Changes: The Muppets

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KermitTheFrog; Rainbow Connection; 1979 Muppet Movie — 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) that have appeared in a variety of self-titled 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 on MST3K tended to be Ernie and Bert, Elmo, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, The Count, Cookie Monster and Big Bird as well as play-on revisions of the Muppet Babies cartoon name and "Pigs in Space" skit from the original Muppet Show TV series.

Cinematic Titanic, The Film Crew and RiffTrax have all continued the habit of making various references to America's other favorite puppet show franchise. In summer of 2014, RiffTrax did a live riff of 1998's Godzilla. During the riff, 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 later comments during a tunnel segment: "Hey Fraggle, quit eating all the Doozers hard work."

Several of the puppeteers who worked on Season 11 of MST3K (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. [1]

External links

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The Muppets

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 [[File:KermitTheFrog;_Rainbow_Connection;_1979_Muppet_Movie.jpg|thumb|250px|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, that have appeared in a variety of self-titled movies and shows, the HBO show ''Fraggle Rock'' and the PBS program ''Sesame Street'' that have been referenced numerous times by the [[SOL]] crew. The most commonly mentioned tended to be Ernie and Bert, Elmo, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, The Count, Cookie Monster and Big Bird as well as play-on revisions of the ''Muppet Babies'' cartoon name and "Pigs in Space" skit from the original ''Muppet'' sitcom.
+'''''The Muppets''''' are a comedy troupe of puppet characters (created in 1955 by comedian and puppeteer Jim Henson) that have appeared in a variety of self-titled 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 on MST3K tended to be Ernie and Bert, Elmo, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, The Count, Cookie Monster and Big Bird as well as play-on revisions of the ''Muppet Babies'' cartoon name and "Pigs in Space" skit from the original ''Muppet Show'' TV series.
-[[Cinematic Titanic]], [[The Film Crew]] and [[RiffTrax]] have all continued the habit of making various references to America's ''other'' favorite puppet show franchise. In summer of 2014, RiffTrax did a live riff of 1998's ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''. During the riff, [[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 later comments during a tunnel segment: "Hey Fraggle, quit eating all the Doozers hard at work."
+[[Cinematic Titanic]], [[The Film Crew]] and [[RiffTrax]] have all continued the habit of making various references to America's ''other'' favorite puppet show franchise. In summer of 2014, RiffTrax did a live riff of 1998's ''[http://rifftrax.wikia.com/wiki/Godzilla Godzilla]''. During the riff, [[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 later comments during a tunnel segment: "Hey Fraggle, quit eating all the Doozers hard work."
+Several of the puppeteers who worked on [[Season 11]] of [[MST3K]] (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 [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000 List of Muppet References on MST3k].
+For a list of episodes that contain references to Jim Henson's creations, see [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000 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 ''[http://rifftrax.wikia.com/wiki/When_a_Stranger_Calls_Back When a Stranger Calls Back]''. [http://www.rifftrax.com/when-a-stranger-calls-back]
 ==External links==
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 {{Wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Pop culture]]
-[[Category:Catchphrases]]
 [[Category:References]]
 [[Category:Characters mentioned on the show]]