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'''''The Muppets''''' are a group of puppet characters created by {{W|Jim Henson}}. They have been referenced to in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' several times.
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'''''The Muppets''''' are a group of puppet characters created by [[Jim Henson]], with [[Kermit]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]] and Gonzo as the main cast members. They became world famous thanks to the TV show ''The Muppet Show'' (1976-1981) and various spin-offs, among them films. The franchise has been referenced in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' several times.
  
 
== References to ''The Muppets'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== References to ''The Muppets'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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=== Episodes ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Kermit Simpsons Funeral.jpg|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kermit Simpsons Funeral.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TRs|[[Season 7|7]]|2}}
 
{{TRs|[[Season 7|7]]|2}}
 
{{TB|143}}
 
{{TB|143}}
 
{{TB|"[[Bart the Fink]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Bart the Fink]]"}}
 
{{TB|[[Kermit]] is seen at [[Krusty]]'s funeral.}}
 
{{TB|[[Kermit]] is seen at [[Krusty]]'s funeral.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:MuppetsMedievalKermit.jpg|250px]]<br/>[[File:MuppetsMedievalPiggy.jpg|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:The Muppets Go Medieval Kermit.png|250px]]<br>[[File:The Muppets Go Medieval Miss Piggy.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|147}}
 
{{TB|147}}
 
{{TB|"[[A Fish Called Selma]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[A Fish Called Selma]]"}}
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{{TB|A film called ''[[The Muppets Go Medieval]]'' is seen, starring [[Troy McClure]], [[Kermit]] and [[Miss Piggy]].}}
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{{TB|A film called ''[[The Muppets Go Medieval]]'' is seen, starring [[Troy McClure]], [[Kermit]] and [[Miss Piggy]]. While no such movie exists in the Muppets' franchise, the title is a reference to ''The Muppets Go Manhattan'' (1984). Here ''The Muppets Go Medieval'' pokes fun at the jerky movements of the puppets, causing Lisa to asks Homer "what's a muppet?"}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Rats.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Rats.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
 
{{TB|223}}
 
{{TB|223}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]"}}
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{{TB|One of the rats is called [[Rizzo]], a reference to {{W|Rizzo the Rat}} from ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|One of the rats is called Rizzo, a reference to {{W|Rizzo the Rat}} from ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Miss Piggy.jpg|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Miss Piggy.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TRs|[[Season 19|19]]|2}}
 
{{TRs|[[Season 19|19]]|2}}
 
{{TB|416}}
 
{{TB|416}}
 
{{TB|"[[Papa Don't Leech]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Papa Don't Leech]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] sings "[[Bunk with Me Tonight]]" to [[Kermit]] on TV; then [[Miss Piggy]] comes along and attacks him and then starts strangling him.}}
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{{TB|[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] sings a [[Bunk with Me Tonight, Kermit|variant]] of "[[Bunk with Me Tonight]]" to [[Kermit]] on TV; then [[Miss Piggy]] kicks and strangles him.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Fozzie Bear Simpsons.JPG|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Fozzie Bear Simpsons.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|419}}
 
{{TB|419}}
 
{{TB|"[[Mona Leaves-a]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Mona Leaves-a]]"}}
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{{TB|{{Ch|Lance Armstrong}} and [[Fozzie Bear]] co-present an award sponsored by Right Guard deodorant. After a joke from Fozzie at Armstrong's expense, he angrily throws the Fozzie puppet across the room, revealing the puppeteer's hand underneath. The puppeteer stops doing the act once he notices the puppet is gone. }}
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{{TB|{{Ch|Lance Armstrong}} and [[Fozzie Bear]] co-present an award sponsored by Right Guard deodorant. After a joke from Fozzie at Armstrong's expense, he angrily throws the Fozzie puppet across the room, revealing the puppeteer's hand underneath. The puppeteer stops doing the act once he notices the puppet is gone.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Rats Muppets reference.jpg|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Rats Muppets reference.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 20|20]]}}
 
{{TB|433}}
 
{{TB|433}}
 
{{TB|"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[Gone Maggie Gone]]"}}
 
