(L to R) Zoot, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Animal, Janice, and Lips in ‘The Muppets Mayhem.’ Photo: Disney/Mitch Haaseth.
Premiering on Disney+ beginning May 10th is the new series ‘The Muppets Mayhem,’ which stars popular Muppet characters and fictional rock band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.
The beloved characters, which include Dr. Teeth, Lips, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, and Animal, have appeared in almost every Muppet movie and TV series released since their debut on 1976’s ‘The Muppet Show.’
In honor of their new series, Moviefone is counting down every Muppets movie from worst to best! We are only including feature films, whether they were theatrical or home entertainment releases, but we will not be including Muppets television series like ‘The Muppet Show,’ ‘Muppets Tonight,’ ‘Muppets Now,’ or ABC’s ill-fated ‘The Muppets.’
Let’s begin!
(L to R) Kermit the Frog, Pepe the King Prawn, and Gonzo in 2005’s ‘The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz.’ Photo courtesy of Disney.
The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale (Ashanti) who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.
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1 hr 27 minMay 20th, 2005
The Muppets in 2014’s ‘Muppets Most Wanted.’ Photo courtesy of Disney.
While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into a European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick (Ricky Gervais).
(L to R) Sam the Eagle, Kermit the Frog, Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, and Gonzo in 1996’s ‘Muppet Treasure Island.’ Photo courtesy of Disney.
After telling the story of Flint’s last journey to young Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop), Billy Bones (Billy Connolly) has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
(L to R) Zoot, Miss Piggy, Animal, Dr. Teeth, Kermit the Frog, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Janice, The Great Gonzo, Floyd Pepper, and Camilla the Chicken in 1984’s ‘The Muppets Take Manhattan.’
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn’t easy to find a producer who’s willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won’t take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
“They’re coming to take on Broadway!”
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1 hr 34 minJul 13th, 1984
(L to R) Pepe the King Prawn, Gonzo, and Will Arnett in ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion.’ Photo: Disney/Mitch Haaseth.
Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.
“Cue the light(ning)!”
(L to R) Miss Piggy and Gonzo in 1999’s ‘Muppets from Space.’ Photo courtesy of Disney.
When Gonzo’s breakfast cereal tells him that he’s the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It’s hard to believe Gonzo’s story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.
“Space. It’s not as deep as you think.”
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1 hr 27 minJul 14th, 1999
(L to R) Jason Segel, Amy Adams and the Muppets in 2011’s ‘The Muppets.’
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary (Jason Segel), and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.
“One girl has his dream.”
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1 hr 43 minNov 23rd, 2011
Miss Piggy in 1981’s ‘The Great Muppet Caper.’
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg), a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It’s up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
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1 hr 35 minJun 26th, 1981
1992’s ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol.’
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine), miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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1 hr 25 minDec 10th, 1992
The Muppets in 1979’s ‘The Muppet Movie.’
A Hollywood agent (Dom DeLuise) persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner (Charles Durning) of a frog-leg restaurant!
