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Junko, the defunct land series on Jim Henson is totally worth checking out if you haven’t seen it yet. Love your content! Always Looking forward to your uploads you special lil trash can!
Many wondered how Jim Henson and crew convinced Orson Welles to make a cameo, the answer was simple: they didn't. It turns out Welles and his family were Muppet fans, and he was happy to make an appearance. Welles even had Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit, and Fozzie as guest stars on his talk show pilot, which sadly wasn't picked up.
"Surprisingly meta?" You don't know the half of it! The whole movie is LITERALLY a retelling of "how the muppets met" with certain beats and characters representing Jim Henson and company's own career paths on their way to making this very movie! (There's a reason the villain of the piece wants Kermit to stick to advertising!)
Man that’s so cool. I used to watch this movie constantly as a child and it just worked as a good kids film back then. But to know it’s basically a road trip comedy about the show I loved as a kid with real world ties to the creators I adore as an adult is poetically beautiful.
You mention the muppeteers and their dedication to their craft which is a perfect statement from you because all I see when I watch your videos is 100 percent effort and dedication.
Finally! Thank you for bringing attention to this movie! All my favorite reaction channels skip straight to Muppet Christmas Carol, while missing the literal introduction of each character and back story. Good job.
Remember seeing this for the first time before “The Muppets” (2011) so I’d have some context on the revamp and immediately falling in love with the franchise. The gang meeting Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem will never get old for me lol
4:21 is my favourite shot in the movie. It conveys "Done with your crap" while the bad guys would see it as "This broad is crazy!" It says "fed up" and "nuts" at the same time, and it's done by only adjusting Miss Piggy's face a little bit. That's amazing.
Honestly love this movie to death. The muppets and specifically Jim Henson were and always will be a massive inspiration for me and my creative ventures. I hold this movie and muppets take manhattan very dear and close to my heart. Just a timeless masterpiece
So cool that you appreciate the muppets so much. They had such a large impact on my childhood and my sense of humor. And that humor was combined with equal parts heart. Jim Henson was a creative genius and gone too soon
This was probably my favorite Muppet movie as a kid! Decades later I still remember many of the scenes and songs! I mean, the Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan, and the some of the others were great, but, to me, this movie felt like the best representation of the Muppets. It was a Muppets origin story and it had great pacing, the songs were good, the jokes were corny (but cute) and it just had so much heart poured into it. It also was just a fun movie that anyone could enjoy young or old!
God. Damn. I am so pumped for this series. As a kid I watched this one and Treasure Island the most (Also From Space but not as much). To this day my dad and I still laugh about and quote the moment when they enter the church and see the band, and Fozzy says "They don't look like Presbyterians to me" ALSO I always gotta give props for the new cinematic Junko techniques. Big props for the Nostalgia Critic gag, and what I assume was you projecting the movie on a wall to emulate bootleg theater recording, which is an absolutely genius move.
The reading the screenplay gag popped up as late as last week, in the Hamster and Gretel season finale. So that meta-joke is alive and well, and still as quirky as ever.
whats so amazing that keeps us stargazing, what do we think we might see, someday we'll find it the rainbow connection... the lovers the dreamers and me!
I can’t wait to get a complete Muppet movie breakdown over the next few months the public school system is too broken teach us important history like this
It's super weird as a kid seeing all these VHS promos for a boatload of other movies for the Muppets and Also Charlie Brown too and being only able to watch like two of them cause those we're the one's your family had.
Very excited for this series! I'm glad you said that sincerity is something that's sorely needed in cinema, and to be honest your own sincerity is one of the things I love about your channel! You do really great work and it makes me happy whenever I see that you have a new video :)
Okay, tmi, but I gotta share this bro: A thought that always makes me tear up a little inside is that, according to family lore, this exact movie was the last ever piece of cinema my grandpa gary (who I never got to meet because he sadly passed away long before I was ever even a thought) ever watched/experienced in life. He passed away from a heart attack caused by faulty heart pills sometime in 1980 when my dad was only 10 years old. When I get to Heaven someday, I'm def gonna ask him what he thought about this film, but I have a theory that he genuinely loved this film, and my reasoning is cuz I know his all-time favorite film was Christopher Reeves 1st Superman film, I happen to think he really enjoyed this movie. But anyways, that's just another reason why I love this goofy awesome film. I feel kinda connected to it in a way through what I know about my grandpa's life, a man I never met, but who I most likely would've absolutely loved to have hungout with.
