The following is a list of Muppet Mentions made in movies outside of the Henson/Sesame fold, all of which are too brief or minor to constitute having their own page in the Movie Mentions category. See also: Minor TV Mentions.

Contents 1 Alice 2 Bart Got a Room 3 Bee Movie 4 Beyond the Mat 5 The Big Year 6 Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 7 Brewster McCloud 8 Broadway Danny Rose 9 Clerks 10 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope 11 Crazy for Christmas 12 Death to Smoochy 13 Dinner for Schmucks 14 Dogma 15 Elf 16 Flushed Away 17 Helvetica 18 Hot Fuzz 19 I Love You, Man 20 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 21 Jingle All the Way 22 Just Go with It 23 The Manhattan Project 24 Miss Congeniality 2 : Armed and Fabulous 25 The Mist 26 Morning Glory 27 Mr. Jealousy 28 Mr. Mom 29 Mr. Popper's Penguins 30 Noises Off 31 Notting Hill 32 Poltergeist 33 Preschool Power 3 34 Private Parts 35 The Pursuit of Happyness 36 Rumble in the Bronx 37 The Sasquatch Gang 38 She's All That 39 Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon 40 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 41 Tower Heist 42 Waiting for Superman 43 What Would Jesus Buy?

AliceEdit

In Woody Allen's 1990 comedy Alice, a friend of the title character says that her son cries whenever he has to leave the house, "especially if Sesame Street is on."

Connections

• Alec Baldwin played Ed
• Mia Farrow played Alice
• William Hurt played Doug Tate
• Julie Kavner played a decorator
• Bernadette Peters played the muse

Bart Got a RoomEdit

As Danny goes through a list of potential prom dates, he asks his friend for an opinion of Sokolov. He replies, "Too tall for you. Like, Big Bird tall."

Connections

• Cheryl Hines played Beth Stine
• William H. Macy played Ernie Stine
• Jon Polito played Bob

Bee MovieEdit

A 2007 computer animated feature by DreamWorks Animation, about a bee name Barry B. Benson deciding what to do after graduating from college. When Barry talks to Mr. Klauss Vanderhayden, since he is suing Honey Farms for taking the bee's honey, he finds the image of a bear as the jar of honey inappropriate to represent honey. However, Mr. Vanderhayden replies that they're very lovable creatures and names a few bears, including Fozzie.

Connections

• Matthew Broderick voiced Adam Flayman
• John Goodman voiced Layton T. Montgomery
• Larry King voiced a bee version of himself
• Ray Liotta voiced himself
• Megan Mullally voiced Trudy
• Michael Richards voiced Bud Ditchwater
• Chris Rock voiced Mooseblood the Mosquito
• Jerry Seinfeld voiced Barry B. Benson and was the writer and producer
• Patrick Warburton voiced Ken
• Oprah Winfrey voiced Judge Bumbleton

Beyond the MatEdit

In this 1999 wrestling documentary, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Senior Vice President of Merchandising Jim Bell claims the following:

"There's a direct similarity between WWF and the Muppets. Family owned company, whole business based in performance and characters, with real human beings playing characters. In our case, they just don't happen to be using puppets."

Connections

• Ron Howard produced

The Big YearEdit

A 2011 movie about birding. In one scene, Steve Martin's character is on a boat and get seasick. Reflecting on his complexion, Martin states, "It's not easy being green."

Connections

• Corbin Bernsen plays Gil Gordon
• Jack Black plays Brad Harris
• John Cleese narrates a historical montage
• Anjelica Huston plays Annie Auklet
• Rashida Jones plays Ellie
• Steve Martin plays Stu Preissler
• Joel McHale plays Barry Loomis
• Jim Parsons plays Crane
• Kevin Pollak plays Jim Gittelson
• Al Roker plays "New York Weatherman"
• Ben Stiller executive produced

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanEdit

2006 comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen as a character from Da Ali G Show. A. About 11 minutes into the film, Borat stands in the center of Times Square and the camera circles around him. During this, a large billboard with a picture of Kermit the Frog from the Values.com ad campaign can be seen prominently.

Brewster McCloudEdit

1971 dark comedy film starring Bud Court and directed by Robert Altman. In one scene an old man in a limo keeps shouting about he needs to get home so he can watch Sesame Street.

Broadway Danny RoseEdit

This 1984 Woody Allen film includes a brief visual of Big Bird, appear in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Connections

• Milton Berle played himself
• Mia Farrow played Tina Vitale
• Danny Rose played Danny Rose, wrote, and produced the film

ClerksEdit

Dante and Randal are debating which Star Wars movie was better: Return of the Jedi or The Empire Strikes Back. Dante prefers Empire, pointing out that "All Jedi had was a bunch of Muppets!"

