The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 film comedy directed by John Landis, based on John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's characters from Saturday Night Live.
==Muppet Mentions==
* At the beginning of the mall sequence, a man in a Toys R Us checkout line is holding a Grover doll (with an Animal doll in the lower foreground and Kermit dolls on the shelves in the background). He asks if the store has a Miss Piggy, just before the Blues Brothers' car careens in. 
Image:Bluesbrothers_mupsstoys1.png|Kermit and Rowlf dolls on the shelf.
Image:Bluesbrothers_mupsstoys2osc.png|A Knickerbocker Oscar plush can be seen on the counter.
Image:Bluesbrothers_mupsstoys3tmsplayers.png|Fisher Price Muppet Show Stick Puppets
Image:Bluesbrothers_mupsstoys4cm.png|Knickerbocker Cookie Monster plush.
==References==
*In the Muppet Babies episode "Not Necessarily the Babies," Baby Kermit and Baby Gonzo appear as the musical duo "The News Brothers" to perform the song "Can't Stop the News."
* In Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor, during "Elmo's Sick Blues," Pumpkin and Fat Blue Anything Muppets dressed as the Blues Brothers provide back-up vocals. The Fat Blue AM even plays the harmonica and does a cartwheel.
* Two novelty ties have featured Sesame Street characters as the Blues Brothers.
* An image of Cookie Monster and Grover as "The Blues Monsters" has appeared on licensed Sesamstrasse merchandise.
* An image of Ernie and Bert dressed as the Blues Brothers has appeared on licensed Sesamstrasse merchandise.
* In Episode 25 of From the Balcony, Statler and Waldorf part company. While alone at home, Waldorf flips through the channels hoping to watch a decent movie. His interest is piqued when a station announcer teases "Dan Aykroyd in Blues Brothers," but changes the channel when it's revealed to be Blues Brothers 2000.
Image:Spoof_bluesmonsters1.jpg|Image that appeared on licensed Sesamstrasse posters and postcards.
Image:ErnieBertBluesBrothers Sesamstrasse.jpg|Image that appeared on licensed Sesamstrasse merchandise including posters, postcards, and neckties.
Monster Blues Brothers.jpg|Grover and Cookie Monster as Blues Brothers
Bert & Ernie Blues Brothers.gif|Bert and Ernie as Blues Brothers
==Connections==
*Dan Aykroyd played Elwood Blues
*Erykah Badu played Queen Mousette in Blues Brothers 2000
*John Belushi played "Joliet" Jake Blues
*Bernie Brillstein served as executive producer
*Cab Calloway played Curtis
*John Candy played Burton Sharp
*Ray Charles played Ray
*Steve Cropper played Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
*Bo Diddley was a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys in Blues Brothers 2000
*Aretha Franklin played Mrs. Murphy 
*John Goodman played "Mighty" Mack McTeer in Blues Brothers 2000
*Dr. John was a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys in Blues Brothers 2000
*Chaka Khan played the church choir soloist
*B. B. King played Malvern Gasperon in Blues Brothers 2000
*Lou Marini played Blue Lou
*Frank Oz played the corrections officer in the film and the warden in Blues Brothers 2000
*Lou Rawls was a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys in Blues Brothers 2000
*Paul Reubens played a waiter
*Paul Shaffer played Marco in Blues Brothers 2000
*Steven Spielberg played the Cook County Assessors' Office clerk
*Travis Tritt was a member of the Louisiana Gator Boys in Blues Brothers 2000
*Twiggy played the chic lady
==External links==
*Official Website
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