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  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 11 місяців тому +75

    This era of The Muppets was a mixed bag to be sure, but a major part of their history. I'll always look back fondly at _Muppets From Space_ as one of my favorite movies as a kid with some of my favorite Gonzo and Rizzo moments.

    • @tedgruver7618
      @tedgruver7618 11 місяців тому +7

      Same here.

    • @lexramstudios1386
      @lexramstudios1386 11 місяців тому +1

      Muppets from Space was the second Muppet movie I ever saw

    • @adamhockin
      @adamhockin 11 місяців тому +3

      Muppets from space is one of my favorite muppet movies it was part of my childhood

    • @FormalFilmsProductions
      @FormalFilmsProductions 11 місяців тому +5

      Me too. I still put on the soundtrack from time to time

    • @ericluko6793
      @ericluko6793 3 місяці тому +1

      Same. That was actually my first introduction to them.

  • @PokettoManStar
    @PokettoManStar 11 місяців тому +37

    I genuinely think the concept and lots of elements in Muppets From Space are great. It builds on "I'm Going to go Back there Someday", it gave Gonzo and Goelz their own film after a string of big roles in movies and direct to video production, and it reenforced the idea of The Muppets being this found family and how a found family can be more supportive and loving than a biological family. They had this easy puzzle to assemble, but instead they forced a bunch of other, disparate pieces into the picture and it detracted from how special it should've been. I'm glad I saw it as a kid, because I can look back on those memories fondly and just gloss over all the bits that didn't work.
    It stings even more because there's no real pretence of it being a show, none of the Muppets are playing a character except for Bobo, so it could've been a really core part of the Muppet's lore.

  • @daniexists6
    @daniexists6 11 місяців тому +8

    Honestly, the best thing From Space brought us is the performers roasting it in character. I remember seeing a video ages ago of Dave Goelz and Gonzo answering questions from fans and, when someone asked Gonzo about if he saw his family recently, Dave ad-libbed "Y'know, no. I tried to get in contact with them for years, but then Frank Oz explained to me that it was just a movie...."

  • @CommanderFuckwit
    @CommanderFuckwit 9 місяців тому +6

    Honestly, the scrapped ending version of Muppets From Space would have been simultaneously heartfelt amd absolutely hilarious.

  • @Starwarsfanboy0928
    @Starwarsfanboy0928 11 місяців тому +18

    Oh boy. I forgot how much of a dark time the late 90s and early 2000s were for Kermit and the gang. But, it still needs to be talked about.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +3

      It’s Just like how looney Tunes had a dark age in the 2000’s after Looney Tunes: back in action bombed at the box office.

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 10 місяців тому +6

    Fun 🤩 Facts: Muppets From Space was the last Muppet film to have involvement of not only Frank Oz but also Jerry Juhl and it was the last theatricality-released Muppet film to be produced by The Jim Henson Company before the franchise was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004

  • @awesomeocelot7475
    @awesomeocelot7475 11 місяців тому +30

    Honestly I really love Muppets From Space and it’s sad how it did so bad and was essentially wiped from canon…I really liked how the muppets where just themselves and not characters which is rare for the franchise especially the movies….

    • @harwickbranch
      @harwickbranch 11 місяців тому +5

      It did set the precedent for them just playing themselves (which they hadn’t done since the first one) in the later films, which I appreciated

    • @awesomeocelot7475
      @awesomeocelot7475 11 місяців тому +1

      @@harwickbranch yeah true

    • @mechmaster315
      @mechmaster315 7 місяців тому +1

      I thought Space was ok

  • @shelbymckinney8888
    @shelbymckinney8888 11 місяців тому +15

    I have a soft spot for Muppets from Space, even though I wish they had kept the original ending. And Muppets Wizard of Oz is a guilty pleasure. Can't wait to see what's next.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +1

      Get ready because the miracle it's coming a new Muppet member Walter their biggest fan

    • @shelbymckinney8888
      @shelbymckinney8888 11 місяців тому +1

      @@facusmendoza1061 Trust me, I know☺

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@shelbymckinney8888yeah with the help of Walter they going to make a big comeback

  • @BigLightning4360
    @BigLightning4360 11 місяців тому +23

    Boy, was the late 1990s and early 2000s a dark time for Kermit and his friends!
    First, Sony rushed and released “Muppets from Space” at a worse time, which tanked their popularity for the rest of the decade before Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck faced a similar fate with “Back in Action." And, then, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner was continuing the company’s gradual downward spiral by the time he finally bought the Muppet characters, along with their version of "Sesame Street," with failures such as "Teacher’s Pet," "Home on the Range," and "Around the World in 80 Days," as well as ending its relationship with Pixar before the 2006 acquisition.
    And, I thought Jeffrey Katzenberg’s interference with Brian Henson’s “The Muppet Christmas Carol” was bad.
    On a side note, if the puppeteering team was giving more time to work on “Muppets from Space” and had been released at a different time, this movie, along with “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland," would have allowed the short-lived Jim Henson Pictures to make a “Bear in the Big Blue House” feature film. But, it seems that the passing of Lynne Thigpen, the voice of Luna the Moon, was the final nail in the coffin from ever happening.
    Finally, rest in peace with Mr. Henson, Jerry Juhl, and thank you for understanding the characters we know and love.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +4

