the musical numbers in this one??? - everyone’s disrespect for the Muppets throughout.

She poses as Lady Holiday, and Kermit asks her out for dinner; to keep up the pose, she allows Kermit to assume she lives at a "highbrow" address.

Ah Dorcas! It’s one of my favorites. Robert Morley as British Gentleman, The Great Muppet CaperYou may not recognize Robert Morley by name, but you definitely know the great, rotund British character actor. (Also, shout-out to Muppet workshop designer Amy Van Gilder as Jim’s dining companion!

Arkin had already shared the small screen with the Muppets clear back in ’79, when he was guest star on a fourth-season episode of The Muppet Show.

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It stirs up some long unanswered questions within all of us.

The mystery is not as important as the hijinks of the characters, so the caper conceit feels empty.

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A few stray observations I noticed while watching The Great Muppet Caper.

Bears wear hats. Jon Hamm! I imagine you see those whether you plan to or…, Unofficial list of Letterboxd Collections collated from various sources.

She lost her progress on the album when her house burned down two years ago.

But in this case, Waltz is so uncomfortable — his character is abruptly thrown into the mix of an already chaotic Muppets’ performance in Berlin — that he just lamely shuffles around. Steve Martin as the Dumb Waiter, The Muppet MovieWatching Martin sneer and sigh throughout Kermit and Piggy’s candlelit date is pretty fantastic. It’s something of a sentimental moment for fans who know of Christine’s battle with cystic fibrosis. In honor of this classic Muppet film, ToughPigs is dedicating a week’s worth of articles to the European heist musical comedy to end all European heist musical comedies! Better known for his roles in 12 Angry Men, Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, and All the President’s Men (or, my favorite, While You Were Sleeping), Jack Warden marks his cameo with a bang (of his fist! John Cleese (The Great Muppet Caper) Since the Muppets’ second film parachuted them (rather literally) into London, it would stand to reason that at least one Monty Python member would show up. check it out. has a pretty stellar cast of humans. But trust us, once you see him, you won’t forget him. Elliott Gould (The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan).

voice and droning questions, making for one of the best scenes in the film. Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. They are a reminder of earlier walk-on roles from the Henson and Oz era of Muppet movies — everyone from Bob Hope in The Muppet Movie to Kelly Osbourne in The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz. Towering above them is the group’s “Animool,” played by another notoriously energetic drummer: the one and only Dave Grohl. Folks, this one rips. After stumbling upon Kermit on a park bench, Falk insists that he knows what’s ailing Kermit. An onscreen cameo by Jim was taped for The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, where Jim introduces Nigel before they segue into the first conference room scene. She knocks Nicky out and dispatches Carla, Marla and Darla with a flurry of furious karate chops. And now, drum roll, for our number one slot we have…. John Cleese’s daft portrayal of the bored-stiff Neville adds such a great juxtaposition to Piggy’s thrilling break in of the house at No. It’s not a Muppet movie without Miss Piggy karate chopping someone, sending a flying kick to a face, or, in this case, throwing someone out of their own vehicle in order to steal it.