{{TB|A rat is seen riding an eggbeater, a reference to Chester Rat in "Rat Scat".}}
 
{{TB|A rat is seen riding an eggbeater, a reference to Chester Rat in "Rat Scat".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:39 Days of Christmas.png|250px]]<br/>[[File:A Fluppet Christmas Special.png|250px]]}}
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{{TBT|[[File:39 Days of Christmas.png|250px]]<br>[[File:A Fluppet Christmas Special.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}}
 
{{TB|472}}
 
{{TB|472}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Fight Before Christmas]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Fight Before Christmas]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Maggie]]'s dream is a parody of ''The Muppets''. [[Jasper Beardly]] and [[Abraham Simpson]] parody {{W|Statler and Waldorf}}. Maggie also goes to sleep holding ''[[A Fluppet Christmas Special]]''.}}
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{{TB|When [[Maggie]] goes to sleep holding ''[[A Fluppet Christmas Special]]'', she dreams a parody of "The Muppet Show". The Simpsons family, Moe, Mr. Burns, Granpa and Jasper all appear as real-life puppets. Much of their puppet movements and comedy style directly spoof ''The Muppet Show'' in general. A specific reference are [[Grampa]] and [[Jasper]] who give critical comments from a balcony, just like Statler and Waldorf. Bart plays drums in reference to Animal.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Swedish Chef.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Swedish Chef.png|250px]]}}
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{{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|2}}
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{{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|3}}
 
{{TB|491}}
 
{{TB|491}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Food Wife]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Food Wife]]"}}
 
{{TB|[[The Swedish Chef]] is seen in [[Marge]]'s dream.}}
 
{{TB|[[The Swedish Chef]] is seen in [[Marge]]'s dream.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Liberal straw man's song.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|496}}
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{{TB|"[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]"}}
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{{TB|The "[[Liberal straw man's song]]" shows a green puppet lizard playing a banjo, while a speech balloon reads: "It's not easy being a Democrat". This is a reference to Kermit's signature song "It's Not Easy Bein' Green". Kermit plays banjo in the swamp during the opening credits of ''The Muppet Movie'' (1979), but this is not "Bein' Green", but "The Rainbow Connection".}}
 
{{TBT|}}
 
{{TBT|}}
 
{{TB|497}}
 
{{TB|497}}
 
{{TB|"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"}}
 
{{TB|"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"}}
 
{{TB|[[Reverend Lovejoy]] takes an online quiz to find out which Muppet he is. The result of the quiz gives him [[Beaker]].}}
 
