As the Muppets return from hiatus, they are disheartened to hear that the network has decided to drastically revamp Up Late with Miss Piggy.As the Muppets return from hiatus, they are disheartened to hear that the network has decided to drastically revamp Up Late with Miss Piggy.As the Muppets return from hiatus, they are disheartened to hear that the network has decided to drastically revamp Up Late with Miss Piggy.
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David Rudman
- Janice
- (voice)
- …
Matt Vogel
- Floyd Pepper
- (voice)
- …
Steve Whitmire
- Kermit the Frog
- (voice)
- …
Bill Barretta
- Pepe the King Prawn
- (voice)
- …
Dave Goelz
- The Great Gonzo
- (voice)
- …
Eric Jacobson
- Miss Piggy
- (voice)
- …
Julianne Buescher
- Denise
- (voice)
- …
Marco Rodríguez
- Older Latino Man
- (as Marco Rodriguez)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe plot of this episode is a meta-message from the production staff, as while the show-within-a-show "Up Late with Miss Piggy" underwent a network-mandated retooling, so too did The Muppets. (2015) itself. The network demanded that they "soften" the show, toning down what they viewed as the "meanness" of the stories and characters. Denise, Kermit's controversial new girlfriend (following his publicly-announced breakup with Miss Piggy) was written out of the show. A new opening sequence was even produced starting here, which ended with Miss Piggy giving the forlorn Kermit a beverage rather than taking his, as had been the case in the original opening. The retooling was not successful, as ratings slipped even further beginning with this episode, the first in the series' history to not attain at least a 1/4 rating/share.
- GoofsWhen Fozzie claims he'll be fired, his hand jumps from over his eyes to below his nose between shots.
- ConnectionsReferences How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- SoundtracksIn Spite of Ourselves (feat. Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog)
(uncredited)
Performed by The Muppets Cast
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Ouch, not such a welcome back.
So, the season/series started with some good, some bad, mainly blah episodes. Then it really started to click and find itself. It became kind of like a real sitcom, as it was a funny show that had story arcs that all progressed at whatever pace and was enjoyable to go through. In the episode before this one, for example,, Scooter, Dr. Honeydew, Fozzy, Kermit/Piggy, Sam Eagle, and Yolanda all had their own stories, big or small, and there was tons of corny puns and humor mixed in that were laugh out loud funny. Same with the episode before it. What happened here?! Apparently, behind the scenes there was a major shakeup, one of the creators left the show, as he din't like the "creative direction" the series was heading in. Which creative direction? Was he against the multiple arcs and great corny Muppet puns (like back when Kermit said "I feel awful," and Bobo said "Falafel? That sounds great!" I love that stuff!) or was he the one pushing for it and lost the battle? I hope it wasn't the latter! Either way, he's now gone, the show took 2 months to reboot and find itself again, and we were given this episode, one that (probably not so) coincidentally was about the fictional show the muppets produce needing an overhaul to please the networks.
So I don't really care what overhaul decision the fictional show needed, but if this new episode was a taste of things to come, I'm afraid The Muppets on ABC is doomed. There was not one joke at all that had me laughing out loud and the storyline progression suddenly felt forced. Gone were any mention of Fozzy's girlfriend, Scooter's nemesis Ken, or even Sam Eagle's crush. Not only was the main story not so gripping, there were even stale moments that just felt like the show was going nowhere at all. Scary. I hope this is all just rust and the show will be back to its good self again, because the past 4 episodes showed that they have a real gem on their hands. Fingers cr...wish it luck!
So I don't really care what overhaul decision the fictional show needed, but if this new episode was a taste of things to come, I'm afraid The Muppets on ABC is doomed. There was not one joke at all that had me laughing out loud and the storyline progression suddenly felt forced. Gone were any mention of Fozzy's girlfriend, Scooter's nemesis Ken, or even Sam Eagle's crush. Not only was the main story not so gripping, there were even stale moments that just felt like the show was going nowhere at all. Scary. I hope this is all just rust and the show will be back to its good self again, because the past 4 episodes showed that they have a real gem on their hands. Fingers cr...wish it luck!
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- mbkfox
- Feb 8, 2016
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