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* BabyNameTrendKiller: The boy's name "Kermit" had already undergone a large decline before The Muppets, but that series was the killing blow — nowadays the name is virtually unusable due to its association with the frog.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets, stating that Disney doesn't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from an intellectual, business-minded perspective which he feels doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets, with their attempts at maintaining their relevancy coming at the cost of losing their purity and soul.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets, stating that Disney doesn't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from an intellectual, business-minded perspective which he feels doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets, with arguing that their attempts at maintaining their relevancy coming at and keeping them fresh have come the cost of losing their purity and soul.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Disney cares about the characters, they don't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from an intellectual, business-minded perspective which, in his opinion, doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come at the cost of losing their purity and soul.
** Steve Whitmire (former performer of Kermit) has also been incredibly outspoken and critical towards Disney's handling of The Muppets, particularly in regards to Kermit’s characterization.
** Steve Whitmire (former performer of Kermit) has also been incredibly outspoken and critical towards Disney's handling of The Muppets, particularly in regards to Kermit’s characterization.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Muppets, stating that Disney cares about the characters, they don't doesn't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from an intellectual, business-minded perspective which, in his opinion, which he feels doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions Muppets, with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come their attempts at maintaining their relevancy coming at the cost of losing their purity and soul.
** Steve Whitmire (former performer of Kermit) hasalso been incredibly outspoken and critical towards Disney's handling of The Muppets, particularly in regards to Kermit’s characterization. characterization.
** Steve Whitmire (former performer of Kermit) has
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* ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show'' marked the final time that performance artist Creator/AndyKaufman appeared in character as his LoungeLizard stage persona, Tony Clifton. Unlike prior appearances, Clifton's crassness is considerably toned down, with the comedy instead coming from him and Miss Piggy being kindred spirits.
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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]].
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** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney had originally planned to buy not only The Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late '80s and early '90s. However, disputes over the rights to the ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) getting scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** Disney had originally planned to buy not only The Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late '80s and early '90s. However, disputes over the rights to the ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) getting scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Perhaps one of the most ambitious and infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality low-quality mess]] thanks to Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so point and would even announce the film at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was [[HistoryRepeats scrapped again again]] in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney had originally planned to buy not only The Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late '80s and early '90s. However, disputes over the rights to the ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then Disney MGM-Studios) and a year-long Muppet takeover ofDisneyland) Disneyland Park) getting scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** Disney had originally planned to buy not only The Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late '80s and early '90s. However, disputes over the rights to the ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then Disney MGM-Studios) and a year-long Muppet takeover of
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** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Disney was had originally planned to buy not only the The Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's '80s and early 90's. '90s. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet ''Series/SesameStreet'' Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame ''Sesame Street'' characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get getting scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhere for unknown reasons. Though the ''Muppets Haunted House'' concept would eventually be realized years later in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would haveour own page here Yaaaaaaaaa]].been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhere for unknown reasons. Though the ''Muppets Haunted House'' concept would eventually be realized years later in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
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** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhere for unknown reasons. Though the ''Muppets Haunted House'' concept would eventually be realized years later in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhere for unknown reasons. Though the ''Muppets Haunted House'' concept would eventually be realized years later in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
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** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family andWhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/TheMuppets This page if for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhereis for unknown reasons. Though the ''Muppets Haunted House'' concept would eventually be realized years later in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.what we couldn't do.]]
** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] thanks Gonzo having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. Disney did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, it was scrapped again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and
** There was going to be an Creator/{{Atari}} game titled ''Miss Piggy's Wedding''.
** A [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/97/Press_ad_2001.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090413000705 press release from 2001]] mentions a couple of film projects that never got off the ground, Such as the aforementioned ''Muppets Haunted House'', as well as a Muppet time travel movie called ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Muppet Time Travel]]'', however, neither one went anywhere
** The aforementioned press release also mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be a Creator/DisneyPlus original mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
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* CreatorsApathy: Disney CEO Bob Iger [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/disney-plus-muppet-show reportedly]] holds this mindset towards the Muppets. While he has nothing against the characters, he has no real passion for and interest in the Muppets, and considers them to be little more than a [[TheArtifact leftover from back when Michael Eisner was CEO of Disney]] instead of a viable brand. This is reportedly the reason why Disney under Iger's reign tends to sideline the Muppets compared to their other purchases such as Creator/{{Marvel}} and Franchise/StarWars, and the reason why most Muppet projects under Disney's ownership have been stuck in DevelopmentHell.