{{TB|[[Reverend Lovejoy]] takes an online quiz to find out which Muppet he is. The result of the quiz gives him [[Beaker]].}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Milhouse holding Muppet-shaped cheese.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Season 26|26]]}}
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{{TB|572}}
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{{TB|"[[Let's Go Fly a Coot]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Milhouse]] said he wanted the cheese cut like ''[[Pokémon]]'' characters, not ''The Muppets''.}}
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=== Comics ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Muppets It Came from the 70s.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|{{SC|175}}}}
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{{TB|''[[It Came from the '70s]]''}}
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{{TB|The first story Homer tells is a parody of ''The Muppets''.
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*[[Lisa the Frog]] is a parody of [[Kermit]].
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*[[Krusty the Bear]] is a parody of [[Fozzie Bear]].
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*[[Grampa]] and [[Jasper]] are a parody of {{W|Statler and Waldorf}}.
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*[[El Barto the Great]] is a parody of {{W2|Gonzo|Muppet}}.}}
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=== Books ===
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{{TH|Book}}
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{{TH|Reference}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Simpson's DVD Shelf.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|''[[The Lisa Book]]''}}
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{{TB|One of the movies on [[Lisa Simpson's DVD Shelf]] is ''I Only Have Ping-Pong Balls for You: A Muppets Love Story''.}}
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=== Twitter ===
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{{TBT|[[ComicBookGuy]]}}
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{{TB|November 27, [[2011]]}}
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{{TB|Seeing the new Muppets movie brought back wonderful childhood memories of hating the original Muppets movie.}}
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{{TBT|[[HomerJSimpson]]}}
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{{TB|May 15, [[2016]]}}
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{{TB|Miss Piggy. She's sexy and she's bacon.<br>(In reply to "Favorite Muppet?")}}
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== Common Cast and Crew ==
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=== Cast ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Jason Bateman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jason Bateman]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in the ABC sitcom ''{{W2|The Muppets|TV series}}'' episode "Pig's in a Blackout".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Jason Bateman|himself}} in "[[Home Away from Homer]]", and [[Max Davis]] and himself in "[[The Road to Cincinnati]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Tony Bennett.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Tony Bennett]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''{{W|Muppets Most Wanted}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Tony Bennett|himself}} in "[[Dancin' Homer]]", "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]" and "[[Whiskey Business]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Greg Berg.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Greg Berg]]}}
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{{TB|Voice of Fozzie and Scooter in ''{{W2|Muppet Babies|1984 TV series}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Rory]] in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jack Black.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jack Black]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''{{W2|The Muppets|film}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Milo]] in "[[Husbands and Knives]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Emily Blunt.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Emily Blunt]]}}
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{{TB|Played [[Miss Piggy]]'s receptionist in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Juliet Hobbes]] in "[[Lisa the Drama Queen]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Mel Brooks.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Mel Brooks]]}}
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{{TB|Played Professor Krassman in ''{{W|The Muppet Movie}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Mel Brooks|himself}} in the [[season 6]] episode "[[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jemaine Clement.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jemaine Clement]]}}
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{{TB|Played the Prison King in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Ethan Ballantyne]] in "[[Elementary School Musical]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Tina Fey.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Tina Fey]]}}
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{{TB|Played the Nadya in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Ms. Cantwell]] in "[[Black-Eyed, Please]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Lady Gaga.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Lady Gaga]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Lady Gaga|herself}} in "[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Zach Galifianakis.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Zach Galifianakis]]}}
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{{TB|Played Hobo Joe in ''The Muppets'' and ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Lucas Bortner]] in "[[Luca$]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Ricky Gervais.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Ricky Gervais]]}}
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{{TB|Played Dominic Badguy in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Charles Heathbar]] in "[[Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife]]" and {{Ch|Ricky Gervais|himself}} in "[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Elliott Gould.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Elliott Gould]]}}
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{{TB|Portrayed the Beauty Contest Compere in ''The Muppet Movie''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Elliott Gould|himself}} in the [[Season 14]] episode "[[The Dad Who Knew Too Little]]"; was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends]]'', ''[[The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons: Access All Areas]]''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Josh Groban.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Josh Groban]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Hostile Makeover".}}
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{{TB|Was [[Professor Frink]]'s singing voice in the [[season 30]] episode "[[I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Valerie Harper.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Valerie Harper]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in ''The Muppet Show''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced several characters over several episodes, starting in [[season 24]] and then again in [[season 28]] - [[Season 29|29]].}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Neil Patrick Harris.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Neil Patrick Harris]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Neil Patrick Harris|himself}} in "[[Bart the Murderer]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Tom Hiddleston.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Tom Hiddleston]]}}
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{{TB|Played the Great Escapo in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{ap|Loki|Marvel Comics}}, his character from the {{W|Marvel Cinematic Universe}}, in the [[Disney+]] special ''[[The Good, the Bart, and the Loki]]''.}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Bob Hope.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Bob Hope]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''{{W|The Muppet Show}}'' and an ice cream vendor in ''The Muppet Movie''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Bob Hope|himself}} in "[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Joshua Jackson.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Joshua Jackson]]}}
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{{TB|Played Pacey Witter in ''{{W|Muppets from Space}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Jesse Grass]] in "[[Lisa the Tree Hugger]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Ken Jeong.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Ken Jeong]]}}
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{{TB|Played the ''Punch Teacher'' Host in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced the [[Korean monk 1]] and [[Korean monk 2]] in "[[E My Sports]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Elton John.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Elton John]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''The Muppet Show''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Elton John|himself}} in "[[I'm with Cupid]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Rashida Jones.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Rashida Jones]]}}
