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** Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show, happy to be Santa again.

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** Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise advice to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show, happy to be Santa again.



** Kermit and Ms. Piggy talk through some unresolved feelings for each other just as Piggy didn't want to go on the show, thinking she was alone on christmas now.

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** Kermit and Ms. Miss Piggy talk through some unresolved feelings for each other just as Piggy didn't want to go on the show, thinking she was alone on christmas Christmas now.
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** Speaking of Mary, for all the angst she goes through over how her intended anniversary with Gary is ''completely'' derailed to focus on Walter and the Muppets...she still makes it a point to help wherever she can.
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* From the Christmas Episode: For once, happy holidays means it's a time for employees to show some cheer to each other.
** Ms. Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show, happy to be Santa again.

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* From the Christmas Episode: "Single All The Way", being a ChristmasEpisode, was full of these. For once, happy holidays means it's a time for employees to show some cheer to each other.
** Ms. Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show, happy to be Santa again.
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** Ms. Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show happy to be Santa again.
** Janice the Rat rigs the secret Santa to give herself all the gifts cause she didn't get any last year. But once everyone finds out about it, instead of being angry, they instead offer her the gifts anyways as a way of saying sorry for leaving her out last year.

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** Ms. Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show show, happy to be Santa again.
** Janice Yolanda the Rat rigs the secret Santa to give herself all the gifts cause she didn't get any last year. But once everyone finds out about it, instead of being angry, they instead offer her the gifts anyways as a way of saying sorry for leaving her out last year.



** All the muppets come on to sing It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to mask the fact their guest star can't sing. Even Kermit gets invited in.

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** All the muppets Muppets come on to sing It's "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Year" to mask the fact their guest star Creator/MindyKaling can't sing. Even Kermit gets invited in.
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** Kermit's SoProudOfYou line to Gonzo fits as well.

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** Kermit's SoProudOfYou line to Gonzo fits as well.well.
* From the Christmas Episode: For once, happy holidays means it's a time for employees to show some cheer to each other.
** Ms. Piggy gives 2 different kinds of advise to Fozzie to deal with the fact Becky broke up with him (cause he joked too much). One is to use materialism to hide the pain. But then she mentions that couples can get back together. Causing Fozzie to both [[ComicallyMissingThePoint comically]] and [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically]] think that she was pushing him to try again, cause she and Kermit never tried again. And lo and behold, he and Becky talked it out, and he came back to the show happy to be Santa again.
** Janice the Rat rigs the secret Santa to give herself all the gifts cause she didn't get any last year. But once everyone finds out about it, instead of being angry, they instead offer her the gifts anyways as a way of saying sorry for leaving her out last year.
** Kermit and Ms. Piggy talk through some unresolved feelings for each other just as Piggy didn't want to go on the show, thinking she was alone on christmas now.
** All the muppets come on to sing It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to mask the fact their guest star can't sing. Even Kermit gets invited in.
** At the Bar after the show, Piggy manages to put her anger aside, hanging with Kermit and Denise so they wouldn't be alone on the holidays.
** Sam wanted Janice to kiss him under mistletoe, but got tripped up by Chip. However, at the bar afterwards, Janice said that it was sweet of him to be making a friend with Chip who isn't exactly well liked around the studio, and gives him a cheek kiss. Sam then gives a starstruck, "God bless Christmas."

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* Kermit and Gonzo celebrating the latter successfully pulling off his human cannonball stunt.

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* Gonzo [[spoiler:going ahead with the cannon stunt]], and Kermit and Gonzo celebrating the latter successfully pulling off his human cannonball stunt.it.
** Kermit's SoProudOfYou line to Gonzo fits as well.
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* Bobo offering (and giving) Kermit a hug after Fozzie and Becky leave in a huff.

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* Bobo offering (and giving) Kermit a hug after Fozzie and Becky leave in a huff.huff.
* Kermit and Gonzo celebrating the latter successfully pulling off his human cannonball stunt.
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* Kermit and Fozzie's heart to heart after they had a fight.

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* Kermit and Fozzie's heart to heart after they had a fight.fight.
* Bobo offering (and giving) Kermit a hug after Fozzie and Becky leave in a huff.
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** While Gonzo is typically pretty silly or cynical he's the one that talks Scooter into sticking around. Especially when he's miffed he was passed over for being in charge for the day.

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** While Gonzo is typically pretty silly or cynical he's the one that talks Scooter into sticking around. Especially when he's miffed he was passed over for being in charge for the day.day.
* Kermit and Fozzie's heart to heart after they had a fight.
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** Scooter accidentally referring to [[TeamDad Kermit]] as his "father" was pretty sweet as well.

