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Revision as of 16:46, 11 December 2011
The basic plot outlines for the 2002 TV movie It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and the 2011 theatrical film The Muppets are very similar on the surface: The Muppet Theater is in trouble, and the Muppets have to raise money to win back their beloved stage. The similarities don't end there:
File:BBAD.jpg | The Muppets have to save their theater from antagonists with villainous names. | ||
Rachel Bitterman owns Bitterman Bank and Development (BBAD). | Tex Richman owns Richman Oil. | ||
The villain wants to demolish the theater in favor of a more lucrative venture. | |||
Bitterman plans to turn the theater into a trendy nightclub that sells watered-down drinks, Club Dot. | Richman wants to tear down the theater and drill for oil. | ||
The villain plans to exploit a legal loophole. | |||
Bitterman changes the only copy of the contract to default on the Muppets' mortgage. | Richman lies to Statler and Waldorf, and uses the deadline for ownership of the theater to his advantage. | ||
A character outside the group overhears the villain's plan and informs Kermit. | |||
Separated from the group, Pepe reaches out to Kermit to foil Bitterman's plan. | Walter seeks out Kermit to stop Richman. | ||
An outsider and admirer of the Muppets becomes concerned with the Muppets' situation, and steps in to motivate Kermit. | |||
Daniel is sent down to Earth. | Gary, Mary and Walter travel to Hollywood. | ||
The Muppets must raise money to save their theater. | |||
Bunsen calculates that they will have enough money to pay off their mortgage if they all forgo salaries for a year. | Gary tells Kermit that they need $10 million to save the theater. | ||
The Muppets put on a show to raise the needed money. | |||
The Muppets put on a Christmas spectacular. | The Muppets put on The Muppet Telethon. | ||
The chickens, clad in sequins and feathers, perform a clucking rendition of a current pop music song. | |||
"Lady Marmalade" | "Forget You"
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In order to save the theater, the Muppets have to reach a certain amount of money in a race against the clock. | |||
They have until midnight to get the ticket sale profits to Bitterman. (However, in changing their contract, Bitterman changes the deadline to 6pm) | They have until midnight to raise the money at the telethon. | ||
The Muppets showcase questionable taste in entertainment. | |||
Luc Fromage showcases "Cirque du So Lamé" | Fozzie Bear showcases "Fart Shoes". | ||
Kermit calls some famous friends, to bring star power to the project. | |||
Kermit calls Kelly Ripa, Molly Shannon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Madonna and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. | Kermit calls Jimmy Carter, Molly Ringwald and Cyndi Lauper, among others. | ||
The gang convinces Kermit that they need Miss Piggy to put on the show. Kermit reluctantly agrees, and asks Piggy for help. | |||
Kermit goes to the set of Scrubs, where Piggy is playing a corpse under a sheet. She claims that she's "Must-See TV" now, and that she's too big for the Muppets. When she's fired from her prime-time gig, she returns to the Muppet Theater. | Kermit and the gang go to Paris, where Piggy has become the plus-size editor at Vogue. Piggy declines the offer, because Kermit won't admit that he needs her. | ||
Kermit appeals to the villain's sympathies, and tries to talk his way into getting the theater back. | |||
When Fozzie accidentally delivers a bag of laundry to Bitterman instead of the money, Kermit goes to speak with her in her office. Bitterman gloats about her plans. | Facing the reality that they don't have enough time to rehearse, and that they still haven't found a celebrity host, Kermit takes the gang to Richman's office, where Richman turns them down in song. | ||
When faced with defeat, Kermit retreats, convinced that he's let everyone down. | |||
Kermit takes the full weight of responsibility for the Muppets' failure. He tells an angel that he wishes he was never born, creating an alternate reality. | Unable to get a celebrity host for the telethon, Kermit walks away. Piggy takes over, and leads an assault on Jack Black's trailer. | ||
To illustrate the cynicism of the world since the Muppets were relevant, their innocence is juxtaposed with over-the-top TV programming. | |||
In Kermit's alternate reality, a Fear Factor contestant's head is locked in a cage and forced to eat a live rat -- Rizzo. | CDE's newest hit show is called "Punch Teacher". | ||
To counter the purity of the Muppets, the audience is shown unsavory counterparts. | |||
In the world in which Kermit had never been born, Bunsen is a rude doorman, Beaker is a bouncer, Statler and Waldorf buy drinks for young ladies, Sam the Eagle is a raver and Scooter is a cage dancer. | Kermit, Piggy, Animal, Rowlf, Janice and Fozzie have doppelgangers in The Moopets. | ||
"The Rainbow Connection" is used as a point of reflection. | |||
Kermit views a statue of himself in a park, erected in dedication "for the lovers, the dreamers and you". | Kermit, Miss Piggy and the Muppets sing the song as part of their telethon. | ||
With victory in sight, Kermit and Piggy kiss on stage. | |||
With the knowledge of having lost the theater, Kermit is otherwise ecstatic to have his life back. In a moment of jubilance, he pounces on Piggy and kisses her. | With the telethon going well, Kermit and Piggy share a kiss during "The Rainbow Connection". | ||
The Muppets think they have the money needed, only to find out they don't, thanks to Fozzie. | |||
Thinking he had the money needed, Fozzie delivers the bag of cash, only to find out he's got the wrong bag. | Thinking they needed just $1 more, Fozzie hits the telethon counter causing it to reveal that the Muppets hadn't even raised one million dollars. | ||
A showdown occurs with the villain. | |||
Piggy and Bitterman engage in a kung fu movie fight. | Uncle Deadly confronts Richman. | ||
The Muppets are unable to meet their goal, but they emerge triumphantly anyway. | |||
Although Bitterman still owns the theater, it can never be destroyed because Pepe has registered it as a historical landmark. | The telethon fails to bring in the cash, but Gonzo hits Richman with a bowling ball, giving him the ability to laugh. In his delirium, he gives the Muppets back their theater and name. | ||
Whoopi Goldberg appears. | |||
As The Boss. | Making a cameo as herself. | ||
Business establishments that first appeared in The Muppet Movie make their return. | |||
Doc Hopper's Frog Legs exists in Kermit's alternate world. | Sweetums is seen working at Mad Man Mooney & Son. |