Kermit and Miss Piggy perform at the 1982 Academy Awards

Kermit and Miss Piggy perform at the 1982 Oscars. Aired March 29, 1982

My Review of The Muppets movie!

I grew up a Muppets fan. From watching the television show, to the movies, to enjoying MuppetVision 3D in Florida and California. This movie, quite simply, brought back my childhood. I can honestly say that this has been the most charming, heartfelt movie I have seen all year and I see a lot of movies (over 100 this year alone).

This is the first Muppets movie in 12 years I'm glad they waited this long to bring out another film. The Muppets restores everything that I loved about The Muppets. The way that these characters can have you laughing in the aisles one moment and then have you shed a tear the next because you can relate to their struggles. The plot is simple and feels classic like any of the first Muppet movies. The movie follows two brothers Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter, who wants to reunite the Muppets after finding the Muppets Studio is in total disrepair. Walter discovers that an evil oil businessman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) wants the land that the original Muppet Studios sits upon. In order to save the Studio, Gary, Walter and Kermit reunite the Muppets to put on a telethon.

If this film is about anything, it is about our cynical world. We learn that what people want are things that are hard edged and not soft and family friendly. Kermit wonders what he did wrong and doesn't think that they can get the old gang back. We see old friendships that have fallen apart being rebuilt and set up some truly touching moments in the movie.

The film lets Kermit and friends take center stage. The human characters are portrayed in such a campy yet fun way, they let the Muppets shine! Plus, there is no use of the latest CG here, just Muppeteering Magic at it's finest. As an added bonus, there is also no use of 3D. It's nice to see magic in 2D. It's also refreshing to see that a movie can be so captivating simply based on the personalities of the characters.

And what would a Muppets movie be without music? The songs in this movie are amazing! Many of them written by the talented Bret McKenzie, the creative genius behind Flight of The Concords. The best song is clearly "Life's A Happy Song" which should get an Oscar nomination for Best Song. This song is an anthem for everything that is beautiful and charming about the Muppets. The lyrics are fun and bouncy, and full of heart! The oddest song is "Man or Muppet" which I don't want to spoil for you, but is done in a very fun and creative way. Fozzie's version of Rainbow Connection is unexpected but totally funny! Two songs during the telethon are even more unexpected but at the same time what you would expect from The Muppets! Taking well known songs and putting that Muppets twist on them by presenting them in a totally different way that you would never expect! The barbershop rendition of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the amazing, yes I said amazing, rendition of "Forget You" will have you laughing! Plus, you get classic renditions of Rainbow Connection and Mah na Mah na! These classic songs will make you want to sing out loud! Just a great soundtrack that I have been listening to everyday since I got it!

I have been waiting for years for The Muppets to come back and break through the clutter of endless reboots and the reality television to show that their humor, social parody, music and to keep giving the world the third greatest gift, laughter are still very much relevant today! Jason Segel and his team have given us a film that lives up to the legacy that Jim Henson created! This ranks as one of my favorite Muppets films of all-time!

In the end, the world that Jim Henson created, comes to life once more! Welcome back Muppets! It's been far too long!

The Final Muppets Parody Trailer

The Final Muppet Parody Trailer is HERE! We are so close to the release of this film! I cannot wait to see this film!

Disney's The Muppets hits theaters this Thanksgiving.

Visit the Muppets Fan-A-Thon on Facebook: http://di.sn/Hg

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Visit the Official Site: http://disney.com/muppets

To view all the parody trailers, check out the Muppets Studio YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/muppetsstudio

'The Muppets' tracklist revealed! SPOILERS AHEAD!

Here is the tracklisting for The Muppets Soundtrack which features every song from the film and 15 tracks of dialogue as well. There are four songs on the soundtrack written by music supervisor Brett McKenzie ("Life's a Happy Song," "Let's Talk About Me," "Me Party," and "Man or Muppet"), Kermit's new song "Pictures in My Head," written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, and Chen Neeman. There are three classic Muppet songs on the soundtrack ("The Muppet Show Theme," "Rainbow Connection," which appears twice, and "Mahna Mahna") plus Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" covered by The Muppet Barbershop Quartet and Cee Lo Green's "Forget You" by Camillia and the Chickens. Other songs include Paul Simon's "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard," Starship's "We Built This City," and a new Andrew Bird song, "The Whistling Caruso."

The following is the full track listing, including dialogue tracks. Beware of spoilers abounding in the dialogue track names! Dialogue tracks are denoted with an asterisk (*).

The Muppets (Original Soundtrack) available November 21, 2011

1. The Muppet Show Theme - The Muppets
2. Muppet Studios, I Can't Believe It!* - Walter
3. Life's a Happy Song - Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter
4. I Haven't Seen the Old Gang* - Kermit and Jason Segel
5. Pictures In My Head - Kermit and The Muppets
6. We Drive* - Kermit and Walter
7. Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
8. That Spells Reno* - 80's Robot and Amy Adams
9. Rainbow Connection - The Moopets
10. Welcome Back* - Kermit, Fozzie, Walter and Dr. Teeth
11. We Built This City - Starship
12. Party of One* - Sarah Silverman and Amy Adams
13. Me Party - Amy Adams and Miss Piggy
14. We Humbly Ask* - Kermit and Chris Cooper
15. Let's Talk about Me - Chris Cooper
16. The Answer is No* - Chris Cooper and Kermit
17. Are You a Man or a Muppet?* - Amy Adams
18. Man or Muppet - Jason Segel and Walter
19. Down at the Old Barbershop* - Kermit
20. Smells Like Teen Spirit - The Muppet Barbershop Quartet
21. Princesses of Poultry* - Kermit
22. Forget You - Camilla and the Chickens
23. It's Time For Our Song* - Kermit and Miss Piggy
24. Rainbow Connection - The Muppets
25. Get Out There and Help Those Guys* - Jason Segel
26. The Whistling Caruso - Andrew Bird
27. How Charming, a Finale* - Uncle Deadly
28. Life's a Happy Song Finale - Entire Cast
29. Mary, Marry Me - Jason Segel and Amy Adams
30. Mahna Mahna - Mahna Mahna and The Two Snowths

The Muppet-Fan-A-Thon and The Quest for a Bazillion "likes"!

Did you know that The Muppets have a brand new movie coming out next month?

Did you know that to promote their movie, some of The Muppets are trying to get a bazillion "likes" on Facebook? If you go to their page and if they get a bazillion "likes" then we will get to see the movie early at special advanced screenings!

Check out Miss Piggy's, Kermit's and Fozzie's videos to get us to "like" their page!

Here is Miss Piggy's plea:

Here is Kermit's attempt:

And last but not least is Fozzie's attempt:

Now go and "like" the page so we can see The Muppets early! Head to The Muppets Fan-A-Thon and their quest for a bazillion "likes"!