History Film / MuppetsMostWanted

* TookALevelInDumbass: ''Every single Muppet'' falls for Constantine's charade, except Animal. Kermit gives Walter and Fozzie an earful regarding this.
-->'''Kermit:''' You mean all this time I've been locked in a Russian gulag, no one - not one single person from the Muppets except ''Animal'' noticed I'd been replaced by an evil criminal mastermind?!

''Muppets Most Wanted'', the follow-up to 2011's ''Film/TheMuppets'', follows... well, Franchise/TheMuppets ([[CaptainObvious who else?]]) as they tour Europe, only to become ensnared in a caper as they encounter Constantine, a crime boss who bears an incredible resemblance to Kermit. The film sees the return of ''Series/FlightOfTheConchords'' alumni James Bobin and Bret [=McKenzie=], as well as ''The Muppets'' co-writer Nicholas Stoller. Creator/JasonSegel is completely unaffiliated with this movie. The film stars Creator/RickyGervais, Creator/TinaFey, and Creator/TyBurrell.

* AllForNothing: Parodied. When Constantine, posing as Kermit, tells the other Muppets that Walter and Fozzie have "quit" the Muppets, Rowlf complains that they just did [[Film/TheMuppets a whole movie]] about Walter ''joining'' the Muppets.

** A pair of real-life examples: Creator/RickyGervais and Creator/DannyTrejo both had (deleted) cameos in ''Film/TheMuppets'', only to receive a major and supporting role, respectively, in this movie.

** Miss Poogy, the obnoxious Moopet who briefly takes the place of Miss Piggy in ''Film/TheMuppets'', pops up here as one of the inmates in the Russian gulag.
** Walter briefly uses his whistling again - Not for entertainment purposes this time, but to get everyone's attention so he can ask about the strange behavior "Kermit" has been displaying lately. We also see Walter wearing his Kermit the Frog wristwatch, an item shown to be of great importance to him in ''Film/TheMuppets''.

** [[Film/TheMuppets Hobo Joe]] is at Piggy and Constantine's wedding.

** It's not quite the same visually (nor is the same term used), but the Muppets are clearly [[Film/TheMuppets traveling by map]] when their train initially heads to Europe.

** As in ''Film/TheMuppets'', we hear Jerry Nelson's voice introducing The Muppet Show (as a tribute, as he had passed away a few months before filming began).

* HappyEndingOverride: Those millions of Muppet fans that appeared at the end of ''Film/TheMuppets'' to lend their support to the gang at their time of need? Yeah, those were just extras and paid dancers. Nobody still cares about the Muppets, as said multiple times throughout the first movie (and, as far as we can tell, they still don't by the end of this one).

* SequelReset: ''Film/TheMuppets'' ended with a big musical finale and a standing ovation... until the opening of this film:

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: What Constantine plans to do with Miss Piggy (and possibly all of the Muppets) after the wedding. See WhamLine above.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Muppets feel awful when they discover that Constantine switched places with Kermit and that they didn't notice. Then, when Kermit's about to be arrested for real, they realize they've been taking him for granted for a majority of the film.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Colonel Blood was a real historical figure who really did steal the crown jewels (and was, obviously, human). Here, he's... whatever the humanoid muppets are.

* BigBad: Constantine.

** Andy and Randy Pig, Howard Tubman, Carter, and Spamela Hamderson make their first appearance since Muppets Tonight. This movie marks the first and only time Spamela makes an appearance in a Muppet Movie (in which she actually follows the required dress code for Kermit and Miss Piggy's wedding)

* TheCastShowOff: Constantine gets a couple of flashy musical numbers, "I'm Number One" and "I'll Get You What You Want", and especially sounds good in the latter. It makes sense, because in addition to being a Muppet performer, Matt Vogel is also a singer and musician, and even had his own band (The Mighty Weaklings). Being the SpiritualSuccessor to Jerry Nelson (who also did a lot of singing during his heyday and was a talented musician in his own right) helps a lot.

