History Trivia / TheMuppets

* WorkingTitle: The movie was originally gonna be called ''The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made!'' And boy, [[SoGoodItsAwesome did it deliver.]]

** The end was different. Originally everything would be orchestrated by Kermit himself for putting the band together again by revealing that Tex would be ''Kermit in a human suit as part of a massive long-term scheme!'' But Disney said that ending would be too complicated for kids.

** Dave Goelz, Kevin Clash and Bill Baretta are the only Muppeteers in this film who originated their characters. By this point, Frank Oz had retired from being a Muppeteer for good.

** Gary was originally written as a ventriloquist with Walter as his animate puppet, but The Muppeteers and Disney didn't want the Muppets to be portrayed as actual puppets rather than living creatures. Also, they forbade the fact that Kermit was actually a millionaire in the early script and the mansion was waaaayyy bigger. It was rewritten to have the place actually built by Piggy when they were still together, but they broke up, and Kermit's been taking care of it ever since, so it's shabby and a bit ill-kempt in some places.

** The end was different. Originally everything would be orchestrated by Kermit himself for putting the band together again by revealing that Tex would be ''Kermit in a human suit as part of a massive long-term scheme!'' But Disney said that ending would be too complicated for kids.
*** Wait a minute, if this ending was used, then who would have been Kermit on stage, an all grown up Robin perhaps?
**** It's unclear as to when Tex's real identity would've taken place. It would've probably happened when Kermit wasn't in the room, after the telethon.

*** Wait a minute, if this ending was used, then who would have been Kermit on stage, an all grown up Robin perhaps?

*** Wait a minute, if this ending was used, then who would have been Kermit on stage, an all grown up Robin?

** Wait a minute, if this ending was used, then who would have been Kermit on stage, an all grown up Robin?

** The end was different. Originally everything would be orchestrated by Kermit himself for putting the band together again by revealing that Tex would be ''Kermit in a human suit as part of a massive long-term scheme!'' But Disney said that ending would be too complicated for kids.

** The end was different. Originally everything would be orchestrated by Kermit himself for put the band together again by revealing that Tex would be ''Kermit in a human suit as part of a massive long-term scheme!'' But Disney said that ending would be too complicated for kids.

** The end was different. Originally everything would be orchestrated by Kermit himself for put the band together again, but Disney said that ending would be too complicated for kids.

** Gary was originally written as a ventriloquist with Walter as his animate puppet, but Disney didn't want the Muppets to be portrayed as actual puppets rather than living creatures.
*** Those were actually the Muppeteers. Also, they forbade the fact that Kermit was actually a millionaire in the early script and the mansion was waaaayyy bigger. It was rewritten to have the place actually built by Piggy when they were still together, but they broke up, and Kermit's been taking care of it ever since, so it's shabby and a bit ill-kempt in some places.
** In early versions of the script Miss Piggy was to become a Lady Gaga type diva after the Muppets disbanded instead of a Vogue editor.

*** Those were actually the Muppetters. Also, they forbidden the fact Kermit was actually a millionaire in the early script and the mansion was waaaayyy more big. It was rewritten to have the place actually built by Piggy when they were still together, but they broke up, and Kermit's been taking care of it ever since, so it's shabby and a bit ill-kempt in some places.

*** Those were actually the Muppetters. Also, they forbidden the fact Kermit was actually a millionaire in the early script and the mansion was waaaayyy more big.

** In early versions of the script Miss Piggy was to become a Lady Gaga type diva after the Muppets disbanded instead of a Vogue editor.

** Gary was originally written as a ventriloquist with Walter as his animate puppet, but Disney didn't want the Muppets to be portrayed as actual puppets rather than living creatures.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Segel mentioned in an interview that during the montage involving Kermit finding a celebrity guest, one of the people they wanted to do was [[SesameStreet Elmo]], who would be shot down by lawyers saying he couldn't join. [[{{Irony}} Then that exactly happened.]]

* CreatorBacklash: Sort of. Frank Oz – the original performer for Miss Piggy and Fozzie (among others) and probably the best-known Muppeteer who isn't JimHenson – was offered a role in the film but declined, due in part to his own script treatment being passed over in favor of Segal's and a belief that the latter fails to "respect the characters". Some other, unnamed Muppet veterans [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-muppets-jason-segel-amy-adams-jim-henson-250805 have also expressed misgivings]] over certain elements of the film (e.g. Fozzie's [[ToiletHumor fart shoes]]).

** During the scene with the Moopets, you can see [[FooFighters a very familiar drummer.]]

* CreatorBacklash: Sort of. Frank Oz – the original performer for Miss Piggy and Fozzie (among others) and probably the best-known Muppet guy who isn't JimHenson – was offered a role in the film but declined, due in part to his own script treatment being passed over in favor of Segal's and a belief that the latter fails to "respect the characters". Some other, unnamed Muppet veterans [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-muppets-jason-segel-amy-adams-jim-henson-250805 have also expressed misgivings]] over certain elements of the film (e.g. Fozzie's [[ToiletHumor fart shoes]]).

* CreatorBacklash: Frank Oz – the original performer for Miss Piggy and Fozzie (among others) and probably the best-known Muppet guy who isn't JimHenson – was offered a role in the film but declined, due in part to his own script treatment being passed over in favor of Segal's and a belief that the latter fails to "respect the characters". Some other, unnamed Muppet veterans [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-muppets-jason-segel-amy-adams-jim-henson-250805 have also expressed misgivings]] over certain elements of the film (e.g. Fozzie's [[ToiletHumor fart shoes]]).

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: It took over a decade until another theatrical movie was released. ''A decade.''

** Dave Goelz, Kevin Clash and Bill Baretta are the only Muppeteers in this film who originated their characters.

** Dave Goelz and Kevin Clash are the only Muppeteers in this film who originated their characters.