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- "Me Party" is essentially a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment Gratuitous Disco Sequence seemingly put in just so Amy Adams can show off her singing-and-dancing skills. And darned if it isn't awesome.
- After Uncle Deadly's Heel–Face Turn, he throws Tex off of the top of the building and mocks his lack of an Evil Laugh by showing off his own epic laughter!Uncle Deadly: (laughs maniacally afterward) Now THAT'S a maniacal laugh for you!
- Then he declares that just because he looks scary and has a British accent, it doesn't mean he's not a Muppet.
- Better yet, it's the first time Deadly's done anything noteworthy in three decades. Now he gets to show off to a new generation of Muppet fans!
- Pixar people briefly stepped in to help with the script. It shows.
- The true and triumphant return of Rainbow Connection, further cementing its place as one of the greatest songs in all of fiction. Also counts as a Heartwarming Moment.
- Animal returns to the drums during this song. By the end, he's hitting them so hard that sparks are flying!
- Special mention needs to go to the single continuous shot that the song ends on. We go from watching the sub-plot of Animal's drumming addiction come to a Heartwarming end. Then we seamlessly segue off through a very close fly-over of Kermit & Piggy (pause at the right instant and you could almost call it a close-up shot of them!), highlighting their role as the heart of the Muppets and nodding to the fact that it is Kermit's song being sung. Finally, we zoom out to end on a wide shot of the entire chorus, up on stage together as one complete family (in fact, it was Animal's stepping up to the drums at the beginning of the shot that truly completed the group!) This shot practically tells the movie's story of the Muppets getting back together all by itself. It's an insanely brilliant piece of filmmaking and awesome as all hell!
- Sure, we all expected the giant mob of fans lining the street outside the theater at the end. But the entire street was packed like it was New Year's Eve at Times Square.
- The initial trailers, expertly suckering you into thinking it's some lame cookie cutter romantic comedy before Kermit abruptly shows up.
- Walter's whistle solo, all done without missing a beat.
- The song "Man or Muppet" did something not even The Rainbow Connection ever has - win the "Best Original Song" category in the Academy Awards, effectively giving the franchise its first Oscar.
- Camilla and her all-chicken backup singers doing a clucked out rendition of C-Lo Green's song.
- You know that part in the montage where Scooter is "off to the TED conference"? That actually happened.
He speaks on the stage for 5 minutes about the validity of real-life puppets vs. CG, virtual animation in feature films with quite the enthusiasm! And the presentation isn't only for entertainment — he's bringing up valid points! - The airing of the Show Within a Show production of the Muppet Telethon comes complete with a new and complete filming of the show's opening, with a new Couch Gag every step of the way, the first such in nearly forty years. Most of the human cast were children the last time Gonzo's horn made a new ridiculous sound, and several of the younger cameo members weren't even born yet. And that is still Dave Goelz making Gonzo play the horn!
- After Tex Richman cuts off the Muppet Theater's power during the telethon, Gary and Mary re-appear in LA and undo the damage.Gary: I love it when you talk shop.
- Gonzo's joining of the group. The guy rips off his business suit to reveal his Daredevil outfit ("I've been wearing this under my clothes for thirty years!") and leaps proudly off the roof of his factory into a box full of packing peanuts. He then detonates his entire business. Using a button labeled "AUTOMATIC DESTROY PLUMBING BUSINESS BUTTON." Even though Gonzo was one of the more successful Muppets after the break-up, you realize that life was never insane enough to handle him.
- Kermit seems to have lost everything, and he's obviously on the verge of despair, but he turns to his team of maniacs and gives a brief but powerful Rousing Speech. "It doesn't matter if nobody believes in us, because I believe. I believe in you." It's a tearjerker, but it's also proof that Heart really is an awesome power.
