A Muppet Virtual Playdate

A Muppet Virtual Playdate is a special that aired on September 10, 2022 on Disney+, produced by Disney under its Muppets Studio banner, in cooperation with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop.
Produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, it centers around Kermit the Frog, who, with help from Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker, creates a large, custom social network that allows him to contact any potential friends from across America. The network works like a charm...perhaps a little too good, as the frog and the rest of the Muppets begin hooking up with the Muppets of Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and Bear in the Big Blue House, leading to hilarious and heartwarming moments, including;
Ernie and Fozzie Bear sharing jokes
Zoe and Red Fraggle learning how to give each other virtual hugs
Oscar the Grouch bantering with Statler and Waldorf
Chef Gonger entering a cook-off against the Swedish Chef
Rowlf the Dog and Prairie Dawn having a piano battle
Telly Monster and Wembley Fraggle reacting to a spooky story told by Count von Count and Uncle Deadly
Animal teaching Cookie Monster his drumming style
Gonzo hosting a game of online checkers between Camilla the Chicken and Abby Cadabby
Rosita teaching Miss Piggy how to speak Spanish
Mokey Fraggle reading a poem to Julia
Lefty the Salesman trying to sell Pepe the King Prawn a "DANGER" sign through Amazon
Kermit the Frog and Gobo Fraggle having a guitar/banjo duet
Big Bird and Bear sharing their favorite memories
Elmo and Walter playing a game of online cards
Grover and Ojo playing pretend
Boober Fraggle and Tutter talking about their biggest fears
Sweetums and Herry Monster lifting weights
An online rendition of "Mahna Mahna"
Sam the Eagle interrupts to give a lecture on online privacy
Baby Sinclair, who apparently survived the dinosaur extinction, appears to sing "I'm the Baby, Gotta Love Me"
== Credits ==
Executive Producers: Martin G. Baker, Brian Henson, Brown Johnson, Benjamin Lehmann, Halle Stanford, Kay Wilson Stallings
Produced by Olexa Hewryk, Karyn Leibovich, Tim O'Brien, Rita Peruggi, Ken Scarborough
Directed by Bill Barretta, Jason de Villiers, David Gumpel, Noel MacNeal, David Rudman, Kirk R. Thatcher, Matt Vogel
Written by Christine Ferraro, Jim Lewis, Adam Rudman, Ken Scarborough, Craig Shemin, John Tartaglia
The Muppet Performers
Pam Arciero as Grundgetta, Betty Lou
Jennifer Barnhart as Zoe
Bill Barretta as Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Bobo the Bear, Andy Pig, Mahna Mahna, Big Mean Carl
Warrick Brownlow-Pike as Chef Gonger
Julianne Buescher as Yolanda Rat, Beverly Plume
Tyler Bunch as Louie, Treelo, Pop, Murray Monster, Thog puppeteer
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby, Tango
Kevin Clash as Baby Sinclair
Frankie Cordero as Rudy
Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Prairie Dawn, Mae, Little Bird, Lulu
Ryan Dillon as Elmo, Trevor Monster, Lefty the Salesman, Roosevelt Franklin puppeteer
Alice Dinnean as Annie Sue puppeteer
Bradley Freeman Jr. as Wes
Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Waldorf, voice of Boober Fraggle, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, voice of Uncle Travelling Matt, Chip, Randy Pig, Beauregard, Zoot
Louise Gold as voice of Annie Sue
Stacey Gordon as Julia
Chris Thomas Hayes as Hoots the Owl, voice of Roosevelt Franklin
Andy Hayward as Wembley Fraggle
Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Bert, Animal, Sam Eagle, Guy Smiley, The Newsman, Harvey Kneeslapper, voice of Two-Headed Monster
Haley Jenkins as Karli
Vicki Kenderes-Eibner as Ojo
John Kennedy as The Amazing Mumford, voice of Barkley, Boober Fraggle puppeteer
Kathleen Kim as Ji-Young
Donna Kimball as Mokey Fraggle
Jim Kroupa as voice of Thog
Bruce Lanoil as Rizzo the Rat
Peter Linz as Walter, Ernie, Statler, Tutter, Robin the Frog, Herry Monster, Pip, Link Hogthrob, Lips, Foo-Foo, Snowth, Uncle Travelling Matt puppeteer
Noel MacNeal as Bear
Carmen Osbahr as Rosita, Ovejita
Megan Piphus as Gabrielle
Karen Prell as Red Fraggle
Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey
David Rudman as Cookie Monster, Scooter, Beaker, Janice, Baby Bear, voice of Two-Headed Monster, Sully
Colleen Smith as Skeeter
John Tartaglia as Gobo Fraggle, Sprocket
Matt Vogel as Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Count von Count, Uncle Deadly, Floyd Pepper, Sweetums, Camilla the Chicken, Mr. Johnson, Biff, Forgetful Jones, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Pops, Snowth
Additional Muppet Performers: Jackson Barretta, Aria Linz, Mica Linz, Paul McGinnis, Joey Rudman, Phoebe Rudman, Jack Vogel
Muppet Workshop: Jane Gootnick, Paul Andrejco, Lauren Attinello, Grant Baciocco, Greg Ballora, Carol Binion, Mary Brehmer, Melissa Creighton, Gretchen Crookes, Andrea Detwiler, Alex "Jurgen" Ferguson, Paul Hartis, Scott Johnson, Jean Marie Keevins, Tim Lagasse, Peter MacKennan, Tom Newby, Danielle Obinger, Stephen Rotondaro, David Skelly, Russ Walko
The Jim Henson Company N.Y. Creature Shop: Ed Christie, Heather Asch, Ronald Binion, Matt Brooks, Victoria Ellis, James Godwin, Michelle Hickey, Ann Marie Holdgruen, Rollie Krewson, Jim Kroupa, Lara MacLean, Amanda Maddock, Anney Fresh Ozar, Constance Peterson, Jane Pien, Michael Schupbach, Polly Smith, David Valentine, Jason Weber, Stacey Weingarten, James Wojtal
Special Thanks to: Brad Abrell, David Barclay, Gene Barretta, Tau Bennett, Tim Blaney, Rickey Boyd, Lindsey "Z" Briggs, Lisa Buckley, Kevin Carlson, R. Bruce Connelly, Nathan Danforth, Dorien Davies, Artie Esposito, Ed Eyth, Michael K. Frith, BJ Guyer, Liz Hara, Cheryl Henson, Heather Henson, Lisa Henson, Patrick Johnson, Sean Johnson, Frank Langley, Michael Latini, Spencer Lott, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Drew Massey, Joey Mazzarino, Ted Michaels, Alison Mork, Kathryn Mullen, James Murray, Jodi Nussbaum, Michael Oosterom, Brett O'Quinn, John Orberg, Marc Petrosino, Mike Quinn, Kip Rathke, Michelan Sisti, David Skelly, Kenny Stevenson, Andy Stone, Richard Termine, Allan Trautman, Eric Wright, Victor Yerrid, Julie Zobel, the families and friends of the Muppet performers, and the creative talent, actors and artists at the Jim Henson Company and Puppet Heap.
== Muppet Cast ==
* The Muppets Characters
* Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Camilla the Chicken, Janice, Floyd Pepper, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Animal, Walter, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Robin the Frog, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Crazy Harry, Sam the Eagle, Lew Zealand, The Swedish Chef, Statler and Waldorf, Rizzo the Rat, Uncle Deadly, Sweetums, Mahna Mahna, The Snowths, Lips, Foo-Foo, Annie Sue, Beauregard, Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Chip, Pops, The Newsman, Andy and Randy Pig, Big Mean Carl, Yolanda Rat, Thog, Beverly Plume, Skeeter
* Sesame Street Characters
* Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo, Count von Count, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Herry Monster, Gonger, Louie, Mae, Prairie Dawn, Mr. Johnson, Abby Cadabby, Murray Monster, Two-Headed Monster, Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Zoe, Rosita, Baby Bear, Trevor Monster, The Amazing Mumford, Little Bird, Julia, Hoots the Owl, Betty Lou, Roosevelt Franklin, Guy Smiley, Forgetful Jones, Harvey Kneeslapper, Simon Soundman, Sherlock Hemlock, Biff, Sully, Grundgetta, Rudy, Lulu, Karli, Gabrielle, Ji-Young, Wes, Slimey, Ovejita, Tango, Lefty the Salesman
* Fraggle Rock Characters
* Gobo Fraggle, Mokey Fraggle, Wembley Fraggle, Red Fraggle, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Travelling Matt, Sprocket
* Bear in the Big Blue House Characters
* Bear, Tutter, Ojo, Treelo, Pip and Pop
* Dinosaurs Character
* Baby Sinclair
==Notes==
While not appearing in this special, characters like Barkley, Clifford, Don Music, Bean Bunny, Wayne and Wanda, Nigel, Marvin Suggs, Bobby Benson, Baskerville the Hound, Bubba the Rat, and Ma Bear are mentioned by some of the other Muppets.
Category:The Muppets
Category:Sesame Street
Category:Fraggle Rock
Category:Bear in the Big Blue House
Category:2021