I watched the original Muppet Movie recently for the first time in a long time and I had these couple of thoughts. Now, to clarify, I think the movie is perfect as it is, these are just some random "what if" scenarios that came to me while I was watching it.>While Kermit and Fozzie work perfectly as the initial duo, from a meta standpoint, considering how the Muppets got started in the real world, I wonder what the vibe would've been like if Kermit's first partner and other half of the duo at the start of the adventure had been Rowlf?>Instead of Animal growing to giant size being what finally scares off Doc Hopper, should this have been the moment where they finally pay off Sweetums' gag of chasing after the gang and him being responsible for it (either with or without the growing to giant size)?>This one is more of an observation than a "what If," but it's weird how Fozzie, Gonzo, and Camilla being absent for such a huge chunk of the movie (Kermit and Piggy's date and subsequent capture by Doc Hopper) without any explanation just... works. It might've been funny to have a brief cutaway to them awkwardly eating some burgers in the car, or sitting in a hotel room watching TV, or something.
>>153319200for FREE?
>This one is more of an observation than a "what If," but it's weird how Fozzie, Gonzo, and Camilla being absent for such a huge chunk of the movie (Kermit and Piggy's date and subsequent capture by Doc Hopper) without any explanation just... works. It might've been funny to have a brief cutaway to them awkwardly eating some burgers in the car, or sitting in a hotel room watching TV, or something.Agreed. Almost anything would have worked in that instance, from the boring and mundane to the outlandish or Olympian. Also gtfo my way Gonzo's gonna sing about the deepest part of my soul now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryEjm3k6uY0 [Embed]
>>153320675I loved that a few Muppets in the 70 Years celebration social media thing got, at most, a brief reel of Kermit or Miss Piggy talking about them for like thirty seconds, but when it came to Gonzo, he got a full on feature film quality musical number recreation, and he's the only character to have that much effort put into his spotlight week.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAUaoqWvVkQ
>>153317544What a charming movie poster!
>>153317544>all those heads in the clouds have passed away :(
>>153324250F Bart
>>153324250This image is so fucking funny
>>153317544>I wonder what the vibe would've been like if Kermit's first partner and other half of the duo at the start of the adventure had been Rowlf?The trouble is that's two characters voiced by Jim and using Fozzie allows them to show his friendship with Frank Oz.
>>153324250I'm pretty sure Steve Martin is still alive, anon.
>>153324250STEVE MARTIN DIED?!?
goated soundtrack
>>153317544One of the all time great ending sequences
>>153321553i think part of that is his actor's about to step down
>>153328752Yeah, I killed him for being a jerk
>>153328025Mel Brooks (at 99!) and Elliot Gould are still with us too happily.
>>153331042Why "one of"? It's okay, anon. You can admit cinema peaked with the Muppets' first movie.
>>153332650Holy shit, I knew he looked familiar, but I never realized that was Elliot Gould.
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>>153332217I wonder what's more likely; Dave retiring altogether, or someone taking over the puppeteering while he still does the voices.
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>>15333265099 and still directing... hate the new name for it though.
>>153333867>>153337669No one tell Miss Piggy!!