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's HopeEdit

Morgan Spurlock's 2012 documentary about fans at Comic-Con International. Holly Conrad, a costume designer who helped build an animatronic head, compares herself and her team to Jim Henson. Later in the film, the costume masquerade contest is hosted by a man dressed as Count von Count, who encourages the audience to announce the contestants by saying, "Contestant number one! Ah ah ah!"

Crazy for ChristmasEdit

A 2005 Christmas TV movie, nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada award, it features billionaire Fred Nickells who has suffered a nervous breakdown, giving early retirement to all his staff. Two members stay on, the doorman and Nickell's lawyer, Arthur Finnegan. Finnegan (Daniel Fathers) is gay. Telling Nickell's new driver about his relationship, he says "he works on Sesame Street. He plays Snuffleupagus' back end." The boyfriend appears at the end, however the role was not credited.

Connections

• Joe Flaherty played Roger the doorman
• Joyce Gordon played Mrs. Granger

Death to SmoochyEdit

A dark comedy following Sheldon Mopes' (Edward Norton) rise to stardom with his Barney-like character Smoochy the Rhino, and all the amoral inner workings of the children's entertainment that he encounters. Early in the film, Sheldon states "I was born on November 11th, 1970. You know what else happened on that day? [The] first broadcast of Sesame Street!" (The statement is factually incorrect by one year and one day.) Later, while Robin Williams' character Randolph Smiley (aka Rainbow Randolph) smashes Angelo's television set, he calls Smoochy a "Muppet from hell," during a barrage of expletives. The film also features the Leonard Bernstein song "I Feel Pretty," which the Muppets have performed numerous times.

Connections

• Danny DeVito directed and co-starred as Burke Bennett
• Harvey Fierstein played Merv Green
• Todd Graff played Skip Kleinman
• Jon Stewart played Marion Frank Stokes
• Robin Williams played "Rainbow" Randolph Smiley

Dinner for SchmucksEdit

Steve Carell's character tells a couple from Switzerland that he speaks some of their language, and proceeds to deliver some mock Swedish.

Connections

• Paul Rudd played Tim

DogmaEdit

In Kevin Smith's 1999 movie about two fallen angels, Bartleby is on a killing spree with his wings fully spread. To stall him, Jay yells, "Hey Big Bird! Ready for the counting game?! Count the shells!" and proceeds to fill the angel with bullets from an uzi.

Connections

• Alan Rickman played Metatron
• Chris Rock played Rufus

ElfEdit

In this 2003 comedy, some scenes taking place at Gimbel's Department Store feature various Sesame Street toys in the background.

Connections

• Edward Asner played Santa Claus
• Zooey Deschanel played Jovie
• Bob Newhart played Papa Elf
• Andy Richter played Morris
• Amy Sedaris played Deb
• Mary Steenburgen played Emily

Flushed AwayEdit

A 2006 computer animated feature by Aardman Animation, about a mouse trapped in the sewer. At one point, heroine Rita addresses the villainous toad with "Hoy! Kermit!"

Connections

• Sean Barrett supplied additional voices
• Hugh Jackman voiced Roddy
• Miriam Margolyes voiced Rita's Grandma
• Andy Serkis voiced Spike
• Kate Winslet voiced Rita

HelveticaEdit

A 2007 independent feature-length documentary film about typography and graphic design, centered around the typeface of the same name. During the montage of the usage of the Helvetica font for video media, a clip of Telly Monster talking about D words with the letter D is shown.

Also, when graphic designer Michael C. Place is introduced, and the camera goes to his company office, a Big Bird Kubrick is seen behind figurines of his own creation.

Hot FuzzEdit

{C}In one scene, Sergeant Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) tells PC Danny Butterman (Nick Frost) the story of how he always wanted to become a policeman. At one point, he adds "Barring the summer of 1979, when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog." When he finishes, Butterman comments, "I think you'd have made a great Muppet."

The DVD's "Fuzz Facts" text commentary explains that Simon Pegg's favorite Muppet is actually Animal, which didn't fit the character.

Connections

• Bill Bailey played the twin Sergeants Turner
• Jim Broadbent played Inspector Frank Butterman
• Martin Freeman played the Metropolitan Sergeant
• Billie Whitelaw played Joyce Cooper
• Edward Woodward played Tom Weaver

I Love You, ManEdit

When Peter Klaven gets set up on a man-date with a guy from his brother's gym, he gives him the nickname Elmo because of his high, squeaky voice.

