Inside jokes (Muppet movies)

Muppet movies mentioning names of performers, employees, different productions, and other pieces of inside information.
==The Muppet Movie==
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 	The opening scenes feature Bernie the Agent, a reference to Jim Henson and the Muppets' real-life agent Bernie Brillstein.
 	The scene in The El Sleezo Cafe where Kermit meets Madeline Kahn at the bar, features a couple in the background involved in an apache dance. The pair are wearing similar attire to that of Rita Moreno and a Humanoid Muppet from The Muppet Show episode 105 and follow a similar choreography from the apache-style "I Get Ideas" number.
 	When driving to Hollywood, Kermit and Fozzie encounter Big Bird, who is walking to New York City with dreams of breaking into public television. Later in the film, a picture of Big Bird can be seen in the Electric Mayhem Bus, along with a photo of the Sesame Street Muppets from 1972.
 	Kermit and the gang audition for Lew Lord, a homage to Lord Lew Grade, the producer and mogul who enabled Jim Henson to produce The Muppet Show.
==The Muppets Take Manhattan==
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 	Composer Jeff Moss' name appears in the Broadway Producers directory in Fozzie Bear's copy of Variety. Most of the other names are also crew members, including production designer Steve Hendrickson, Muppet prop coordinator Faye Kreinberg, still photographer Kerry Hayes, production manager Ezra Swerdlow, film editor Evan Lottman, sound mixer Les Lazarowitz, and others, even including uncredited crew.
 	As the Muppet gang is walking down the street, shortly before discovering Pete's Luncheonette, a street vendor can be seen in the background, selling hand puppets to passersby.
 	Two of the dogs in Rowlf's pet shelter are named Jim and Frank (although they were played by Dave Goelz and Karen Prell).
 	Baby Rowlf plays doctor with a plush doll of Big Bird during the song "I'm Gonna Always Love You." For the scene, a rubber duckie can be seen sitting on a shelf behind him.
==Muppet*Vision 3D==
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 	A poster for Beach Blanket Beaker in the queuing area features Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in the role of "Sonny Daze"
==The Muppet Christmas Carol==
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 	Amidst the shops in Victorian London, one sign reads "Duncan & Kenworthy, Booksellers."
 	There is a store called "Micklewhite's [Something] Candie Shoppe" - Michael Caine's real name is Maurice Micklewhite.
 	Another sign, on a haberdashery near the end of the film, says "Statler & Waldorf."
 	Louise the chicken was named in an ad lib by Dave Goelz after fellow Muppeteer Louise Gold, who had been assisting him with Gonzo.Personal communication, from Dave Goelz, to Emma Shane, April 2003.
 	Although part of the gag reel, there is a scene where Gonzo and Rizzo are sitting on the shelf with the busts. Rizzo takes one look at the bust of Shakespeare and exclaims, "Hey! It's Frank Oz!". Gonzo adds, "They coated him with plaster! Frank, speak to us!"
 	In the Blu-ray audio commentary for The Muppet Christmas Carol, Gonzo claims that Sam the Eagle retains his youthful looks because he "goes to Dr. Gootnick."
==Muppets from Space==
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 	According to the book Muppets from Space: The Making of Muppet Movie Magic, the "door in a jar" provided by Muppet Labs was intended to be a replica of the front door of 123 Sesame Street. As realized, there are several differences. 123 Sesame Street's stoop has 6 steps and the "door in a jar" had 7, and the window above the door differs from the Sesame design. The "door in a jar" was also red whereas 123 Sesame Street's door was green (the door of 123 Sesame was red for a period of time but that did not happen until 3 years after Muppets from Space was released). However, the door is a replica of the door used in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, which was filmed concurrently with Muppets from Space.
 	The newspaper that Kermit reads during the breakfast scene is called the "Hensonville News Observer".
==Kermit's Swamp Years==
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 	There are several behind-the-scenes references in the pet store. Performer and crew names include Frank and Steve's Monkey Shines, Goelz Guppy Grub, Nelson's Super Fine Cat Food, Sir Richard's Hunting Dogs, and Lazer Pet Academy. Products include Salmon Friends fish food and Puppet Chow.
 	Wilson's license plate is JMH-924 -- James Maury Henson, September 24 (his birthday).
 	Mary's license plate is DG-529 -- David Gumpel (the director), May 29 (his birthday).
 	Wilson also has an Animal keychain (made from a Walt Disney World PVC figure) on his truck keys.
