History Film / MuppetsHauntedMansion

->'''Statler:''' ''(shudders)'' [[TheStinger That was so upsetting]]. [[MyLifeFlashedBeforeEyes My whole life just passed before my eyes.]]\\

->'''Statler:''' ''(shudders)'' [[TheStinger That was so upsetting]]. [[LifeFlashedBeforeEyes My whole life just passed before my eyes.]]\\

->'''Statler:''' ''(shudders)'' [[TheStinger That was so upsetting. My whole life just passed before my eyes.]]\\

'''Statler''': Go home! [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic Oh, wait, they ''are'' home.]]

'''Statler''': Go home! Oh, wait, they ''are'' home.

** Zig-zagged with the Great MacGuffin, a character unique to the special, is Gonzo’s idol and inspiration - a magician who had apparently vanished inside the mansion walls a century ago. He turns out to be [[spoiler: [[CanonCharacterAllAlong the Ghost Host's mortal identity]] in this continuity]], though, and may thus [[spoiler: be a renamed version of Phineas J. Pock, also a magician and the Ghost Host's persona as the narrator of the [[OlderThanTheyThink 1970s tie-in book]], ''Magic from the Haunted Mansion'']].

* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Gonzo’s daredevil skills prove vital to saving Pepe and escaping the mansion before sunrise.]]
* ClothingSwitch: Piggy and Kermit dress as each other at the costume party. Judging from Kermit’s reaction, this was all Piggy’s idea.

* CompositeCharacter: Constance Hatchaway gains the glowing eyes and (in her first scene) the iconic red beating heart of her predecessor as the Attic Bride in the original ride, [[https://hauntedmansion.fandom.com/wiki/The_Beating-Heart_Bride "Emily"/the Beating Heart Bride]].

* {{Crossover}}: Between ''Franchise/TheMuppets'' and ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'', with the Muppets and their usual round of celebrity cameos portraying the mansion’s famous spirits.

* TheDeadCanDance: If “Life Hereafter” proves anything, it’s that Muppet ghosts can still cut a rug.

* HalloweenEpisode: Billed as one for Franchise/TheMuppets, being set on Halloween as Gonzo and Pepe skip out on a costume party with their friends to take on the mansion’s challenge.

** Kim Irvine, a Walt Disney Imagineer and daughter of the original Madame Leota (Leota Toombs), appears as the Mansion maid. Fittingly, she’s the one tending to Madam Pigota’s crystal ball. Her maid costume is patterned after the costumes female Cast Members wear at the attraction in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
** The song “Rest in Peace” ends with a verse from “Grim Grinning Ghosts”.

*** Constance's look in her first scene, with a dark blue dress, decayed-looking hands, and a beating red heart, resembles the iconic photograph of [[https://longforgottenhauntedmansion.blogspot.com/2020/06/has-mystery-of-original-bride-photo.html an early test photo]] of the Attic Bride in the ride. She is introduced gliding down a flight of stairs, which was also [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/danolson/Davis%20GHOST%20BRIDE%20copy%202_zpsq03kv4zn.jpg how Emily was depicted in one of the oldest pieces of concept art depicting her, by Marc Davis]].

** Upon their arrival, the Ghost Host warns that flash photography is prohibited, as “the spirits are sensitive to bright lights”. This was the instruction given at the original ride to maintain the atmosphere and illusion of real ghosts.

** TheOner revealing the mansion’s ballroom displays the Muppet ghosts dancing and making bad puns and jokes, not unlike the “At the Dance” segments from ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.

** Statler and Waldorf appear as ghostly tourists riding Doom Buggies from the ride itself. At one point, the ‘ride’ even breaks down with the emergency announcement playing overhead.

** [[spoiler:As Gonzo and Pepe flee the mansion, Hatchaway calls out to them to “Hurry Back…”, referencing Little Leota’s parting words to guests exiting the ride.]]

*** “We now will invite you to sit back, and relax, as our 999 residents proudly present: Your funeral!“

* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: Uncle Deadly. You would think that his previous reputation as the Phantom of the Muppet Show would be prime fodder to show him in marketing materials. Alas, he only shows up in the Disney Parks Blog's "Halfway to Halloween" video tour. In the special itself [[spoiler:he officiates Hatchaway and Pepe’s wedding]].

* VanityLicensePlate: The car dropping Gonzo and Pepe off at the mansion has one that fittingly reads “DIE-4-U”. [[spoiler: It changes to “D-END” when it picks them up the following morning.]]
* VillainSong: Hatchaway gets one in the form of “The Tie The Knot Tango”, with Pepe and her husbands/victims.

* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag with how the human ghosts talk to Pepe. The Host speaks Spanish quite well and claims to have grown up in Málaga, but when asked "¿Hablas español?", he gives a firm, English-language "No." Constance Hatchaway, on the other hand, answers "Sí", but her Spanish is considerably weaker, mainly just using it to pique Pepe's interest in her. She also foreshadows her true nature to the lovesick prawn by calling him [[ImAHumanitarian "gumbo"(a stew from Louisiana that includes shellfish such as prawns)) instead of "gamba", the real word.]]

* FreudianSlip: In her clumsy attempts to flirt with Pepe in Spanish, Constance tries to say "gamba" (prawn) and instead says "gumbo"(a stew from Louisiana that often includes shellfish…which prawns like Pepe ''are).'' Later in the attic, the ghosts of Constance's husbands compare the various ways she killed them and speculate that she plans to literally [[ImAHumanitarian eat Pepe alive]].
* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag with how the human ghosts talk to Pepe. The Host speaks Spanish quite well and claims to have grown up in Málaga, but when asked "¿Hablas español?", he gives a firm, English-language "No." Constance Hatchaway, on the other hand, answers "Sí", but her Spanish is considerably weaker, mainly just using it to pique Pepe's interest in her. She also foreshadows her true nature to the lovesick prawn by calling him [[ImAHumanitarian "gumbo"(a stew from Louisiana that often includes shellfish such as prawns)) instead of "gamba".]]

