- And the first guest will be Jason Segel, who Walter will mistake for Gary. Other early guests would include: Jack Black (who would spend most of the episode planning revenge on Miss Piggy for kidnapping him), Neil Patrick Harris (and it would be pure concentrated awesome), Whoopi Goldberg (because she is probably the biggest celebrity collaborator alive when it comes to Muppets), and (sadly) Justin Bieber (throws up).
- An alternative about having Jason Segel as a guest would be playing with the idea of Jason and Walter being really similar. Including confusing the two the whole time, having Walter (or Jason) doing Jason's (or Walter's) act and maybe some body swapping at Muppet Lab.
- And of course, the first sketch of the revival would be a remake of "Mahna Mahna".
- An alternative about having Jason Segel as a guest would be playing with the idea of Jason and Walter being really similar. Including confusing the two the whole time, having Walter (or Jason) doing Jason's (or Walter's) act and maybe some body swapping at Muppet Lab.
- Other guest would be Lady Gaga and the other ton of cameos from the Movie which didn't make the cut.
- Musical guests would include Zooey Deschanel and Randy Newman.
- More ideas:
- William Shatner. One of the most likely guests, seeing him with the Muppets would be pure awesome. He could hijack the Swinetrek in his Captain Kirk persona just like the Star Wars stars did and even perform a Bohemian Rhapsody mashup since both he and the Muppets covered the song.
- While we're "on trek", George Takei will appear too!
- Yoda, for a second Star Wars episode (of course Yoda would appear). If Frank Oz returns to perform/voice Yoda, he could also perform his Muppet characters again (if Yoda's CGI) or prerecord his characters' voices for Eric Jacobson to perform them to (if Yoda's a puppet, which is more fitting given the nature of the show and Frank's history with it). Oh, and of course Dearth Nadir would return.
- Frank Oz himself, as a sort of in-joke (remember how Jim Henson appeared in A Muppet Family Christmas?). In-universe, he'd either be the performer of various Captain Ersatz puppet versions of his characters, or would only be known for performing Yoda.
- Both his and Yoda's appearances are unlikely. He hated the script for The Muppets and refused to be involved with it, so a show spinning off of the movie would be no different. He retired his characters anyway and now only performs them on rare occasions.
- Tom Kane could voice Yoda, with Eric Jacobson doing the puppetry if he's a puppet.
- Bruce Campbell. See below.
- Since she's a Virtual Celebrity, Hatsune Miku (in CGI), depending on how much Crypton wants to push marketing for her American release (which means she'd speak English, with some Gratuitous Japanese). The subtitler from Pöpcørn could return (possibly even as a full character) for her Japanese songs. A Gorillaz episode could operate on a similar principle.
- Bret McKenzie, as an excuse to perform songs from the movie again.
- It's quite likely that Jason Segel and the rest of the movie's creative team would run the show like with the movie. They'd probably avoid having tween stars such as Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber (as mentioned above) as guests in order to preserve the show's reputation. However, given some Executive Meddling from Disney and Seasonal Rot, we'd see quite a few Disney stars (and yes, Justin Bieber). It'd be Studio DC all over again, unless the creative team decides to make it work.
- Various not-widely-hated artists and musical groups, such as the Foo Fighters, Michael Bublé, Owl City, Maroon Five, Katy Perry, Feist (who appeared in the movie), and others. I can see Cee Lo Green and will i. am. performing too.
- Similar to the William Shatner suggestion above, Cee-Lo would probably perform "Forget You" with the chickens and do it while dressed the way he was when performing the song with the Henson puppets (a Call-Back to Elton John's performance on The Muppet Show itself).
- Amy Adams, similar to the Jason Segel idea above. She'd perform songs both from the Muppets movie and Enchanted, dressed as Princess Giselle for the latter (and since Disney owns the Muppets, the homage could probably go quite deep).
- Samuel L. Jackson. Just like William Shatner, this would be pure unadulterated awesome. Maybe both Mace Windu and Yoda could be in the new Star Wars episode, or Dearth Nadir could appear with Sam playing Mace. He could also do a PG-rated parody of the various memes from Snakes on a Plane (most likely quoting the "melon farming snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane" TV edit line verbatim).
