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The ongoing problem I've always perceived with pairing up with Disney (whether as an owner, co-financer, distribution partner or whatever) is that it really reinforces that misguided impression that the Muppets are purely a 'kiddie' property. This severely limits what Henson can do creatively...

If I were a licensee, that kind of remark would actually make me suspcious. Very few shows these days get a guaranteed run of even 13 episodes -- the networks like to reserve the right to axe things that aren't working very quickly. Successful production houses can get a full season order, but...

The PS2 version of Muppets Party Cruise is apparently onsale now (it's listed at a bunch of online retailers), and the GameCube release is due next week. Here in Australia it looks like we'll be waiting a long while for the game to be released (if at all), but has anyone stateside got hold of...

Variety is infamous for using its own highly unusual vocabulary in its headlines and stories. 'Ankled' is probably the best known of these; it means to walk out of a job (as opposed to getting the boot, hem hem). Cheers Gus

Actually, recording the sounds into MP3 or WAV files wouldn't be that hard - let me see what I can do, could be a useful addition to the site, especially for those characters with unusual voicings. Bill is the only character that talks in the game -- if you succeed in the Boss Challenge to...

As is always the case with sites, this took _way_ longer than I intended (and it's not that complicated a project), but I've finally finished a small site dedicated to Muppet Race Mania, the sadly neglected PlayStation game which is full of rich Muppet-y goodness. It's at...

Detailed background on Becker This seemed like a very odd offer, so I did some digging (I'm a journalist by trade) to find out more about Becker. This is what I discovered -- sorry it's so lengthy, but the man has a long and chequered history. Bottom line: it's a hard deal to take seriously...