The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition

The Muppet Movie, the original classic, was recently released on Blu-Ray for the first time.  The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray + Digital Copy) features a remastered 1080p/AVC-encoded version of the film, and the new special features include the extended camera test by director, Jim Frawley, Frog-E-Oke for three songs, and a full length Doc Hopper's commercial.

Celebrate The Nearly 35th Anniversary of the ultimate frogs-to-riches story with the one that started it all—The Muppet Movie. Laugh along with the mostly-true story of how the Muppets got their start, now for the first time ever in vibrant Blu-ray hi-def picture and sound.

From the very first "plunk!" of Kermit's banjo playing "The Rainbow Connection" (Oscar nominee, Best Original Song, 1979), to the hysterical road trip that brings our fearless frog together with Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal and most importantly of all, Miss Piggy, join the jam-packed heartwarming hilarity, outrageous antics and big-shot Hollywood cameos. It’s bursting with hilarious bonus extras including an all-new Frog-E-Oke sing-along with your favorite Muppet songs.

As Kermit and the gang sing—"Life's like a movie!" Make The Muppet Movie part of your family, and have the time of your life as the Muppets share laughter and fun with "the Lovers, the Dreamers...and You." 

In connection with this rereleased, The Muppet Movie Original Soundtrack Recording was also released on CD and via mp3 download.

Disney is beginning to release classic Muppets movies on Blu-Ray, the next is a double feature of "The Great Muppet Caper And Muppet Treasure Island: Of Pirates & Pigs 2-Movie Collection" coming December 10, 2013.

Muppets Most Wanted Official Teaser Trailer

The "Muppets Most Wanted" official teaser trailer has been released by Muppet Studios. After you watch the new trailer embedded below, please share your thoughts about the upcoming movie.


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The Muppets Nominated for Two Grammys

After picking up Oscar gold a few months ago, the Muppets are up for two Grammys for the upcoming 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. 

"Man Or Muppet" from The Muppets is up for "Best Song Written For Visual Media."  The song was written by Bret McKenzie and performed by Jason Segel & Walter.   "The Muppets," Various Artists, from Walt Disney Records is also nominated in the "Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media."

The Grammy Awards will air on CBS on February 10, 2013 at 8 pm.  A full list of nominees in the Film/TV/Media category can be found here:   http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=11.

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Hollywood Reporter: Ty Burrell is Slated for 'Muppets' Sequel

Ty Burrell best known as on the ABC hit comedy Modern Family will star in the upcoming sequel to Disney's The Muppets.  The Hollywood Reporter broke the story earlier today.

"Ty Burrell, one of the stars of ABC's Modern Family, is set to join the cast of Disney's sequel to The Muppets as one of the movie’s human stars.  The adventure moves from Hollywood to Europe, and while the film is expected to have a slew of cameos -- as is the Muppets' movie tradition -- one of the key roles is an Interpol inspector, whom Burrell will portray."  READ MORE

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Dark Knight Rises and Muppets Mashup

This afternoon, I was a little bored while watching some Scooby Doo, and decided to make a Muppet and Dark Knight Rises Mashup.  Below is a little Photoshop work, that pits Fozzie Bane (Bane) against The Frog Knight (Batman aka The Dark Knight).

Fozzie Bane vs The Frog Knight by @JimmyinGA of @WockaWockaNet

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The Bear Has Returned to Raw

Fozzie Bear was featured Monday night in the 1000th episode of WWE Monday Night Raw.  A few months ago, the Muppets hosted an episode the weekly wrestling program which was been airing since 1993.

Hulu has the segment available that featured Fozzie Bear as he talked about memorable catch phrases on Raw.

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Jim Henson Company Ends Partnership with Chick-fil-A

The Jim Henson Company has ended their partnership with the privately owned fast food company, Chick-fil-A.  A statement from the Jim Henson Company was released via their Facebook page.

"The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors.  Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD."

When mainstream entertainment sites have reported on this news, almost all of the headlines have read something similar to EW's "Kermit's no longer a fan of Chick-Fil-A."  Kermit or The Muppets have been mentioned in most of the articles that I've seen, even though the Muppets were sold to Disney in a 2004 deal.  Since then, the rights to Kermit along with the other Muppets belong to the Muppet Studio and The Walt Disney Company.


Controversy arose a few days ago, when media outlets started reporting about an article that was released via the Baptist Press on July 16.  Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-fila-A, in the article made the following statements.

Some have opposed the company's support of the traditional family. "Well, guilty as charged," said Cathy when asked about the company's position. "We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that. "We operate as a family business ... our restaurants are typically led by families; some are single. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families. We are very much committed to that," Cathy emphasized. "We intend to stay the course," he said. "We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."

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