- Elmo. Admit it, you knew they'd push for it eventually since he was originally supposed to be in the movie. Though Executive Meddling could get in the way, probably to remind the general public that The Muppets/The New Muppet Show/whatever is supposed to be a family show, not a kiddie show.
- Elmo is owned by the Sesame Workshop in New York. He was prohibited from appearing in The Muppets because of that fact, so an appearance is unlikely.
- John Ratzenberger and the stars of Pixar's movies. It'd be logical considering that both are owned by Disney and both teams are proud of their art (at least currently, especially in the Muppets' case). Pixar and Muppets Studio seem to be on really good terms (the Toy Story Toon airing before The Muppets, Pixar doctoring a script for the movie, Statler and Waldorf appearing in Presto (2008), etc.). Someone even wrote a clever fanfic about the idea.
- The Simpsons (in puppet form from "The Fight Before Christmas", as a recursive parody).
- Now that Disney owns them, this could be even easier to pull off.
- A new Muppet to spoof James Lipton from Inside The Actors Studio will appear in a new talk show segment, where he interviews guest stars. One of the guest stars will be........ James Lipton.
- More guests: Martin Short, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Anne Hathaway, Melissa McCarthy, Tina Fey, Natalie Portman, the cast of Glee, the cast of The Big Bang Theory, Steve Carell, Johnny Depp, the crew of a Cirque Du Soleil show, and Tom Selleck.
- Hey, didn't Jim Parsons appear in the movie...? He could make a guest appearance by himself too.
- And Walter could make an offhand remark about how handsome Jim/Sheldon is.
- Steve Martin will return!
- The Mane Cast of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, animated in 2D.
- This would probably depend on Muppet Studios' relationship with Hasbro and The Hub, and how well they could handle the episode without making it look like an ad for The Hub or a blatant attempt to pander to bronies and Internet hipsters. If not, they could throw a few brony jokes in the below "Fozzie tries to be hip" episode, where Fozzie ostentatiously proclaims his newfound MLP fandom and it comes off completely wrong (he ends up liking the show because of all the sparkles and rainbows instead of the plot and humor, or watches G3.5 by accident or something).
- Sora, Donald Duck and Goofy (CGI). If we have a Muppets world in an upcoming Kingdom Hearts game then Disney would probably do this to plug the game. They'd probably be video game characters from the video game world in-universe.
- The theme song will either be a re-cover of the one from The Muppet Show, Life's A Happy Song, or a completely new one. This time, the Muppet who plays the trumpet for the Couch Gag won't be Gonzo, but Walter. In the pilot episode, he will almost play the note on the trumpet before his cell phone goes off- his mom calls him while seeing him on TV!
- Actually, the theme song will most likely just be a re-filmed version of the regular Muppet Show theme, as covered in The Muppets. Because Gonzo was the one who played the trumpet in the movie, he'll probably do it again I can see Walter's whistling interfering with Gonzo's trumpet gag in one episode, though.
- It could also be fun to think of the premises for some of the episodes:
- The Muppets use one of Bunsen's and Beaker's devices to turn into CGI characters and do their first-ever computer-animated show in the computer world, in order to stand a chance against all those kids' movies out therenote . This could be the Hatsune Miku episode, and since this is Disney we're talking about, we'll probably get Shout Outs to TRON and its sequel. Waldo C. Graphic would probably appear in this.
- Fozzie tries to become more "hip", and starts calling the other Muppets "bro" and basing his new act on rapid-fire internet meme references and Muppet-themed Rage Comics. Near the end, Pepe calls Fozzie out on having become more annoying than himself, and Fozzie goes back to being his old self.
- The Swedish Chef brings his wife to the show. She can't speak or understand a word of English, so the Subtitler has to subtitle the entire show in mock Swedish so she can understand. The Chef and his wife also do a sketch together, where they mess up their recipe twice as much.
- After a prolonged hospital stay, Tex Richman asks the Muppets if he can be their guest star, and Kermit feels that it's the best thing to do to repay him for his bowling-ball-induced kindness. He spends the episode pretending to still be a good guy (and fooling the Muppets) while trying to destroy the Muppet Theater again, but constantly getting (unintentionally) foiled. At the end of the episode, he reveals his true colors during the big closing number, but the police comes and takes him away for property damage done during the events of the movie, and it's revealed that Beaker was in on the whole thing and called the cops. Oh, and he also gets a well-placed karate chop in the face from Miss Piggy. Just ignore whether the movie is supposed to be "fiction" or not.
