Muppet Collection Chronicle: Joe Pawich

Joe Pawich – Like many, the Muppets had a big impact on my formative years, and they still hold a place in my heart to this day. When Jason Segel’s movie “The Muppets” brought them back to prominence in 2011, I was thrilled. A part of me wondered if I could ever own a screen-used piece…

Weekly Human Wednesdays: Gary

Today’s post is written by Kyle Mahoney. GARY Performed by…Jason Segel   Appeared in…The Muppets (2011) Family…Walter (brother) Significant other…Mary  Memorable quotes…“Walter? Okay… this is awesome. We’re at Kermit’s house.” “Walter and I are great sewers!” WHO IS GARY?Gary is an all-American boy from Smalltown, USA. He was on the baseball team, was in scouts, and…

More News About The Next Muppet Movie

Ryan Dosier – Hey, remember The Muppets? That was a great movie, wasn’t it? Gee, that must have been so long ago that we were showing off tons of news about that… It wasn’t? It was less than a year ago? Huh. Then how come there is a steady stream of news about the next…

We Know Nothing: DON’T PANIC!

The Newest Muppet Movie Yet Today I saw The Muppets for the sixth time in the cinema (disguised as an ice cream salesman) because in the UK it is still running in theatres while in the US of A you are all expectantly awaiting the release of the bonus-packed, headless-Gonzo BluRay disk and the more…

Jason Segel’s Noble Muppet Departure

In our News Update last week we shared the Vulture.com report that a new Muppet movie was in the works at Disney. The report stated that James Bobin and Nicholas Stoller, the director and co-writer of The Muppets, respectively, were tapped to write the next feature starring Kermit the Frog and company. The report also…

News Update: March 2, 2012

NEWS UPDATE: March 2, 2012 In news about something you should do right this second if you have Netflix: Go watch Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. The touching, heartwarming, beautiful documentary about Kevin Clash and his journey into the world of Jim Henson is now online for instant streaming on Netflix and you can watch…

"Man or Muppet" Nominated for an Academy Award!

Early this morning, deep in the hills of Hollywood, nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced. Muppet fans everywhere awaited the news of any nominations at all for The Muppets. Well, we didn’t have to wait long to find out that The Muppets was nominated for Best Original Song with the touching, powerful,…

Tribute to the Tributes

Muppet Covers (not those new Snuggies you can get)  Spotted: Jason Segel and Chelsea Gill (future Chel Segel?) meeting at the Ritz Carlton for cheese crackers (Ritz, naturally) and tea before heading out to the Chicago Film Critics awards where, we understand, awards are given to some of Chicago’s finest critics (Statler and Waldorf…

News Update: December 22, 2011

NEWS UPDATE: December 22, 2011 USA Today’s Pop Candy Blog has named The Muppets the #1 People of 2011!! In their annual “100 People of [Insert Year Here]” countdown, The Muppets beat out the likes of superstars Oprah, Melissa McCarthy, Tina Fey, Adelle, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone to take the #1 spot. As the…