rainbow, and an explosion blows a hole in the roof of the studio; a rainbow shines through the hole and illuminates the Muppets. Joined by Muppet characters from other Henson productions, including <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Emmet_Otter%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas" title="Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas">Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_of_Gorch" title="The Land of Gorch">The Land of Gorch</a></i>, the Muppets sing the final verse in a reprise of "Rainbow Connection" as the film ends; just as Sweetums tears through the screen, elated that he caught up with them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Durning" title="Charles Durning">Charles Durning</a> as Doc Hopper, a businessman, entrepreneur, and restaurateur.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a> as Max, Doc Hopper's shy right-hand man and sidekick.</li> <li>Scott Walker as Snake Walker, an <a href="/wiki/Assassination" title="Assassination">assassin</a> who specializes in killing frogs.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled_Haggerty" title="Hard Boiled Haggerty">H.B. Haggerty</a> as <a href="/wiki/Lumberjack" title="Lumberjack">Lumberjack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Kirby_(actor)" title="Bruce Kirby (actor)">Bruce Kirby</a> as Gate Guard</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Frawley" title="James Frawley">James Frawley</a> as a Waiter at El Sleezo Café where Fozzie is doing his comedy act</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melinda_Dillon" title="Melinda Dillon">Melinda Dillon</a> as a Woman with Balloon (uncredited)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Muppet_performers">Muppet performers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Muppet performers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets" title="List of Muppets">List of Muppets</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit the Frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rowlf_the_Dog" title="Rowlf the Dog">Rowlf the Dog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem#Dr._Teeth" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Dr. Teeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf" title="Statler and Waldorf">Waldorf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Chef" title="Swedish Chef">The Swedish Chef</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Link_Hogthrob" title="List of Muppets">Link Hogthrob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a> as <a href="/wiki/Miss_Piggy" title="Miss Piggy">Miss Piggy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fozzie_Bear" title="Fozzie Bear">Fozzie Bear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Animal_(Muppet)" title="Animal (Muppet)">Animal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Eagle" title="Sam Eagle">Sam the Eagle</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Marvin_Suggs" title="List of Muppets">Marvin Suggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nelson" title="Jerry Nelson">Jerry Nelson</a> as <a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem#Floyd_Pepper" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Floyd Pepper</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Crazy_Harry" title="List of Muppets">Crazy Harry</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Robin_the_Frog" title="List of Muppets">Robin the Frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Lew_Zealand" title="List of Muppets">Lew Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Camilla_the_Chicken" title="List of Muppets">Camilla the Chicken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer)" title="Richard Hunt (puppeteer)">Richard Hunt</a> as <a href="/wiki/Scooter_(Muppet)" title="Scooter (Muppet)">Scooter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf" title="Statler and Waldorf">Statler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem#Janice" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Janice</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets#Sweetums" title="List of Muppets">Sweetums</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beaker_(Muppet)" title="Beaker (Muppet)">Beaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Goelz" title="Dave Goelz">Dave Goelz</a> as <a href="/wiki/Gonzo_(Muppet)" title="Gonzo (Muppet)">The Great Gonzo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem#Zoot" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Zoot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bunsen_Honeydew" title="Bunsen Honeydew">Dr. Bunsen Honeydew</a>, Doglion and Nigel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroll_Spinney" title="Caroll Spinney">Caroll Spinney</a> as <a href="/wiki/Big_Bird" title="Big Bird">Big Bird</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a> appears in a cameo as a <a href="/wiki/Outlaw_motorcycle_club" title="Outlaw motorcycle club">biker</a> who beats up <a href="/wiki/Fozzie_Bear" title="Fozzie Bear">Fozzie Bear</a><sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/wiki/Steve_Whitmire" title="Steve Whitmire">Steve Whitmire</a> appears as a man in the Bogen County Fair. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_guest_stars_(in_order_of_appearance)"><span id="Special_guest_stars_.28in_order_of_appearance.29"></span>Special guest stars (in order of appearance)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Special guest stars (in order of appearance)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dom_DeLuise" title="Dom DeLuise">Dom DeLuise</a> as Bernie, a Hollywood agent who meets Kermit in the swamp. The character's name alludes to <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Brillstein" title="Bernie Brillstein">Bernie Brillstein</a>, talent agent and producer of the original <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">Muppet Show</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Coburn" title="James Coburn">James Coburn</a> as the El Sleezo Café Owner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeline_Kahn" title="Madeline Kahn">Madeline Kahn</a> as an El Sleezo Patron with the same <a href="/wiki/Rhotacism_(speech_impediment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhotacism (speech impediment)">rhotacism</a> and personality Kahn used for Lili von Shtupp in <i><a href="/wiki/Blazing_Saddles" title="Blazing Saddles">Blazing Saddles</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telly_Savalas" title="Telly Savalas">Telly Savalas</a> as El Sleezo Tough</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Kane" title="Carol Kane">Carol Kane</a> as the lisping "miss" (summoned by the word “myth”)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> as the El Sleezo Pianist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Berle" title="Milton Berle">Milton Berle</a> as Mad Man Mooney, a used car salesman who employs Sweetums as a jack.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Gould" title="Elliott Gould">Elliott Gould</a> as the Compère who announces Miss Piggy as the winner of the Bogen County Beauty Pageant.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bergen" title="Edgar Bergen">Edgar Bergen</a> as himself and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_McCarthy" title="Charlie McCarthy">Charlie McCarthy</a> playing judges at the County Fair. This appearance marks Bergen's last film; he died soon after. The film was dedicated in his memory.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> as an Ice Cream Vendor serving cones to Fozzie at the County Fair.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a> as a Balloon Vendor selling balloons to Gonzo at the County Fair.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> as an Insolent Waiter working at the restaurant where Rowlf plays piano.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Brooks" title="Mel Brooks">Mel Brooks</a> as Professor Krassman, a <a href="/wiki/Mad_scientist" title="Mad scientist">mad scientist</a> hired by Doc Hopper.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloris_Leachman" title="Cloris Leachman">Cloris Leachman</a> as Miss Tracy, Lew Lord's <a href="/wiki/Secretary" title="Secretary">secretary</a> who is allergic to animals.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Welles" title="Orson Welles">Orson Welles</a> as Lew Lord, a Hollywood producer and studio executive. The character's name alludes to <a href="/wiki/Lew_Grade" title="Lew Grade">Sir Lew Grade</a>, head of <a href="/wiki/Associated_Television" title="Associated Television">ATV</a>, the British company that co-produced <i>The Muppet Show</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the popularity of the Muppets had grown following the success of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Lew_Grade" title="Lew Grade">Lew Grade</a> agreed to finance the production of the film and signed the deal with his company <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199472_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199472-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which helped Jim Henson finance the film.