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* CreatorsApathy: Disney CEO Bob Iger [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/disney-plus-muppet-show reportedly]] holds this mindset towards the Muppets. While he has nothing against the characters, he has no real passion for and interest in the Muppets, and considers them to be little more than a [[TheArtifact leftover from back when Michael Eisner was CEO of Disney]] instead of a viable brand. This is reportedly the reason why Disney under Iger's reign tends to sideline the Muppets compared to their other purchases such as Creator/{{Marvel}} and Franchise/StarWars, and the reason why most Muppet projects under Disney's ownership have been stuck in DevelopmentHell.
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** ''[[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'' is the most infamous and has been there since ''1985''. They finally announced it in 2009, but it was set aside once again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets''. There are apparently many reasons it hasn't been made yet, but the only one made public is that, ironically, it would be ''too expensive'' to shoot.
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** ''[[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'' is the most infamous and has been there since ''1985''. They finally announced it in 2009, but it was set aside once again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets''.''Film/TheMuppets2011''. There are apparently many reasons it hasn't been made yet, but the only one made public is that, ironically, it would be ''too expensive'' to shoot.
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* CreatorsOddball: As of 2014, The Muppets Studio is currently a subsidiary of [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]], which is a bit of an oddball for the division, given that, as their name suggests, they primarily dabble in the theme park and retail industries as opposed to the film and television industries (the Muppets' primary industries).
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* CreatorsOddball: As of 2014, The Muppets Studio is currently a subsidiary of [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney Parks, Experiences and Products]], which is a bit of an oddball for the division, given that, as their name suggests, they primarily dabble in the theme park and retail industries as opposed to the film and television industries (the Muppets' primary industries).
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** In Canada, UsefulNotes/McDonalds released plushes of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal in NHL hockey uniforms around the 1995 holiday season.
** [=McDonald's=] released a set of ten plushies in Europe and Australia to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' from 2002 to 2003. These consisted of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Rowlf, Beaker, the Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, and Rizzo. The toys varied depending on the region, but the UK released an entirely different set of eight plushies, leaving out Rizzo and Sam.
** In Winter 1997, Long John Silver's released a set of "Winter Muppetland" figures. These consisted of Kermit on skis, Miss Piggy on a Snow Dish, Fozzie on an ice block, and Gonzo rolled up into a snowman.
** In 2003, Jack in the Box released a set of figures called "The Muppets Take Hollywood". Available were figures of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, The Swedish Chef, and Pepe the King Prawn.
** In Canada, UsefulNotes/McDonalds released plushes of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal in NHL hockey uniforms around the 1995 holiday season.
** [=McDonald's=] released a set of ten plushies in Europe and Australia to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' from 2002 to 2003. These consisted of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, Rowlf, Beaker, the Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, and Rizzo. The toys varied depending on the region, but the UK released an entirely different set of eight plushies, leaving out Rizzo and Sam.
** In Winter 1997, Long John Silver's released a set of "Winter Muppetland" figures. These consisted of Kermit on skis, Miss Piggy on a Snow Dish, Fozzie on an ice block, and Gonzo rolled up into a snowman.
** In 2003, Jack in the Box released a set of figures called "The Muppets Take Hollywood". Available were figures of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, Animal, The Swedish Chef, and Pepe the King Prawn.
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* ActingForTwo: Since Matt Vogel took over for Kermit, he has to pull double roles whenever he performs Constantine as well. This was the case during their appearance in the 2017 Music/{{Pentatonix}} Christmas special.
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* ActingForTwo: Since Matt Vogel took over for Kermit, he has to pull double roles whenever he performs Constantine as well.Constantine. This was the case during their appearance in the 2017 Music/{{Pentatonix}} Christmas special.
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* ActingForTwo: Since Matt Vogel took over for Kermit, he has to pull double roles whenever he performs Constantine as well. This was the case during their appearance in the 2017 Music/{{Pentatonix}} Christmas special.
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** Perhaps the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] because Gonzo had blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. The film would be briefly revived when Disney announced that they would be reviving the film at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, like most of Disney's Muppet projects around that time, it was scrapped again.
