The Muppet Movie Comes to Blu-ray and Netflix

Early yesterday morning the Muppet fan world received some very exciting news: The Muppet Movie is finally coming to Disney Blu-ray in 2013! The trailer for the Blu-ray release of the 1979 classic was included on the Blu-ray for Disney’s not-so-classic The Odd Life of Timothy Green and thanks to YouTube user Lnds500, we can…

Muppet Maestros: Paul Williams

Hilarie Mukavitz – For Muppet fans, December is the time of year when our lives seem to have a Paul Williams soundtrack. He is one writer and performer that I have long suspected has Muppet DNA, he understands them so well: the humor, the idealism, the longing to fit in. His body of work his…

Weekly Human Wednesdays: Doc Hopper

Today’s article is written by frequent contributor Kyle Mahoney. DOC HOPPER Performed by…Charles Durning Only appearance…The Muppet Movie (1979) Best known role…Owner of Doc Hopper’s French Fried Frog’s Legs; businessman; ruthless hunter of Kermit the Frog and company Friends…He thought Max was his friend, but he was wrong. Memorable Quotes…“No frog’s gonna make a monkey…

I’m a Muppet of a Man, I’m a Very Manly Muppet

Today’s post is republished with permission from the blog Camels With Hammers. Daniel Fincke – Life’s like a movie, make your ending, keep believing, keep pretending…  Humans are inexorably drawn to stories. I even like to think of every sentence as a story. It stars a subject which verbs something. And in my childhood there…

News Update: February 9, 2012

NEWS UPDATE: February 9, 2012 Coming soon to a video game console near you: Muppet costumes for the popular game Disney Universe available on the X-Box 360 and PS3! The game, which acts as Disney’s answer to the popular Little Big Planet games (which coincidentally also have Muppet costumes), features downloadable content which allows you…

News Update: December 16, 2011

NEWS UPDATE: December 16, 2011 For the past few months, the Muppets have been the major darlings of Entertainment Weekly magazine. The Muppet Show cast reunited, the first image from The Muppets (and Walter) were revealed, and Kermit graced the cover of the magazine all in this past year alone. Well, the love for the…

News Update: March 3, 2011

NEWS UPDATE: March 3, 2011 This past Tuesday, March 1, Emily Blunt appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC to discuss her upcoming projects, including her role in The Muppets. Unfortunately, she stated that she signed numerous contracts preventing her from revealing which Muppets she worked with or what exactly she did… but she did…

Muppet Fan Video Mashup from Jeff Yorkes

Greetings, Muppet fans! Today we have a really, really cool fan project for you. As most of you know, the main reason I started The Muppet Mindset was to showcase the work of great Muppet fans. And today’s post is a prime example of great Muppet fan work. The other day I got an email…

News Update: July 2, 2010

NEWS UPDATE: July 2, 2010 Warner Bros. Games, in association with Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop, announced a few weeks ago that they would be releasing video games starring the Sesame Street characters. The first game, “Cookie’s Counting Carnival” stars Cookie Monster and the second, “Elmo’s A-to-Zoo Adventure” stars Elmo. Each game is available on…