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the film's production greenlit, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a> and selected team members traveled to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> various times to develop the script, music, and infrastructure in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a> to shoot the film.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/James_Frawley" title="James Frawley">James Frawley</a> was hired to direct the movie due to the film's challenges.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Frawley and Henson's first meeting in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, they were concerned that the Muppets would not blend well in <a href="/wiki/Real_life" title="Real life">real life</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a> and the team, they filmed and tested how the characters would appear in real-world locations during the first few days of June 1978 in a UK meadow.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During filming tests, a cow was ambled near Fozzie for an unexpected rear look at a comparison between fake and natural fur hair.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The camera tests attracted the investment of <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 3, 1978, Henson flew to <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> again to begin shooting for the film.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Filming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> began on July 5, 1978, and continued for 87 days during summer and fall of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013283_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013283-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each minute took a day to be filmed.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Filming locations included <a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a> as well as various parts of Los Angeles and <a href="/wiki/Northern_California" title="Northern California">Northern California</a>, including the <a href="/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley" title="San Fernando Valley">San Fernando Valley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NMex_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NMex-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Western street scenes were filmed on the former Columbia Ranch, then known as The Burbank Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the interior shots were filmed at <a href="/wiki/Radford_Studio_Center" title="Radford Studio Center">CBS-MTM Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All the sets were elevated by five feet to allow the puppeteers to perform.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Henson, the principal photography of the film was slower than in television.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No effects were added after filming concluded.<sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a> recalled that the film was shot on "a very unhappy set, because Jim [Frawley] was very unhappy directing that movie. And I noticed that was the only time the Muppet people used an outside person to direct a Muppet movie. They never did that again. After that, it was either Jim Henson or Frank Oz. And I would have liked to have been in one of those, because those sets were very harmonious. But this was not."<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several shots required Muppets standing and acting in a full-body shot. To perform Kermit sitting on a log, Henson squeezed into a specially designed metal container complete with an air hose (to breathe), a rubber sleeve which came out of the top to perform Kermit and a monitor to see his performance, and placed himself under the water, log, and the Kermit puppet.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also assisted in this operation by <a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Mullen" title="Kathryn Mullen">Kathryn Mullen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Whitmire" title="Steve Whitmire">Steve Whitmire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During breaks, cups of ice tea were given to Henson through the rubber sleeve since he could not easily leave the tank.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rescuers had to stand by the tank to pull Henson out if the tank leaked or the air supply had difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scene took five days to be filmed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013235_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013235-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To have Kermit ride a bicycle in a full-body shot, a Kermit puppet with legs was posed onto the seat and his legs and arms were attached to the pedals and handlebars. An overhead crane with a marionette system held the bicycle through strong strings invisible to the camera, guiding the bicycle forward.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crane and system were out of the camera's frame of vision.<sup id="cite_ref-Frawley_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Frawley-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specially made, remote-controlled puppets were placed on the set and controlled by puppeteers out of the frame. A dancing Kermit and <a href="/wiki/Fozzie_Bear" title="Fozzie Bear">Fozzie Bear</a> were operated by Henson and Oz in front of a <a href="/wiki/Chroma_key" title="Chroma key">blue screen</a>, and they were composited onto a separate reel of the stage.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> For scenes involving Fozzie driving a <a href="/wiki/Studebaker_Champion" title="Studebaker Champion">Studebaker</a>, cables, TV monitors, puppeteers, and its Muppets were filled in.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473–74_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199473–74-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Dwarfism" title="Dwarfism">dwarf</a> would sit in the trunk and control via remote control. A television monitor showed what was ahead.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The closing reprise of "Rainbow Connection" featured a crowd of more than 250 Muppet characters—virtually every Muppet that had been created up to that point in time.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Henson Archivist Karen Falk, 137 puppeteers were enlisted from the Puppeteers of America (along with the regular Muppets performers) to perform every Muppet extant.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the day-long filming of the shot, Henson gave the enthusiastic participants a lesson in the art of cinematic puppetry. The scene involved 150 puppeteers performing in a pit that was 6 feet deep and 17 feet wide.<sup id="cite_ref-:22_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:22-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 1978, <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Bergen" title="Edgar Bergen">Edgar Bergen</a>, Henson's idol who appeared in a cameo role, died shortly after completing his scenes. Henson was asked by his family to say a few words with Kermit for his memorial service. Henson agreed, and he attended Bergen's memorial service for its speech.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199475_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199475-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Henson dedicated the film to his memory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie_(soundtrack)" title="The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)"><i>The Muppet Movie</i> (soundtrack)</a></div> <p>The film's music and lyrics were written by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher" title="Kenneth Ascher">Kenneth Ascher</a>. Regarding the music's composition, Williams said; "Jim Henson gave you more [creative] freedom than anybody I've ever worked with in my life. I said, 'You want to hear the songs as we're writing them?' He said, 'No. I'll hear them in the studio. I know I'm gonna love them.' You just don't get that kind of freedom on a project these days."<sup id="cite_ref-songfacts_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-songfacts-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Never Before, Never Again" was originally sung by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mathis" title="Johnny Mathis">Johnny Mathis</a>, but was changed to Miss Piggy when Jim Henson thought it would be funnier if she sang it to herself.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mathis would later sing the song in the television special <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Go_Hollywood" title="The Muppets Go Hollywood">The Muppets Go Hollywood</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_29-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Movin' Right Along", "Never Before, Never Again", and "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" were shortened in the film, compared to their soundtrack versions, for continuity purposes.