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{{TB|Played Veronica in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Portia]] in "[[The Changing of the Guardian]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Carol Kane.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Carol Kane]]}}
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{{TB|Played "Myth" in ''The Muppet Movie''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Maggie Simpson]] in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Keegan-Michael Key.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Keegan-Michael Key]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Swine Song".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Jazzy James]] in "[[The Great Phatsby: Part One]]" and "[[The Great Phatsby: Part Two]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Phil LaMarr.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Phil LaMarr]]}}
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{{TB|Played Miss Piggy's doctor in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Generally Inhospitable".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Hermes Conrad]] in the [[season 26]] crossover episode "[[Simpsorama]]" and voiced the [[auctioneer]] and [[male party guest]] in the [[season 28]] episode "[[The Great Phatsby: Part One]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Cloris Leachman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Cloris Leachman]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in ''The Muppet Show'' and Lew Lord's secretary in ''The Muppet Movie''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Alice Glick]] in "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jay Leno.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jay Leno]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Hostile Makeover".}}
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{{TB|Guest-voiced {{Ch|Jay Leno|himself}} in "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]" and "[[To Courier with Love]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Ray Liotta.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Ray Liotta]]}}
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{{TB|Played a security guard in ''Muppets from Space'' and Big Papa in ''Muppets Most Wanted''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Morty Szyslak]] in "[[King Leer]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:William H. Macy.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[William H. Macy]]}}
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{{TB|Played an angel named Glenn in ''{{W|It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|William H. Macy|himself}} in "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Steve Martin.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Steve Martin]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''The Muppet Show'' and Kermit and Piggy's sarcastic waiter in ''The Muppet Movie''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Ray Patterson]] in "[[Trash of the Titans]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Willie Nelson.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Willie Nelson]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' in the episode "Generally Inhospitable".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Willie Nelson|himself}} in the [[season 11]] episode "[[Behind the Laughter]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Nick Offerman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Nick Offerman]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' in the episode "Bear Left Then Bear Write".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Captain Bowditch]] in "[[The Wreck of the Relationship]]" and "[[Uncut Femmes]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jim Parsons.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jim Parsons]]}}
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{{TB|Played Human Walter in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Jim Parsons|himself}} in "[[Frinkcoin]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Joan Rivers.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Joan Rivers]]}}
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{{TB|Played Eileen in ''{{W|The Muppets Take Manhattan}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Annie Dubinsky]] in "[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Mickey Rooney.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Mickey Rooney]]}}
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{{TB|Played a Smalltown USA resident during "Life's a Happy Song" in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Mickey Rooney|himself}} in "[[Radioactive Man]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Linda Ronstadt.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Linda Ronstadt]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in ''The Muppet Show''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Linda Ronstadt|herself}} in "[[Mr. Plow]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:RuPaul real life.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[RuPaul]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Got Silk?".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Queen Chante]] in "[[Werking Mom]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jennifer Saunders.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jennifer Saunders]]}}
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{{TB|Played Mrs. Bluveridge in ''{{W|Muppet Treasure Island}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Phoebe Pratt]] in "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Kristen Schaal.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Kristen Schaal]]}}
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{{TB|Played the anger management group moderator in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Taffy]] in the [[season 22]] episode "[[Homer Scissorhands]]" and also reprised her role as [[Louise Belcher]] in the [[Bob's Burgers Couch Gag|couch gag]] of the [[season 30]] episode "[[My Way or the Highway to Heaven]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Martin Short.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Martin Short]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in ''{{W|Muppets Tonight}}''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Guthrie Frenel]] in "[[Springfield Splendor]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Sarah Silverman.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Sarah Silverman]]}}
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{{TB|Played the restaurant greeter in ''The Muppets''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Nikki McKenna]] in "[[Stealing First Base]]" and "[[Moonshine River]]", {{Ch|Sarah Silverman|herself}} in "[[Clown in the Dumps]]" and [[Rachel Cohen]] in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Jack White.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Jack White]]}}
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{{TB|Played himself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' finale episode "Because... Love".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Chs|The White Stripes|himself}} in the [[season 18]] episode "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]".}}
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{{TBT|[[File:Reese Witherspoon.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Reese Witherspoon]]}}
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{{TB|Played herself in the ABC sitcom ''The Muppets'' episode "Walk the Swine".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Greta Wolfcastle]] in "[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]".}}
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=== Crew ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Michael Giacchino.jpg|150px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Michael Giacchino]]}}
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{{TB|Composed the score and some songs for ''{{W|The Muppets' Wizard of Oz}}''.}}
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{{TB|Composed additional music for the ''[[Medal of Homer]]'' level for ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' and composed the song "World's Worst Internet Troll" for the [[season 32]] episode "[[Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?]]".}}
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{{TB|[[Bret McKenzie]]}}
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{{TB|Wrote the original songs for ''{{W2|The Muppets|film}}'' and ''{{W|Muppets Most Wanted}}''.}}
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{{TB|Wrote the music used in "[[Elementary School Musical]]" and "[[Friend with Benefit]]". He wrote the music for "[[Panic on the Streets of Springfield]]".}}
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{{TB|Composed the music for ''Muppet Treasure Treasure''.}}
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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo as the main cast members. They became world famous thanks to the TV show The Muppet Show (1976-1981) and various spin-offs, among them films. The franchise has been referenced in The Simpsons several times.