      Not to mention a parody of The Wizard of Oz with Ashanti a chain something forgettable and pathetic and as time went on people forgot of the existence of The Muppets
      until the day Walter came in to gather them again to make a big comeback

  • @lexramstudios1386
    @lexramstudios1386 11 місяців тому +13

    Fun Fact: Both Muppets from Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland were the final movies to have Frank Oz involvement before he retired from doing Muppets

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +5

      He forgot to mention that fact.

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 10 місяців тому +5

      Too bad both films were also major failures at the box office in 99, where one was up against American Pie to The Haunting during July and the other in October had to face 3 Kings to even Drive Me Crazy!!!

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 10 місяців тому +2

      @@danielgudinojuarez6729 Princess Mononoke was also released in October 1999 at America and Canada, which flopped as well.

  • @chrisbarone515
    @chrisbarone515 11 місяців тому +6

    *Muppets Theory:* Gonzo's Family is from the Planet Coosbain! Have you ever wondered what Planet Gonzo's people are from?

  • @Philosphyfanatic
    @Philosphyfanatic 11 місяців тому +16

    Anyone else not looking forward to the part covering Steve Whitmire's firing?

    • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
      @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +6

      Not gonna lie: I do feel a bit nervous about that
      But then again, it’s inevitable

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@akganimationstudioproducti3779constantine: Its Not Easy Being Mean

    • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
      @akganimationstudioproducti3779 10 місяців тому +1

      Though I would like to see him mention this:
      Gonzo: 🎶While they wait for Tom Hanks to make _Toy Story 4_ 🎶

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +2

      @@akganimationstudioproducti3779 toy story 3 is the true ending

    • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
      @akganimationstudioproducti3779 10 місяців тому +1

      @@facusmendoza1061 that’s fine with me
      I’d just like to see AniMat reference that bit of trivia

  • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
    @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +11

    17:04 YES!!! I knew you’d mention _Bear in the Big Blue House_ !

  • @nobod2567
    @nobod2567 11 місяців тому +11

    I honestly thought the scrapped ending for muppets from space could have been better than the ending in the final cut. Also, loved how the Muppet Animat mentioned the Feebles referencing to that one mention from Muppets Mayhem about most of the Feebles being in prison

  • @anthonyvo1963
    @anthonyvo1963 11 місяців тому +10

    Rest in Peace Jim Henson

  • @johnpapovitch5763
    @johnpapovitch5763 11 місяців тому +5

    13:55 "On February of 2020..." Oh yes, I remember when the Germans bought the Jim Henson Company just three years ago...

    • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
      @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +3

      I was just as confused

    • @brockpifer9929
      @brockpifer9929 8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I noticed he messed up some words. Like he said that Richard Hunt’s brother Adam did Scooter in Muppets From Space, he called him, Hunter 😂 and he should’ve said 2000 😂

  • @magnetoonproductions9541
    @magnetoonproductions9541 11 місяців тому +22

    The 2000s weren’t the Muppets’ best era, but it’s what introduced me to the characters.

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +5

      Same over here, plus the 2000s were also a tough time for Looney tunes considering that back in action was a massive failure just like Muppets from Space

    • @brockpifer9929
      @brockpifer9929 11 місяців тому +4

      @@danielgudinojuarez6729the 2000s were just a rough time for our favorite franchises

    • @harwickbranch
      @harwickbranch 11 місяців тому +2

      I was tangentially aware of them through the 2000s but didn’t get INTO them until 2011

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@brockpifer9929really the popularity of the Muppets twindle in the 2000s and they were so close to be forgotten until UA-cam and Walter became the miracle that they need

    • @jackiegonzalez6814
      @jackiegonzalez6814 11 місяців тому +1

      @@brockpifer9929 And it’s no thanks to Computer animated movies.

  • @SuperLegendOf364
    @SuperLegendOf364 10 місяців тому +3

    Oh wow. Muppets in Space was my first exposure to the Muppets, and I remember watching and enjoying it a bunch growing up.
    I had no idea it had such a negative reputation in the franchise.

  • @Princess_-gp3ep
    @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +5

    You forgot to mention about the Muppets appearances in extreme makeover: home edition, & America’s Funniest home Videos and their website which was part of Disney’s website from 2008.