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The latter, a duet between Rowlf and Kermit, contained references that the studio considered too mature for children, although the song appeared complete in the British theatrical and home video debut versions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Muppet Movie</i> had a royal premiere at the Leicester Square Theatre in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> on May 31, 1979, attended by <a href="/wiki/Princess_Anne" class="mw-redirect" title="Princess Anne">Princess Anne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the United States, the film premiered with a celebration at the <a href="/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_(Ambassador_Hotel)" title="Cocoanut Grove (Ambassador Hotel)">Coconut Grove</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood, Los Angeles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (December 2022)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> It was later released with <a href="/wiki/Limited_theatrical_release" title="Limited theatrical release">limited release</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wichita,_Kansas" title="Wichita, Kansas">Wichita</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City">Kansas City</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Muppet_Movie_Austin_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muppet_Movie_Austin-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_metroplex" title="Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex">Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on June 22, 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muppet_Movie_North_American_Debuts-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film rolled out gradually throughout the United States and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In celebration of the film's 40th anniversary, <i>The Muppet Movie</i> returned to theaters for two days on July 25 and 30, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-40th2019_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40th2019-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film also returned to theaters to celebrate its 45th anniversary on June 2 and 3, 2024, via Fathom Events.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marketing">Marketing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Marketing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 1979, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> aired <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Go_Hollywood" title="The Muppets Go Hollywood">The Muppets Go Hollywood</a></i>, a one-hour television special that promoted the then-upcoming release of <i>The Muppet Movie</i>. In April, the film had been promoted when the Muppets hosted <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson" title="The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson">The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013291_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013291-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, a book adaptation of <i>The Muppet Movie</i>, adapted by Steven Crist, was published by Peacock Press/<a href="/wiki/Bantam_Books" title="Bantam Books">Bantam Books</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>, then-CBS affiliate <a href="/wiki/KTBC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KTBC-TV">KTBC-TV</a> and American International Traveler sponsored a contest where adults who paid to see the film in the area were eligible to win a free trip to <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Muppet_Movie_Austin_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muppet_Movie_Austin-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Home_media">Home media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Home media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Muppet Movie</i> was the first film by <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Films</a> to be released on <a href="/wiki/Home_video" title="Home video">home video</a> when <a href="/wiki/Magnetic_Video" title="Magnetic Video">Magnetic Video</a> issued it in May 1980, having acquired the video rights to ITC's films. It was reissued in 1982 and 1984 by <a href="/wiki/CBS/Fox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS/Fox Video">CBS/Fox Video</a>. On January 29, 1993, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Buena Vista Home Video</a> re-released the film under their <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">Jim Henson Video</a> label on VHS and <a href="/wiki/LaserDisc" title="LaserDisc">LaserDisc</a>, pricing at $24.99.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The movie was reissued again on VHS by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Home_Entertainment" title="Sony Pictures Home Entertainment">Columbia TriStar Home Video</a> and Jim Henson Home Entertainment on June 1, 1999, followed by a DVD release on June 5, 2001. After Disney's acquisition of the film as part of the core Muppets franchise, the film was reissued as a <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a> release and was re-released by <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</a> on DVD on November 29, 2005, as part of the <i>Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition</i> line. Disney released the film as the <i>Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition</i> on <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray Disc</a> and DVD on August 13, 2013. The film now streams in <a href="/wiki/Ultra-high-definition_television" title="Ultra-high-definition television">4K Ultra HD</a> on <a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In its first six days at the Leicester Square Theatre, it grossed $31,884.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film would later earn over $65 million in the United States and Canada,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013296_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013296-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> returning $32 million in box office rentals.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For 32 years, <i>The Muppet Movie</i> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_puppet_films" title="List of highest-grossing puppet films">highest-grossing puppet film</a> until the release of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_(2011_film)" title="The Muppets (2011 film)">The Muppets</a></i> in 2011. </p><p>The film's successful theatrical release encouraged <a href="/wiki/Lew_Grade" title="Lew Grade">Lew Grade</a> into furthering his own film distribution company, which later backfired with the massive box office failures of <i><a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Stop_the_Music" title="Can't Stop the Music">Can't Stop the Music</a></i> (from <a href="/wiki/EMI_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Films">EMI</a>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Raise_the_Titanic_(film)" title="Raise the Titanic (film)">Raise the Titanic</a></i> (from <a href="/wiki/ITC_Films" class="mw-redirect" title="ITC Films">ITC</a>), both released by <a href="/wiki/Associated_Film_Distribution" title="Associated Film Distribution">Associated Film Distribution</a> just a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-grade_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grade-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Muppet Movie</i> currently holds an 88% approval rating on <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> with an average score of 8/10, based on 51 reviews. The site's consensus says "<i>The Muppet Movie</i>, the big-screen debut of Jim Henson's plush creations, is smart, lighthearted, and fun for all ages."<sup id="cite_ref-RT_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RT-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film received highly positive reviews in the United States. <a href="/wiki/Roger_Ebert" title="Roger Ebert">Roger Ebert</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i> gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars. In his favorable review, he was fascinated that "<i>The Muppet Movie</i> not only stars the Muppets but, for the first time, shows us their feet."<sup id="cite_ref-ebert_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ebert-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Canby" title="Vincent Canby">Vincent Canby</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> offered equal praise, stating that the film "demonstrates once again that there's always room in movies for unbridled amiability when it is governed by intelligence and wit."<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Siskel" title="Gene Siskel">Gene Siskel</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four and called it "surely one of the summer's most entertaining films," which "does a fairly nice job of trying to be all things to all people. Which is not an easy job."