History Film / TheGreatMuppetCaper

* DigitalDestruction: The 2005 Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition DVD release uses the songs as heard on the soundtrack album. As a result, several things were compromised until the 2013 Of Pirates and Pigs Collection Blu-ray and DVD (a bundle with ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''):

** During the "Miss Piggy" number, the three dancers ("Happiness, Miss Piggy!") are clearly shown singing underwater, and are actually supposed to sound like it. Because the version from the album (which doesn't have this effect) is heard, the effect is completely messed up.

-->'''Editor:''' Oh, yeah. I see [the similarity] now...

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Mr. Tarkanian, the chief editor is listing the headlines from select newspapers:
-->'''Mr. Tarkanian''': "Lady Holiday's Jewels Stolen," that's what it says in ''The Times''. And here's ''The Herald'': "Fashion Queen Of London Robbed." And last, but not least... here's our cute little banner story: "Identical Twins Join The Chronicle Staff."

* HiddenDepths: Deranged drummer Animal is only upset because he missed the Rembrandt--excuse us, the ''Renoir'' exhibit.

* SevenMinuteLull: 15 Seconds Kermit Yells "Quiiiieeettttt!!!"
** And Fozzie ("Hold iiiiiiiiiiitttttt!!!")
** Also, Janice, when discussing nudity.

** When the newspaper editor harangues the main trio for missing the story, we get a wonderful line that's later called back to in ''Film/TheMuppets'':

--> Fozzie: If that's the Happiness Hotel, I'd hate to see what the sad one looks like.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} The Muppets...\\

lead to high adventure in London]].]]-]

A 1981 release by Creator/JimHenson and his studio, ''The Great Muppet Caper'' was a sequel to ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' and would prove to be the second in a long line of live-action Muppet movies.

lead to high adventure in London]]]]-]

* DenserAndWackier: Downplayed, given these ''are'' the Muppets we're talking here, but this is by far the silliest and most "meta" out of the Jim Henson Muppet films and the film has a consistently lighthearted and comedic tone throughout, without the more somber and serious moments its [[Film/TheMuppetMovie predecessor]] and [[Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan successor]] have.

* DenserAndWackier: Downplayed, given these ''are'' the Muppets we're talking here, but this is by far the silliest and most "meta" out of the Henson-era Muppet films and the film has a consistently lighthearted and comedic tone throughout, without the more somber and serious moments its [[Film/TheMuppetMovie predecessor]] and [[Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan successor]] have.

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* NiceHat: Fozzie as usual. The fact that he wears a hat is how you can tell he's a bear, not a frog.

This very silly movie has so many {{Lampshade Hanging}}s they could open a store to sell them and have enough stock to last a week. Also very apparent are the highly-increased production values compared to its predecessor and the film debuts of some Muppets who showed up on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' after the first movie. The movie also stars Charles Grodin in a role that strikes the right balance between serious villain and [[LargeHam scenery chewing]].

->'''Miss Piggy:''' Um, why are you telling me all this?\\
'''Lady Holiday:''' It's plot exposition. It has to go ''somewhere''.

-->'''Christine''': (''pointing out Kermit'') Look, dad. A bear!
--> '''Jerry''': No, Christine, that's a frog. Bears wear hats.

** Jerry Nelson is walking through the park with real-life daughter Christine (who mistakes Kermit for a bear).
-->'''Christine''': Look, dad. A bear!

* BilingualAnimal: Rolf barks at some guard dogs and says, "It pays to know a second language."

The story goes that Kermit and Fozzie are [[InformedAttribute identical twin newspaper reporters]] (their editor doesn't get it, either) and Gonzo's their photographer. After nearly losing their jobs for missing a massive jewelry robbery scoop right under their noses, the intrepid trio head to London to get the follow-up story to said scoop as an exclusive to save said jobs. The robbery victim is Lady Holiday, who just happens to have wound up with Miss Piggy in her employ. Pig meets frog, frog thinks pig is Lady Holiday, pig goes along with it because she's smitten with frog, and all the while the thieves are closer than Lady Holiday thinks.

The story goes that Kermit and Fozzie are [[InformedAttribute identical twin newspaper reporters]] (their editor doesn't get it, either) and Gonzo's their photographer. [[Note]]Bears wear hats, see below.[[/note]] After nearly losing their jobs for missing a massive jewelry robbery scoop right under their noses, the intrepid trio head to London to get the follow-up story to said scoop as an exclusive to save said jobs. The robbery victim is Lady Holiday, who just happens to have wound up with Miss Piggy in her employ. Pig meets frog, frog thinks pig is Lady Holiday, pig goes along with it because she's smitten with frog, and all the while the thieves are closer than Lady Holiday thinks.

The story goes that Kermit and Fozzie are [[InformedAttribute identical twin newspaper reporters]] (their editor doesn't get it, either) and Gonzo's their photographer. [[Bears wear hats, see below.]] After nearly losing their jobs for missing a massive jewelry robbery scoop right under their noses, the intrepid trio head to London to get the follow-up story to said scoop as an exclusive to save said jobs. The robbery victim is Lady Holiday, who just happens to have wound up with Miss Piggy in her employ. Pig meets frog, frog thinks pig is Lady Holiday, pig goes along with it because she's smitten with frog, and all the while the thieves are closer than Lady Holiday thinks.

The story goes that Kermit and Fozzie are [[InformedAttribute identical twin newspaper reporters]] (their editor doesn't get it, either) and Gonzo's their photographer. After nearly losing their jobs for missing a massive jewelry robbery scoop right under their noses, the intrepid trio head to London to get the follow-up story to said scoop as an exclusive to save said jobs. The robbery victim is Lady Holiday, who just happens to have wound up with Miss Piggy in her employ. Pig meets frog, frog thinks pig is Lady Holiday, pig goes along with it because she's smitten with frog, and all the while the thieves are closer than Lady Holiday thinks.

* AbsenteeActor: This Film is Notable for being the Only Theatrical Muppet Movie to not Feature Robin the Frog.