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +1

      I remember watching the AFV special where they made appearances as a kid. Was very fun to see The Muppets as part of the show. Never saw the one where they appeared on Extreme Makeover Home Edition, but I remember the commercials.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +1

      @@hunterolaughlin me too! And He also forgot to mention studio dc: almost live on Disney Channel.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Princess_-gp3epyeah with stars like Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato

  • @jamesgeorgi6627
    @jamesgeorgi6627 10 місяців тому +3

    The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody video was so big that the cast of the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, did their own take of songs by Queen like We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions

  • @BrandonCroker
    @BrandonCroker 11 місяців тому +6

    Mat is best Muppet character

  • @kingofnerds1841
    @kingofnerds1841 11 місяців тому +7

    I know this will rub some people the wrong way, but if I ever got to officially make a muppets comic book, I would like to expand on what they established in Muppets From Space! I would love to try world building with what Gonzo's home planet would look like, how it's society functions, and maybe even have Gonzo train in his peoples' native martial art!

  • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
    @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +8

    And so begins the Muppet’s Sony era

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +2

      It was very short lived, except that most of Jim Henson's productions (EX. Fraggle Rock and The Dark Crystal ) are owned/ under Sony wonder/ Sony Home entertainment!!

  • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
    @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +4

    16:28 every time I see one of those wand IDs, not only is it nostalgic, but now I keep thinking of Defunctland’s mystery video
    (Rest in peace: Alex Lasarenko)

  • @R.JTehBeagle
    @R.JTehBeagle 11 місяців тому +6

    Was I the only one who that always thought that Bobo the Bear was a Full-bodied puppet costume?

    • @brockpifer9929
      @brockpifer9929 11 місяців тому +1

      I can see how you and others thought that Bobo was a full body muppet, but normal full body muppets are over 5 or 6 feet tall like Big Bird is 8 ft 2 and Bear is 7 ft

  • @lovelaceackah216
    @lovelaceackah216 11 місяців тому +9

    Is that Fozzie Grinch

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +6

      Yep. It was a quick pop culture reference in It’s a Very Muppet Christmas Movie as a reference to the then 2 year old Ron Howard film.

    • @chrisbrasel8060
      @chrisbrasel8060 11 місяців тому +4

      @@hunterolaughlin I remember watching that movie as a kid and I got the joke they were making there.

    • @VanNeuterslove30
      @VanNeuterslove30 11 місяців тому +4

      He went THAT WAYYYYY!!!

  • @saltbaker8683
    @saltbaker8683 11 місяців тому +10

    I honestly feel sorry for The Muppets after what they been through that era and honestly glad Walter came along to revive thete careers and comebacks. Otherwise these would've been the final nail to each of there coffins and the sleazy executives and other amateur writers who knowvnothingsvof there previous worknor saw the classics

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +2

      Next time the spotlight it's all his I can't wait to see Walter an action as well as Constantine kermits copy

    • @brockpifer9929
      @brockpifer9929 11 місяців тому +3

      So this technically means Walter saved The Muppets, and so did Jason Segel 😊 you have both of them to thank

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +1

      @@brockpifer9929Jason Segal (in Vector’s voice): “OH YEAH!”

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +1

      @@brockpifer9929 I can't wait to also see Giselle from Enchanted
      Amy Adams (In Giselle's Voice): Aaa, aaa, aaa-a I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss

  • @Teag_Brohman15
    @Teag_Brohman15 11 місяців тому +4

    at least It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas confirmed that Kermit caused 9/11

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +2

      Dude!! 😤😤😤

    • @Teag_Brohman15
      @Teag_Brohman15 11 місяців тому +2

      @@danielgudinojuarez6729 no seriously. In that film, they do an It's a Wonderful Life homage where Kermit wishes he was never born, and in the alternate timeline we see the New York City skyline is in the background of one of the scenes, and the World Trade Center is still there. So somehow... Kermit caused 9/11

  • @samfeldstein4498
    @samfeldstein4498 11 місяців тому +5

    I remember watching the Odyssey channel and Bear in the Big Blue House when I was little so thanks for taking me down memory lane

  • @patax144
    @patax144 11 місяців тому +6

    I remember another bit of promo they did around this time, Studio DC Almost live, kind of a weird Muppet show for Disney Channel with Disney Channel stars of the time, like the Cheetah Girls and Selena Gomez, as a 2000s kid that and the Wizard of Oz movie were some of the first muppet media I was exposed to, for a long time I thought they were a fever dream of my chilhood, but they were not.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +1

      I remember watching those specials on Disney channel, and I quite enjoyed them.

    • @devoncook3341
      @devoncook3341 11 місяців тому +2

      Personally I loved those! It’s what got me into the muppets besides the bohemian rhapsody cover and the 2012 film.

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +2

      I remember seeing that as a kid and the one short I remember most was Beaker singing with Demi when it came to promoting Camp Rock on DVD!!!

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@danielgudinojuarez6729I am more than excited to see Walter putting the name of the Muppets to even new highs

  • @Princess_-gp3ep
    @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +4

    Sorry that I missed seeing this live, I was watching Barbie: the movie in theaters, which is peak cinema.