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Pollock" title="Dale Pollock">Dale Pollock</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> wrote, "'The Muppet Movie' is a winner... Script by Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns incorporates the zingy one-liners and bad puns that have become the teleseries' trade mark, but also develops the Muppets themselves as thinking, feeling characters."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kathleen Carroll of the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a></i> wrote that "with the exception of Brooks' wacky scene and Steve Martin's funny bit as a snooty waiter, the cameo appearances by such stars as Bob Hope and Richard Pryor tend to slow the action down just as the bland musical numbers by Paul Williams and Kenny Asher interrupt the flow of the movie. Still <i>The Muppet Movie</i> should entrance both young and old as the Muppets further endear themselves with their crazy antics, their playful puns and their very human characteristics."<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rex_Reed" title="Rex Reed">Rex Reed</a>, in the same newspaper, reacted more enthusiastically to the film, remarking that "if there's any doubt, <i>The Muppet Movie</i> will make believers and fans out of the worst pessimists. These lovable characters are so real and so endearing that I was never aware of the human hands making them work from mysterious hiding places. The Muppets made a wide-eyed, child out of me, and I hope they continue to do so until I'm in my wheelchair."<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_Champlin" title="Charles Champlin">Charles Champlin</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> wrote, "as you might well expect, it is hip, funny, technically ingenious, fast-moving, melodious, richly produced, contemporary and equally and utterly beguiling to grown-ups and small persons."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Katrine Ames of <i><a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a></i> stated, "'The Muppet Movie' is a delectable grab bag of influences — stories by <a href="/wiki/L._Frank_Baum" title="L. Frank Baum">L. Frank Baum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Carroll" title="Lewis Carroll">Lewis Carroll</a>, Westerns, the <a href="/wiki/Road_to_..." title="Road to ...">Crosby-Hope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Garland</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Rooney</a> movies — as well as its own inventive devices. The result is a kind of '<a href="/wiki/That%27s_Entertainment!" title="That's Entertainment!">That's Entertainment!</a>' with a plot attached. Its charm — and success — lie primarily in its loving pokes at Hollywood conventions and in the lovable characters who do the poking."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Skow of <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine offered a more mixed response, saying that "the transition from the yank-'em-off-if-they-bomb lunacy of the TV show to the coherent narration of the film is not a complete success. Muppet magic remains a bewildering succession of wonderful bits, and perhaps the movie's best occurs when Rowlf the Dog, who is a barroom pianist, commiserates with Kermit, who has just been deserted by Miss Piggy. The two sing a nice, rueful song about women—the can't-live-with-them, can't-live-without-them kind of thing."<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michael Hanton of the <i><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Star" title="Toronto Star">Toronto Star</a></i> wrote that "I was looking forward to a combination of <i><a href="/wiki/Singin%27_in_the_Rain" title="Singin' in the Rain">Singin' in the Rain</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Citizen_Kane" title="Citizen Kane">Citizen Kane</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Intolerance_(film)" title="Intolerance (film)">Intolerance</a></i>. What I got was more like <i><a href="/wiki/Gidget" title="Gidget">Gidget</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Race" title="The Great Race">The Great Race</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">Love Boat</a></i>"; he also remarked that Fozzie Bear stole the show from his favorite character, Miss Piggy.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In the United Kingdom, it received mixed to positive reviews. Tim Radford of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> called it "another film spun slightly longer than it should have been", adding that "the humour remains decently dry and self-deprecating throughout; on the other hand there isn't nearly enough of it, and a good 40 or 50 minute idea is padded to the obligatory hour and a half with songs, travelogue, flashbacks and a certain amount of mooning about."<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patrick Gibbs of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> remarked that "after <a href="/wiki/The_Wombles" title="The Wombles">the Wombles</a> moved, as they did recently, from <a href="/wiki/The_Wombles_(1973_TV_series)" title="The Wombles (1973 TV series)">the small screen</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wombling_Free" title="Wombling Free">the big</a>, so the Muppets inevitably follow, rather more successfully, I think, for James Frawley’s <i>The Muppet Movie</i> is a clever construction." He also said that "the style is cunningly varied at intervals by the appearance in virtually two-line parts of such people as Milton Berle, James Coburn, Dom DeLuise or Elliott Gould, not to mention Orson Welles, each in his own comic persona. Songs also help to add variety to a very hazardous undertaking; not at all to my taste, it comes off, I would say, as well as possible."<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Walker_(critic)" title="Alexander Walker (critic)">Alexander Walker</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/London_Evening_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="London Evening Standard">London Evening Standard</a></i> supplied the film with its most positive review in the country, calling it "the most original little show in town, and adding that it offered:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Across the board delight: not only for the children: for adults, too, who'll relish its in-jokes, visual wit, cheeky parodies of other movies and [its] own brand of surrealist fun. </p><p>That's the first surprise. The second is how successfully the Muppets take to the big blow-up of the cinema screen. But this is no jumped-up clone of the TV show. It expands its own fun to fill its enlarged running-time. </p><p>It reminds you of a "Road" film. But instead of Hope, <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Crosby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Lamour" title="Dorothy Lamour">Lamour</a>, it has a cloth-and-styrofoam cast who look more human than the famous humanoids like Orson Welles, Mel Brooks, Telly Savalas and (yes) Bob Hope they meet en route. </p><p> The Muppets "magic," supplied by creator-producer Jim Henson and other talented artists operating the globe puppets from hiding places that a sewer rat would think cramped, endow their stars with independent life and liveliness.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;">Awards & nominations </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"> <th>Award </th> <th>Date of ceremony </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Recipients and nominees </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/52nd_Academy_Awards" title="52nd Academy Awards">April 14, 1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Music_Score" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Original Music Score">Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score</a> </td> <td>Songs by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ascher" title="Kenneth Ascher">Kenny Ascher</a>; <br /> Adaptation by Paul Williams </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Academy Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Connection" title="Rainbow Connection">Rainbow Connection</a>" <br /> Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/37th_Golden_Globe_Awards" title="37th Golden Globe Awards">January 26, 1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Original_Song" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song">Best Original Song</a> </td> <td>"Rainbow Connection" <br /> Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/22nd_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Grammy Awards">February 27, 1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Album_for_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award for Best Album for Children">Best Album for Children</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Paul Williams (songwriter)">Paul