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** Scooter accidentally referring to [[TeamDad Kermit]] as his "father" was pretty sweet as well.well.
** While Gonzo is typically pretty silly or cynical he's the one that talks Scooter into sticking around. Especially when he's miffed he was passed over for being in charge for the day.
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** At the end, [[spoiler:Kermit is revealed to have a swamp in his home. He proceeds to launch into a sweet, toned-down rendition of "Rainbow Connection". Even better is that he sings it all the way through the credits, pre-empting the typical OhCisco moment.]]

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** At the end, [[spoiler:Kermit is revealed to have a swamp in his home. He proceeds to launch into a sweet, toned-down rendition of "Rainbow Connection". Even better is that he sings it all the way through the credits, pre-empting the typical OhCisco moment.]]]]
** Scooter accidentally referring to [[TeamDad Kermit]] as his "father" was pretty sweet as well.
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** To a lesser extent, the fact that, aside from one snide comment from Piggy, Kristin Chenoweth and Miss Piggy are genuinely friendly towards each other for the entirety of their interaction. This is a huge contrast from previous episodes with female guests, which all had Piggy having some sort of feud with the guest star.

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** To a lesser extent, the fact that, aside from one snide comment from Piggy, Kristin Chenoweth and Miss Piggy are genuinely friendly towards each other for the entirety of their interaction. This is a huge contrast from previous episodes with female guests, which all had Piggy having some sort of feud with the guest star.star.
* In "Pigs in a Blackout", Kermit has a talk with Rowlf in the tavern that [[CallBack easily brings to mind their duet in]] ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''.
** The ''Up Late'' working their way around the blackout that Scooter inadvertently caused.
** At the end, [[spoiler:Kermit is revealed to have a swamp in his home. He proceeds to launch into a sweet, toned-down rendition of "Rainbow Connection". Even better is that he sings it all the way through the credits, pre-empting the typical OhCisco moment.]]
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** Denise's {{Adorkable}} reactions to meeting Creator/KristinChenoweth.

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** Denise's {{Adorkable}} reactions to meeting Creator/KristinChenoweth.Creator/KristinChenoweth.
** To a lesser extent, the fact that, aside from one snide comment from Piggy, Kristin Chenoweth and Miss Piggy are genuinely friendly towards each other for the entirety of their interaction. This is a huge contrast from previous episodes with female guests, which all had Piggy having some sort of feud with the guest star.
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* In "Walk The Swine", after her public embarrassment with Reese Witherspoon, instead of getting even with her, she invites to her show again to genuinely apologize to her. [[spoiler:Granted, said apology consists of a big, expensive musical number]], but it was nice for Piggy to swallow her pride and admit that she was wrong for once.

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* In "Walk The Swine", after her public embarrassment with Reese Witherspoon, instead of getting even with her, she invites to her show again to genuinely apologize to her. [[spoiler:Granted, said apology consists of a big, expensive musical number]], but it was nice for Piggy to swallow her pride and admit that she was wrong for once.once.
* "The Ex Factor" had quite a few heartwarming moments.
** Kermit's plate depicting his first date with Denise has a very cute kid aesthetic to it.
** Piggy getting the jewelry box for Kermit to give to Denise. While that's heartwarming in itself, [[spoiler:it plays "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", which had earlier been established as Kermit and Piggy's song]].
** Denise's {{Adorkable}} reactions to meeting Creator/KristinChenoweth.
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* In "Walk The Swine", after her public embarrassment with Reese Witherspoon, instead of getting even with her, she invites to her show again to genuinely apologize to her. [[Spoiler:Granted, said apology consists of a big, expensive musical number]], but it was nice for Piggy to swallow her pride and admit that she was wrong for once.

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* In "Walk The Swine", after her public embarrassment with Reese Witherspoon, instead of getting even with her, she invites to her show again to genuinely apologize to her. [[Spoiler:Granted, [[spoiler:Granted, said apology consists of a big, expensive musical number]], but it was nice for Piggy to swallow her pride and admit that she was wrong for once.
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* Sam's expression as he watches Janice sing "Stay" during karaoke night.

