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3	'''''Kermit Unpigged''''' is a 1994 ConceptAlbum by Franchise/TheMuppets. Its plot is simple: the Muppets get lost in a recording studio, and end up recording duets with the various celebrities they meet there. Its opening track, a cover of "She Drives Me Crazy", got a music video release around this time as well. A trailer for the album appeared on the VHS of ''Muppet Classic Theater''.
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5	!!Track listing:
6	# "She Drives Me Crazy" (Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy)
7	# "Daydream" (Music/VinceGill and Kermit the Frog)
8	# "On Broadway" (George Benson, Clifford, and The Rhythm Rats)
9	# "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (Music/LindaRonstadt and Kermit the Frog)
10	# "Born To Be Wild" (Music/OzzyOsbourne and Miss Piggy)
11	# "Mr. Spaceman" (Music/JimmyBuffett, The Great Gonzo, and Rizzo the Rat)
12	# "Bein' Green" ([[Music/TheEagles Don Henley]] and Kermit the Frog)
13	# "Wild Thing" (Animal, Floyd, and Kermit the Frog)
14	# "Can't Get Along Without You" (Kermit the Frog and Robin)
15	# "All Together Now" (The Muppets with Harry Smith)
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17	!! ''Unpigged'' tropes
18	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: While Gonzo and Rizzo wander the halls of the recording studio they notice a door which says "Jimmy Buffet", causing Rizzo to think there is a buffet to eat there. A bit later, he comes to the same conclusion upon seeing a door that says "Meatloaf" (Unlike Jimmy Buffett, {{Music/Meatloaf}} doesn't actually appear on the album though).
19	** Miss Piggy's monologue as the album fades out falls under this too, because she seems to think "Unpigged" means "Sans pig," and that apparently hurts her.
20	* ConceptAlbum: The Muppets visit a recording studio and all tracks are about the stuff they encounter when each one of them opens a door there. They usually find a famous musician there and perform a duet with them.
21	* CoverAlbum: Nearly all tracks are covers. "She Drives Me Crazy" was originally by Fine Young Cannibals, "Daydream" by Music/TheLovinSpoonful, "On Broadway" by The Drifters, "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by Music/TheEverlyBrothers, "Born To Be Wild" by Music/{{Steppenwolf}}, "Mr. Spaceman" by Music/TheByrds, "Wild Thing" by the Troggs and "All Together Now" by Music/TheBeatles. The only exceptions are "Bein' Green" and "Can't Get Along Without You" (and even then, the former was originated by Kermit as early as the first season of ''Series/SesameStreet'').
22	* CoversAlwaysLie: It's not just Kermit we hear, but other Muppets also make an appearance.
23	* FaceOnTheCover: Naturally Kermit appears on the cover.
24	* LetsDuet: Most songs are duets. The most bizarre must be the one between Music/OzzyOsbourne and Miss Piggy.
25	* ObsessionSong: Kermit's performance of "She Drives Me Crazy" about Miss Piggy.
26	* PepTalkSong: Music/VinceGill cheers Kermit up by singing "Daydream" with him.
27	* {{Pop}}: All songs are easy listening pop songs.
28	* PunBasedTitle: The title is a pun on the then popular "Unplugged" craze, where rock musicians would bring out acoustic versions of their normally loud rock songs.
29	* RecordProducer: Robert Kraft and John Boylan.
30	* SelfTitledAlbum: Kermit is mentioned in the album title.
31	* SpecialGuest: Music/VinceGill, George Benson, Music/LindaRonstadt, Music/OzzyOsbourne, Music/JimmyBuffett, [[Music/TheEagles Don Henley]] and Harry Smith all sing duets with various Muppet characters. Actress Lily Tomlin appears as the receptionist.
32	* SpokenWordInMusic: Several songs are intercut with funny dialogues between the Muppets.
33	* TouchedByVorlons: Near the end of "Mr. Spaceman" Jimmy Buffett travels into space by UFO, and it's implied he indeed is from space. He invites Gonzo and Rizzo to come along, and Gonzo is eager but Rizzo (who is [[LovableCoward less enthusiastic]] about the whole thing) tells him he can't because he has to be there for the end of the album.

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