Williams</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="2"><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474–75_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474–75-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Score_Soundtrack_for_Visual_Media" title="Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media">Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Awards" title="Satellite Awards">Satellite Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_Satellite_Awards" title="18th Satellite Awards">February 23, 2014</a> </td> <td>Best Youth Blu-ray </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/7th_Saturn_Awards" title="7th Saturn Awards">July 26, 1980</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Fantasy_Film" title="Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film">Best Fantasy Film</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td rowspan="4"><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474–75_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDurrett199474–75-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Writing" title="Saturn Award for Best Writing">Best Writing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Burns" title="Jack Burns">Jack Burns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Juhl" title="Jerry Juhl">Jerry Juhl</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Music" title="Saturn Award for Best Music">Best Music</a> </td> <td>Paul Williams </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Special_Effects" title="Saturn Award for Best Special Effects">Best Special Effects</a> </td> <td>Robbie Knott </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Muppet Movie</i> was followed by <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Muppets_productions#Films" title="List of The Muppets productions">seven more feature films</a> starring the Muppets, the first of which, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper" title="The Great Muppet Caper">The Great Muppet Caper</a></i>, was released in 1981. In 2009, it was selected for preservation in the <a href="/wiki/National_Film_Registry" title="National Film Registry">National Film Registry</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."<sup id="cite_ref-:4_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, "Rainbow Connection" was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> and selected for preservation in the <a href="/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" title="National Recording Registry">National Recording Registry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the two pairs of 1951 Studebaker Commander Coupes used in the film is now on display at the <a href="/wiki/Studebaker_National_Museum" title="Studebaker National Museum">Studebaker National Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Bend,_Indiana" title="South Bend, Indiana">South Bend, Indiana</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The film's distribution rights were purchased by <a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">The Jim Henson Company</a> from <a href="/wiki/ITC_Entertainment" title="ITC Entertainment">ITC Entertainment</a> in August 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013374–375_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013374–375-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film rights were then acquired by <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)">Walt Disney Studios</a> upon their <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">parent company</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Studio" title="The Muppets Studio">acquisition of the Muppets franchise</a> in 2004; the film has since been reissued under the <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a> banner for home media releases.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a> retains theatrical distribution in the United States due to prior contractual obligations with the former Associated Film Distribution and ITC,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the film's ownership and copyright are controlled by Disney.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Muppet_Movie&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013374–375-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJay_Jones2013374–375_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJay_Jones2013">Jay Jones 2013</a>, p. 374–375.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFThompson2019" class="citation news cs1">Thompson, Simon (July 25, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2019/07/23/remembering-the-muppet-movie-at-40-with-gonzo/">"Remembering 'The Muppet Movie' At 40 With Gonzo"</a>. <i>Forbes</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppets" title="List of Muppets">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog" title="Kermit the Frog">Kermit the Frog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miss_Piggy" title="Miss Piggy">Miss Piggy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fozzie_Bear" title="Fozzie Bear">Fozzie Bear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonzo_(Muppet)" title="Gonzo (Muppet)">Gonzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowlf_the_Dog" title="Rowlf the Dog">Rowlf the Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scooter_(Muppet)" title="Scooter (Muppet)">Scooter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem" title="Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem">Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animal_(Muppet)" title="Animal (Muppet)">Animal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf" title="Statler and Waldorf">Statler and Waldorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunsen_Honeydew" title="Bunsen Honeydew">Dr. Bunsen Honeydew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaker_(Muppet)" title="Beaker (Muppet)">Beaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Eagle" title="Sam Eagle">Sam Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swedish_Chef" title="Swedish Chef">Swedish Chef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rizzo_the_Rat" title="Rizzo the Rat">Rizzo the Rat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepe_the_King_Prawn" title="Pepe the King Prawn">Pepe the King Prawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_(Muppet)" title="Walter (Muppet)">Walter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Muppets_productions#Television" title="List of The Muppets productions">Television</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sam_and_Friends" title="Sam and Friends">Sam and Friends</a></i> (1955–1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i> (1976–1981) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Muppet_Show_episodes" title="List of The Muppet Show episodes">episodes</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series)" title="Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)">Muppet Babies</a></i> (1984–1991) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppet_Babies_(1984_TV_series)_episodes" title="List of Muppet Babies (1984 TV series) episodes">episodes</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Muppet_Monsters" title="Little Muppet Monsters">Little Muppet Monsters</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Hour" title="The Jim Henson Hour">The Jim Henson Hour</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Tonight" title="Muppets Tonight">Muppets Tonight</a></i> (1996–1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_(TV_series)" title="The Muppets (TV series)">The Muppets</a></i> (2015–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Babies_(2018_TV_series)" title="Muppet Babies (2018 TV series)">Muppet Babies</a></i> (2018–2022) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Muppet_Babies_(2018_TV_series)_episodes" title="List of Muppet Babies (2018 TV series) episodes">episodes</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Now" title="Muppets Now">Muppets Now</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Mayhem" title="The Muppets Mayhem">The Muppets Mayhem</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Segments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jimmy_Dean_Show" title="The Jimmy Dean Show">The Jimmy Dean Show</a></i> ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mike_Douglas_Show" title="The Mike Douglas Show">The Mike Douglas Show</a></i> (1966–1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> (including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Santa_Claus_Switch" title="The Great Santa Claus Switch">The Great Santa Claus Switch</a></i>, 1966–1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">NBC's Saturday Night</a></i> (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_of_Gorch" title="The Land of Gorch">The Land of Gorch</a></i>, 1975–1976)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hey,_Cinderella!" title="Hey, Cinderella!">Hey, Cinderella!