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== The movie was a test balloon for a revival of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', and now that it's been a success that show will be green-lit. ==
It'll just be called ''[[The Muppets]]'', however, since to actually call it [[The Muppet Show]] would be courting disaster as far as the comparisons it would bring.
* And the first guest will be Jason Segel, who Walter will [[Celebrity Paradox|mistake for Gary]]. Other early guests would include: Jack Black (who would spend most of the episode planning revenge on Miss Piggy for kidnapping him), Neil Patrick Harris (and it would be pure concentrated awesome), Whoopi Goldberg (because she is probably the biggest celebrity collaborator alive when it comes to Muppets), and (sadly) Justin Bieber (throws up).
** An alternative about having Jason Segel as a guest would be playing with the idea of Jason and Walter being really similar. Including confusing the two the whole time, having Walter (or Jason) doing Jason's (or Walter's) act and maybe some body swapping at Muppet Lab.
*** And of course, the first sketch of the revival would be a remake of "Mahna Mahna".
* Other guest would be [[Lady Gaga]] and the other ton of cameos from the Movie which didn't make the cut.
* Musical guests would include [[Zooey Deschanel]] and [[Randy Newman]].
* More ideas:
** [[William Shatner]]. One of the most likely guests, seeing him with the Muppets would be [[Crazy Awesome|pure awesome]]. He could hijack the Swinetrek in his [[Star Trek|Captain Kirk]] persona just like the ''[[Star Wars]]'' stars did and even perform a [[Queen|Bohemian Rhapsody]] mashup since both he and the Muppets covered the song.
*** While we're "on trek", George Takai will appear too!
** [[Star Wars|Yoda]], for a second ''[[Star Wars]]'' episode ([[Captain Obvious|of course]] [[Foregone Conclusion|Yoda would appear]]). If [[Frank Oz]] returns to perform/voice Yoda, he could also perform his Muppet characters again (if Yoda's CGI) or prerecord his characters' voices for Eric Jacobson to perform them to (if Yoda's a puppet, which is more fitting given the nature of the show and Frank's history with it). Oh, and of course [[Darth Vader Clone|Dearth Nadir]] would return.
** [[Frank Oz]] himself, as a sort of in-joke (remember how [[Jim Henson]] appeared in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''?). In-universe, he'd either be the performer of various [[Captain Ersatz]] puppet versions of his characters, or would only be known for performing Yoda.
*** Both his and Yoda's appearances are unlikely. He hated the script for ''The Muppets'' and refused to be involved with it, so a show spinning off of the movie would be no different. He retired his characters anyway and now only performs them on rare occasions.
**** [[Take a Third Option|Tom Kane could voice Yoda, with Eric Jacobson doing the puppetry if he's a puppet.]]
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** Since she's a [[Virtual Celebrity]], [[Vocaloid|Hatsune Miku]] (in CGI), depending on how much Crypton wants to push marketing for her American release (which means she'd speak English, with some [[Gratuitous Japanese]]). The subtitler from Pöpcørn could return (possibly even as a full character) for her Japanese songs. A [[Gorillaz]] episode could operate on a similar principle.
** Bret McKenzie, as an excuse to perform songs from the movie again.
** It's quite likely that [[Jason Segel]] and the rest of the movie's creative team would run the show and [[Doing It for
** Various not-widely-hated artists and musical groups, such as the [[
*** Similar to the William Shatner suggestion above, [[Foregone Conclusion|Cee-Lo would probably perform "Forget You" with the chickens]] ''and'' do it while dressed the way he was when performing the song with the Henson puppets (a [[Call Back]] to [[Elton John]]'s performance on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' itself).
** [[Amy Adams]], similar to the [[Jason Segel]] idea above. She'd perform songs both from the Muppets movie and ''[[Enchanted]]'', dressed as Princess Giselle for the latter (and since Disney owns the Muppets, the homage could probably go quite deep).
** [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. Just like [[William Shatner]], this would be [[Rule of Cool|pure unadulterated awesome]]. Maybe both Mace Windu and Yoda could be in the new ''[[Star Wars]]'' episode, or Dearth Nadir could appear with Sam playing Mace. He could also do a PG-rated parody of the various memes from ''[[Snakes
** [[Sesame Street
*** Elmo is owned by the Sesame Workshop in New York. He was prohibited from appearing in ''The Muppets'' because of that fact, so an appearance is unlikely.