  • @facusmendoza1061
    @facusmendoza1061 9 місяців тому +3

    18:14 like america's-funniest-home-videos in Extreme Makeover home Edition
    30:11 appearances on Studio DC almost live with the most noticeable Disney Channel stars at the time Selena Gomez and even Beaker sing with Demi Lovato

  • @matthewn1566
    @matthewn1566 11 місяців тому +8

    Next time, the Muppets make a motion picture comeback in the 2010s.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +4

      Their biggest fan will gather them back of course with the help of Vector from Despicable Me and Princess Giselle from Enchanted

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +1

      @@facusmendoza1061 Exactly!!

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +2

      @@danielgudinojuarez6729 besides her character Mary really reminds me of Giselle really gets me Vibes to her of her singing especially in the part of why we built a city it really truly has the Giselle Spirit on her

  • @joshuaW5621
    @joshuaW5621 11 місяців тому +8

    R.I.P. Jim Henson.

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +5

      And R.I.P. Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson too.

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 10 місяців тому +3

    Muppets From Space is distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing and the production companies are Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Pictures

  • @skunkman9815
    @skunkman9815 11 місяців тому +5

    0:08 the feebles?
    You mean meet the feebles?

  • @jamesgeorgi6627
    @jamesgeorgi6627 11 місяців тому +4

    Definitely the dark ages of the Muppets that’s for sure. 😕 not even Paul Williams’ music skills was able to save Letters to Santa which is also regarded as one of the least favorite Muppet projects by fans

  • @ericjohnson5462
    @ericjohnson5462 11 місяців тому +8

    This is the era of the muppets I grew up with

  • @jlev1028
    @jlev1028 11 місяців тому +6

    Watching those Statler & Waldorf From the Balcony videos, I wish they continued to this day. Them making fun of contemporary movies through adult jokes was funny.

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +3

      Imagine some of the humorous slander they’d give to today’s films. It’d make for some humorous burns.

  • @carlintaylor3229
    @carlintaylor3229 11 місяців тому +5

    Bear in the big blue house is still heartwarming today watched it a lot growing up to the point my mom bought a few tapes on VHS had the soundtracks remember recording wizard of oz muppets on ABC 😂😂

  • @albertoandroidain
    @albertoandroidain 10 місяців тому +4

    JIM HENSON COMPANY: Okay, I'm panicking, the recent Muppet projects didn't do very well. Who could we possibly get that could help us get the series back on its feet? Who?
    DISNEY: (Pushes Sony out of the way) Capuccino?

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 10 місяців тому +1

      I’m being curious to ask What’s the reference?

    • @albertoandroidain
      @albertoandroidain 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Princess_-gp3ep it’s a reference to a Muppets from Space scene involving Miss Piggy, just before she gets her talk show

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 10 місяців тому

      @@albertoandroidain Oh.

  • @hannahs7474
    @hannahs7474 11 місяців тому +4

    No way, I have the first season of The Muppet Show 50th anniversary celebration! I would watch that all the time as a little kid, I never realized how special it truly was!

    • @johnnymanize
      @johnnymanize 11 місяців тому +3

      It would’ve been even better if they didn’t have to cut several songs for the first season DVD. Seasons 2 and 3 however remained 100% intact

  • @sasamichan
    @sasamichan 11 місяців тому +4

    oh man! I forgot about Buddy. To make it worse Buddy never pops up when I google "90s movies", "90s kids movies" "Jim Henson movies" or "Gorilla Movies" I keep getting "Baby's Day Out" in my results
    Girls Gone Wild, what a dated reference. The Internet killed the VHS

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому

      Buddy is as forgotten as Warriors of Virtue (the kids movie about humanoid kangaroos). Both massive flops.

    • @sasamichan
      @sasamichan 11 місяців тому +1

      @@rommix0 I remember Warriors of Vertue because some one I knew thought it was a Christain Movie

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому

      @@sasamichan might as well been with how bizarre it was.

  • @skunkman9815
    @skunkman9815 11 місяців тому +6

    Peter lintz’s miss piggy voice sounds like tutter from bear and the big blue house

    • @gavinrice2246
      @gavinrice2246 11 місяців тому +5

      That's because Peter Linz did the voice and puppeteer of Tutter in Bear in the Big Blue House.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +3

      @@gavinrice2246 He also preformed Lomax in the short-lived PBS kids show Lomax the hound of music.

    • @gavinrice2246
      @gavinrice2246 11 місяців тому +4

      @@Princess_-gp3ep He also perform as Snook from It's a Big Big World, & Theo from Between the Lions.

    • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
      @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +3

      That’s what I was thinking

    • @skunkman9815
      @skunkman9815 11 місяців тому +3

      @@gavinrice2246i know that
      I just wanted to clarify

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 2 місяці тому +2

    In memory of Jerry Nelson (1934-2012) 😔😔😔

  • @alexb859
    @alexb859 11 місяців тому +9

    Awesome video!!! Also my favorite of the Muppet movies have to be Muppets in Space and Kermit's Swamp Years which we're made by Columbia Pictuees :) Tristar also helped with Kermit's Swamp Years as well :)

    • @brockpifer9929
      @brockpifer9929 11 місяців тому +3

      Yeah it was back when Sony’s home media division was Columbia Tristar, which did distribute the Henson/Muppet productions on home video from 1997 - 2003 with all the movies (except for Christmas Carol and Treasure Island), their specials and their later shows like The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss and Bear In The Big Blue House

    • @KSCGGuy14
      @KSCGGuy14 11 місяців тому +2

      Me too.