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** Perhaps one of the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] because thanks Gonzo had having blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. The film would be briefly revived when Disney announced that they would be did consider reviving the film at one point, to where they announced their intent to do so at the 2009 D23 Expo. However, like most of Disney's Muppet projects around that time, it was scrapped again.again in favor of ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.
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** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80's and early 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets (and ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'') in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (who are now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80s and early 90s. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Disney wanted to obtain the rights to the characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure they stay true to their non-profitable roots[[/note]], and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990, would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson estate and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day), nor the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (which are currently owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** Disney was originally planned to buy not only the Muppets, but the Jim Henson Company as a whole back in the late 80s 80's and early 90s. 90's. However, contract disputes over the rights to the Series/SesameStreet Muppets[[note]]Disney Muppets[[note]]Michael Eisner wanted to obtain the rights to the Sesame characters, but Jim Henson wanted the rights to be given to the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) to ensure that they would stay true to their non-profitable roots[[/note]], non-profit roots[[/note]] and the sudden death of Creator/JimHenson in 1990, 1990 would lead to a public falling out between Disney and the Henson estate family and for the deal to get scrapped. The deal falling apart would lead to several planned Muppet projects by Disney (most notably a Muppet Studios area at Disney's Hollywood Studios) Studios and a year-long Muppet takeover of Disneyland) to get scrapped as a result. Disney would eventually buy the Muppets in 2004, but they would not buy the Jim Henson Company (which remains independent to this day), day) nor would they get the rights to the ''Sesame Street'' characters (which (who are currently now owned by Sesame Workshop).
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** The aforementioned press release also mentions plans for a new show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be an Creator/DisneyPlus original miniseries and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and the co-creators of ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of Muppet Studios led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be an Creator/DisneyPlus original miniseries and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and the co-creators of ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of Muppet Studios led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
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** The aforementioned press release also mentions mentioned plans for a new TV show called ''The Muppets Present'', which would have been on Creator/{{FOX}} and aimed towards an older audience, complete with edgier jokes and swearing, with one separate press release mentioning the show to be "fabulous, edgy and audacious." Much like the above two films though, plans ultimately fell through, with the only other stuff being out in the public being the first draft of the [[http://www.scribd.com/doc/170670394/Berry-Abrams-Muppets-Script pitch]] and a [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/60/Nms.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width/300?cb=20070325033631 image of the pitch.]]
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to bean a Creator/DisneyPlus original miniseries mini-series and would have been developed by Creator/JoshGad and the ''Series/OnceUponATime'' co-creators of ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis. However, creative differences between them and the executives of Muppet Studios The Muppets Studio led to the series getting scrapped and replaced by ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
** Another scrapped Muppet series was ''Muppets Live Another Day'', which would have centered around Kermit and the other Muppets reuniting immediately after the events of ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' to search for Rowlf, who had mysteriously disappeared. The series was intended to be
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** Perhaps the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] because Gonzo had blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. The film would be briefly revived when Disney announced that they would reviving the film at D23 Expo 2009. However, like most of Disney's Muppet projects around that time, it was scrapped again.
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** Perhaps the most infamous scrapped ''Muppet'' projects to date is ''[[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cheapest_Muppet_Movie_Ever_Made! The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!]]'', which was originally developed by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz back in 1985 and would've been the fourth Henson-made Muppet movie after ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. The premise would be that it would be a "[[StylisticSuck terrible]]" film directed by Gonzo (who would take over directing duties from Kermit) that would start off strong, but would gradually [[StylisticSuck deteriorate into a cheap and low quality mess]] because Gonzo had blown off the film's budget on the opening titles. Unfortunately, the film would be put into DevelopmentHell, ironically because it was too expensive to shoot and would get cancelled when Jim Henson passed away. The film would be briefly revived when Disney announced that they would be reviving the film at the 2009 D23 Expo 2009.Expo. However, like most of Disney's Muppet projects around that time, it was scrapped again.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie is owned by Creator/UniversalStudios, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other Muppet films.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie ''Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie'' is owned by Creator/UniversalStudios, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other Muppet films.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Film/ItsAVerryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie is owned by Creator/UniversalStudios, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other Muppet films.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Film/ItsAVerryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie is owned by Creator/UniversalStudios, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other Muppet films.
