Episode 52: Movin' Right Along

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“Feature Film” – The Muppet Movie: The original muppet movie from 1979 is the story of how the Muppets first got together and made it big. We follow Kermit from his humble swamp-singing origins as he follows his newfound dream to become a rich and famous performer and make people happy. Along the way, he meets Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and the whole muppet gang, all the while trying to avoid Doc Hopper, the determined fried frog leg entrepreneur that wants to force Kermit into advertising for him. 

Trivia

This movie is absolutely chock full of cameos: 

Dom DeLuise

Richard Pryor

James Coburn

Madeline Kahn

Elliot Gould

Paul Williams

Milton Berle

Bob Hope

Edgar Bergen 

Carol Kane

Telly Savalas

Steve Martin

Cloris Leachman

Mel Brooks

Orson Welles

 A lot of puppetry innovations were incorporated into this movie because of the resources available with the budget they were given - Kermit riding a bicycle, sitting and playing the banjo, fozzie driving the car - all deceptively simple. 

The convincing look of Fozzie driving the car full of muppets was pulled off by having puppeteers lying on the floor of the vehicle while a little person in the trunk controlled the car via remote control and a video monitor.

Animal crashing through the roof after eating Dr. Honeydew’s Insta Grow pills was NOT a scale model, and they had to build a 60-ft Animal head to achieve the right look

A cut subplot followed Statler and Waldorf throughout the movie, heckling the other characters

I hope that something better comes along was a rare appearance of Rowlf alongside Kermit 

More than 250 Muppets appeared in the final reprise of Rainbow Connection

Segment: News/Announcements  “The Newsies Banner”

Muppets Now is set premiere to on July 31 - it is described as an improvised sitcom featuring three segments: a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show

Disneyworld is all set to reopen this week - July 11 for Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, July 15 for Epcot and Hollywood studios

Hamilton is out - Caused a 74% increase in Disney+ app downloads. go watch it. Go watch it now. 

Segment: Miscellaneous “whosits and whatsits galore”

Trivia !

Segment: Top 4 Ranking “Let’s get down to business” 

1. Miss Piggy

2. Animal

3. Gonzo

4. Sweetums

Tease Next Episode Feature Film: Ratatouille 

Top 4: Disney Animation and Pixar Foods we want to eat

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