Of Muppets and Men (Part 1)

[MoonlightPlaylist]

you can hear kermit's voice in Jim henson's

[wijcik]

Splendid! Star Wars and the Muppets; two gems that the states refused to make, but the UK caught the vision.

[56thAlbanyProd]

me too, I love this!

[HCShannon]

With the new movie bringing in hordes of new fans, I think a lot of them are going to watch this and learn the history! They also need to know that the Muppet Show was filmed in England, not Hollywood!

[ChipmunksAndBulldogs]

Poor Kermit he tried 2 do an epic karate chop like Miss Piggy but he just couldn't, I've always wondered how the muppeteers could make it look like the muppets were sitting in a chair and NOW I FINALLY KNOW! YAAAY! But it looks so uncomfortable

[stargoboom1986]

I've seen this video a few times! :D

[demondincredible]

"Well I just heard the news that you and miss FAT BACK was gonna tie the knot and raise CHITTERLINGS!" LMAO

[DisneyVintage]

0:13 : so THAT'S where lady gaga got her inspiration for her "Judas" video :P

[cainster]

Pause it at 3:45. Clean that up just a bit in Photoshop and it would make one hell of a Muppet postcard. :)

[stevarino1989]

2:41 . . . lmfao how Kermit tries to karate chop Piggy. XD

This is so cool! It sort of takes away from the magic but I don't care. It's cool!

[coolifyou]

thumbs up if you recognized steve whitmire!

[Madinite8]

Thank you so much for posting this. I've always wanted to see this!

[anthony66363]

I enjoyed Your Short Clip

[beatlefreak67]

GOOD GRIEF,THE COMEDIAN'S A BEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PepeTheKingPrownOK]

Marvel !!!! There is nothing better in this world than MuPpETs !!! !! !

NOTHING !!

NADA !!

NIC !!

NICHTS !!

RIEN !!

[thispartsux]

I'm so lucky to have grown up watching the Muppets and Fraggle Rock! Miss Piggy was my idol. Kids today only have crap to watch.

[uitje1]

@thispartsux I'm 14 and I watch this, no crappy stuff then ;)

[powerpill]

@thispartsux No, they don't.

[thispartsux]

I'm so lucky to grow up watching the Muppets and Fraggle Rock! Miss Piggy was my idol. Kids today only have crap to watch.

[722productions]

"I just heard the news that you and Miss Fatback was gonna tie the not and raise chit'lins." ROTFL

[christimacc]

Sesame street went to PC pot after Henson died. What a shame

[NeverDoubt1]

@christimacc Have to agree, I'll only be showing my kids Old School Sesame Street. ;)

[kataisa3]

The 7 people who disliked this video need to be karate chopped by Miss Piggy.

[MrMagician1]

the 7 people who disliked have no inner child

[collgoff]

@MrMagician1 No kiding!

[brymomjay]

i heard that season 4 is coming out and i hope it has this on there.

[antsamthompson9]

I hope this will be an extra on TMS season 5 DVD. "The engagement is off! Hi-yah!"

[edlichanimation]

omg!! never seen this before! fantastick! thx :)

[FLPman]

So great that we've gotten to a point in technology where we can share videos like this! continues inspiring countless children and adults decades later..such power

[Devastat1Serge]

Classic something I always wanted to see ty

[Ioupopio]

Frank Oz is the man. Who else could voice both Ms. Piggy and Yoda

[DarkClara5]

7:05 bitch slap'd! 8D

[NaiTaiDai]

@DarkClara5 "Thank you....I needed that..."

[Foundlilly11]

A fig is a fruit.

[collgoff]

A fig is a fruit?

I don't understand that.

[Foundlilly11]

You said you don't think fig is a word. Well it is, it's a noun. :p

[collgoff]

Oh I get it now, but there's one thing.

What dose the P stands for?

[collgoff]

@Foundlilly11 No not like that it's just I don't like Andy's jock.

[oldencity1]

What a great documentary! I've watched this hundreds of time It never gets old.

[sagievy]

The Swedish chef!! LOL!!

[collgoff]

What are those werid things on their heads and why?

[FLPman]

microphones.. and i'll assume we all know why .. lol

but since they use their hands for many things, and often in cramped spaces, a clip on mic wouldn't work, a standing or hanging mic is impractical, so the head mic, with foam filter on the tip and headband to make it comfy.. and the style of the headband.. just another reason them to dress funny

[collgoff]

What ever you say Flpman.

[RabbitDance]

Yeah, I've seen so many pictures of Jim Henson in flowery buisness/hippie shirts it's awesome! That and cozy sweaters. LOL

[RabbitDance]

Those hold the microphones and wires out of the way of the muppeteers. They invented their own hands free headsets.

[collgoff]

Oh I get it now thanks.

[greenjennijean]

I love Jim Henson and Frank Oz! They are very talented people!

[genestarwindjf80]

Did he say what I think he say?