</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_on_Puppets" title="The Muppets on Puppets">The Muppets on Puppets</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Santa_Claus_Switch" title="The Great Santa Claus Switch">The Great Santa Claus Switch</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Frog_Prince_(1971_film)" title="The Frog Prince (1971 film)">The Frog Prince</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Musicians_of_Bremen" title="The Muppet Musicians of Bremen">The Muppet Musicians of Bremen</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Valentine_Show" title="The Muppets Valentine Show">The Muppets Valentine Show</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show:_Sex_and_Violence" title="The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence">The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/John_Denver_and_the_Muppets:_A_Christmas_Together" title="John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together">John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Go_Hollywood" title="The Muppets Go Hollywood">The Muppets Go Hollywood</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Go_to_the_Movies" title="The Muppets Go to the Movies">The Muppets Go to the Movies</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fantastic_Miss_Piggy_Show" title="The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show">The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Holiday" title="Rocky Mountain Holiday">Rocky Mountain Holiday</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets:_A_Celebration_of_30_Years" title="The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years">The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Muppet_Family_Christmas" title="A Muppet Family Christmas">A Muppet Family Christmas</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cartoon_All-Stars_to_the_Rescue" title="Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue">Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Earth_Day_Special" title="The Earth Day Special">The Earth Day Special</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_at_Walt_Disney_World" title="The Muppets at Walt Disney World">The Muppets at Walt Disney World</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Celebrate_Jim_Henson" title="The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson">The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Willowby%27s_Christmas_Tree" title="Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree">Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Studio_DC:_Almost_Live" title="Studio DC: Almost Live">Studio DC: Almost Live</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Muppets_Christmas:_Letters_to_Santa" title="A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa">A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga_and_the_Muppets_Holiday_Spectacular" title="Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular">Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Haunted_Mansion" title="Muppets Haunted Mansion">Muppets Haunted Mansion</a></i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Muppets_productions#Films" title="List of The Muppets productions">Films</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theatrical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Muppet Movie</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper" title="The Great Muppet Caper">The Great Muppet Caper</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Take_Manhattan" title="The Muppets Take Manhattan">The Muppets Take Manhattan</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Christmas_Carol" title="The Muppet Christmas Carol">The Muppet Christmas Carol</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island" title="Muppet Treasure Island">Muppet Treasure Island</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_from_Space" title="Muppets from Space">Muppets from Space</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_(2011_film)" title="The Muppets (2011 film)">The Muppets</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Most_Wanted" title="Muppets Most Wanted">Muppets Most Wanted</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Emmet_Otter%27s_Jug-Band_Christmas" title="Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas">Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bunny_Picnic" title="The Tale of the Bunny Picnic">The Tale of the Bunny Picnic</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Toy" title="The Christmas Toy">The Christmas Toy</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Very_Merry_Muppet_Christmas_Movie" title="It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie">It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets%27_Wizard_of_Oz" title="The Muppets' Wizard of Oz">The Muppets' Wizard of Oz</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Direct-to-<br />video</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Classic_Theater" title="Muppet Classic Theater">Muppet Classic Theater</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kermit%27s_Swamp_Years" title="Kermit's Swamp Years">Kermit's Swamp Years</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_discography" title="The Muppets discography">Music</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_(album)" title="The Muppet Show (album)">The Muppet Show</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_2" title="The Muppet Show 2">The Muppet Show 2</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Movie_(soundtrack)" title="The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)">The Muppet Movie</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ol%27_Brown_Ears_Is_Back" title="Ol' Brown Ears Is Back">Ol' Brown Ears Is Back</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Beach_Party" title="Muppet Beach Party">Muppet Beach Party</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kermit_Unpigged" title="Kermit Unpigged">Kermit Unpigged</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show:_Music,_Mayhem,_and_More" title="The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More">The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets:_A_Green_and_Red_Christmas" title="The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas">A Green and Red Christmas</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets:_The_Green_Album" title="Muppets: The Green Album">The Green Album</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_(soundtrack)" title="The Muppets (soundtrack)">The Muppets</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Most_Wanted_(soundtrack)" title="Muppets Most Wanted (soundtrack)">Muppets Most Wanted</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Mayhem_(soundtrack)" title="The Muppets Mayhem (soundtrack)">The Electric Mayhem</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Connection" title="Rainbow Connection">Rainbow Connection</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bein%27_Green" title="Bein' Green">Bein' Green</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0" title="Mah Nà Mah Nà">Mahna Mahna</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_the_River_Meets_the_Sea" title="When the River Meets the Sea">When the River Meets the Sea</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/List_of_Bohemian_Rhapsody_cover_versions#The_Muppets_version" title="List of Bohemian Rhapsody cover versions">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Man_or_Muppet" title="Man or Muppet">Man or Muppet</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Web series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf:_From_the_Balcony" title="Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony">Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony</a></i> (2005–06)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Kitchen_with_Cat_Cora" title="The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora">The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora</a></i> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pigs_in_Space_(video_game)" title="Pigs in Space (video game)">Pigs in Space</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Adventure:_Chaos_at_the_Carnival" title="Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival">Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Inside" title="Muppets Inside">Muppets Inside</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island_(video_game)" title="Muppet Treasure Island (video game)">Muppet Treasure Island</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Kids" title="Muppet Kids">Muppet Kids</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Muppets_(video_game)" title="Jim Henson's Muppets (video game)">Jim Henson's Muppets</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_RaceMania" title="Muppet RaceMania">Muppet RaceMania</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Monster_Adventure" title="Muppet Monster Adventure">Muppet Monster Adventure</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Pinball_Mayhem" title="Muppet Pinball Mayhem">Muppet Pinball Mayhem</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spy_Muppets:_License_to_Croak" title="Spy Muppets: License to Croak">Spy Muppets: License to