References to The Muppets in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

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Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Kermit Simpsons Funeral.png 7 143 "Bart the Fink" Kermit is seen at Krusty's funeral.
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The Muppets Go Medieval Miss Piggy.png 		147 "A Fish Called Selma" A film called The Muppets Go Medieval is seen, starring Troy McClure, Kermit and Miss Piggy. While no such movie exists in the Muppets' franchise, the title is a reference to The Muppets Go Manhattan (1984). Here The Muppets Go Medieval pokes fun at the jerky movements of the puppets, causing Lisa to asks Homer "what's a muppet?"
Rats.png 10 223 "The Old Man and the "C" Student" One of the rats is called Rizzo, a reference to Rizzo the Rat from The Muppets.
Miss Piggy.png 19 416 "Papa Don't Leech" Lurleen Lumpkin sings a variant of "Bunk with Me Tonight" to Kermit on TV; then Miss Piggy kicks and strangles him.
Fozzie Bear Simpsons.png 419 "Mona Leaves-a" Lance Armstrong and Fozzie Bear co-present an award sponsored by Right Guard deodorant. After a joke from Fozzie at Armstrong's expense, he angrily throws the Fozzie puppet across the room, revealing the puppeteer's hand underneath. The puppeteer stops doing the act once he notices the puppet is gone.
Rats Muppets reference.png 20 433 "Gone Maggie Gone" A rat is seen riding an eggbeater, a reference to Chester Rat in "Rat Scat".
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A Fluppet Christmas Special.png 		22 472 "The Fight Before Christmas" When Maggie goes to sleep holding A Fluppet Christmas Special, she dreams a parody of "The Muppet Show". The Simpsons family, Moe, Mr. Burns, Granpa and Jasper all appear as real-life puppets. Much of their puppet movements and comedy style directly spoof The Muppet Show in general. A specific reference are Grampa and Jasper who give critical comments from a balcony, just like Statler and Waldorf. Bart plays drums in reference to Animal.
Swedish Chef.png 23 491 "The Food Wife" The Swedish Chef is seen in Marge's dream.
Liberal straw man's song.png 496 "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" The "Liberal straw man's song" shows a green puppet lizard playing a banjo, while a speech balloon reads: "It's not easy being a Democrat". This is a reference to Kermit's signature song "It's Not Easy Bein' Green". Kermit plays banjo in the swamp during the opening credits of The Muppet Movie (1979), but this is not "Bein' Green", but "The Rainbow Connection".
497 "The D'oh-cial Network" Reverend Lovejoy takes an online quiz to find out which Muppet he is. The result of the quiz gives him Beaker.
Milhouse holding Muppet-shaped cheese.png 26 572 "Let's Go Fly a Coot" Milhouse said he wanted the cheese cut like Pokémon characters, not The Muppets.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Muppets It Came from the 70s.png Simpsons Comics #175 It Came from the '70s The first story Homer tells is a parody of The Muppets.