  • @mevb
    @mevb 11 місяців тому +4

    Micheal Giacchino's surname is pronounced "yeah-key-no".

  • @2purpleshadows901
    @2purpleshadows901 11 місяців тому +7

    I remember Muppets Oz very vaguely; a scene with Beaker and something ruining Ashanti’s clothes is all I can remember from that.

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому +2

      That and I believe there was a nipple joke too. It was needlessly edgy.

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +2

      @@rommix0 Nostalgia Critic: “Really, Soulless? A nipple joke?”
      Soulless: “Well, that was just to throw in a little dirty humor for the adults.”
      Nostalgia Critic: “Why do you need to insert dirty humor into a Wizard of Oz film?”

  • @ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462
    @ltmmoviereviewsharrison3462 11 місяців тому +9

    Muppets from space had a very unfair release date when you look back at it I mean it came out the same weekend as The Blair Witch Project, Lake Placid, Eyes Wide Shut and The Wood and was overshadowed in an already crowded summer lineup including Tarzan, Inspector Gadget, Star Wars Episode 1:The Phantom Menace, The Mummy, Deep Blue Sea, Big Daddy, Austin Powers:The spy who shagged me, Wild Wild West, American Pie, Runaway Bride, Notting Hill and South Park:Bigger Longer and Uncut. Maybe if it had a better release date it would have possibly done better at the box office. But then again that’s just me.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +6

      Yikes, that’s a lot of movies released at the summer of 1999!

    • @eliassmeke3991
      @eliassmeke3991 11 місяців тому +3

      Don’t forget The Iron Giant

  • @theLINK7778
    @theLINK7778 11 місяців тому +4

    I completely missed the muppets wizard of Oz, and now I see why. Great series about the true GOAT's, can't wait for the next one!

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому +2

      I was one of the unlucky ones who saw it when it premiered. It is trash.

  • @greshaminc156
    @greshaminc156 11 місяців тому +5

    The 2000s was definitely the weakest time for the muppets. Especially when Muppets from space being a flop in 1999. I’m glad that their UA-cam videos gave a boost of resurgence in the 2010s, but It’s now time when 2011 comes in

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +3

      Here it's where Walter enters and as a big fan he wanted to reunite them all to make their big comeback

  • @TheDerpyBoi
    @TheDerpyBoi 10 місяців тому +3

    I think Muppets from Space could have been better if they kept the original ending

  • @HellwinkleMusic
    @HellwinkleMusic 8 місяців тому +2

    You Can Tell In "Walk The Swine" Everyone On Camera Enjoyed Working With Riki Lindhome. I'll Bet They Were Heartbroken When The Writing Changed.

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 20 днів тому +1

    Facts about The Muppets in 1999
    . Kermit appears on The Tonight Show on July 12,
    . Gonzo and Kermit appear on Wheel of Fortune
    . Red carpet premiere for Muppets From Space, in Culver City, California
    . Miss Piggy on The Daily Show on July 19; Val Kilmer and Paula Abdul attend
    . Kermit appears as George Washington in ads for the State Quarters program of the United States Mint
    . Kermit leaving his flipper-prints in Berlin Germany 🇩🇪, December 7,
    . Eric Jacobson begins performing Bert and Grover on Sesame Street

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 11 місяців тому +6

    There’s an error you made, you say 2020 instead of 2000 when German Firm to Henson

  • @lexramstudios1386
    @lexramstudios1386 11 місяців тому +3

    In 2012 there was a musical called Jim Henson's Musical World where characters from the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and Emmett Otter Jug Band made appearance for segments

  • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
    @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +4

    It took a long time for the next part, but totally worth it

  • @jasminemiller7485
    @jasminemiller7485 11 місяців тому +8

    Great, this era.
    Anyone like the movies featured here? Cuz I actually like the Muppets Wizard of Oz and Muppets from Space.
    Heck while it's a Sesame Street film, my favorite movie as a kid was The Adventures of Elmo In Grouchland. I even go back to it as an adult (although solely for Mandy Patinkin's performance and the song Make it Mine)

    • @ForrestFox626
      @ForrestFox626 11 місяців тому +3

      I like Muppets in Space

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +5

      The adventures of Elmo in grouchland is very enjoyable, since that was the first sesame Street movie I ever seen.

  • @CharcoalRabbit
    @CharcoalRabbit 11 місяців тому +4

    I saw Muppets from Space in the theater, not the initial release, just a theater’s kids program in 2019. I don’t think the movie was that bad. I found it an okay movie.
    I think it’s a shame that the movie is so bad, that it’s pretty much ignored.

