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    Great Muppet Caper, The (1981)

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    A frog and a bear as identical twins? A pig fashion model? Only in the world of Jim Henson’s Muppets could anyone get away with such wonderful silliness.

    muppetcaper5After the success of 1979’s The Muppet Movie, Henson and company reunited for a follow-up. This second instalment in the Muppet film franchise took the gang to England for a comic heist movie.

    Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear star as identical twin brothers (?) who work as reporters for the Daily Chronicle but are fired for botching up a story about a jewel thief. And so they follow the victim, fashion designer Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg), to England to find out who stole the Holiday jewels.

    While attending a glamorous dinner, Kermit notices the dazzling Miss Piggy, Lady Holiday’s spunky assistant and a wannabe model. The pretty porker also catches the eye of Lady Holiday’s ne’er-do-well brother, Nicky (Charles Grodin), but the flirtations are interrupted by a sudden blackout.

    When the lights return, Lady Holiday’s famed Baseball Diamond (one of the world’s biggest gems) has been stolen, and Piggy is framed for the crime. While Piggy plots a jailbreak, the other Muppets set out to find the real criminals and recover the jewels.

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    The big showdown pits James Bond-style criminals carrying blowtorches, walkie-talkies, and computerised safecracking tools against the Muppets with their Frisbees, yo-yos, and peanut butter.

    muppetcaper3While the film wasn’t as popular as the first Muppet movie, The Great Muppet Caper did continue the tradition of star cameos (John Cleese, Peter Falk, Peter Ustinov), original songs (including the Oscar-nominated The First Time It Happens) and zany sight gags (like Piggy riding a motorcycle and a Busby Berkley-style water ballet that has to be seen to be believed.)

    The film was also the only Muppet feature directed by Jim Henson himself. Henson passed away in 1990.

    Lady Holiday 
    Diana Rigg
    Kermit the Frog 

    Jim Henson
    Nicky Holiday 

    Charles Grodin
    Neville 

    John Cleese
    Miss Piggy 

    Frank Oz
    Rowlf 

    Jim Henson
    Dr Teeth 

    Jim Henson
    Waldorf 

    Jim Henson
    Swedish Chef 

    Jim Henson
    Fozzie Bear 

    Frank Oz
    Animal 

    Frank Oz
    Sam the Eagle 

    Frank Oz
    Gonzo 

    Dave Goelz
    Beauregard 

    Dave Goelz
    Dr Bunsen Honeydew 

    Dave Goelz
    Zoot 

    Dave Goelz
    Marla 

    Erica Creer
    Carla 

    Kate Howard
    Darla 

    Della Finch
    Dorcas 

    Joan Sanderson
    Floyd Pepper 

    Jerry Nelson
    Camilla 

    Jerry Nelson
    Pops 

    Jerry Nelson
    Lew Zealand 

    Jerry Nelson
    Rizzo the Rat 

    Steve Whitmire
    Lips 

    Steve Whitmire
    Oscar the Grouch 

    Carroll Spinney
    Scooter 

    Richard Hunt
    Statler 

    Richard Hunt
    Janice 

    Richard Hunt
    Beaker 

    Richard Hunt
    Sweetums 

    Richard Hunt

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    Jim Henson

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