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1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
2	** [[https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/its-not-easy-being-mean-part-2/ This article]] suggests that instead of being a CardCarryingVillain, Nicky Holiday is actually a complex character who is DrivenByEnvy of his sister's success and is also an AttentionWhore who steals from his own sister not just because of those traits but also specifically to hurt her.
3	** It also suggests that he's drawn to Miss Piggy not just because of the FridgeBrilliance mentioned below but also because other relations haven't been fulfilling and that she was captivating in personality rather than appearance while also being something that he could take away from his sister.
4	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Peter Falk's cameo was presumably an intentional one as the story he gives to Kermit has little to do with his problems.
5	* BrokenBase: Though you can hardly call the film itself divisive since it’s a generally well-regarded film, there is a divide between Muppet fans regarding the tone of the film. Some fans enjoy the MediumAwareness of the film and the highly comical approach, but others felt it went a bit too far and prefer a more nuanced, grounded story. A more meager box office performance of this film led to the [[Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan following film]] being DarkerAndEdgier without any fourth wall-breaking, leading fans to discuss which of the two sequels is the better one.
6	* CommonKnowledge: Fans love to point out the "mistake" of a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment wherein Miss Piggy is shown singing with the other residents of the Happiness Hotel in their introductory song, with some rumors even suggesting that the shot implied an earlier cut of the film where she lives there. This is no mistake; that's not Miss Piggy but Annie Sue, a much less popular pig character, whose chief difference from Miss Piggy is her blonde, curly hair. However, Miss Piggy, who has sported multiple hairstyles over the years, wore her hair this way in the very next film, so it's an easy mistake to make.
7	* FridgeBrilliance:
8	** It makes sense that Nicky would be tired of conventionally attractive women, since being the brother of a fashion designer, he naturally sees a lot of them.
9	** The ObviousStuntDouble for the scenes where Miss Piggy is taking a dive, and later riding a motorcycle make more sense when you remember when Miss Piggy is scaling the ritzy English house, and she complains, “Next time they want stunts, they get a double!”
10	* FridgeHorror: Lady Holiday was hesitant to wear her priceless diamond necklace while having dinner with Nicky (due to having her jewels stolen before), but Nicky insisted that she wear it. Earlier in the movie, her models made plans to steal it. Nicky set Lady Holiday up to have her necklace stolen! In fact, his whole asking her out to dinner was probably part of the scheme. While Lady Holiday was oblivious to her brother's involvement in the crime, [[ProperlyParanoid she had a good reason to be worried about what might happen to her jewels]].
11	* HilariousInHindsight:
12	** Lady Holliday's first scene viciously disparaging a trio of dress designs now comes off as a preview of Diana Rigg's role in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
13	** Creator/JohnCleese referring to Kermit as "a lizard" is particularly funny after the "tea lizard" meme featuring Kermit.
14	* MagnificentBastard: [[GentlemanThief Nicky Holiday]], masquerading as an [[ObfuscatingStupidity irresponsible, parasitic playboy]] by day, is actually a sneaky, devious master thief. Nicky makes off with the jewels of his own sister Lady Holiday, pinning the deed on Miss Piggy to walk off scot-free. Later, he stages an elaborate, near-successful robbery to steal the Baseball Diamond, an effort only thwarted by the Muppets catching onto his schemes. Despite being a total CardCarryingVillain, Nicky sincerely falls for Miss Piggy, [[GracefulLoser takes his defeat with grace]] and ends the film with an apology to her.
15	* MemeticMutation:
16	** "Did you leave them in your other pants?" "I don't ''have'' no other pants!"
17	** "You know, it's amazing, you're 100% ''wrong.'' I mean, nothing you've said has been right!"
18	** "You are all ''weirdos!''"
19	** "''Shaaaaame'' on you!"
20	* TearJerker: The "That's a frog, bears wear hats" scene, while funny on the surface, becomes incredibly bittersweet [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Christine_Nelson if you know the story behind it]].
21	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Kermit comments that the roast beef at the supper club costs the same as an Oldsmobile. The automaker went defunct in 2004.
22	* UnintentionalUncannyValley:
23	** After a BlindingCameraFlash gag that gives the Happiness Hotel crew exaggeratedly dilated pupils, characters who typically have EyesAlwaysShut or [[EyelessFace Eyeless Faces]] like the Swedish Chef, Janice, Zoot, Lips and Bunsen Honeydew now suddenly have visible eyes as a result of the gag. It's a bit unsettling to see these characters who typically don't have eyes suddenly have them, especially given this is the ''only'' time that's happened for most of them.
24	** In Miss Piggy's daydream, there's a shot where she dives into a pool, which couldn't be achieved very vividly using a muppet, and instead is a diver in a Miss Piggy suit. Seeing Miss Piggy, normally a puppet and moving with the limitations of such, move in an exact, human fashion is a little bit weird. The costume would return later in the film when Miss Piggy's on the motorcycle. But see FridgeBrilliance, above.
25	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: This film outdoes ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'''s famous bike-riding scene by featuring Kermit and Miss Piggy sing a duet while riding bikes, going in circles and performing tricks in the process. And then it finishes off with an entire ''parade'' of Muppets on bicycles, which was a much easier visual trick: the bicycles are simply sharing axles which means they easily stand upright.

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