[Seloa]

.... I seem to remember an episode of something with the muppets, not behind the scenes but the muppets themselves showing the audience how they work..

[FLPman]

Jim Henson Hour?

[SR893]

No joke i looked for this documentry for 24 years,thanks to ever posted it!

[sayz25]

@SR893 I don't know if you've found this in the last 2 years, but I first saw this documentary as an extra on one of the first 2 Muppets Show dvd's :)

[fiestyhamster]

it helps though

[Armenissa]

The lobsterssss muahahaha

[armenianply]

jim henson the original man of great clean brilliant comedy. R.I.P jim henson you are truly missed and you may be gone but you are definately not forgotten.

[PapagenoJuan]

Youtube classic :)

[babydollwithblondie]

Frank Oz make Miss Piggy on THe Muppet Show!!!

[NobbyNobbs1970]

You know, when I watch these I can't help but think that rather than Jim Henson's voice coming from Kermit, it's more like Kermit's voice comes out of Jim Henson. I guess that shows how, as a kid, which one was more real to me. Maybe still is.

[Treemeadow]

I feel the same way, I really do.

More so, I feel as though that one and the other are both the same.

[FLPman]

interesting you mention that. Most of the voices you'll notice are very similar to the original performer.. i think it's b/c it wasnt the voice that made the character but rather the performance, and the voice just sort of comes from that.

[ErnieandBert1]

Like how Frank Oz's voice sounds very familiar to Fozzie Bear's.

[FLPman]

Oz is one of the most vocal people on my previous comment.

People ask him how he came up with so and so's voice, and the response is typically.. i didn't.. i perform the character, and then voice becomes synonymous with that character...... ofcourse that's not always the case (ie, Elmo sounds nothing like Kevin Clash)

[caitlinjane92]

And how Jim Henson's voice sounds just like Kermits.

[tigergurl07]

LMFAO.

[ZeppoThePuppetMan]

I love the 'Baby fig' jokes.

[blaze122775]

It is great to sit back and watch these postings. My husband and I are huge muppet fans and recently went to Leland, MS (where Jim was born) to visit the Jim Henson museum.

[wuzzlepuzzle]

Thanks so much for posting this. I have despaired that Disney will ever put this on DVD.

[PapagenoJuan]

too true.

Dr. Seuss and JIm Henson were crazy f--ing geniuses!!

[brightbite]

Everyone thinks that in order to be creative, you have to take drugs. It just isn't true.

[gotfrodis]

of course :D

[neato11]

God rest Jim Henson

[ljks1]

"he's funnier!?"

hehe :D

[stitch1993]

I wish muppets would come back on television

[beato123]

I saw a feature on BBC news 24 a few weeks ago that said it was coming back

[neato11]

Probaly won't be as good

[collgoff]

@stitch1993 Someday they will.

[brymomjay]

@stitch1993 me too

[shanmer391]

@stitch1993 There's always their movies  Im saving a prebought ticket for the new one

[Spongebob1000]

The scene with I get around song, I wish they could upload the whole song with the muppets.

[CaptSpalding]

This is absolutely awesome!! Thanks for posting!

[superleviathan]

18 years ago? Franz Oz joined Jim Henson in 1963, so that means this was made in 1981.

This HAS to be included in one of the Muppet Show DVD sets. Lots of great live footage of Jim and the gang.

[DC41288]

disney sucks they will never put this on the dvd

[Betosiris]

The Muppets But the Wonderful Group for all the ages... I had liked much to work with them, since I dedicate myself to the Puppets

[CHELLE0774]

Love the Muppets!

[KrazyKartoonKid]

They look a bit like Hippies with them bands on.

[Delorean92]

If I could bring back anyone who didn't deserve to die so early, it would be Martin Luther King J.R., then Jim Henson (can't go against my black bros.!)

[MightyTrebor]

I hardly think any Jim Henson did was against your black bros. I like to think he broke down even more color barriers by showing that orange and green could work together.

[VeeJay92]

Ha ha ha ha!

[MightyTrebor]

(Not saying did he did against anyone)

[Arthur5041975]

God the world is a worse place without Jim Henson.

[superdudbro]

yes

[collgoff]

@Arthur5041975 Well Jim Henson want the world better when he's gone.

[lovemeg5186]

the engagement is off HIIIIIIIIIYA!! Kermie dear dear sweetheart its not like that its like this HIIIIIIIIIYA!!

[MacLeaper]

That's "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys!!! :-) Woo hoo- I love The Beach Boys! And The Muppets! ;-)

[mortichro]

this reminded me of my childhood... sigh

[Classicnickfan]

thanks for runing the magic of the muppets

[StarsxAndxStripes]

No one forced you to watch it.

[Classicnickfan]

i know it was a joke i just forgot to put the lol after

[hypersonic167]

THANK YOU

[BaggyJeansBoy]

This is amazing!! Where did you find this?!?! I used to take the book of this out of the library all the time when I young. That book is now out of print.  I never knew there was a tv special of this.