Croak</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppets_Party_Cruise" title="Muppets Party Cruise">Muppets Party Cruise</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Movie_Adventures" title="The Muppets Movie Adventures">The Muppets Movie Adventures</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Mirrorverse" title="Disney Mirrorverse">Disney Mirrorverse</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Magic_Kingdoms" title="Disney Magic Kingdoms">Disney Magic Kingdoms</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Speedstorm" title="Disney Speedstorm">Disney Speedstorm</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet*Vision_3D" title="Muppet*Vision 3D">Muppet*Vision 3D</a></i> (1991–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Mobile_Lab" title="Muppet Mobile Lab">Muppet Mobile Lab</a></i> (2007–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Present...Great_Moments_in_American_History" title="The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History">The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History</a></i> (2016–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show_(comics)" title="The Muppet Show (comics)">Comics series</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Before_You_Leap" title="Before You Leap">Before You Leap</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puppet_Heap" title="Puppet Heap">Puppet Heap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jim_Henson_Company" title="The Jim Henson Company">The Jim Henson Company</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson%27s_Creature_Shop" title="Jim Henson's Creature Shop">Creature Shop</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fraggle_Rock" title="Fraggle Rock">Fraggle Rock</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Fraggle_Rock_characters" title="List of Fraggle Rock characters">characters</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Workshop" title="Sesame Workshop">Sesame Workshop</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_Muppets" title="List of Sesame Street Muppets">Muppets</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_Fishin%27" title="Keep Fishin'">Keep Fishin'</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muppet_Theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Muppet Theory">Muppet Theory</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kermitops" title="Kermitops">Kermitops</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson_Idea_Man" title="Jim Henson Idea Man">Jim Henson Idea Man</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td 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Day of Christmas</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Stooges_(2000_film)" title="The Three Stooges (2000 film)">The Three Stooges</a></i> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sesame_Street812" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sesame_Street" title="Template:Sesame 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title="Sesame Street characters">Characters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Educational_goals_of_Sesame_Street" title="Educational goals of Sesame Street">Educational goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Format_of_Sesame_Street" title="Format of Sesame Street">Format</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Influence_of_Sesame_Street" title="Influence of Sesame Street">Influence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_licensing" title="Sesame Street licensing">Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_recurring_segments" title="List of Sesame Street recurring segments">Recurring segments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Sesame_Street" title="List of accolades received by Sesame Street">Accolades</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Bove" title="Linda Bove">Linda Bove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Brill" title="Fran Brill">Fran Brill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Calloway" title="Northern Calloway">Northern Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Carrara-Rudolph" title="Leslie Carrara-Rudolph">Leslie Carrara-Rudolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Cerf_(producer)" title="Christopher Cerf (producer)">Christopher Cerf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Clash" title="Kevin Clash">Kevin Clash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Ganz_Cooney" title="Joan Ganz Cooney">Joan Ganz Cooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Delgado" title="Emilio Delgado">Emilio Delgado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Dillon" title="Ryan Dillon">Ryan Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Freudberg" title="Judy Freudberg">Judy Freudberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Geiss" title="Tony Geiss">Tony Geiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Gold" title="Louise Gold">Louise Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Henson" title="Jim Henson">Jim Henson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hunt_(puppeteer)" title="Richard Hunt (puppeteer)">Richard Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jacobson" title="Eric Jacobson">Eric Jacobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Lee" title="Will Lee">Will Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_S._Lesser" title="Gerald S. Lesser">Gerald S. Lesser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Linz" title="Peter Linz">Peter Linz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kermit_Love" title="Kermit Love">Kermit Love</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonia_Manzano" title="Sonia Manzano">Sonia Manzano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joey_Mazzarino" title="Joey Mazzarino">Joey Mazzarino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McGrath" title="Bob McGrath">Bob McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Morrisett" title="Lloyd Morrisett">Lloyd Morrisett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Moss" title="Jeff Moss">Jeff Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Muraoka" title="Alan Muraoka">Alan Muraoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Nelson" title="Jerry Nelson">Jerry Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe_Orman" title="Roscoe Orman">Roscoe Orman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Osbahr" title="Carmen Osbahr">Carmen Osbahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Oz" title="Frank Oz">Frank Oz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol-Lynn_Parente" title="Carol-Lynn Parente">Carol-Lynn Parente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Raposo" title="Joe Raposo">Joe Raposo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_P._Robinson" title="Martin P. Robinson">Martin P. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Robinson_(actor)" title="Matt Robinson (actor)">Matt Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Rudman" title="David Rudman">David Rudman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Stiles" title="Norman Stiles">Norman Stiles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Stone" title="Jon Stone">Jon Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroll_Spinney" title="Caroll Spinney">Caroll Spinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Vogel_(puppeteer)" title="Matt Vogel (puppeteer)">Matt Vogel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Whitmire" title="Steve Whitmire">Steve Whitmire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_guest_stars_on_Sesame_Street" title="List of guest stars on Sesame Street">List of guest stars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sesame_Street_puppeteers" title="List of Sesame Street puppeteers">List of puppeteers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sesame_Street" title="History of Sesame Street">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_research" title="Sesame Street research">Research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_international_co-productions" title="Sesame Street international co-productions">International co-productions</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elmo%27s_World" title="Elmo's World">Elmo's World</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Snuffy%27s_Parents_Get_a_Divorce" title="Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce">Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Episode_847" title="Episode 847">Wicked Witch episode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Sesame_Street" title="Music of Sesame Street">Music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_discography" title="Sesame Street discography">discography</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_from_Sesame_Street" title="List of songs from Sesame Street">Songs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Can_You_Tell_Me_How_to_Get_to_Sesame_Street%3F" title="Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?">Theme song</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bein%27_Green" title="Bein' Green">Bein' Green</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/C_Is_For_Cookie" title="C