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
Lisa Simpson's DVD Shelf.png The Lisa Book One of the movies on Lisa Simpson's DVD Shelf is I Only Have Ping-Pong Balls for You: A Muppets Love Story.

Twitter[edit]

Account Date Tweet
ComicBookGuy November 27, 2011 Seeing the new Muppets movie brought back wonderful childhood memories of hating the original Muppets movie.
HomerJSimpson May 15, 2016 Miss Piggy. She's sexy and she's bacon.
(In reply to "Favorite Muppet?")

Common Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Muppets Role on The Simpsons
Jason Bateman.jpg Jason Bateman Played himself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Pig's in a Blackout". Voiced himself in "Home Away from Homer", and Max Davis and himself in "The Road to Cincinnati".
Tony Bennett.jpg Tony Bennett Played himself in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced himself in "Dancin' Homer", "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" and "Whiskey Business".
Greg Berg.jpg Greg Berg Voice of Fozzie and Scooter in Muppet Babies. Voiced Rory in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
Jack Black.jpg Jack Black Played himself in The Muppets. Voiced Milo in "Husbands and Knives".
Emily Blunt.jpg Emily Blunt Played Miss Piggy's receptionist in The Muppets. Voiced Juliet Hobbes in "Lisa the Drama Queen".
Mel Brooks.jpg Mel Brooks Played Professor Krassman in The Muppet Movie. Voiced himself in the season 6 episode "Homer vs. Patty and Selma".
Jemaine Clement.jpg Jemaine Clement Played the Prison King in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Ethan Ballantyne in "Elementary School Musical".
Tina Fey.jpg Tina Fey Played the Nadya in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Ms. Cantwell in "Black-Eyed, Please".
Lady Gaga.jpg Lady Gaga Played herself in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced herself in "Lisa Goes Gaga".
Zach Galifianakis.jpg Zach Galifianakis Played Hobo Joe in The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Lucas Bortner in "Luca$".
Ricky Gervais.jpg Ricky Gervais Played Dominic Badguy in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Charles Heathbar in "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" and himself in "Angry Dad: The Movie".
Elliott Gould.jpg Elliott Gould Portrayed the Beauty Contest Compere in The Muppet Movie. Voiced himself in the Season 14 episode "The Dad Who Knew Too Little"; was also interviewed in The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends, The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem, and The Simpsons: Access All Areas.
Josh Groban.jpg Josh Groban Played himself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Hostile Makeover". Was Professor Frink's singing voice in the season 30 episode "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh".
Valerie Harper.jpg Valerie Harper Played herself in The Muppet Show. Voiced several characters over several episodes, starting in season 24 and then again in season 28 - 29.
Neil Patrick Harris.jpg Neil Patrick Harris Played himself in The Muppets. Voiced himself in "Bart the Murderer".
Tom Hiddleston.jpg Tom Hiddleston Played the Great Escapo in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Loki, his character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the Disney+ special The Good, the Bart, and the Loki.
Bob Hope.jpg Bob Hope Played himself in The Muppet Show and an ice cream vendor in The Muppet Movie. Voiced himself in "Lisa the Beauty Queen".
Joshua Jackson.jpg Joshua Jackson Played Pacey Witter in Muppets from Space. Voiced Jesse Grass in "Lisa the Tree Hugger".
Ken Jeong.jpg Ken Jeong Played the Punch Teacher Host in The Muppets. Voiced the Korean monk 1 and Korean monk 2 in "E My Sports".
Elton John.jpg Elton John Played himself in The Muppet Show. Voiced himself in "I'm with Cupid".
Rashida Jones.jpg Rashida Jones Played Veronica in The Muppets. Voiced Portia in "The Changing of the Guardian".
Carol Kane.jpg Carol Kane Played "Myth" in The Muppet Movie. Voiced Maggie Simpson in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
Keegan-Michael Key.jpg Keegan-Michael Key Played himself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Swine Song". Voiced Jazzy James in "The Great Phatsby: Part One" and "The Great Phatsby: Part Two".
