The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

TV Movie
1986

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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)

Kermit the Frog and all his friends celebrate 30 years of master puppeteer and producer Jim Henson's extraordinary media franchise.Kermit the Frog and all his friends celebrate 30 years of master puppeteer and producer Jim Henson's extraordinary media franchise.Kermit the Frog and all his friends celebrate 30 years of master puppeteer and producer Jim Henson's extraordinary media franchise.

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8.1/10

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Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog
(voice)
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Frank Oz

Fozzie Bear
(voice)
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Jerry Nelson

Camilla
(voice)
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Richard Hunt

Beaker
(voice)
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Dave Goelz

The Great Gonzo
(voice)
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Steve Whitmire

Lips
(voice)
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Caroll Spinney

Big Bird
(voice)
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Julie Andrews

Self
(archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

Self
(archive footage)

Carol Burnett

Self
(archive footage)

George Burns

Self
(archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self
(archive footage)

Cher

Self
(archive footage)

James Coburn

Self
(archive footage)

Jimmy Dean

Self
(archive footage)

John Denver

Self
(archive footage)

Elton John

Self
(archive footage)

Gene Kelly

Self
(archive footage)

Director
- Peter Harris
Writer
- Jerry Juhl
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Trivia
The clip of "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from The Ed Sullivan Show is incorrectly dated as 1958, nine years prior to the actual appearance.

Goofs
The clip of "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" from The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) is incorrectly dated as 1958, nine years prior to its actual appearance.

Quotes
Count von Count: One friend from Sesame Street, plus one friend from Sesame Street, equals two friends from Sesame Street! Ah, ha, ha!

Alternate versions
When this special re-aired on Nickelodeon, the opening title card was cut; the montage subsequently went directly to the first scene following the first commercial break. Also edited was the position of the commercial break intro that originally occurred after the "Pure Imagination" song: on Nickelodeon, it was moved to after the previous scene: the "Galley-oh-hoop-hoop" scene.

Connections
Featured in In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)

Soundtracks
1812 Overture
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Dave Goelz

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5/10

Missing Something

This was a fun special with a lot to like but there was also a lot missing. I know that after 30 years of Henson's Muppets there was definitely much more than they could possibly cover in this one short special, but I would have loved to have seen more new sketches as well as some of my favourite "best of" old ones, and more of the music everyone loves that they've done, as well as some more in-depth interviews with the people behind the scenes. I don't need to see celebrity guests etc that we see all the time on the regular Muppet shows who don't have anything to do with the day-to-day work of The Muppets.