Movin' Right Along: A Muppet Movie Podcast

We’re talking about Minutes 41 & 42 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Jenny & Kermit are friendly, Piggy is angry, and Kermit goes to Sardi’s. With very special guest Erik Adams, managing editor of  The AV Club ! PLUS: The missing Bunsen & Beaker sequence! Early American whispering campaigns! Celebrity caricatures! Which of Michael Caine’s roles have we played onstage? Muppets...

We’re talking about Minutes 39 & 40 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Lew Zealand throws fish, Fozzie hibernates, and the Electric Mayhem wails and cooks. With film critic  Josh Spiegel , host of the now-concluded podcast  Mousterpiece Cinema ! PLUS: Does the audience enjoy being pelted with fish? Did Fozzie really get a job?  Young Frankenstein  references! How do you play “Toss Sausa...

We’re talking about Minutes 37 & 38 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit stops shaving and Scooter works at a movie theater. With special guest Matthew Soberman of ToughPigs.com! PLUS: The astonishing world of moustache toads! Is Cleveland the funniest city name? The early ’80s 3-D craze! What are the worst  Planet of the Apes  movies? Searching for Hurd Hatfield! And the truth abo...

We’re talking about Minutes 35 & 36 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Miss Piggy and Joan Rivers get fired and the rats violate the health code. Our special guest is movie critic Jesse Hassenger! PLUS: Unsettling Muppet/human interactions! How valuable is the first comic book appearance of the Muppet Babies? The mysteries of diner jargon! Cheap knockoffs of Pixar hits! And HOW did they...

We’re talking about Minutes 33 & 34 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Piggy goes to work with Joan Rivers and hijinks ensue. Our special guest is puppeteer and puppet builder  Andy Hayward ! PLUS: Appreciating Frank Oz’s  HOUSESITTER ! Inside the Minneapolis theater world! Bergdorf Goodman shuns commoners! Close encounters with Sherry Netherland! Would Miss Piggy eat frog legs? And wha...

We’re talking about Minutes 31 & 32 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit gives Jenny the huggies and Piggy scares some construction workers. With special guest Patrick Cotnoir, producer of  The George Lucas Talk Show ! PLUS: Statler and Waldorf fail at sunbathing! Is Kermit extra-naïve in this movie? Why do the Muppets spend so much time running? What is Jenny’s last name? And is “...

We’re talking about Minutes 29 & 30 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit wears a disguise to meet a Broadway producer. With special guest Joe Hennes from ToughPigs.com! PLUS: Is this how cool guys dress? Kermit is good at lying! Elevator etiquette! And who do our dads look like? ALSO: Check out photos of the Kermit Chia Pet and the disco Kermit doll on ToughPigs.com! Hosted by  Ant...

We’re talking about Minutes 27 & 28 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Rizzo introduces four more rats and Kermit gets a job. With special guest  Joe Hennes  from  ToughPigs.com ! PLUS: The original ratatouille joke! Lesser-known Muppet performers!  Star Trek  and Chuck E. Cheese! Penguins on the collar! Should we watch all the  Rocky  movies? And what was the third part of Kermit’s thr...

We’re talking about Minutes 25 & 26 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit shouts from the top of the Empire State Building and Rizzo demands more help at work. With very special guest  Noah Diamond , Marx Brothers scholar and author of  400 Years in Manhattan ! PLUS: How long did Piggy stay away from the city? New Yorkers don’t visit the Empire State Building! The significance of Ke...

We’re talking about Minutes 23 & 24 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which the Muppets finish “Saying Goodbye” and Kermit approaches the Empire State Building. With special guest Carolyn Wiesner! PLUS: Nobody knows what a turnpike is! King Kong and Nora Ephron! Frank Oz bribes a security guard! The magnificent HBO spaceship logo! And is this where Jason Segel stopped watching the movie? ALS...

We’re talking about Minutes 21 & 22 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which the Muppets say goodbye to the musical accompaniment of “Saying Goodbye.” With special guest  Jennifer Garlen , editor of  Kermit Culture  and  The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson ! PLUS: A Muppet rides a bike and no one cares! Baby Animal’s catch phrase! The Chekov’s gun of postcards! A Barenaked Ladies deep cut! And sad...