  • @disneydaniel3163
    @disneydaniel3163 11 місяців тому +7

    It’s been a long time since I seen an animated look back

  • @danielgudinojuarez6729
    @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +4

    This era within Sony and Universal was not great, but eventually things got better under Disney's ownership until we get to that Fall 2020 article on the problems behind the muppet studios!!! Will just have to wait and see. 🙂🙂🙂

  • @sansypapyrus726
    @sansypapyrus726 11 місяців тому +6

    Time to discover the dark ages of the muppets during the 2000s. 😱

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 11 місяців тому +4

    Finally Disney bought The Muppets in February of 2004

  • @KSCGGuy14
    @KSCGGuy14 11 місяців тому +4

    Not gonna lie, I really loved watching Muppets From Space when I was young. I was aware that the muppets made a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, but I didn't know that it relaunched their popularity.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +2

      And get Ready As Walter Brings The them all for a big Comeback

  • @terrygreene5942
    @terrygreene5942 9 місяців тому +1

    I love muppets from space. I hope it gets a 4k version soon. ❤

  • @animation1300
    @animation1300 11 місяців тому +17

    Hey AniMat, I got a good idea after you are finished with your Muppets Lookback. I was thinking, since next year will mark Five years since you posted the first video of your Animation Lookback Walt Disney Animation Studios +, it would be cool if you could do a sorta follow up video for the series, where you talk about the development of the four films that were released after you finished with the series. The four films being Raya and The Last Dragon, Encanto, Strange World, and Wish.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +4

      I love very much that idea since this since Walt Disney Animation Studios it's turning 100 this year but let's see how wish will turn out

    • @Starwarsfanboy0928
      @Starwarsfanboy0928 11 місяців тому +6

      That sounds awesome. But I don’t know if it is likely. If you ask me I would go for an updated animation Lookback on Dreamworks.

    • @AWESOMEjeff654r
      @AWESOMEjeff654r 11 місяців тому +2

      Good idea but
      That's never gonna happen

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +1

      @@AWESOMEjeff654r unless he wants to do a special episode of that look back

    • @marcoderosa6839
      @marcoderosa6839 11 місяців тому +2

      Are reviews miraculois ladybug and chatnoir the movie?

  • @CapitalCityKate
    @CapitalCityKate 9 місяців тому +1

    Tim Hill is also the director of the 2007 Alvin & the Chipmunks movie. You should know that by now.

  • @MarceloRBottaro
    @MarceloRBottaro 11 місяців тому +4

    Great video about The Muppets and what went on with them since the 90s and early 2000s, while it was a rough time for The Muppets and all the changes that went on I'm happy to see it was talked about in this, also things did get better for them in my opinion after the 2011 movie.

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому +1

      And then Muppets Most Wanted ended it.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@rommix0new TV series what's to adultish Steve Whitmire gets fired and Loses Kermit it will be a great downfall

  • @CaptainCat101
    @CaptainCat101 11 місяців тому +3

    This video came out sooner than I expected, great

  • @YakkoWarnerTower
    @YakkoWarnerTower 11 місяців тому +2

    I kinda like the 90's and 00's Muppet movies they weren't my favorites but they were good.

  • @entityontheinternet
    @entityontheinternet 11 місяців тому +5

    Too be fair, the Reason why don´t call Gonzo an Alien might be because Disney doesn´t have the Rights to that Movie

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +2

      Ironically they do now, though I still don’t think The Muppets want to acknowledge Muppets from Space.

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +2

      @@hunterolaughlin it was covered in tapioca.

    • @nathanforester5993
      @nathanforester5993 11 місяців тому +2

      In Muppet Babies (original) he was always called a weirdo.

  • @rheneastheorangetankengine8727
    @rheneastheorangetankengine8727 11 місяців тому +2

    I really want animation lookback hit entertaiment animat

  • @chrisbrasel8060
    @chrisbrasel8060 11 місяців тому +3

    The Muppets finally became part of the Disney family sadly not with Jim to see it in a Muppets movie that's okay but offers some Muppet themed fun and miss piggy as a biker queen is fiting actually. Worth the wait and the more you know.

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 9 місяців тому +3

    I wonder 💭 when part 7 of Animation Lookback: The Muppets is coming?