* CriminalDoppelganger: Constantine to Kermit.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Jean and Sam are watching the Muppets perform at Dublin, one can see that Jean parked his car in the theater, and it fits perfectly in the aisle.

* FurryReminder: Early in the film, Miss Piggy tells Kermit the frog not to serve flies during their wedding reception.

* IdenticalStranger: A lot of work went into making Constantine look similar, but not exactly, like Kermit. Aside from the mole, there are several subtle differences, designed to make the audience notice without being obvious. Initially he was a slightly different shade, but this was scrapped as too obvious. His frill is shorter and wider than Kermit's. His eye slits are more horizontal than Kermit's, giving him less of an innate smile to his eyes, and thus he looks permanently angrier. The puppet's mouth was constructed to look like a frown, and the puppeteer, Matt Vogel, holds his hand in a claw-like position, giving him more of a sneer (and an underbite) than Kermit, and finally, Vogel would swing Constantine more when walking, giving the illusion of a heavy-shouldered man walking (despite having no shoulders).

* MirrorRoutine: When Kermit breaks into Constantine's room.

** Also, he seems to mistakes Kermit's signature, "Hi-ho!" greeting for, "Hi-llo!"

* ObviouslyEvil: Dominic Badguy. As Rowlf later lampshades:

* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Fozzie, Walter and Animal, arguably, as they go to break Kermit out of prison and then all go to stop the wedding.
* RecycledPremise: In basic terms, the movie is (perhaps accidentally) very similar to ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', in which the Muppets also sing a self-aware number explaining the movie they're about to do before traveling to Europe and thwarting a major heist.

** Constantine twisting some of Kermit's more famous lines into sinister one-liners ("It's not easy being mean... hehe.")

-->'''Kermit:''' You mean all this time I've been locked in a Russian gulag, no one - not one single person from the Muppets except Animal noticed I'd been replaced by an evil criminal mastermind?!

* VillainDecay: At the beginning, Constantine takes out a small army of armed Russian soldiers. By the end, [[spoiler:Piggy simply grabs hold of him and thrashes him against the walls of his helicopter's cockpit]]. Of course, as Piggy says, he might be the world's most dangerous frog, but he's still just a FROG.

* {{Mondegreen}}: When practicing Kermit's voice while singing "Rainbow Connection", Constantine's rendition ends with "The lovers, the dreamers, and cheese."

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: What Constantine plans to do with Miss Piggy (and possibly all of the Muppets) after the wedding.
--> '''Constantine:''' Once she's served her purpose, ''kaboom''. It will be bacon for breakfast.

** Creator/TomHiddleston as Escapo.

* [[MetronomicManMashing Metronomic Frog-Flailing]]: Piggy vs. Constantine.

* AffablyEvil: For an international jewel thief, Dominic is quite a polite chap, in contrast to his boss Constantine who holds everyone in contempt. When he's in jail he even thanks the cafeteria worker for his meal.

* IdiotHoudini: The Muppets get away with harboring an escaped convict without even knowing it.

* NiceGuy: Walter was already this in the first film, but here he really stands out as he's the only one who doesn't treat Kermit inconsiderately at the beginning and isn't too busy acting like a selfish {{Jerkass}} to notice that Constantine isn't Kermit. Animal as well - he wants a drum solo, but he doesn't let that blind him and sees through Constantine's charade from the start. Had it not been for them, Constantine's plan would have succeeded.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even if they were negatively influenced by Constantine and Dominic, Kermit's friends (aside from Walter and Animal) still treat him rather inconsiderately. They get better, though.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Dominic claims that his last name Badguy is actually pronounced bad''jee'', on account of being French. Whether or not he's telling the truth isn't addressed.