We’re talking about Minutes 19 & 20 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit, Jenny, and the other Muppets talk about their future plans, happy and otherwise. With special guest  Jennifer Garlen , editor of  Kermit Culture  and  The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson ! PLUS: What’s the deal with Candy Dish Man? Does Pete’s take credit cards? Kermit sits on an imaginary stool! And Robert Altman...

We’re talking about Minutes 17 & 18 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit meets Jenny, and Pete gives a pep talk. With special guest Peter Papazoglou! PLUS: Serious acting with Muppets! Authentic Greek accents! Essay questions are the worst! Is Gonzo serious or doing a bit? And the celebrity cameo missing from this scene! ALSO:  Check out Juliana Donald’s (Jenny) jewelry business on...

We’re talking about Minutes 15 & 16 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit snaps and Rizzo tells a sob story. With special guest Kaelynn Gulczynski, a young Muppet fan! PLUS: Sardonic Gonzo! Is McDonald’s a luncheonette? Is the backwards baseball cap Rizzo’s trademark? And a “Where’s the beef” mystery! Hosted by  Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest  Kaelynn Gulczynski Produced by  Ry...

We’re talking about Minutes 13 & 14 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which “You Can’t Take No for an Answer” continues as the Muppets repeatedly get rejected. With extremely special guest and real, live Muppet performer  Stephanie D’Abruzzo  of  Sesame Street, Helpsters , and more! PLUS: The fascinating world of Muppet feet! The joys of fatigued Kermit! The quirkiness of old New York! What...

We’re talking about Minutes 11 & 12 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Martin Price gets arrested and Gonzo & Camilla get engaged. With extremely special guest  Leslie Carrara-Rudolph , a real Muppet performer ( Sesame Street, Splash & Bubbles , etc.)! PLUS: A macramé purse! Animal’s mysterious missing dialogue!  Duck Soup  and  Monkey Business ! The subtle sweetness of sympathe...

We’re talking about Minutes 9 and 10 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Dabney Coleman’s producer character seems interested in the Muppets’ show, but there’s something fishy going on. With extremely special guest  Leslie Carrara-Rudolph , a real live Muppet performer ( Sesame Street ,  Splash and Bubbles , etc.)! PLUS: How many Broadway musicals have car chases and shootings? Dabney Colema...

We’re talking about Minutes 7 and 8 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which the Muppets arrive in New York and go to their first audition. With special guest Danny Horn, founder of Tough Pigs and  Dark Shadows Every Day ! PLUS: Is this a Dabney Coleman podcast now? Is Bubba Gump Shrimp weird or normal? Dr. Beverly Crusher does choreography! The great song we don’t get to hear! And which way do M...

We’re talking about Minutes 5 and 6 of  The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which the Muppets decide to take their show to Broadway! With very special guest Staci Rosen! PLUS: An unexpected crossover with SpongeBob SquarePants! Is that guy Scooter’s dad? Reevaluating Animal’s behavior! And is Gonzo’s stupid question actually reasonable? Hosted by  Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest  Staci Rosen Produ...

Kermit and the gang perform "Together Again" to rapturous applause. PLUS: Are Rowlf and Scooter the same age? Why isn’t Lips in this movie? How much do we like these costumes? And Muppety cameos in the audience! Hosted by  Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest  Staci Rosen Produced by  Ryan Roe Logo by  Morgan Davy Theme Music by  Staci Rosen

New season, new movie! Kermit scats "Together Again" as credits roll and we make our way from Manhattan to Danhurst College. PLUS: We love the TriStar Pictures Pegasus! What kind of comedy is this? TV sitcoms and Poughkeepsie! Biscuits & gravy and pickled fish at college! And the magic of Rezal Evad Gib! Hosted by  Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest  Nobody Produced by  Ryan Roe Theme Music b...

It’s a new season and a new Muppet movie! We’re talking about Minutes 1 and 2 of The Muppets Take Manhattan , in which Kermit scats “Together Again” as credits roll and we make our way from Manhattan to Danhurst College. PLUS: We love the TriStar Pictures Pegasus! What kind of comedy is this? TV sitcoms and Poughkeepsie! Biscuits & gravy and pickled fish at college! And the magic of Rezal Evad...

The Muppets go camping and sing a lot of songs, and Fozzie is stupid.

We have a lot to say about the 1982 TV special in which the pig takes the spotlight.

We're talking about The Dark Crystal, in which some creatures try to fix a broken rock while some other creatures try to stop them. Is it a good movie?