Muppets’ Wizard of Oz, The (television) In this fun, contemporary take on a family classic, featuring the Muppets, Dorothy Gale is a teenager with dreams of showbiz that seem far from coming true in the Kansas trailer park where she lives. When she’s transported to the magical land of Oz, she and her sidekick Toto, …
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Muppets Most Wanted (film) The entire Muppets gang goes on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations–Berlin, Madrid, London, and Dublin. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international jewel-heist caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead …
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Muppet*Vision 3D Attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, opened on May 16, 1991. Sensational in-theater effects add to the impact of the 3-D film starring the Muppets. Sponsored by Kodak. It also opened in Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. Originally known as Jim Henson’s Muppet*Vision 3D.
See moreMurphy, Eddie Actor; appeared in The Distinguished Gentleman (Thomas Jefferson Johnson), Metro (Scott Roper), Holy Man (G), and The Haunted Mansion (Jim Evers), and provided the voice for Mushu in Mulan and on television for Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs.
See moreMuppets at Walt Disney World, The (television) Television show; aired on May 6, 1990. Directed by Peter Harris. Kermit and his friends go to Paradise Swamp in Florida, and then decide to visit the nearby Walt Disney World. They visit many of the attractions, and Mickey Mouse welcomes Kermit as an old friend. Stars Charles …
See moreMuppets on Location—The Days of Swine and Roses Live show at Disney-MGM Studios beginning on September 16, 1991, and running until January 23, 1994.
See moreMuppets Celebrate Jim Henson, The (television) Television special; a tribute to the Muppet creator. Aired on CBS on November 21, 1990. Directed by Don Mischer. 60 min. Stars Harry Belafonte, Carol Burnett, Ray Charles, John Denver, Steven Spielberg, Frank Oz. The special won an Emmy for Editing of a Miniseries or Special (Multi-Camera Production).
See moreMuppets Christmas, A: Letters to Santa (television) Musical TV special, first aired on NBC on December 17, 2008. When Kermit and the gang cause three letters on their way to Santa Claus to go missing, the troupe sets off to save Christmas for the letter writers. Directed by Kirk R. Thatcher. The Muppets are joined …
See moreMuppets, The (film) In Smalltown, U.S.A., Kermit-obsessed Walter (a brand new Muppet) travels to Hollywood with his brother Gary and Gary’s girlfriend Amy. When they go to tour the Muppet Studio, they find out it is falling into ruin, and the Muppets are no longer there. In order to save the Muppet Theater from being …
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Muppets While working with Jim Henson on the production Jim Henson’s Muppet*Vision 3D, Disney announced an agreement with Henson to acquire the merchandise, licensing, and publishing rights to the Muppets on August 29, 1989. However, estate tax problems encountered by Henson’s heirs after his unexpected passing in May 1990, caused them to end the deal …
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