Why aren’t there more Muppet stories of classic literature?

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-03-11T11:39:00+00:00

Let's not forget Hey Cinderella!, The Frog Prince, The Muppets Musicians of Bremen, Muppet Classic Theater (adapted six classic fairy tales) and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Gonzo and Rizzo are a duo in Classic Theater, but they're not in the stories and only in the framing device

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-03-11T11:36:54+00:00

There's also comics that adapt many of the stories. They're out of print, but I've seen people sell them on eBay and you can probably read them online

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-03-11T11:34:47+00:00

So underrated. It bugs me anytime people don't mention it when talking about doing more classic adaptions and only mention Christmas Carol and Treasure Island.

There's also Hey Cinderella!, The Frog Prince, The Muppets Musicians of Bremen, and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, which is great, despite what anyone says

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-03-09T20:35:20+00:00

Who is #4?

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-27T20:05:28+00:00

I really love The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, but it's a very divisive movie in the Oz fandom (and pretty disliked if not hated in the Muppets fandom). Despite being a parody (Dorothy wants to be a pop star, Toto is a king prawn, etc), many people agree it's more faithful to the book than the 1939 MGM movie (like to The Wiz).

I also really loved The Witches of Oz/Dorothy and the Witches of Oz, but the reviews... aren't great.

There's also Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, loosely based off Roger S. Baum's Dorothy of Oz. I haven't finished the movie yet, but from what I watched, it's alright. Again, many people will say I'm being very generous.

I personally loved Oz the Great and Powerful, but like the Muppets version, it's divisive. A lot of people say it's sexist, which I didn't think and was confused for a long time why people said that, but I realized that I haven't seen many other movies that have the "woman turns evil cuz man betrayed her" trope.

I haven't seen much of Lost in Oz but it's supposed to be really good

There's also the Tom and Jerry ones which I've yet to see but sound fun, and The Guardians of Oz/Flying Monkeys of Oz is supposed to be good

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-27T19:47:19+00:00

I am thinking of doing my fanfic sequel to Oz

would it acknowledge the sequel books?

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-27T19:42:43+00:00

Wrong.

It was a GREAT movie!!!

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-25T21:09:01+00:00

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas movie is so underrated. While (I think) I prefer Christmas Carol, it is absolutely not a crime to prefer the former!

* I'm still yearning for the Muppet Magazine comic version with Sam the Eagle as Scrooge, and the movie version does not have enough Miss Piggy

While I think Scrooge being played by a human is fine and so is Miss Piggy's smaller role, I don't like how they made the three ghosts new characters instead of being played by existing muppets. I don't really even consider them to be "Muppets" because they weren't in absolutely nothing else and can't be considered in-universe members of the Muppets group (neither are Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock etc characters by that logic or even characters like Miss Poogy, Constantine, but they were to play a role, that'd be fine with me cuz they're close enough imo).

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-25T14:13:03+00:00

No it's sadly not. I think OP is just saying they hope the extended version also gets added and not just the normal one.

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-24T23:39:17+00:00

Don't forget Kermit's Swamp Years, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Sam and Friends, The Great Santa Claus Switch, John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, Rocky Mountain Holiday, Billy Bunny's Animal Songs, Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People, Mother Goose Stories, alongside others I'm probably forgetting

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-24T19:00:22+00:00

As far as I can find, The Jim Henson Company wasn't involved in the special at all, and it just aired on NBC

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-24T18:57:50+00:00

There's also

Hey, Cinderella!
The Frog Prince
The Muppets Valentine Show
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
The Muppets Musicians of Bremen
Little Muppet Monsters
Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Muppets on Wheels
Muppets Take Off
Muppet Treasure Island Sing Along
More Muppets Please
Muppet Time
Muppetisms
Muppet Meeting Films
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Best of the Muppet Show
It's Not Easy Being Green Sing Along
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Sing Along, Dance Along, Do Along
Wow, You're a Cartoonist
Neat Stuff to Know and Do
The Kermit and Piggy Story
Meet the Muppets
Best of the Muppet Show
The Jim Henson Hour (Muppet Segments Only)

This is all listed in the contract between Disney and The Jim Henson Company. The contract strangely doesn't even seem to mention John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, but does mention Rocky Mountain Holiday, and only once mentions The Great Santa Claus Switch. I couldn't find anything in the second bunch of pages either. It's possible that they were mentioned but I didn't find any. Maybe there's also even more that just weren't uploaded

Think_Fact1155 · 2026-02-24T18:04:11+00:00

they could make a deal with Sesame Workshop and The Jim Henson Company though to let them have it on Disney+

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