- Special guest star Bruce Campbell. The Muppet Zombie Apocalypse Episode. Make it happen, Disney!
- The Doctor, in a Doctor Who themed special. The Muppets accidentally send out invitations (or just plain kidnap) all his incarnations whose actors are still alive, along with some prominent supporting characters like Amy and Rory. Davros and the Master join Stalter and Waldorf in their heckling.
- Iggy Azalea. A plot point could be Iggy performing one of her trademark freestyles, Resulting in a) everyone being too polite to tell her they can't understand a word she just said, and b) Beaker and the Swedish Chef falling in love with her.
- William Shatner. One of the most likely guests, seeing him with the Muppets would be pure awesome. He could hijack the Swinetrek in his Captain Kirk persona just like the Star Wars stars did and even perform a Bohemian Rhapsody mashup since both he and the Muppets covered the song.
- FUND IT!!!!!
- Maybe they think it's so bad, they don't want to stop heckling it?
- Jossed. They don't attempt to save it, but appear pleased to be heckling the Muppets in the ol' theater again.
- In the Junior Novel Version, when it's needed just one dollar to save the theater, Statler and Waldorf gave that one dollar after deciding Walter's act was worth it.
- Statler and Waldorf don't get a Heel–Face Turn in the movie, but Uncle Deadly does.
- Jossed. They don't attempt to save it, but appear pleased to be heckling the Muppets in the ol' theater again.
- Jossed. It was "Rainbow Connection." Although the crying part is confirmed.
- However, "Just One Person" did get a shout-out in the dialogue.
- Jossed.
- Considering Walter is basically the alter ego of Jason Segel, if he's the producer of this thing, is basically confirmed.
- His act would be "Whistlin' Walter", and he'd perform skits like Jerry Lewis all in pantomime, save for whistling, and some vocal noises. FUND IT!!!
- The junior novel mentioned that they disbanded after a fight between Kermit and Miss Piggy where they married 'for the show'. They had a staged wedding in which Miss Piggy had a real priest appear instead of Gonzo without Kermit knowing about it beforehand, so they broke up after that, which made Kermit depressed and distant.
- ...which is why the two of them each have half of a picture from the wedding scene of ''Muppets Take Manhattan!'' Piggy said it counted, Kermit said it didn't, and in the ensuing fight it got torn apart...
- The junior novel mentioned that they disbanded after a fight between Kermit and Miss Piggy where they married 'for the show'. They had a staged wedding in which Miss Piggy had a real priest appear instead of Gonzo without Kermit knowing about it beforehand, so they broke up after that, which made Kermit depressed and distant.
- The movie was originally three hours long. It was cut somehow to one hour and 45 minutes. Almost half the time!
- Then again, there have been cameo appearances by Sesame Street characters in previous Muppet movies (it's assumed that this movie falls within the same continuity as the others) so who knows?
- Half-Jossed: They wrote an Elmo cameo in which they try to invite him to the telethon, but a bunch of lawyers tell them no. And that actually happened: a bunch of lawyers tell them no, for the movie.
- This is supported by the fact that the Sesame Street gang and the brand is owned by another company, so of course the movie would act like it never existed.
- Let's not forget anything non-Muppet or Sesame Street, made the Henson company/Creature Shop, that's still owned by his family.
- You can see two sets of (human) hands during the height-measuring sequence. Doesn't rule anything out, though; those may not be their biological parents (at least not both of them).
- Alternately, both parents could be Muppets. The human hands belong to the next-door neighbors, who assisted in the measuring process because Gary was born human and soon grew so freakishly tall, Mom and Dad couldn't reach his head!
- Jossed, but the Bluray will include deleted scenes and the extended version of Tex Richman's song.
- Well, we do get to see a reflection of a human Walter played by Jim Parsons...
- It's possible this means its treated as a birth defect, which might explain why nobody calls attention to the obvious differences between Walter and Gary, out of a desire not to be insulting. There might also be mental effects, explaining simultaneously why they're all so nuts and why Walter had needed Gary to look after him until now.
- It might also explain Walter's... quirks, like his refusal to believe that Turkey is a real country.
- You don't believe that nonsense, do you?