** John Ratzenberger and the stars of [[Pixar]]'s movies. It'd be logical considering that both are owned by [[Disney]] and both teams [[Doing It for
** [[The Simpsons]] (in puppet form from "The Fight Before Christmas", as a recursive parody). [[Sure Why Not]]?
** A new Muppet to spoof James Lipton from ''Inside The Actors Studio'' will appear in a new talk show segment, where he interviews guest stars. One of the guest stars will be........ [[Mind Screw|James Lipton.]]
** More guests: Martin Short, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], [[Anne Hathaway]], Melissa McCarthy, [[Tina Fey]], [[Natalie Portman]], the cast of ''Glee'', the cast of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', Steve Carell, [[Johnny Depp]], the crew of a Cirque Du Soleil show, and Tom Selleck.
*** Hey, didn't [[The Big Bang Theory|Jim Parsons]] appear in the movie...? He could make a guest appearance by himself too.
** [[Steve Martin]] will return!
** The Mane Cast of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
*** This would probably depend on Muppet Studios' relationship with Hasbro and [[The Hub]], and how well they could handle the episode without making it look like an ad for [[The Hub]] or a blatant attempt to pander to bronies and Internet hipsters. If not, they could throw a few brony jokes in the below "Fozzie tries to be hip" episode, where Fozzie ostentatiously proclaims his newfound MLP fandom and it comes off completely wrong (he ends up liking the show [[Girl Show Ghetto|because of]] [[Have a Gay Old Time|all the sparkles]] [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|and rainbows]] instead of the plot and humor, or watches G3.5 by accident or something).
** [[Kingdom Hearts|Sora]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]] (CGI). If we have a Muppets world in an upcoming ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' game then Disney would probably do this to plug the game. They'd probably be video game characters [[Department of Redundancy Department|from the video game world]] in-universe.
** The theme song will either be a re-cover of the one from ''The Muppet Show'', ''Life's A Happy Song'', or a completely new one. This time, the Muppet who plays the trumpet for the [[Couch Gag]] won't be Gonzo, but Walter. In the pilot episode, he will almost play the note on the trumpet before his cel phone goes off- his mom calls him while seeing him on TV!
*** Actually, the theme song will most likely just be a re-filmed version of the regular ''Muppet Show'' theme, as covered in ''The Muppets''. Because Gonzo was the one who played the trumpet in the movie, he'll probably do it again I can see Walter's whistling interfering with Gonzo's trumpet gag in one episode, though.
** It could also be fun to think of the premises for some of the episodes:
*** The Muppets use one of Bunsen's and Beaker's devices to turn into CGI characters and do their first-ever computer-animated show in the computer world, in order to stand a chance against all those kids' movies out there<ref>which would probably be represented in-universe as something generic like "[[Alvin and the Chipmunks
*** Fozzie tries to become more "hip", and starts calling the other Muppets "bro" and basing his new act on rapid-fire internet meme references and Muppet-themed [[Rage Comics]]. Near the end, Pepe calls Fozzie out on [[Up to Eleven|having become more annoying than himself]], and [[Status Quo Is God|Fozzie goes back to being his old self]].
*** The Swedish Chef brings his wife to the show. She can't speak or understand a word of English, so the Subtitler has to subtitle the entire show in mock Swedish so she can understand. The Chef and his wife also do a sketch together, where they mess up their recipe ''twice as much''.
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* Maybe they think it's so bad, they don't want to stop heckling it?
** Jossed. They don't attempt to save it, but appear pleased to be heckling the Muppets in the ol' theater again.
*** In the Junior Novel Version, when it's needed just one dollar to save the theater, Statler and Waldorf gave that one dollar after deciding Walter's act was worth it.
*** Statler and Waldorf don't get a [[Heel Face Turn]] in the movie, but {{spoiler|Uncle Deadly does}}.
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== The movie was made and then somebody told to the producers that the movie has to be an hour and half long, forcing them to retool the script. ==
The junior novel version actually has all the scenes from the trailers which went deleted.
* The movie was originally three hours long. It was cut somehow to one hour and 45 minutes. Almost half the time!
== The movie takes place in a universe in which [[
Even if it had been years since the Muppets performed together and the show had been largely forgotten by then, you would think that Kermit would still be at least somewhat recognizable by way of his making semi-regular appearances on Sesame Street.
