The Muppet Movie

About this episode

The episode reviews the first Muppet movie and discusses its significance and quality.

(Spoiler Section Length - 4min 6sec) Way back in the first season of our podcast, we covered one Muppet movie, and the time has finally come to cover more! Now we're looking at the very first of the many Muppet films, made while the classic Muppet Show seasons were still being made. And appropriately, this one focuses on how the gang got together, using a road trip format to do it. And, of course, there's the Rainbow Connection of it all. But being first doesn't always mean being the best, so let's dig into this and determine just how good (or bad?) this very first Muppet movie is!

People in this episode

Host: Danika Juarez

Topics covered

• Muppet films
• film reviews
• road trip format
• nostalgia
• classic cinema

Keywords

• Muppet Movie
• film review
• Muppets
• Rainbow Connection
• classic films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Muppet Movie

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