Muppet Tees from Adidas Now Available
Expanding on its popular Muppets line, Adidas has now released a series of new tees for men featuring several of the characters: Kermit the Frog, Gonzo the Great, Animal and Fozzie Bear.
The Kermit tee (featured here) is green and features Kermit’s name along with ‘the original hip-hop;’ Gonzo’s tee is in blue and features his name along with ‘the great;’ Animal’s tee is in black and features his name along with ‘wild one!;’ and Fozzie’s tee (incorrectly spelled as Fozzy) is also black and features his trademark line, ‘wocka! wocka!’
Each of the tees are now available in sizes S-XXL for $25 each.
‘The Muppets’ on Blu-ray March 20; Bonus Features to Include ‘Disney Intermission’
The critically acclaimed and fan heralded The Muppets will be making its debut on Disney Blu-ray/DVD on March 20, 2012. It will be available as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, a 3-disc Wocka Wocka Value Pack
which includes Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Download plus the downloadable soundtrack and single-disc DVD
version.
We should have more details soon, but we have received a preliminary list of bonus features found with the Blu-ray edition of the film:
DVD BONUS FEATURES
- The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made in Muppet History
BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
- The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made in Muppet History
Video: ‘The Muppets’ Disney Fantasy ‘The Case of the Stolen Show’ Interactive Game
Disney Cruise Line today debuted this video which goes behind-the-scenes at the making of the Midship Detective Agency interactive game on the Disney Fantasy. In the game, which takes advantage of the Enchanted Art displays — much like its counterpart already in place aboard sister ship Disney Dream — Pepe the King Prawn offers to take on detective duties to help Kermit and the rest of the Muppets find the missing props for their big performance. Kermit, worried about Pepe’s lack of detective skills, turns to the guests for help.
‘The Muppets’ ‘Man or Muppet’ Music Video Released
Walt Disney Records has posted a music video for ‘Man or Muppet’ as it appears on the original motion picture soundtrack for Disney’s The Muppets (still available for just $4.99).
The music video, which uses clips directly from the film, features both Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter as they question and reflect (both literally and figuratively) on their place in life. Also featured is Jim Parsons of CBS’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ who plays the human alter ego of Walter.
‘Man or Muppet’ was written by Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords.
Photo: Kermit the Frog Helps First Lady at National Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dressed for the colder weather (read: completely naked save for a scarf), Kermit the Frog of the Muppets was on-hand yesterday evening to assist with the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, DC.
Hosted by Carson Daly, the ceremony also featured performances by OneRepublic, Rodney Atkins, Marsha Ambrosius and Big Time Rush. Kermit joined First Lady Michelle Obama as she read a story to the attending children.
The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony marks the opening of the four-week event sponsored by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s National Parks.
The Muppets Climb Aboard the Disney Fantasy
The Muppets make their debut on Disney Cruise Line in a new adventure game aboard the Disney Fantasy, the new Disney ship setting sail in March 2012.
Throughout the Disney Fantasy, guests will discover creative and whimsical technical innovations – whether it’s mealtime, playtime or bedtime. “Paintings” spring to life. Guests’ own drawings dance with Disney characters. Interior staterooms have a porthole view of the sea outside. Animated characters chat with guests. The floor beneath children comes alive to movements. Among the highlights:
‘Small Fry’ Still in Which Mini-Buzz Stands Small with Mini-Zurg
Unfortunately I have not yet had the privilege to see either Disney’s The Muppets or the accompanying Toy Story Toon, Small Fry, from Pixar Animation Studios, but it would appear based on circumstantial evidence that this still, newly released via the official Toy Story Facebook page, features a shot of Mini-Buzz and Mini-Zurg (aka Mini-Dad) in a fast food joint display case of available kids meals toys based on the popular Space Rangers program.
‘The Muppets’ Soundtrack Available as Download for $4.99
Amazon.com is currently selling the MP3 downloadable edition of the original motion picture soundtrack for Disney’s The Muppets for just $4.99 while the CD edition
is just $6.99 for a limited time.
The soundtrack features songs written by Bret McKenzie, updated versions of Muppet classics and familiar hits given the Muppet treatment. McKenzie, who created, co-wrote, executive produced and starred in the hit HBO television series ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ is the music supervisor, as well as the writer/producer of four original songs, including ‘Life’s a Happy Song,’ ‘Let’s Talk About Me,’ ‘Man or Muppet’ and ‘Me Party.’ McKenzie also produced ‘Pictures in My Head’ and ‘Rainbow Connection.’ Stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Chris Cooper join in the singing, as do special guests Feist, Mickey Rooney, Joanna Newsom, and the whistling skills of Andrew Bird.
Review: ‘Disney Pix’ for iPad Provides Hours of Creative Play for Free
Disney recently released ‘Disney Pix,’ its free software for its new AppClix iPad ‘appcessory.’ Manufactured by Vivitar, the AppClix effectively replaces Disney’s previous lines of licensed PIX digital cameras. In addition to being able to plug directly into the iPad to download and share photos, the AppClix boasts a 7MP camera, which is an impressive milestone for what is basically being marketed as a toy.
‘The Muppets’ Clips: ‘Cleaning the Theater,’ ‘Show Pitching,’ ‘Modem’ and More
Walt Disney Studios and Muppets Studio has provided us with several clips from their upcoming release, The Muppets, opening in theaters nationwide. We managed to sift through the pile and find a few that don’t appear to have been released as of yet — at least not through official channels anyway, so without further ado:
Our first clip is ‘Modem’ in which Gary, Mary and Walter (or Jason Segel, Amy Adams and Walter respectively) have alerted Kermit to the fate of the Muppet theater and so they take off along with Kermit’s butler, 80s Robot at the wheel. How to find the rest of the Muppet gang? Let’s just say friends don’t let friends use 1200 baud, 7 bits, even parity and 1 stop bit. Yeah, you kids know exactly what I’m talking about.

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