- Hey now, don't go hating on Fabricated-Americans.
- In an interview, Kermit actually list insanity as one of the defining traits of a Muppet. So, if you are a Muppet, you are insane by default. Which means the Mental Effects of this WMG are practically confirmed.
- It might also explain Walter's... quirks, like his refusal to believe that Turkey is a real country.
- This makes sense - The Muppet Movie is also a movie in-universe, except it's made clearer by actually being shown as such. The "actor" Muppets (in the promotional material) are probably meant to exist in "our" world, and The Muppets is either a work of complete fiction or a dramatic retelling of how they got their theater back. FUND IT!!!!
- It isn't. It was Jossed by the sequel.
- He mentally snapped before the first season.
- It's Gonzo, and Gonzo does crazy things. This wouldn't be far from his character since the past decades, and Kermit probably knew him enough to know they wouldn't stand a chance at getting money from his company.
- Now that we all know who Walter is, the movie will focus almost completely on the Muppets as main characters, instead of being a Human-Focused Adaptation trying hard not to be one. Gary and Mary will definitely appear again; considering that they're going back to Smalltown while Walter stays with the Muppet gang, though, their role will probably be reduced. However...
- A (major or minor) plot point will be Walter arranging a surprise wedding for Gary and Mary on The Muppet Show.
- The sequel will probably open with a straight-up episode of The Muppet Show, the same way that the first movie had one during the final act. The opening number will be "Life's a Happy Song", this time performed as an actual opening number for the show by most of the main Muppets. It'll be a cover of the opening version from the first movie, with some of the lyrics changed - such as the "Life's a..." part, which would be modified to allude to the quirks of the various Muppets singing the verses.
- The main villain will be Tex Richman's businessman son (who inherited his father's inability to laugh), upset that his dad has gone insane (read:happy-go-lucky) thanks to the Muppets. He will continue what Tex started, trying to end the Muppets' careers and their brand name.
- Tex's son will probably send the Muppets to jail after finding out that they kidnapped Jack Black, which was pretty much a deleted scene from the first movie. In their absence, he has the Moopets replace them, and they put on a twisted, insane and depressing version of the Muppet Show. Dave Grohl (the Moopets' Animal replacement) might perform a Heel–Face Turn and help bust the Muppets out of jail (or alternately Tex himself may do it), at which point Tex's son will cross the Moral Event Horizon and try to outright kill our felt friends!
- During the movie's ending, the aforementioned wedding will finally happen (with Walter and/or Kermit as best man), complete with a big musical number by the Electric Mayhem. Then, when Mary is asked if she will take Gary as her husband (and all that jazz), she'll reply with "Hugga Wugga!"
- And it'll kick off a montage of celebrities singing "Hugga Wugga" over the end credits with the Hugga Wugga beast (probably performed by Eric Jacobson) and the other aliens from its sketch, similar to the first movie's ending.
- We'll get more original songs, and some old favorites (like "Movin' Right Along" and "Bein' Green") will return. Probably even an Award-Bait Song over the end credits, either a remix of a new song, a song from the first movie (probably "Man or Muppet"), or a classic Muppet song (Weezer and Hayley Williams' cover of "The Rainbow Connection" would have been perfect for this).
- Along with Hugga Wugga, even more old Muppets (recurring and One-Scene Wonder) will return, such as Angus McGonagle (the Argyle Gargoyle), Annie Sue, the Flying Zucchini Brothers, Bean Bunny, Clifford, Andy and Randy Pig, and more.
- In order to appeal to hipsters, Disney executives will demand that Pepe be given a bigger role. Thanks to competent writers, this will turn out to be a good thing.
- If the same creative team is involved, it'll be an Even Better Sequel, correcting some of the (minor) complaints about the first movie.
- Confirmed. A Muppet sequel is announced, but Jason Segel won't be part of it.
- A further news story said Segel will probably appear in the movie (likely reprising his role as Gary), he won't be otherwise involved with the production.
- Confirmed. A Muppet sequel is announced, but Jason Segel won't be part of it.
- Robin the Frog will be a major character, and it will feature "Uncle Kermit" having to come to terms with his coming of age as one subplot.
- They also kidnapped John Cleese. Oddly enough, Kermit was both aware and supportive of said kidnapping. Maybe his values changed over time since then.
