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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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 moreMurder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on December 13, 1998. Mystery-solving postmistress, Mary Minor Haristeen, known to her friends as Harry, has two remarkable pets, a cat named Mrs. Murphy and a Welsh corgi named Tucker, whose detective skills are every bit as …
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, 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 …
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 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 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 moreMunro, Janet (1934-1972) Actress; appeared in Swiss Family Robinson (Roberta), Darby O’Gill and the Little People (Katie O’Gill), and Third Man on the Mountain (Lizbeth Hempel), and on television in The Horsemasters.
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