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* Sam's expression as he watches Janice sing "Stay" during karaoke night.night.
* In "Walk The Swine", after her public embarrassment with Reese Witherspoon, instead of getting even with her, she invites to her show again to genuinely apologize to her. [[Spoiler:Granted, said apology consists of a big, expensive musical number]], but it was nice for Piggy to swallow her pride and admit that she was wrong for once.
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* Fozzie visiting Statler in the hospital with some flowers, apologizing for the T-shirt incident in the ColdOpen. [[spoiler:While it turns out to be for naught]], it's very sweet to see that Fozzie was genuinely worried about Statler's well being. Keep in mind this is one half of JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf, who take every opportunity to heckle Fozzie during the shows.

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* Fozzie visiting Statler in the hospital with some flowers, apologizing for the T-shirt incident in the ColdOpen. [[spoiler:While it turns out to be for naught]], it's very sweet to see that Fozzie was genuinely worried about Statler's well being. Keep in mind this is one half of JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf, who take every opportunity to heckle Fozzie during the shows.shows.
* Sam's expression as he watches Janice sing "Stay" during karaoke night.
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-->'''Kermit''': A few years ago, I got passed over for a job I really, really wanted. I was gonna quit the business and do something else, you know. Had a shot to go to medical school, but... turns out they just wanted to dissect me. But Fozzie wouldn't let me feel sorry for myself. He got me out of the house and stayed with me until I snapped out of it. He never let me give up. That's what a friend does, he was there to help me, but.. [[TearJerker I don't know, I guess I wasn't there to help him.]]

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-->'''Kermit''': A few years ago, I got passed over for a job I really, really wanted. I was gonna quit the business and do something else, you know. Had a shot to go to medical school, but... turns out they just wanted to dissect me. But Fozzie wouldn't let me feel sorry for myself. He got me out of the house and stayed with me until I snapped out of it. He never let me give up. That's what a friend does, he was there to help me, but.. [[TearJerker I don't know, I guess I wasn't there to help him.]]]]
* Fozzie visiting Statler in the hospital with some flowers, apologizing for the T-shirt incident in the ColdOpen. [[spoiler:While it turns out to be for naught]], it's very sweet to see that Fozzie was genuinely worried about Statler's well being. Keep in mind this is one half of JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf, who take every opportunity to heckle Fozzie during the shows.
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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem (given how they're always "happy", [[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]

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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem (given how they're always "happy", happy... [[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]
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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem (given how they're always happy, [[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]

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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem (given how they're always happy, "happy", [[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]
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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem ([[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]

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* From the same episode, Bobo trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem ([[TheStoner (given how they're always happy, [[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]

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* Bobo the a Bear trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike.
* Christina Applegate going along with Piggy's plan to have Scooter hit her in the face with a cake because she doesn't want him to get in trouble.

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* From the same episode, Bobo the a Bear trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike.
bike. [[spoiler:He succeeds when Scooter convinces him to have them sold to the Electric Mayhem ([[TheStoner "legally now"]]).]]
* Christina Applegate going along with Piggy's plan to have Scooter hit her in the face with a cake because she doesn't want him to get in trouble.trouble.
* In the middle of "Bear Left Then Bear Write", Nick Offerman calls Kermit "World's Greatest Producer" based on the fact that the latter is holding a mug with that phrase on it. The next scene is a ConfessionCam segment where Kermit talks about how Fozzie (who had left ''Up Late'' earlier in the episode to become a writer) got him that mug.
-->'''Kermit''': A few years ago, I got passed over for a job I really, really wanted. I was gonna quit the business and do something else, you know. Had a shot to go to medical school, but... turns out they just wanted to dissect me. But Fozzie wouldn't let me feel sorry for myself. He got me out of the house and stayed with me until I snapped out of it. He never let me give up. That's what a friend does, he was there to help me, but.. [[TearJerker I don't know, I guess I wasn't there to help him.]]
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* Bobo the a Bear trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike.

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* Bobo the a Bear trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike.bike.
* Christina Applegate going along with Piggy's plan to have Scooter hit her in the face with a cake because she doesn't want him to get in trouble.
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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bsKyrPnUk "Be more Tea" Lipton commercial]] (the one that spawned [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/8d762210777eeb02dc2e33a999d7e5fb/tumblr_n7peb8lVeo1qfr9wro1_500.gif this]] [[MemeticMutation brilliant gif]] of Kermit drinking tea); Kermit, in a New York City full of Animals (Yes, really. hundreds of that angry, beastly Muppet), decides to "Be more tea" and spends the commercial doing good deeds, like helping an old man Animal cross the street and cheering up a [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies Baby Animal.]] At the end he has this exchange with Miss Piggy;

