Muppet Canon/Chronology/Timeline

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Is there such a thing? Is it possible to create? I'm talking about the original TMS cast. It's hard to for me wrap my head around it.

 

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Is there such a thing? Is it possible to create? I'm talking about the original TMS cast. It's hard to for me wrap my head around it.

Short answer: There is none, lol.

Not even in the original Muppet Show really. For instance, Scooter is technically introduced as a character in the Jim Nabors episode, episode 6. However, according to Muppet Central's episode guide:

"This is episode 6, and Scooter's already appeared in episodes 1, 2, and 4! The first two episodes were shot before the rest as "pilots" so obviously the writers thought once the character was established that it would be fun to explain Scooter's entry."

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Is there such a thing? Is it possible to create? I'm talking about the original TMS cast. It's hard to for me wrap my head around it.

What do you mean? You want their stories?

 

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Yeah I mean the movies, the tv shows, etc. the chronology as characters.

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Yeah I mean the movies, the tv shows, etc. the chronology as characters.

As in what Muppet productions was a certain character in and in what order?

 

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Haha. It's even hard for me to get my question formulated. I mean as characters. I guess it's hard to distinguish because in the movies/show the characters themselves are actors and performers.

The Muppet Movie is the origin story so I assume that comes first, and then perhaps the Muppet Show run, then after that they go to college, then Take Manhattan, etc.

 

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The Muppet Movie is the origin story so I assume that comes first, and then perhaps the Muppet Show run, then after that they go to college, then Take Manhattan, etc.

You can try but you'll quickly come across a ton of contradictions. If you really want canon you really just need to choose what you like and ignore everything that doesn't fit, lol.

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Haha. It's even hard for me to get my question formulated. I mean as characters. I guess it's hard to distinguish because in the movies/show the characters themselves are actors and performers.

The Muppet Movie is the origin story so I assume that comes first, and then perhaps the Muppet Show run, then after that they go to college, then Take Manhattan, etc.

Well it would sort of look like this....
The actual Muppet Movie was the story on how they got together then they went to work on The Muppet Show.
Now the other movies are complicated, some people say that The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppets Take Manhatten are ones that they're acting in those but using their actual name. For example in TMTM Kermit and Piggy get married but there's no reference to that anywhere else. Also in an interview once with Kermit, when someone asked if they're actually married he said "Well that was just a movie". So it's very complicated.
So if you wanted a timeline it'll basically look like this.
The Muppet Movie (actual story)
The Muppet Show 1-3
The Muppet Movie (the one they sit down to watch)
The Muppet Show 4-5
The Muppets (2011)
Those are basically the movies that they're not acting in, becuase The Muppet Show exists in The Muppets and it doesn't exist anywhere else not even in The Muppet movie becuase it wasn't started yet.

 

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WFor example in TMTM Kermit and Piggy get married but there's no reference to that anywhere else.

Not true, Piggy calls Kermit "hubby" during the 30th anniversary special!

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Not true, Piggy calls Kermit "hubby" during the 30th anniversary special!

Of what? The only other reference was in The Muppets and I still don't understand it