The Blues Brothers
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The Blues Brothers is a 1980 film comedy directed by John Landis, based on characters from Saturday Night Live and starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
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Muppet Mentions
- At the beginning of the mall sequence, a man in a Toys R' Us checkout line is holding a Grover and an Animal doll, while Kermit dolls can be seen on the shelves in the background. He asks if the store has a Miss Piggy, just before the Blues Brothers' car careens in.
Reference
- In Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor, during Elmo's song, Feelin' Blue, a Pumpkin and Fat Blue Anything Muppets dressed as the Blues Brothers provide back-up vocals. The Fat Blue AM even plays the harmonica and does a cartwheel.
Connections
- Bernie Brillstein served as executive producer
- Cab Calloway played Curtis
- Ray Charles played Ray
- John Candy played Burton Sharp
- Frank Oz played the corrections officer
- Paul Reubens played a waiter
- Steven Spielberg played the Cook County Assessors' Office clerk
- Twiggy played the chic lady
Gallery
Two novelty ties have featured Sesame Street characters as the Blues Brothers, while a t-shirt depicting Elwood Blues parodies "Tickle Me Elmo."
 Cookie Monster and Grover dressed as the Blues Brothers. |
 A Blues Brothers themed t-shirt graphic, parodying Tickle Me Elmo |
