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unusual facts about The Muppet Movie


Idaho wine

The gag gets extended treatment in The Muppet Movie from 1979, as Kermit the Frog orders a bottle of wine from the waiter (played by Steve Martin) to share with Miss Piggy.


I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along

"I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" is a song from The Muppet Movie performed by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog.

Martin Starger

Working with Grade, Starger became the president of Associated Film Distribution, the distributor of ITC's films which tied him to the production of films both successful (Autumn Sonata, The Muppet Movie, On Golden Pond, Sophie's Choice) as well as the bombs that destroyed the company (Raise the Titanic!, Saturn 3).

Never Before, Never Again

Miss Piggy sang this song after winning the Miss Bogen County Beauty Pageant (and after noticing Kermit the Frog in the crowd) in The Muppet Movie, fantasizing life with Kermit.

The Bran Flakes

Their 2002 album Bounces! was released on the band's own Happi Tyme Records, and contained one of their most popular songs; "Good Times a Goo Goo", which sampled extensively from Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear's performance of "Moving Right Along" from The Muppet Movie.


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