Connections

• Jane Curtin played Joyce Klaven
• Paul Rudd played Peter Klaven
• Jason Segel played Sydney Fife
• Rashida Jones played Zooey Rice
• Andy Samberg played Robbie Klaven
• OK Go played the wedding band

Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackEdit

In one scene, director Chaka Luther King claims the white man stole his idea for Sesame Street, which would have been known as "NWP" ("Niggas With Puppets").

Connections

• Jason Biggs played himself
• Mark Hamill played Cocknocker
• Brian Lynch played Comic Book Shopper #1 (uncredited)
• Chris Rock played Chaka Luther King
• Jon Stewart played Reg Hartner

Jingle All the WayEdit

Walk-arounds of Ernie and Bert appear in the Christmas parade sequence. Additionally, some Sesame Street toys can be seen in the background in the toy store scenes, particularly Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Zoe.

Connections

• Harvey Korman played the President
• Richard Moll played Dementor
• Marianne Muellerleile played a tow truck driver
• Laraine Newman played the First Lady
• Arnold Schwarzenegger played Howard Langston
• Judy Sladky played Snoopy during the Christmas parade

Just Go with ItEdit

In the 2011 film, someone refers to a big nosed person as Snuffleupagus.

Connections

• Adam Sandler played Danny Maccabee
• Kevin Nealon played Adon

The Manhattan ProjectEdit

{C}A scene from the 1986 film (about 25 minutes in) features Paul Stephens (Christopher Collet) discussing the presence of plutonium in a supposed medical facility in his town with his study date. In the background, his younger brother is watching The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, specifically the "Aggression" sketch. The 1975 special was written by Marshall Brickman, who directs this film.

Connections

• Marshall Brickman co-wrote and directed the film
• John Lithgow played Dr. John Mathewson
• Philippe Sarde (who scored The Bear) scored the film

Miss Congeniality 2 : Armed and FabulousEdit

Gracie Hart, wearing a flamboyant, feathered Las Vegas costume: "You can do this, you know you can because you are Sam fuller F.B.I. Nothing and nobody scares you. And I am Gracie Hart and at this moment I am also Big Bird and nothing scares me except... except loosing Cheryl, because having a friend like her and having any friend for me is a really really rare thing. Okay?"

Connections

• Sandra Bullock played Gracie Hart
• Regis Philbin played himself
• William Shatner played Stan Fields
• Candice Bergen played Kathy Morningside in the first movie
• Michael Caine played Victor Melling in the first movie

The MistEdit

The 2007 film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist tells the story of a group of small town residents trapped together in a food store as the outside world experiences a disaster that begins picking off lives. Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden) riles a group of religious fanatics who begin chanting "expiation!" in response to God's will in the face of unknown dangers. Observing the loss of control exhibited by her followers, Ollie Weeks (Toby Jones) remarks, "Welcome to Sesame Street, kids. Today's word is 'expiation'."

The home video release of the film includes a featurette called Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist. In addition to showing off some of Struzan's Muppet posters, footage of his studio reveals that he keeps a Kermit the Frog photo puppet replica overlooking his painting area.

Connections

• Kelly Collins Lintz played Steff Drayton

Morning GloryEdit

When Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is unsuccessful at rebooting a fourth place morning show, station executive Jerry Barnes (Jeff Goldblum) sarcastically suggests that she might go to PBS, "to kill Sesame Street."

Mr. JealousyEdit

In the 1997 romantic comedy, Eric Stoltz's character says he does a "pretty good Muppet walk" as he bounces off-screen with his head tilted into the air.

Mr. MomEdit

Mr. Mom is a 1983 comedy written by John Hughes about a family man who loses his job, and stays at home to care for the family while his wife goes off to work. The younger of the two sons, Kenny, wears Ernie and Bert slippers (one on each foot) which are seen at several points throughout the movie. Kenny also wears a t-shirt adorned with an image of the Electric Mayhem.

Connections

• Michael Keaton played Jack
• Christopher Lloyd played Larry
• Edie McClurg played a check-out lady
• Jeffrey Tambor played Jinx

Mr. Popper's PenguinsEdit

Mr. Popper's Penguins is a 2011 movie starring Jim Carrey loosely based on the 1938 children's book of the same name. At one point in the movie, while the main character, Thomas Popper Jr., is talking about penguins, he mentions that Big Bird is a Muppet.

The book was an optioned property by Jim Henson Pictures in 1995, but neve produced.

Connections

• Jim Carrey played Mr. Popper
• Philip Baker Hall played Franklin
• Jeffrey Tambor played Mr. Gremmins

Noises OffEdit

Noises Off is a farcical play about the behind-the-scenes troubles of a new play. In a scene shot for the film version in New York City, an advertisement poster for Kodak can be seen displaying an image of Elmo and Big Bird.