  • @wattsink2009
    @wattsink2009 11 місяців тому +6

    25:09
    Yeah, that about sums up how I felt about the Muppet’s Wizard Of Oz, too.
    😤
    I think the only criticism I have that wasn’t mentioned here was that the CGI was AWFUL!
    …like Foodfight awful!
    🤮
    It’s especially sad now that I have some context behind it and I now know how much talent was attached to it and how much potential it might have had!
    🤦‍♂️

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +4

      Jim Henson creature shop is known for many great things, creating CG visuals is not one of them!! I cannot sleep after witnessing their shows for PBS kids those being Sid the science kid and Splash and Bubbles 😱😱😱

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@danielgudinojuarez6729or dinosaur train

    • @danielgudinojuarez6729
      @danielgudinojuarez6729 11 місяців тому +3

      @@facusmendoza1061 Actually, the visuals on that show was good. Plus, that show was a collab between the Jim Henson company and Sparky Animation on top of having an entire Canadian voice cast!! 🥰🥰

    • @hunterolaughlin
      @hunterolaughlin 11 місяців тому +2

      It’s also pretty embarrassing when other films released the same year as The Muppets Wizard of Oz like Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Peter Jackson’s King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and War of the Worlds had better CGI.
      I also agree The Muppets Wizard of Oz was lost potential. Could’ve been another great film adaptation with the Muppets in the same level as their previous film adaptations of A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island and could’ve been a great way of introducing kids to the original Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum for those more familiar with the more popular 1939 MGM adaptation. But they just had to put in many celebrity cameos, pop culture references, awkward adult humor and cast Ashanti in the role of Dorothy. 🤦‍♂️
      With all the Disney remakes happening, I wish the Muppets Wizard of Oz would have a remake to be more like Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island in respecting the original source material while balancing the Muppets’ signature humor and personalities and having Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez write the songs and getting a talented child actress who can both sing and act to play Dorothy.

    • @rommix0
      @rommix0 11 місяців тому +3

      > the CGI was AWFUL!
      It was bad especially for the time. It was bad even in 2005.

  • @AWESOMEjeff654r
    @AWESOMEjeff654r 11 місяців тому +2

    Wow the Muppets went through a wild ride to get back to Disney even though they're still not fully back to the former glory hopefully the studio or Bob Iger realize there fame

  • @andreassmith-partee3355
    @andreassmith-partee3355 11 місяців тому +3

    I guess he'll mention that David Rudman and Matt Vogel took over Richard Hunt's and Jerry Nelson's characters respectively in the next part.

    • @alexor1327
      @alexor1327 11 місяців тому +2

      Yep.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@alexor1327as well as matt Becoming kermit after Steve Whitmire's Firing stay tuned for next episode

    • @alexor1327
      @alexor1327 10 місяців тому +1

      @@facusmendoza1061 I am aware that part, but what I am more interested for the next part is the Muppets time as guest appearances throughout Disney Channel.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +2

      @@alexor1327 yeah I've been more interest to see the moments of the Muppets with Disney Channel stars DC almost live including Demi Lovato singing with beaker
      Most importantly to see Constantine

  • @3GoldBalls
    @3GoldBalls 11 місяців тому +1

    13:57 “2020? it’s say 2000”

  • @gavinrice2246
    @gavinrice2246 11 місяців тому +4

    Finally, it's about time.

  • @rommix0
    @rommix0 11 місяців тому +3

    I completely forgot about Muppet's in Oz. I remember watching it when it premiered on TV back in 2005, and it's absolute trash. Probably why I forgot about it.
    Also it was a TV special by Disney. Go figure.

  • @CaptainCJ97
    @CaptainCJ97 11 місяців тому +2

    That puppet mat is pretty cool

  • @mechmaster315
    @mechmaster315 Місяць тому +1

    I thought Muppets from Space was alright

  • @kylgrv
    @kylgrv 11 місяців тому +4

    Time to see how Kermit and the gang carry on into the rest of the 90s and into the early 2000s. From the looks of things, it looks we'll be going out of this world, both in terms of going into space, and into the Wonderful World of Oz. This could lead to interesting developments, including some viral hits on UA-cam, like a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 11 місяців тому +3

      But UA-cam was just the beginning how the Muppet comeback that's one big fan will gather them back

    • @Princess_-gp3ep
      @Princess_-gp3ep 11 місяців тому +2

      @@facusmendoza1061 and that’s Walter.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Princess_-gp3epstay tuned for the next episode I am excited about to see him as well as his brother Gary and Princess Giselle from Enchanted

  • @teddyfurstman1997
    @teddyfurstman1997 11 місяців тому +3

    Animat, it's Feb 2000, not 2020. Good video.

    • @MediaNutso
      @MediaNutso 10 місяців тому

      Dude, I think he knows that. He just misspoke, which can happen to even the best of us.

  • @brianlevine871
    @brianlevine871 11 місяців тому +3

    Haven't seen either "Muppets From Space" or "Muppets Wizard of Oz," but it's unfortunate how they both did poorly. Although, it's still cool knowing that one of the writers for "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Kablam!" worked on the former. Same goes with having a UA-cam video of all things bring the Muppets back into the spotlight in the late 2000s.

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      But Walter will become the miracle of their biggest comeback

  • @summerjonz
    @summerjonz 11 місяців тому +4

    I just realized the Jim Henson company appealed to the furry demographic with Bear in the big blue house, Dog City and The Country Bears.