I could not agree more, the muppet movie is a pastiche to art, a pastiche to ambition and a loveletter to creativity, this film honest to god inspired me, Jim was a kind, compassionate soul, we shall not soon see his like again..
so happy you're gonna be doin the muppet movies! im excited to see you go through all of them and hear what ur fav movie is :o) i believe the muppets are pretty important to films, puppetry, and creativity as a whole. idk how to say it but the muppets hit deep. loved the muppets as a kid and love them now. also it would be cool to see you go through some of the show(s) as well!
Damn it how did I miss 4 junko videos! How am I supposed to support this up and coming RUclips hero Damn you RUclips! Stop failing at notifying me on the great stuff
I had to watch this movie at school and the main thing I remember the film teacher saying was that the main hype around the movie for the time was showing of muppet feet
It’s just been announced that Fathom Events is bringing THE MUPPET MOVIE BACK TO THEATERS THIS JUNE to celebrate its 45th Anniversary!!!! June 2nd and June 3rd!!!!!
My favourite Muppet episode was when Alice Cooper was invited on, especially cos he was still at the peak of his controversy! Also John Cleese was great!
the muppets are one of the very few franchises that have ever existed that still get me feeling emotional. Shit is just too pure and if you dont enjoy the muppets theres something deeply sick within you
The VHS you showed is a CBS/Fox version from around 1984. The original VHS release was from 1980 by Magnetic Video. The original Magnetic VHS is indeed rare and hard to find.
Honestly, my personal favorite of the Muppet movies is Muppets take Manhattan, I loved it so much as a kid and as soon as I saw there was a 4K Blu-ray of the movie up for pre-order I absolutely grabbed it and got it on the day came out. I can't wait to see what your thoughts on that one is.
it be gettin a little dusty in the room every time i see the opening with rainbow connection, feels almost like a mission statement for jim henson as an artist and knowing how they achieved that shot just adds to it
Welp.. I know what movies I’m gonna try and watch with my family after I get through seeing all of David Cronenberg’s films. (Currently on The Dead Zone) Also, it’s funny that you mention Spongebob, since Spongebob alumni Tim Hill (worked on such beloved classics as Hop, A Very Grumpycat Christmas, The War on Grandpa, the 3rd Spongebob movie that tied into Kamp Koral, and Alvin and The Chipmunks) also directed the worst of the theatrical films, Muppets in Space.
Jim Frawley is a master at that!!! Episodes of The Monkees have them break the fourth wall and read the script many times. People should see that show too.
Hey- If you want a good Jim Henson Production Holiday Special that _isn't_ the Christmas Carol, I hope you have or will check out Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Very quaint production, and great songs too.
Y'know I wondered if you would do more muppet media after your haloween game. Partially because I also went down a rabbit hole afyer watching muppet treasure island.
4:40 I disagree about your takes on 4th wall humor. It has been done since the black and white era. Some modern shows like Rick and Morty use meta humor very poorly. Thinking being meta is a substitute for jokes.
OMG OMG OMG! I have watched this video on RUclips with G SMOKE 🐐🚬0⃣3⃣😜 and Black Peter Griffin and it was awesome! I love The Muppet Movie, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, The Spongebob Movie and the Muppets! All of the scenes were very good and even Fred: The Movie is peak cinema! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐
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Junko, the defunct land series on Jim Henson is totally worth checking out if you haven’t seen it yet. Love your content! Always Looking forward to your uploads you special lil trash can!
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Many wondered how Jim Henson and crew convinced Orson Welles to make a cameo, the answer was simple: they didn't. It turns out Welles and his family were Muppet fans, and he was happy to make an appearance. Welles even had Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit, and Fozzie as guest stars on his talk show pilot, which sadly wasn't picked up.
He even drew Kermit fanart for Jim during the production of The Muppet Movie.