Is For Cookie">C Is For Cookie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_Trash" title="I Love Trash">I Love Trash</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0" title="Mah Nà Mah Nà">Mah Nà Mah Nà</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Monster_in_the_Mirror" title="Monster in the Mirror">Monster in the Mirror</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_of_These_Things_(Is_Not_Like_the_Others)" title="One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others)">One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rubber_Duckie" title="Rubber Duckie">Rubber Duckie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sing_(Sesame_Street_song)" title="Sing (Sesame Street song)">Sing</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_Presents:_Follow_That_Bird" title="Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird">Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Elmo_in_Grouchland" title="The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland">The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland</a></i> (1999)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Cameos6" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cameos</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Muppet Movie</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Muppet_Caper" title="The Great Muppet Caper">The Great Muppet Caper</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Take_Manhattan" title="The Muppets Take Manhattan">The Muppets Take Manhattan</a></i> (1984)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. spin-offs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Play_with_Me_Sesame" title="Play with Me Sesame">Play with Me Sesame</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Beginnings" title="Sesame Beginnings">Sesame Beginnings</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bert_and_Ernie%27s_Great_Adventures" title="Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures">Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elmo:_The_Musical" title="Elmo: The Musical">Elmo: The Musical</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Not-Too-Late_Show_with_Elmo" title="The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo">The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mecha_Builders" title="Mecha Builders">Mecha Builders</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television <br />specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Julie_on_Sesame_Street" title="Julie on Sesame Street">Julie on Sesame Street</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_to_Lunch_(TV_program)" title="Out to Lunch (TV program)">Out to Lunch</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Eve_on_Sesame_Street" title="Christmas Eve on Sesame Street">Christmas Eve on Sesame Street</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Special_Sesame_Street_Christmas" title="A Special Sesame Street Christmas">A Special Sesame Street Christmas</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Bird_in_China" title="Big Bird in China">Big Bird in China</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Eat_the_Pictures" title="Don't Eat the Pictures">Don't Eat the Pictures</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Muppet_Family_Christmas" title="A Muppet Family Christmas">A Muppet Family Christmas</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street,_Special" title="Sesame Street, Special">Sesame Street, Special</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Bird_in_Japan" title="Big Bird in Japan">Big Bird in Japan</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street..._20_Years_%26_Still_Counting" title="Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting">Sesame Street... 20 Years & Still Counting</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Bird%27s_Birthday_or_Let_Me_Eat_Cake" title="Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake">Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_25_Wonderful_Years" title="Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years">Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_Stays_Up_Late!" title="Sesame Street Stays Up Late!">Sesame Street Stays Up Late!</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elmo_Saves_Christmas" title="Elmo Saves Christmas">Elmo Saves Christmas</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elmopalooza" title="Elmopalooza">Elmopalooza</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Best_of_Kermit_on_Sesame_Street" title="The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street">The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/CinderElmo" title="CinderElmo">CinderElmo</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elmo%27s_Christmas_Countdown" title="Elmo's Christmas Countdown">Elmo's Christmas Countdown</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Abby_in_Wonderland" title="Abby in Wonderland">Abby in Wonderland</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cookie_Thief" title="The Cookie Thief">The Cookie Thief</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Sesame_Street_Christmas" title="Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas">Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street%27s_50th_Anniversary_Celebration" title="Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration">Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Elmo%27s_Playdate" title="Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate">Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Monster_at_the_End_of_This_Book:_Starring_Lovable,_Furry_Old_Grover" title="The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover">The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_Together_Book" title="Sesame Street Together Book">Sesame Street Together Book</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Birthday,_Cookie_Monster" title="Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster">Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster</a></i> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_Magazine" title="Sesame Street Magazine">Sesame Street Magazine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Children_and_Television:_Lessons_from_Sesame_Street" title="Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street">Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sesame_Street_Dictionary" title="The Sesame Street Dictionary">The Sesame Street Dictionary</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Street_Gang" title="Street Gang">Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Days:_The_Children%27s_Television_Revolution_That_Changed_America" title="Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America">Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_video_games" title="Sesame Street video games">Video games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Bird%27s_Egg_Catch" title="Big Bird's Egg Catch">Big Bird's Egg Catch</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Beam_with_Ernie" title="Alpha Beam with Ernie">Alpha Beam with Ernie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Elmo_in_Grouchland_(video_game)" title="The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (video game)">The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Elmo%27s_A-to-Zoo_Adventure" title="Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure">Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Cookie%27s_Counting_Carnival" title="Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival">Cookie's Counting Carnival</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Ready,_Set,_Grover!" title="Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!">Ready, Set, Grover!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Once_Upon_a_Monster" title="Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster">Once Upon a Monster</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street:_Elmo%27s_Musical_Monsterpiece" title="Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece">Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kinect_Sesame_Street_TV" title="Kinect Sesame Street TV">Kinect Sesame Street TV</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Place" title="Sesame Place">Sesame Place</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Place_Philadelphia" title="Sesame Place Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Place_San_Diego" title="Sesame Place San Diego">San Diego</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_4-D_Movie_Magic" title="Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic">Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street_Spaghetti_Space_Chase" title="Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase">Spaghetti Space Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Grover%27s_Box_Car_Derby" title="Super Grover's Box Car Derby">Super Grover's Box Car Derby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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