Thanks, guys. Ever since I was reunited with the movie in the mid-90s I wondered who was in the big scene, but I never bothered with a list. It wasn't until one or two months ago that I got the DVD version, and I was ecstatic when I seen the movie in better quality. That's when I decided to make the list. The widescreen format of the movie was very helpful, and my DVD player had a zoom-in feature so I could see smaller images better.
I've seen all of the episodes that TMS released on video a few years ago, so I knew what the Whatnots looked like, as well as the monsters, pigs, and frogs. Some of them weren't very easy (mainly in the TMS back rows), so I tried to compare the movements of the puppets to other characters I'm familiar with. That's how I knew that Catgut and a few others were in the group. (Thorough, ain't I?
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Someday I hope I can find "The Muppet Movie" on DVD and complete the list of characters in the "Magic Store" finale. I've got a list made up, and a great picture from "The Art of the Muppets" that helped me identify many of them on the right side. So far, I haven't found the DVD yet. I'd also love to have "The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years" on DVD for a trade so I can get a list of those characters, but I did find some great pics from Barry's website (and Ryan Dillon's old Muppet website) of that special.