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The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson (in his feature directorial debut) and the second theatrical film featuring the Muppets.The film stars Muppet performers Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Steve Whitmire, as well as Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg, with special cameo appearances by John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter ...
She also worked on The Muppet Show (1976–1981), Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977), and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987), and Put Down the Duckie (1988). Her film credits included The Muppet Movie (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and Follow That Bird (1985).
The Muppet Movie: No Yes No Yes Kermit the Frog Rowlf the Dog Dr. Teeth Waldorf Swedish Chef Additional Muppets 1981 The Great Muppet Caper: Yes No No Yes Kermit the Frog Rowlf the Dog Dr. Teeth Waldorf Swedish Chef The Newsman Additional Muppets 1982 The Dark Crystal: Yes Yes Story Yes Jen skekZok/The Ritual Master skekSo/The Emperor ...
The project ultimately was cancelled, and eventually the TV series Muppets Tonight and the video game Muppet Monster Adventure were released instead. In March 2009, it was announced during a special event at Disney's Hollywood Studios , that The Walt Disney Company , who acquired The Muppets in 2004, was developing a Halloween special based on ...
The Muppet Movie was followed by seven more feature films starring the Muppets, the first of which, The Great Muppet Caper, was released in 1981. In 2009, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
The Muppet company perform "Hey, a Movie!" from The Great Muppet Caper. Fozzie Bear introduces a spoof of The Three Musketeers. Statler and Waldorf attempt to leave, but are stopped by elastic ropes tied around their ankles. Gonzo the Great, Scooter and Link Hogthrob play Athos, Porthos and Gummo, out to defeat The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer, producer, writer, director, and actor, best known for his involvement with the Muppets.Barretta performs the Muppet characters Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear and Johnny Fiama, as well as inheriting the roles of Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, and Dr. Teeth from Jim Henson.
Mullen began performing on The Muppet Show in its third season, primarily as Gaffer the Backstage Cat. She also voice directed Dog City for Nelvana, worked as a designer for The Muppet Movie, right-handed for Frank Oz on Yoda on The Empire Strikes Back, [2] and was one of the creators of Between the Lions.