* Then again, there have been cameo appearances by Sesame Street characters in previous Muppet movies (it's assumed that this movie falls within the same continuity as the others) so who knows?
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== Muppetism is the result of a Genetic Mutation. ==
It is directly stated that Walter and Gary are biological siblings (they also even look related.) I'm putting it out there that Muppetism is a genetic mutation because most Muppet characters are animals, hence the mutation is normal for all animals and apparently plants too. So when some of your genes are mutated you do not become a [[X
* It's possible this means its treated as a birth defect, which might explain why nobody calls attention to the obvious differences between Walter and Gary, out of a desire not to be insulting. There might also be mental effects, explaining simultaneously why they're all so nuts and why Walter had needed Gary to look after him until now.
** It might also explain Walter's... quirks, like his refusal to believe that Turkey is a real country.
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What if they decide to do a direct sequel to ''The Muppets'' rather than a standalone movie? It could be fun to think of what kinds of things they'd put in it...
* Now that we all know who Walter is, the movie will focus almost completely on the Muppets as main characters, instead of being a [[Human-Focused Adaptation]] [[Subverted Trope|trying hard not to be one]]. Gary and Mary will definitely appear again; considering that they're going back to Smalltown while Walter stays with the Muppet gang, though, their role will probably be reduced. However...
* A (major or minor) plot point will be Walter arranging a surprise wedding for Gary and Mary on The Muppet Show.
* The sequel will probably open with a straight-up episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', the same way that the first movie had one during the final act. The opening number will be "Life's a Happy Song", this time performed as an actual opening number for the show by most of the main Muppets. It'll be a cover of the opening version from the first movie, with some of the lyrics changed - such as the "Life's a..." part, which would be modified to allude to the quirks of the various Muppets singing the verses.
* The main villain will be Tex Richman's businessman son (who inherited his father's inability to laugh), upset that his dad has gone insane (read:happy-go-lucky) thanks to the Muppets. He will continue what Tex started, trying to end the Muppets' careers and their brand name.
* Tex's son will probably send the Muppets to jail after finding out that {{spoiler|they kidnapped Jack Black}}, which was pretty much a deleted scene from the first movie. In their absence, he has the Moopets replace them, and they put on a [[Darker and Edgier|twisted, insane and depressing version of the Muppet Show]]. [[Foo Fighters
* During the movie's ending, the aforementioned wedding will finally happen (with Walter and/or Kermit as best man), complete with a big musical number by the Electric Mayhem. Then, when Mary is asked if she will take Gary as her husband (and all that jazz), she'll reply with "{{spoiler|Hugga Wugga!}}"
* And it'll kick off a montage of celebrities singing "Hugga Wugga" over the end credits with the Hugga Wugga beast (probably performed by Eric Jacobson) and the other aliens from its sketch, similar to the first movie's ending.
* We'll get more [[Crowning Music of Awesome|original songs]], and some old favorites (like "Movin' Right Along" and "Bein' Green") will return. Probably even an [[Award Bait Song]] over the end credits, either a remix of a new song, a song from the first movie (probably "Man or Muppet"), or a classic Muppet song ([[Weezer]] and [[Paramore|Hayley Williams]]' cover of "The Rainbow Connection" would have been perfect for this).
* Along with Hugga Wugga, even more old Muppets (recurring and [[One-Scene Wonder]]) will return, such as Angus McGonagle (the Argyle Gargoyle), Annie Sue, the Flying Zucchini Brothers, Bean Bunny, Clifford, Andy and Randy Pig, and more.
* In order to appeal to hipsters, [[Executive Meddling|Disney executives]] will demand that [[Base Breaker|Pepe]] be given a bigger role. Thanks to competent writers, [[Rescued
* If the same creative team is involved, it'll be an [[Even Better Sequel]], correcting some of the (minor) complaints about the first movie.
** '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120424103031/http://my.spill.com/profiles/blogs/muppets-sequel-on-the-way-without-jason-segal Confirmed. A Muppet sequel is announced, but Jason Segel won't be part of it.]'''
*** A further news story said Segel will ''probably'' appear in the movie (likely reprising his role as Gary), he won't be otherwise involved with the production.
* Robin the Frog will be a major character, and it will feature "Uncle Kermit" having to come to terms with his [[Coming of Age Story|coming of age]] as one subplot.
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It's actually titled "Meep Party".
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