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* The [[http://www.[[http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bsKyrPnUk com/watch?v=wKkrcJ9HAUg "Be more Tea" Lipton commercial]] (the one that spawned [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/8d762210777eeb02dc2e33a999d7e5fb/tumblr_n7peb8lVeo1qfr9wro1_500.gif this]] [[MemeticMutation brilliant gif]] of Kermit drinking tea); Kermit, in a New York City full of Animals (Yes, really. hundreds of that angry, beastly Muppet), decides to "Be more tea" and spends the commercial doing good deeds, like helping an old man Animal cross the street and cheering up a [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies Baby Animal.]] At the end he has this exchange with Miss Piggy;
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* As hilarious as it is, Kermit [[spoiler:[[StatusQuoIsGod manipulating Piggy to break up with Josh Groban]]]] in episode 2 has a bit of heartwarming factor to it. [[spoiler:He doesn't play any cruel tricks, he simply relies on his knowledge of her - putting Groban's name above Piggy's on the backlot poster and merely revealing that Groban likes the idea.]]

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* As hilarious as it is, Kermit [[spoiler:[[StatusQuoIsGod manipulating Piggy to break up with Josh Groban]]]] in episode 2 has a bit of heartwarming factor to it. [[spoiler:He doesn't play any cruel tricks, he simply relies on his knowledge of her - putting Groban's name above Piggy's on the backlot poster and merely revealing that Groban likes the idea.]]]]
* Bobo the a Bear trying really hard to sell cookies to get his daughter a mountain bike.
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* The entire opening musical number from the original show being recreated brings lots of nostalgia!

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* The entire opening musical number from the original show being recreated brings lots of nostalgia!nostalgia!

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* As hilarious as it is, Kermit [[spoiler:[[StatusQuoIsGod manipulating Piggy to break up with Josh Groban]]]] in episode 2 has a bit of heartwarming factor to it. [[spoiler:He doesn't play any cruel tricks, he simply relies on his knowledge of her - putting Groban's name above Piggy's on the backlot poster and merely revealing that Groban likes the idea.]]
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* The scene where Kermit makes his uplifting speech - [[spoiler: 'We have each other and that's what makes us who we are, and we'll start over from the beginning if we have to.' As soon as Kermit opens the stage door, he's greeted by camera flashes and cheers. The shot pulls back to reveal Hollywood Boulevard is absolutely packed with screaming fans waving signs and cheering the Muppets.]]

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* The scene where Kermit makes his uplifting speech - [[spoiler: 'We have each other and that's what makes us who we are, and we'll start over from the beginning if we have to.' As soon as Kermit opens the stage door, he's greeted by camera flashes and cheers. The shot pulls back to reveal Hollywood Boulevard is absolutely packed with screaming fans waving signs and cheering the Muppets.]]]]
* The entire opening musical number from the original show being recreated brings lots of nostalgia!
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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bsKyrPnUk "Be more Tea" Lipton commercial]]; Kermit, in a New York City full of Animals (Yes, really. hundreds of that angry, beastly Muppet), decides to "Be more tea" and spends the commercial doing good deeds, like helping an old man Animal cross the street and cheering up a [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies Baby Animal.]] At the end he has this exchange with Miss Piggy;

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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3bsKyrPnUk "Be more Tea" Lipton commercial]]; commercial]] (the one that spawned [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/8d762210777eeb02dc2e33a999d7e5fb/tumblr_n7peb8lVeo1qfr9wro1_500.gif this]] [[MemeticMutation brilliant gif]] of Kermit drinking tea); Kermit, in a New York City full of Animals (Yes, really. hundreds of that angry, beastly Muppet), decides to "Be more tea" and spends the commercial doing good deeds, like helping an old man Animal cross the street and cheering up a [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies Baby Animal.]] At the end he has this exchange with Miss Piggy;
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* Any of the 2015 Disney Junior "Muppet Moments" interstitials. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G84ekcz19x4 You can't say no to little kids hugging the Muppets.]] You just can't.



** When you consider wrestling as all around dudes in speedos and grappling (this troper having been a wrestling fan), seeing this is just amazing. This goes to show that all sorts of people love the Muppets and they aren't afraid to show that.

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** When you consider wrestling as all around dudes in speedos and grappling (this troper having been a wrestling fan), seeing this is just amazing. [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee This goes to show that all sorts of people love the Muppets and they aren't afraid to show that.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqhTT7EQWuc This clip]] from the 1987 Television Academy Hall of Fame, in which the Muppets - four groups of them - literally sing the praises of Jim Henson, who was going to be inducted that year.
* Jim's memorial service - or at least the parts that weren't {{Tear Jerker}}s.

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