* HiddenDepths: The special reveals Gonzo's true biggest fears: [[spoiler:being trapped alone with no one else to be with, and that no one will care about him unless he does the crazy stunts that he loves]].

* LateToTheRealization: Early on in the film, Pepe assumes that the challenge at the mansion is a celebrity party, despite Gonzo repeatedly telling him otherwise. He only truly realizes what he's gotten himself into after Creator/JohnStamos suddenly transforms into a purple frackle and roars in his face, promptly resulting in him freaking out and wanting a way out.

** Kim Irvine, a Walt Disney Imagineer and daughter of the original Madame Leota (Leota Toombs), appears as the Mansion maid. Fittingly, she is the one tending to Madam Pigota’s crystal ball. Her maid costume is patterned after the costumes female Cast Members wear at the attraction in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag with how the human ghosts talk to Pepe. The Host speaks Spanish quite well and claims to have grown up in Málaga, but when asked "¿Hablas español?", he gives a firm, English-language "No." Constance Hatchaway, on the other hand, answers "Sí", but her Spanish is considerably weaker, mainly just using it to pique Pepe's interest in her. She also foreshadows her true nature to the lovesick prawn by calling him [[ImAHumanitarian "gumbo"(a stew from Louisiana]] instead of "gamba".

* FreudianSlip: In her clumsy attempts to flirt with Pepe in Spanish, Constance tries to say "gamba" (prawn) and instead says "gumbo". Later in the attic, the ghosts of Constance's husbands compare the various ways she killed them and speculate that she plans to literally [[ImAHumanitarian eat Pepe alive]].
* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag with how the human ghosts talk to Pepe. The Host speaks Spanish quite well and claims to have grown up in Málaga, but when asked "¿Hablas español?", he gives a firm, English-language "No." Constance Hatchaway, on the other hand, answers "Sí", but her Spanish is considerably weaker, mainly just using it to pique Pepe's interest in her. She also foreshadows her true nature to the lovesick prawn by calling him [[ImAHumanitarian "gumbo"]] instead of "gamba".

--'''Bubba:''' I prefer husky.

* CompanyCrossReferences: One of the lines in the song "Life Hereafter" is "We tell jokes, I do tricks, with my deadly candlesticks"; a play on the ''[[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Be Our Guest]]'' line, "We tell jokes, I do tricks, with my fellow candlesticks".

** "Life Hereafter" contains a number of references to "Be Our Guest" from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''.
*** Even the Ghost Host gets a Lumiere style opening!

* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag with how the human ghosts talk to Pepe. The Host speaks Spanish quite well and claims to have grown up in Málaga, but when asked "¿Hablas español?", he gives a firm, English-language "No." Constance Hatchaway, on the other hand, answers "Sí", but her Spanish is considerably weaker, mainly just using it to pique Pepe's interest in her. She also {{Foreshadowing foreshadows}} her true nature to the lovesick prawn by calling him [[ImAHumanitarian "gumbo"]] instead of "gamba".

** In fact, the "Mansion Show" is basically one long ContinuityCavalcade to ''The Muppet Show'', along with the history of the muppets, complete with numerous puppets from ''Series/MuppetsNow''.

* GratuitousSpanish: Appears as a running gag, mainly involving Pepe. Most of the time, the answer to "¿Hablas español?" is "No." Only one instance is "Si".

** In fact, the "Mansion Show" is basically one long ContinuityCavacalade to TheMuppetShow, along with the history of the muppets, complete with numerous puppets from TheMuppetsNow.

* PainfulRhyme: When Pepe asks for a way out, Madame Pigota replies, "Pumpkin spice lattes and a vampire bat / You must find a door with the glowing 'Exat'." When called out for this, she says they should try rhyming things with "bat". The pair immediately do.

* CensoredForComedy: The penguin's verse in "Tie The Knot Tango" is sung entirely in penguin noises, but at the end of it, the other grooms react in shock.

* InsistentTerminology: Pepe is repeatedly offended when other characters fail to recognize him as a king prawn. Not only does Constance seduce him by calling him by his actual species, but he's so snubbed by the Gravedigger calling him a "shrimp" in his gravestone's inscription that he doesn't even notice his ''name'' is also carved in error (Pepper).

** Statler and Waldorf appear as ghostly tourists riding Doom Buggies from the ride itself. At one point, the ‘ride’ even breaks down with the emergency announcement playing over head.

* PainfulRhyme: When Pepe asks for a way out, Madame Pigota replies, "Pumpkin spice lattes and a vampire bat / You must find a door with the glowing 'Exat'."

*** Sweetums's appearance may be an allusion to how the Endless Hallway originally didn't have a candelabra, with his headlamp creating a glowing haze like the mirror at the back of the hallway creating the infinite effect. This candle-free version of the scene used gusts of cold air and increasingly loud sounds to imply something invisible was rushing towards guests, with Sweetums's fast moving cart essentially does when it picks up Gonzo and Pepe.

** Sweetums's appearance may also be an allusion to how the Endless Hallway originally didn't have a candelabra, instead using gusts of cold air and increasingly loud sounds to imply something invisible was rushing towards guests.