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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|'''Lisa Simpson:''' Dad, what's a Muppet? '''Homer Simpson:''' Well, it's not quite a mop, and it's not quite a puppet, but ''maaaan''! (laughs) So to answer your question, I don't know.~~\|''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]''}}~~ \|''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]''}} {{quote\|'''Roxie:''' What's a Muppet? '''Barry Ween:''' Socks with attitude. God bless [[Jim Henson]].~~\|''[[The Adventures of Barry Ween\|The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius]]''}}~~ \|''[[The Adventures of Barry Ween\|The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius]]''}} A character in a live-action series rendered by puppetry or animatronics. Usually used to create an [[Alien]] or other non-human character. Technically, "Muppet" is The [[Walt Disney]] Company's trademark name (a coined name, not a portmanteau of "marionette" and "puppet" as is commonly believed) for the [[The Muppets\|unique brand of puppets]] created by [[Jim Henson]]. This usage generally occurs in such things as television shows and movies. Other production shops have adapted Henson's techniques, which have revolutionized puppetry. For many people now, ''Muppet'' and ''puppet'' are practically [[Brand Name Takeover\|synonymous]]. Henson created a merging of puppetry (using the hands for the mouth movements) and marionettes (in their use of wires and how animated their movements are). Before television, puppetry was a fairly static art. Henson made the Muppets almost hyper-kinetic, putting a lot of energy into the performance. Furthermore, the way the puppets were operated, for example making them look directly at something (typically with a puppeteer's hand directly manipulating the head), gives them a remarkably lifelike appearance. In addition, while puppeteers in previous productions hid behind a structure on screen in keeping with tradition, Henson realized he could just stage his show using the TV screen frame itself in order to hide the operators and focus all attention on the puppets. Line 23 ⟶ 25: If you're looking for the Muppets series, you can find it [[The Muppets\|here]]. {{examples}} == ~~Commercials~~ Advertising== * Even before ''[[Sesame Street]]'', early proto-Muppets appeared in ads for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bfdaR4xMeU La Choy Noodles], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lFDJTVvp8U C&P Telephone], among others. == [[Comic Books]] ==▼ * In the mid-80's [[Marvel Comics]] made a 3-issue [[Comic Book Adaptation]] of ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'', as well 20 issues of ''Muppet Babies''. [[Harvey Comics]] got the Muppet babies license, and reprinted some of the Marvel stories.▼ * [[Boom Studios]] all-ages imprint, [[Boom Kids]], acquired the license in 2009, and have been publishing an ongoing since 2010, as well as various miniseries which put the Muppets in the roles of various stars of literature and mythology.▼ == [[Film]] == Line 46 ⟶ 53: * The first three ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' films and the television show ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]''. * Audrey II in the 1986 version of ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]''. Please note it was directed by the aforementioned Frank Oz. * The Vogons in ''[[The ~~Hitchhikers~~Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (film)\|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''. All puppets in the film were designed and constructed by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. == [[Live-Action TV]] == Line 57 ⟶ 64: * Parodied in ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''. * Also parodied somewhat on ''Crank Yankers''. * ''[[Wonder Showzen]]'' completely and utterly thrashes this show around in their yard. ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas]]'' ''Mr. Willoughby's Christmas Tree'' Some of the dinosaurs from ''[[Dinosaurs]]'', at least the ones that aren't played by actors in costumes, that is. * Not to mention such programs as ''The Jimmy Dean Show'' and ''The [[Ed Sullivan Show]]''. * And earliest of all, ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', a locally-produced late '50s children's show on a Washington D.C. station, which featured Henson performing several Muppet characters, including an embryonic Kermit the Frog. ** On the other end of the spectrum, the earliest episodes of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' had sketches with muppets (not ''The Muppets'' per se, but original characters). Sadly, the [[Animation Age Ghetto]] came into play and the Muppet sketches were withdrawn. Line 80 ⟶ 87: * [[Mongrels]], which tries to do "to puppetry what [[The Simpsons]] did to animation." [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on this statement * ''[[31 Minutos\|Treinta Y Un Minutos]]'' ▲== [[Comic Books]] == ▲* In the mid-80's [[Marvel Comics]] made a 3-issue [[Comic Book Adaptation]] of ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'', as well 20 issues of ''Muppet Babies''. [[Harvey Comics]] got the Muppet babies license, and reprinted some of the Marvel stories. ▲* [[Boom Studios]] all-ages imprint, [[Boom Kids]], acquired the license in 2009, and have been publishing an ongoing since 2010, as well as various miniseries which put the Muppets in the roles of various stars of literature and mythology. == [[Theatre]] == * Parodied, subverted, lampshaded and everything else in [[The Musical]] ''[[Avenue Q]]'', which is not by Jim Henson. *** Although even earlier than this was their appearance in the "Land of Gorch" sketches on NBC's Saturday Night (''[[Saturday Night Live]]''), which parodied and subverted a few things as well. == [[Web Original]] == * ''[[Transylvania Television]]'', "The Retro Monster Comedy Show [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?\|that's not for kids]]," contains examples of Muppet-style puppetry. * The Dan Deacon music video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01aTvi7ef4 Paddling Ghost] features a whole array of differently articulated muppets, evidently telling [[~~The~~ Hero's Journey]] of a bedsheet ghost with an eyepatch. == [[Western Animation]] == Line 100 ⟶ 103: [[Category:Alien Tropes]] [[Category:Spectacle]] [[Category:~~Muppet~~{{PAGENAME}}]]