** Andy and Randy Pig, Howard Tubman, Carter, and Spamela Hamderson make thekr first appearance since Muppets Tonight. This movie marks the first and only time Spamela makes an appearance in a Muppet Movie (in which she actually follows the required dress code for Kermit and Miss Piggy's wedding)

* BSODSong: "Something So Right" Where Miss Piggy has second thoughts about being married to Kermit (alias Constantine) so suddenly, and the rest of the Muppets are despondent about Kermit (alias Constantine) leaving them to be married, and start to wonder if their freedom is really worth it.

** Dominic and Constantine choreograph the Muppets' performances to create enough racket to cover up their breaking into secure facilities. Later, Kermit and Walter choreograph the prisoners' musical revue act to cover up their collective breakout from prison ''directly from the stage'', in full view of the gulag authorities.

** As in ''Film/TheMuppets'', we hear Jerry Nelson's voice introducing The Muppet Show (as a tribute, as [[AuthorExistenceFailure he had passed away a few months before filming began]]).

* NeverMyFault: Downplayed, as Fozzie appears to be quite embarrassed by this, but when Kermit asks Fozzie why he didn't notice that he - Fozzie's ''best friend'' - had his identity stolen by a criminal, Fozzie tries to justify his mistake ("He looked like you and talked like you! Well, okay, he didn't talk like you, but he said he had a cold!"). Then, when Kermit angrily yells at Fozzie and Walter for not noticing like Animal did, Fozzie says that it's not as bad as it sounds (Walter, meanwhile, admits that it is indeed as bad as it sounds).

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Nadya arrests Kermit for escaping from the gulag (though it seems his arrest has more to do with leaving before the gulag revue ended). She only lets him go after Walter, Fozzie and Gonzo ask her to arrest them, too. Used as a gag on the blooper reel when Kermit then asks her how the hell she got through customs with a foreign army (apparently she had a small problem, but only because she was carrying fruit).]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: A significant amount of the jokes and scenes will frequently do this and overlap with LeaningOnTheFourthWall. The first five minutes has the entire Muppets cast singing about how this movie is going to have {{Sequelitis}}, then proceeds to speculate on

* TheBusCameBack: Louise Gold returns to the Muppet cast after a fifteen-year absence, to bring back her character Annie Sue after an absence nearly twice as long. Despite is, Annie Sue doesn't do anything of importance or even have any lines.

* CallBack: The very beginning of this movie begins with the very ending of the last movie, or rather, on the "The End" title, where we hear the last two bars of "Life's a Happy Song". We even see Gary and Mary, but their backs are turned to the camera to hide the fact that they couldn't get Creator/JasonSegel or Creator/AmyAdams to return.

* GaussianGirl: Played Straight until you notice it's because Constantine is smearing Vaseline over the lens of the camera that represents Miss Piggy's point of view [[GenreSavvy in order to make her see him like that]].

* BreakingTheFourthWall: A significant amount of the jokes and scenes will frequently do this and overlap with LeaningOnTheFourthWall. Heck the first five minutes is the entire Muppets cast singing about how this movie is going to have Sequelitis and ending with what the plot for the movie is going to be

** In fact, the very beginning where [[spoiler:they just finished filming the first movie]] it's hard to tell where the fourth wall starts and ends (or if it even exists at all).

* NotSoDifferent: Sam says this word-for-word when he and Jean start to get along better.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Sam and Napoleon decide Fozzie ''must'' be this, which is how they settle on him as a prime suspect. (He's not, of course.)

* WaifFu: A male variant. Constantine takes out several guards during his prison break in a decidedly BlackWidow -esque manner, despite weighing only as much as a two-and-a-half-foot-tall felt frog.

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Even if they were negatively influenced by Constantine and Dominic, Kermit's friends (aside from Walter and Animal) still treat him rather inconsiderably. They get better, though.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Muppets feel awful when they discover that Constantine switched places with Kermit and that they didn't notice. Then Kermit's about to be arrested for real, they realize they've been taking him for granted for a majority of the film.