- (OP) in the deleted scene villain song. Not in the one in the movie.
- Alternatively, Bunsen and Beaker built it themselves. With Beaker getting hilariously maimed every day.
- In this universe, there was no The Jim Henson Hour, no Muppet*Vision 3D, no The Muppet Christmas Carol, no Muppets Tonight, no Muppet Treasure Island, no Muppets from Space, no The Muppets' Wizard of Oz — you get the idea, so none of the continuity ever happened.
- except for Muppet Babies, but that was based on a scene in MTM and it was animated.
- A good way to connect both Gonzo's Early-Installment Weirdness and his Give A Dog A Bone film spotlight.
They weren't looking for him yet, because his father didn't want him.
Gonzo's father was some kind of ruler from his world, and visited Earth on a routine mission. He had an affair with a Frackle, and at first didn't even know he'd caused her to lay an egg. When he found out he had a hybrid love child, he wanted nothing to do with him, only caring about his reputation as a ruler. Gonzo's half-siblings only found out as adults, and set out to find him on their own.
Note how the aliens in Muppets from Space refer to Gonzo as "brother," not "son." Gonzo's parents never wanted him. Only his brothers and sisters came looking for him.
- In this universe, it seems that the Muppets owned the theater. And with the various Muppet productions being productions that they made, Scooter's uncle must have been made up for the sake of The Muppet Show.
After Gonzo was outed as an alien, a lot of traumatic things happened to him at once. He was captured and almost de-brained by the government. Learning his true origins and meeting his family also happened a lot faster than he could probably take in at once (which is no doubt part of why he chose to stay on Earth). The adventure had a happy ending for Gonzo, but there were long-term repercussions.
Ed was gone, but there were plenty of other government agents that might come after Gonzo, and a lot of them would probably be a lot more competent than Ed. Kermit and Rizzo probably convinced Gonzo to keep a low profile about his origins. This is why, in interviews outside the movie, Gonzo said that it was "just a movie" and that he wasn't really an alien. After the Muppets left the Boarding House and went their separate ways, Gonzo began to try to fit in on Earth, and learn how to act normal. He was terrified to be himself again, after his ordeal with Ed. True, Gonzo defies death as a hobby: but getting an adrenaline rush from extreme stunts is one thing; getting imprisoned in a mad science lab is another. The trauma caused him to drift away from all of his friends except Camilla, and bury his true personality.
When Gonzo finally snapped and ripped off his business suit, he wasn't just returning to being a weirdo; he was coming back out of the closet as an alien. Note how he bellows, "Citizens of Earth, the Great Gonzo is back!" implying his off-world origins for all to hear. And the bomb wasn't just for comedic and dramatic effect: it was also a challenge to any government agents that might try to capture him again. The Great Gonzo is back, and he is armed.
After that, his sidekick was Rizzo. Gonzo was more communicative with his new friend (possibly helped by the fact that Rizzo speaks English), but could still be negligent ("Rizzo, stop playing with the cat!")
In Muppets from Space, Gonzo almost leaves Earth with his alien family, and reconsiders at the last minute because of his Muppet "family" on Earth. In context, this just seems like the same cliched message a lot of family movies would have. But when one considers all of Gonzo's relationships, it makes a lot of sense.
Gonzo has a loving chicken, a best friend, and a whole family of Muppet right under his blue curved nose, and he often fails to see it.
But he seems to have picked up on this. In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, his failed relationship with Camilla is finally addressed, and his own negligence is confirmed to be the cause. In the two most recent movies, he and Camilla are back together, but Gonzo is faithful this time; no gawking at other chickens, no flirting with Miss Piggy. He and Rizzo haven't been seen together in those movies, but hopefully their friendship received the same patching-up that his with Camilla did.
- In the 2015 show they're shown to hang out together more again, together with Pepe, being the writers for Up Late With Miss Piggy. As of episode 12 (which confirms that Camilla did leave, though she makes a surprise return), they're roomates again, all three of them sharing an apartment.
This is also why he treats ordinary, non-verbal chickens as equals. He's so far removed from all Earth life, that the difference between a non-sentient chicken and, say, Kermit the Frog, is of no consequence to him.
- Alternatively, chickens are the most advanced creature on Earth, and only Gonzo—an alien on that same level—is able to understand that fact.