 	When Kermit speaks to the star from the swamp, he says, "You called my name," a reference to the lyric from "Rainbow Connection."
 	The Hartis movie theater is name after Muppet builder Paul Hartis, who was heavily involved with this film.
center 	In the bloopers, Kermit messes up his line in the opening scene, and does a Swedish Chef imitation.
 	The story takes place in Leland, Mississippi - Jim Henson's home town.
 	When Kermit is chased by an animal and told that it's a pig he says, "A pig, huh? I hope I never see another one of those my entire life."
 	Kermit encounters a young man from the "Henson" household who lends him a hand.
 	A boy who visits the pet store has a dog named Rowlf.
==It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie==
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 	The Italian restaurant to the right of The Muppet Theatre is called "Barretta's Italian Ristorante and Pizza."
250px 	In The World in which Kermit was Never Born, Doc Hopper's Frog Legs appears and is a thriving and growing fast-food restaurant, with a franchise in Bitterman Plaza.
 	A deleted scene featuring Santa Claus is titled The Great Santa Claus Switch.
==The Muppets' Wizard of Oz==
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 	When Dorothy storms into her bedroom after she missed the audition, the weather man is heard reporting on "Barretta City."
 	The call of the Galley-oh-hoop-hoop can be heard edited into the soundtrack as part of the noises of the forest.
 	Toto calls The Emerald City Guard "Big Bird."
 	Scarecrow Kermit asks the Wizard if he is related to Frank Oz.
center 	Floyd Pepper remarks that the Electric Mayhem has "been driving the same lousy bus since 1978."
==The Muppets (2011)==
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 	The Hollywood Walk of Fame's Jim Henson pole banner can be seen during the dance routine on Hollywood Boulevard. A framed photo of Jim also appears on Kermit's office wall among other celebrities.
 	The vehicle that Mary and Carlos work on in her classroom is the same one the gang gets from Mad Man Mooney's.
 	"The Standard Rich and Famous Contract" Kermit signed in The Muppet Movie is featured.
 	Mad Man Mooney's makes a re-appearance, now renamed "Mad Man Mooney's and Son." Sweetums is shown working there again and is forced to chase after the gang's car again.
 	At the beginning of the film, a few Playhouse Videos are seen on top of Gary and Walter's TV. Later in the opening, a copy of the Muppets from Space DVD is sitting on top of it. During "Life's a Happy Song", DVD copies of The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz are seen on their shelf.
 	Clips from The Muppet Show are used during Walter's origin story at the film's beginning. Later, short audio clips are used when Kermit first enters the dilapidated Muppet Theater.
 	When Tex Richman reads in a magazine that the Muppets have gotten together again, Uncle Deadly and Bobo begin to sing "Together Again." Later, Walter plays a few bars from it on a backstage piano.
 	The Muppet Theatre's curtain rail system is branded with its installation date - September 24, 1936, Jim Henson's birthday.
 	The cake topper on Walter's birthday cake is a repainted Kermit figurine.
 	Walter's bedroom is filled with Muppet collectibles and memorabilia, including a Muppet Babies lunchbox.
==Muppets Most Wanted==
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 	To study Kermit's speech patterns, Constantine is seen watching a tape of a Sesame Street News Flash sketch, the opening to the Lynn Redgrave episode of The Muppet Show and "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie.
 	After the question is raised of Walter leaving the Muppets after a whole film was made about him joining them, Rizzo and Robin point out that it was made at the expense of other well-known characters being left out, referencing their reduced roles in the previous film.
 	In an outtake that appears on The Longer, Longest Blooper Reel in Muppet History bonus feature, Kermit says "This never happened on Sesame Street."
 	Referencing dialogue in The Muppet Movie, Kermit and Fozzie give each other directions when coordinating their escape with their feet through the bottom of Le Maximum, "Bear, left." "Right, frog."
 	When Constantine first talks to Walter, he says to him, "Let us get on with the show and enjoy our family-style adventure during which we shall bond and learn heartwarming lesson. Perhaps about sharing, or waiting your turn, or the number three."
 	Nadya's shrine to Kermit in The Gulag features Luke Skywalker Kermit from the Star Wars Muppets PVC figures, Debonair Kermit, Lying down Kermit, Green Magic 8 Ball, Christmas Kermit the Frog, and Britto Kermit.
==Sources==
==See also==
*Breaking the fourth wall in Muppet films
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Category:Inside Jokes