  • @akganimationstudioproducti3779
    @akganimationstudioproducti3779 11 місяців тому +3

    13:55 did I hear the year 2020?
    Because I can see the year 2000 in the article

  • @Tonya__
    @Tonya__ 11 місяців тому +3

    French here !
    I remember seeing the first episode of MuppetsTV at late hour (for the premiere) on tf1 and I remember it being played by some questionable actor choices (theyre all voiced by some popular radio animator of those periods) and it wasn't really that memorable or exciting, I was curious as a child to see the premiere, buuuut after that episode I completely didn't give a damn about that forgettable attempt on muppets
    so yeah not that much to say about it in the end
    but theres still some archives on the net

  • @Sandlot1992
    @Sandlot1992 11 місяців тому +2

    Alright, you're talking about Muppets from Space in this part! the movie was inspired by Gonzo's Song from the Muppet Movie (1979)!

  • @eliassmeke3991
    @eliassmeke3991 19 днів тому +1

    Facts about The Muppets in the 2000s starting with 2000
    . Kermit the Frog on Capital Hill for the introduction of the Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000 on March 29,
    . Kermit the Frog’s Henson Digital Performance System counterpart emcees the keynote speech and awards of SIGGRAPH 2000, July
    . Kermit co-hosts the opening of the new American Academy of Dramatic Arts, October 17,
    . Time-Life begins releasing complete episodes of The Muppet Show on VHS 📼 as The Best of The Muppet Show in December
    . The Swedish Chef at the Europe MTV Music Awards in Stockholm, Sweden, November 16
    . Kermit the Frog on I Love the 70s on the BBC, August 26
    . Kermit the Frog on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, November 14
    . There are 3 Muppet video games 🎮 including Muppet RaceMania in October, Muppet Monster Adventure on November 7, which are both PlayStation games and Jim Henson’s Muppets (Gameboy Color)
    . Frank Oz retires and stops performing his classic Muppet Show characters in new projects. Oz’s Sesame Street Muppets are portrayed by other performers in his absence, but he returns to perform them occasionally until 2012
    . Charlie Chaplin Studios purchased by Henson family and leased to The Jim Henson Company
    . EM.TV buys The Jim Henson Company in February
    . Children’s Television Workshop changes its name to Sesame Workshop
    . EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company’s stakes in Odyssey Network and The Kermit Channel to Clown Media Holdings
    . EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company’s rights to the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop

  • @CapitalCityKate
    @CapitalCityKate 9 місяців тому +2

    13:58 You accidentally said “2020”.

  • @brianblumenreich9026
    @brianblumenreich9026 11 місяців тому +3

    The Muppet Show Season One DVD Box Set was heavily edited down, due to music rights.

  • @thespiderofhonor3732
    @thespiderofhonor3732 10 місяців тому +2

    Wait, they can’t play the song on Disney+ isn’t the full wizard of Oz movie on Disney+ or am I making stuff up here but I feel like I’ve seen it there

  • @anniefinch6843
    @anniefinch6843 9 місяців тому +1

    I remember this movie and it's on Disney plus.

    • @eliassmeke3991
      @eliassmeke3991 9 місяців тому +1

      What Muppet movie 🍿 which is on Disney+?

  • @gojirafan0577
    @gojirafan0577 11 місяців тому +4

    The 2000s were definitely the most mixed time for the muppets where muppets from space was a box office flop and most muppet fans usually call it one of the weakest films in the franchise hell even people like Frank Oz and Steve Whitmire have said that they’re not very fond of the film personally I honestly think muppets from space was the main cause in the downfall of the muppets franchise not to mention the 2000s was also the decade where most muppet projects where either straight to dvd or made for tv some of which I think are probably the worst muppet films ever especially Kermits swamp years and the muppets wizard of oz but yeah I personally think the 2000s was definitely the lowest point for the muppets

    • @facusmendoza1061
      @facusmendoza1061 10 місяців тому +1

      It's really the popularity twindle until the day their biggest fan Walter gathers them back for a comeback

  • @frankj79
    @frankj79 11 місяців тому

    keep up hard work bro uploads some more videos i'm impress

  • @ghosthost100
    @ghosthost100 11 місяців тому +2

    I'd love to see a Muppets Nutcracker. Millie Bobby Brown could play Marie/Claire. Gonzo is Herr Droyselmeyer. Kermit is Captain of the Toy Soldiers. Miss Piggy as the Sugarplum Fairy. Mouse King is Adam Driver. Mouse Queen is Winoa Ryder. Pepe is Fritz. Droyselmeyer's apprentice/Nutcracker Prince is Jacob Bertrand.

  • @BrontoSmilodon1
    @BrontoSmilodon1 5 місяців тому

    Holy crap the Henson company wanted to do an into the woods movie?
    Ever since I saw the movie in 2014 nI always tough the songs would fit the muppets at least.

  • @daelen.cclark
    @daelen.cclark 10 місяців тому +2

    “You don’t that to be the last movie you ever do… You want to do a better one.”
    I need to reuse that line for something.
    Where can I find its source?

  • @dylanroyer2484
    @dylanroyer2484 11 місяців тому

    I watch all of your Videos 50 times