Kermit the Frog; the main Muppet sings about "The Rainbow Connection" in 1979's The Muppet Movie.
The Muppets are a comedy troupe of puppet characters created in 1955 by comedian and puppeteer Jim Henson. They have appeared in a variety of movies and TV shows, as well as the HBO series Fraggle Rock and the PBS program Sesame Street. The Muppets been referenced numerous times by the various SOL crews.
The most commonly mentioned Muppets content on MST3K tend to be plays on the title of the Muppet Babies cartoon and the recurring "Pigs in Space" sketch from the original Muppet Show TV series.
Cinematic Titanic, The Film Crew and RiffTrax have all continued the habit of making various references to the franchise. For example, during the RiffTrax live riff of the 1998 Godzilla film in 2014, Bill Corbett remarks during the first appearance of the Army soldiers that it's now "Time to take Manhattan back from those damn Muppets!". A few scenes later, Bill comments during a tunnel segment: "Hey Fraggle, quit eating all the Doozers' hard work."
Several of the puppeteers who have worked on the show since Season 11, including Grant Baciocco, Russ Walko, and Tim Blaney, have worked with the Jim Henson Company, occasionally acting as Muppet performers.
Episodes[]
For a list of episodes that contain references to Jim Henson's creations, see List of Muppet References on MST3K. RiffTrax's official website also mentions Charles Durning's role as the antagonist of the Muppet character Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie in its synopsis of When a Stranger Calls Back.
External links[]
- List of Muppets references from MST3K via the Muppets Wiki
- List of Muppets references from RiffTrax via the Muppets Wiki