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* ScheduleSlip: Following Whitmire's termination from the Muppets and Matt Vogel taking over as Kermit, it was said that Matt’s first public performance as the character would be in a ''Muppet Thought of the Week'' video said to be released sometime during the week of July 17, 2017. However, the video ended up being delayed until August 28th for reasons unknown (though the various news articles released the week of July 17th providing more details regarding why Steve was fired from the Muppets [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents might've had something to do with it]]).
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other films.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other films.
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* ScheduleSlip: Following Steve Whitmire's termination from the Muppets and Matt Vogel taking over as the role of Kermit, it was said that Matt’s first public performance as the character would be in a ''Muppet Thought of the Week'' video said to be released sometime during the week of July 17, 17th, 2017. However, the video ended up being delayed until August 28th for reasons unknown (though the various news articles released the week of July 17th providing more details regarding why Steve was fired from the Muppets [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents might've had something to do with it]]).
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned byCreator/ColumbiaPictures, Creator/ColumbiaPictures and Film/ItsAVerryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie is owned by Creator/UniversalStudios, rather than Creator/{{Disney}}, meaning that, among other things, they are not available to watch on Creator/DisneyPlus with all the other Muppet films.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'', ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/KermitsSwampYears'' are all owned by
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Disney cares about the characters, they don't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from a intellectual, buisness minded perspective, which in his opinion, doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come at the cost of losing their purity and soul.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Disney cares about the characters, they don't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from a an intellectual, buisness minded perspective, which business-minded perspective which, in his opinion, doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come at the cost of losing their purity and soul.
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** There was also ''[[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets%27_Haunted_House The Muppets' Haunted House]]'', first mentioned in 1996, mentioned again in 2001, and mentioned yet again in 2007, but ultimately was shelved in favor of ''The Muppets' Letters to Santa''. The former's concept did eventually get used for ''VideoGame/MuppetMonsterAdventure'' according to Kirk Thatcher in an [[https://thenerdlys.com/2018/08/13/episode-134-kirk-r-thatcher/ audio interview]]. The idea of a Muppet Halloween film would eventually get realized in 2021 in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
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** There was also ''[[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Muppets%27_Haunted_House The Muppets' Haunted House]]'', first mentioned in 1996, mentioned again in 2001, and mentioned yet again in 2007, but ultimately was shelved in favor of ''The Muppets' Letters to Santa''. The former's concept did eventually get used for ''VideoGame/MuppetMonsterAdventure'' according to Kirk Thatcher in an [[https://thenerdlys.com/2018/08/13/episode-134-kirk-r-thatcher/ audio interview]]. The idea of a Muppet Halloween film film/special would eventually get realized in 2021 in the form of ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Disney cares about the characters, they don't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from a intellectual, buisness minded perspective, which in his opinion, doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come at the cost of losing their purity and soul. He was also saddened when Disney fired Steve Whitmire in 2017.
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** Creator/FrankOz [[https://www.slashfilm.com/frank-oz-on-disney/ has been critical]] toward Disney's handling of the Muppets. To explain in more detail, he feels that, while Disney cares about the characters, they don't fully understand what makes them tick and that they're approaching the Muppets from a intellectual, buisness minded perspective, which in his opinion, doesn't work with a brand like the Muppets and has led to Disney making misguided and mishandled decisions with the brand in an attempt to keep them fresh and relevant, but has come at the cost of losing their purity and soul. He was also saddened when Disney fired Steve Whitmire in 2017.
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* CreatorsApathy: According to [[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/disney-plus-muppet-show insider]] [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disneys-muppets-problem-can-the-franchise-reckon-with-its-boys-club-culture-4085246/ reports]], former Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly feels this way towards the Muppets. While he doesn't hold anything against the group, he is reported to have no interest in them at all, viewing them as little more than a property that he had happened to inherit from Michael Eisner's tenure and a low priority when compared to everything else (especially his own acquisitions). Bob Iger's disinterest in the Muppets is reportedly one of the primary reasons why Disney has done little with the property since buying them and why many planned Muppet projects would wind up in DevelopmentHell during much of the mid-to-late 2000s (bar ''Film/TheMuppetsWizardOfOz'' and ''Letters to Santa'') until 2011's ''Film/{{The Muppets}}''. It's telling that Disney would only begin to start actively making Muppet projects again after Bob Iger left and Bob Chapek took over the reigns in 2020.
