History Film / TheMuppetsAtWaltDisneyWorld

** Before the bucket falls on his head, Beaker suffers from the effects of a Muppet Labs invention that prevents poison ivy but causes other rashes and outbreaks.

''The Muppets at Walt Disney World'' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents The Magical World of Disney]]'' on May 6, 1990. The special was intended as a quasi-announcement of a then-impending merger between The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company.

''The Muppets at Walt Disney World'' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''The Magical World of Disney'' on May 6, 1990. Kermit takes his friends to the swamp where he grew up for a surprise - the annual frog festival and bug fry! The others, uninterested, find out the swamp is right outside of Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and head there instead. When they don't have money for tickets, the Muppets break in and cause their expected chaotic antics. Now Kermit must find the entire gang before Quentin Fitzwaller, a security guard looking for a shot at redemption, captures them all.

This is notably one of the last Muppet productions to feature the involvement of Creator/JimHenson and the last he would live to see, as he would sadly pass away only ten days after the special's airing.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Most Magical Place on Earth becauses the most Muppetational.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The Most Nagical Place on Earth becauses the most Muppetational.]]

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''The Muppets at Walt Disney World'' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''The Magical World of Disney'' on May 6, 1990. Kermit takes his friends to the swamp where he grew up for a surprise - the annual frog festival and bug fry! The others, uninterested, find out that the swamp is right outside of Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and decide to hang out there instead, breaking in past the security guard when they don't have any money and having to avoid him.

'''The Muppets at Walt Disney World''' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''The Magical World of Disney'' on May 6, 1990. Kermit takes his friends to the swamp where he grew up for a surprise - the annual frog festival and bug fry! The others, uninterested, find out that the swamp is right outside of Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and decide to hang out there instead, breaking in past the security guard when they don't have any money and having to avoid him.

!!Includes examples of

* BaitAndSwitch: In the opening, Miss Piggy demands Kermit to say why he's brought them to the swamp, Kermit says it's a surprise but gives the hint that they were soon be in paradise, which might have been to trick the audience into thinking Walt Disney World was the surprise, but the scene then dissolves to a sign referring to Paradise Swamps.

* ButtMonkey: Beaker, who gets a bucket stuck on his head for almost the whole special, causing him to not see much at the park.

* HilariousOuttakes: Of course, there is a gag reel.

* BaitAndSwitch: Possibly. At the beginning, Miss Piggy demands Kermit to say why he's brought them to the swamp, Kermit says it's a surprise but gives the hint that they were soon be in paradise, which might have been to trick the audience into thinking Walt Disney World was the surprise, but the scene then dissolves to a sign referring to Paradise Swamps.

This is notably one of the last Muppet productions to feature the involvement of Creator/JimHenson, as he would sadly pass away only ten days after the special's airing.

This is notably one of the last Muppet productions to feature Creator/JimHenson as the performer of his characters, as he would sadly pass away only ten days after the special's airing.

This is notably one of the last Muppet productions to feature Jim Henson as the performer of his characters, as he would sadly pass away only ten days after the special's airing.

'''The Muppets at Walt Disney World''' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''The Magical World of Disney''. Kermit takes his friends to the swamp where he grew up for a surprise - the annual frog festival and bug fry! The others, uninterested, find out that the swamp is right outside of Ride/WaltDisneyWorld and decide to hang out there instead, breaking in past the security guard when they don't have any money and having to avoid him.

* AccidentalMisnaming: Quentin Fizzwaller refers to the Muppets, led by Kermit, as "The Kismet Gang".
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The Magic Kingdom, [=MGM=] Studios, and Epcot are all separate parks within Walt Disney World, with different entrances, but the park is presented as if all three are connected together, with the Muppets only entering through [=MGM=] Studios.

* KarmaHoudini: The Muppets break into the park without paying, and after the guard, Quentin Fizzwaller, captures them all, they end up not getting in trouble (which helps due to the fact that Kermit just happens to be pals with Mickey Mouse), while Quentin (who did catch all of them for breaking in) apparently gets punished by having to scrape gum off the benches.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Played with in regards to the bucket stuck on Beaker's head. Only Bunsen seems to notice or care about it. However, Fizwaller does get a report about a park guest with a bucket on his head.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Played with in regards to the bucket stuck on his head. Only Bunsen seems to notice or care about it. However, Fizwaller does get a report about a park guest with a bucket on his head.

* RandomEventsPlot: The Muppets go into Walt Disney World, and for the most part, a variety of different things happen. Kermit and Robin try to get everyone back together before they get in trouble, the gate guard tries to capture them (and Rizzo betrays his friends for food), Fozzie does comedy to make money for himself an dhis Ma to buy food, Gonzo and Camilla explore more unusual aspects of the park, Beaker gets a bucket stuck on his head, Statler and Waldorf visit the park (separately from the main gang), and Rowlf gets captured and sent to the pet care center.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: The guard is afraid of what Mickey Mouse will do to him if he messes up one more time. The same Mickey Mouse who is generally nice.

* KarmaHoudini: The Muppets break into the park without paying, and after the guard captures them all, they end up not getting in trouble (which helps due to the fact that Kermit just happens to be pals with Mickey Mouse), while the guard (who did catch all of them for breaking in) apparently gets punished by having to scrape gum off the benches.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Played with in regards to the bucket stuck on his head. Only Bunsen seems to notice or care about it. However, the security guard does get a report about a park guest with a bucket on his head.

* RogerRabbitEffect: When Kermit takes the gang to meet Mickey Mouse, Mickey is presented in animated form. This is in contrast to the other Disney characters who appear, who appear in the walk-around costumes seen at the park.

* ArtisticLicenseGeology: The Magic Kingdom, [=MGM=] Studios, and Epcot are all separate parks within Walt Disney World, with different entrances, but the park is presented as if all three are connected together, with the Muppets only entering through [=MGM=] Studios.

'''The Muppets at Walt Disney World''' is a special that aired on [=NBC=] as part of ''The Magical World of Disney''. Kermit takes his friends to the swamp where he grew up for a surprise - the annual frog festival and bug fry! The others, uninterested, find out that the swamp is right outside of Walt Disney World and decide to hang out there instead, breaking in past the security guard when they don't have any money and having to avoid him.