The Muppets Go to the Movies by Kathryn Mullen, Brian Muehl, Bob Payne, and Rollie Krewson. The Muppets Go to the Movies The Muppets Go To The Movies (or The Muffets Go To The Movies as misspelled by Fozzie Bear) is a 1981 one-hour television special that aired on ABC. It was used to help promote "The Great Muppet Caper". With the aid of Dudley Moore and Lily Tomlin, Kermit the Frog and the Muppets show spoofs of different movies at the Muppet Theater. During the credits, the Muppets leave the Muppet Theater as Kermit the Frog locks up the stage door unaware that he has
The Muppets (TV series) was approached, Netflix expressed interest in co-producing the series as part of its original programming roster. "The Muppets" was considered a "stealth, late presentation" in the 2015 comedy development season. After buying Prady and Kushell's pitch, ABC ordered a pilot script and a 10-minute proof of concept filmed presentation, which was filmed at the Walt Disney Studios in May and delivered just in time for ABC schedule consideration. On May 7, 2015, ABC greenlit the series to order as an entry in the 2015–16 television season. The pitch presentation, which was first screened to the public on July 11, 2015,