Phil LaMarr.jpg Phil LaMarr Played Miss Piggy's doctor in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Generally Inhospitable". Voiced Hermes Conrad in the season 26 crossover episode "Simpsorama" and voiced the auctioneer and male party guest in the season 28 episode "The Great Phatsby: Part One".
Cloris Leachman.jpg Cloris Leachman Played herself in The Muppet Show and Lew Lord's secretary in The Muppet Movie. Voiced Alice Glick in "Three Men and a Comic Book".
Jay Leno.jpg Jay Leno Played himself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Hostile Makeover". Guest-voiced himself in "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "To Courier with Love".
Ray Liotta.jpg Ray Liotta Played a security guard in Muppets from Space and Big Papa in Muppets Most Wanted. Voiced Morty Szyslak in "King Leer".
William H. Macy.jpg William H. Macy Played an angel named Glenn in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Voiced himself in "Homer's Paternity Coot".
Steve Martin.jpg Steve Martin Played himself in The Muppet Show and Kermit and Piggy's sarcastic waiter in The Muppet Movie. Voiced Ray Patterson in "Trash of the Titans".
Willie Nelson.jpg Willie Nelson Played himself in ABC sitcom The Muppets in the episode "Generally Inhospitable". Voiced himself in the season 11 episode "Behind the Laughter".
Nick Offerman.jpg Nick Offerman Played himself in ABC sitcom The Muppets in the episode "Bear Left Then Bear Write". Voiced Captain Bowditch in "The Wreck of the Relationship" and "Uncut Femmes".
Jim Parsons.jpg Jim Parsons Played Human Walter in The Muppets. Voiced himself in "Frinkcoin".
Joan Rivers.jpg Joan Rivers Played Eileen in The Muppets Take Manhattan. Voiced Annie Dubinsky in "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution".
Mickey Rooney.jpg Mickey Rooney Played a Smalltown USA resident during "Life's a Happy Song" in The Muppets. Voiced himself in "Radioactive Man".
Linda Ronstadt.jpg Linda Ronstadt Played herself in The Muppet Show. Voiced herself in "Mr. Plow".
RuPaul real life.jpg RuPaul Played herself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Got Silk?". Voiced Queen Chante in "Werking Mom".
Jennifer Saunders.jpg Jennifer Saunders Played Mrs. Bluveridge in Muppet Treasure Island. Voiced Phoebe Pratt in "Looking for Mr. Goodbart".
Kristen Schaal.jpg Kristen Schaal Played the anger management group moderator in The Muppets. Voiced Taffy in the season 22 episode "Homer Scissorhands" and also reprised her role as Louise Belcher in the couch gag of the season 30 episode "My Way or the Highway to Heaven".
Martin Short.jpg Martin Short Played himself in Muppets Tonight. Voiced Guthrie Frenel in "Springfield Splendor".
Sarah Silverman.jpg Sarah Silverman Played the restaurant greeter in The Muppets. Voiced Nikki McKenna in "Stealing First Base" and "Moonshine River", herself in "Clown in the Dumps" and Rachel Cohen in "Treehouse of Horror XXVII".
Jack White.jpg Jack White Played himself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets finale episode "Because... Love". Voiced himself in the season 18 episode "Jazzy and the Pussycats".
Reese Witherspoon.jpg Reese Witherspoon Played herself in the ABC sitcom The Muppets episode "Walk the Swine". Voiced Greta Wolfcastle in "The Bart Wants What It Wants".

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Muppets Role on The Simpsons
Michael Giacchino.jpg Michael Giacchino Composed the score and some songs for The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Composed additional music for the Medal of Homer level for The Simpsons Game and composed the song "World's Worst Internet Troll" for the season 32 episode "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?".
Bret McKenzie.jpg Bret McKenzie Wrote the original songs for The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. Wrote the music used in "Elementary School Musical" and "Friend with Benefit". He wrote the music for "Panic on the Streets of Springfield".
Hans Zimmer.jpg Hans Zimmer Composed the music for Muppet Treasure Treasure. Currently serves as a score producer for Bleeding Fingers Music for The Simpsons. He also composed the music for The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Game and the special episode The Longest Daycare. He also conducted "Spider-Pig" in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.

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