Connections

• Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and John Ritter appeared in the film.
• T. R. Knight appeared in the Broadway revival.
• Louise Gold appeared in the last month of a West End revival (October 2003).
• Paxton Whitehead played Frederick Fellowes in the original Broadway production.

Notting HillEdit

William Thacker, played by Hugh Grant, opens the 1999 movie Notting Hill, talking about the location of the same name. His voice-over describes a montage of scenes:

"Notting Hill -- my favorite bit of London... There's the market on weekdays, selling every fruit and vegetable known to man... the tattoo parlour -- with a guy outside who got drunk and now can't remember why he chose 'I Love Ken'..."

(A woman with hair dyed bright blue exits a hair salon) "The radical hairdressers where everyone comes out looking like the Cookie Monster, whether they want to or not."

PoltergeistEdit

The 1982 film written by Steven Spielberg features a poster of Every Body's Record on the childrens' bedroom wall.

Preschool Power 3Edit

When a little girl pretends to be a doctor with her doll as her patient, the Muppet University Kermit plush can be seen in the background.

Private PartsEdit

In this 1997 film loosely based on Howard Stern's memoir (and starring Stern as himself), when Howard goes to Detroit, the on-air morning man comments that Stern looks like Big Bird. He also jokes that Big Bird will have Kermit the Frog on the upcoming show.

Connections

• Allison Janney played Dee Dee
• Ozzy Osbourne played himself
• John Popper played himself
• Richard Portnow played Ben Stern
• Reni Santoni played Vallesecca

The Pursuit of HappynessEdit

{C}A scene from the 2006 film, which is set in 1981, shows protagonist Christopher Gardner with a Sesame Street lunchbox featuring Grover, Big Bird, Prairie Dawn, Oscar the Grouch, Barkley, Lefty the Salesman and Sherlock Hemlock.

Connections

• Dan Castellaneta played Alan Frakesh
• Will Smith played Chris Gardner

Rumble in the BronxEdit

In the 1995 Jackie Chan movie, a little girl wears a blue sweater with Bert's head on it. She can be seen building large sandcastle when Keung (Jackie Chan) comes ashore with the hovercraft.

Connections

• Greg Berg provided voices in the English dub

The Sasquatch GangEdit

The 2006 film features a scene in which Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter) and Sophie (Addie Land) discuss their favorite fantasy films, including Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.

Connections

• Stephen Tobolowsky played Ernie Dalrymple

She's All ThatEdit

Mackenzie ask Laney when was the last time she tweezed her eyebrow. When Laney mention she never did, Mackenzie asked if she watch Sesame Street and if she knows the character Bert.

Connections

• Jarrett Lennon played Naylon
• Matthew Lillard played Brock Hudson
• Kevin Pollak played Wayne Boggs

Skinny Tiger and Fatty DragonEdit

{C}1990 buddy cop martial arts comedy movie contains a scene in which Sammo Hung is a policeman dressed as a jewelry robber to foil a robbery and finds several robbers wearing cartoon masks (mostly Sesame Street characters).

The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeEdit

1974 movie about a New York subway car that's hijacked and held for ransom.

Lt. Zachary Garber (played by Walter Matthau): Rico, you want to make yourself useful? Get personnel and tell them to get together a list of all motormen discharged for cause during the past five to ten years.

Lt. Rico Patrone: What are you looking for?

Lt. Zachary Garber: Somebody down there knows how to drive a train. You don't pick that up watching Sesame Street. Tell them we want it today.

Connections

• Bill Cobbs played a man on the subway platform
• Doris Roberts played the mayor's wife
• Jerry Stiller played Lt. Rico Patrone

Tower HeistEdit

The titular heist in the 2011 comedy is set at a tower on the route of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A Kermit balloon is featured in the parade, his theme music being "Disco Frog" from Sesame Street. When Charlie, the building manager, wonders if anything suspicious is going on at The Tower, a CCTV monitor responds that Miss Piggy has been cut from the parade.

Connections

• Ben Stiller played Josh Kovacs
• Eddie Murphy played Slide
• Alan Alda played Arthur Shaw
• Matthew Broderick played Mr. Fitzhugh
• Judd Hirsch played Mr. Simon

Waiting for SupermanEdit

Waiting for Superman is a 2010 documentary about the American school system. In one scene, a Bear in the Big Blue House book is seen in a little girl's room.

Connections

• John Legend performs the theme song from the movie

What Would Jesus Buy?Edit

What Would Jesus Buy? is a 2007 documentary produced by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) about American consumerism. Several Sesame Street toys are featured including various incarnations of Tickle Me Elmo.