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As the Muppets finish singing “RAINBOW CONNECTION,” we DOLLY OUT to reveal every Muppet and Henson creature ever made singing along, and then ZOOM IN on just one Muppet:
WILKINS
Now what do you think of Jim Henson?
Wilkins shoots you.
THE END
FADE OUT

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Paul Williams Writing Songs for ‘The Muppet Movie’ https://bearswearhats.com/2021/05/06/10/360/ Thu, 06 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://bearswearhats.com/?p=360 Continue readingPaul Williams Writing Songs for ‘The Muppet Movie’

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PAUL WILLIAMS
Jim, as we’re working on the songs, I’ll make sure you hear them so you can tell us if we’re on the right track.
JIM
Oh, that won’t be necessary – I’ll hear them at the premiere.

ORIGINAL TWEET

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You Can’t Take No for an Answer https://bearswearhats.com/2021/05/02/10/163/ Sun, 02 May 2021 06:12:00 +0000 http://bearswearhats.com/?p=163 Continue readingYou Can’t Take No for an Answer

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In a montage set to “YOU CAN’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER,” we see Jim and his team go to all of the American television networks and get doors slammed in their faces. Note that the song will have to be played at 900% speed since there are only three doors and this will not take long.
INT. BUS TERMINAL – DAY
Jim, Frank, Jerry, Jerry, Dave, Richard, and Don are all sitting in their lockers.
RICHARD
What do we do now?
JIM
I guess all we can do is pray.
They all close their eyes and bow their heads.
JIM (CONT’D)
O Mighty Favog, we humbly ask your blessing upon our-
Jim is interrupted by a MAN yelling for him.
WAITER (O.S.)
Mr. Hanson? Mr. Hanson?
The man is the STEVE MARTIN WAITER, who walks up to the lockers holding a telephone.
WAITER
Are you Hanson, as in “MMMBop?”
JIM
No, Henson, as in “HmmmBop.”
WAITER
Telephone call for you – it’s some British guy.

ORIGINAL TWEET

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Jim Never Promised Anyone https://bearswearhats.com/2021/05/01/16/388/ Sat, 01 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://bearswearhats.com/?p=388 Continue readingJim Never Promised Anyone

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JIM HENSON
I guess I was right when I said I never promised anyone we’d make it to Hollywood.
OTHER JIM HENSON
(echoing)
Yep! Your dream was to be on TV, and you did that!

ORIGINAL TWEET

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Some Say There Never Was a Muppet Man https://bearswearhats.com/2021/04/28/22/137/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000 http://bearswearhats.com/?p=137 Continue readingSome Say There Never Was a Muppet Man

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NARRATOR (V.O.)
Perhaps no one will ever know who the Muppet Man really was. Some say there never was a Muppet Man at all – that he was just a local myth, myth. But those of us who still believe in him best remember him for his cover of a nonsense song from an Italian documentary about Sweden.

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