"Surprisingly meta?" You don't know the half of it!
The whole movie is LITERALLY a retelling of "how the muppets met" with certain beats and characters representing Jim Henson and company's own career paths on their way to making this very movie! (There's a reason the villain of the piece wants Kermit to stick to advertising!)
Man that’s so cool. I used to watch this movie constantly as a child and it just worked as a good kids film back then. But to know it’s basically a road trip comedy about the show I loved as a kid with real world ties to the creators I adore as an adult is poetically beautiful.
"Do you drink Wilkins Coffee?"
As a kid, my heart broke seeing Sweetums left behind as a gag. Really glad he made it in the end.
You mention the muppeteers and their dedication to their craft which is a perfect statement from you because all I see when I watch your videos is 100 percent effort and dedication.
Second
I laughed at the Kermit nostalgic critic bit at the start, that's glorious 😂
Finally! Thank you for bringing attention to this movie! All my favorite reaction channels skip straight to Muppet Christmas Carol, while missing the literal introduction of each character and back story. Good job.
Remember seeing this for the first time before “The Muppets” (2011) so I’d have some context on the revamp and immediately falling in love with the franchise. The gang meeting Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem will never get old for me lol
4:21 is my favourite shot in the movie. It conveys "Done with your crap" while the bad guys would see it as "This broad is crazy!" It says "fed up" and "nuts" at the same time, and it's done by only adjusting Miss Piggy's face a little bit. That's amazing.
Honestly love this movie to death. The muppets and specifically Jim Henson were and always will be a massive inspiration for me and my creative ventures. I hold this movie and muppets take manhattan very dear and close to my heart. Just a timeless masterpiece
“They don’t look like Presbyterians to me”
I read that as Dr.Teeth instead of Fozzie.
2:32 the CRT reference omg I'm deceased
“Why are their so many songs about rainbows“
- Kermit
So cool that you appreciate the muppets so much. They had such a large impact on my childhood and my sense of humor. And that humor was combined with equal parts heart. Jim Henson was a creative genius and gone too soon
This was probably my favorite Muppet movie as a kid! Decades later I still remember many of the scenes and songs! I mean, the Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan, and the some of the others were great, but, to me, this movie felt like the best representation of the Muppets. It was a Muppets origin story and it had great pacing, the songs were good, the jokes were corny (but cute) and it just had so much heart poured into it. It also was just a fun movie that anyone could enjoy young or old!
God. Damn. I am so pumped for this series. As a kid I watched this one and Treasure Island the most (Also From Space but not as much).
To this day my dad and I still laugh about and quote the moment when they enter the church and see the band, and Fozzy says "They don't look like Presbyterians to me"
ALSO I always gotta give props for the new cinematic Junko techniques. Big props for the Nostalgia Critic gag, and what I assume was you projecting the movie on a wall to emulate bootleg theater recording, which is an absolutely genius move.
The reading the screenplay gag popped up as late as last week, in the Hamster and Gretel season finale. So that meta-joke is alive and well, and still as quirky as ever.
Miss Piggy with her eyes fully open is terrifying.
Never stop being you Junko, always droppin kino
whats so amazing that keeps us stargazing, what do we think we might see, someday we'll find it the rainbow connection... the lovers the dreamers and me!
I can’t wait to get a complete Muppet movie breakdown over the next few months the public school system is too broken teach us important history like this
😂😂😂The opening made me laugh way more than it probably should’ve😂😂😂
It's super weird as a kid seeing all these VHS promos for a boatload of other movies for the Muppets and Also Charlie Brown too and being only able to watch like two of them cause those we're the one's your family had.
Same
As a big muppet fan who dabbles in a bit of melee every now and again this review was just the one I needed!
Really well done Junko
One of the most beautiful melodys ever at the beginning of this movie
Very excited for this series! I'm glad you said that sincerity is something that's sorely needed in cinema, and to be honest your own sincerity is one of the things I love about your channel! You do really great work and it makes me happy whenever I see that you have a new video :)
This is great! I loved the review you did for the Muppet video game a little while back
Okay, tmi, but I gotta share this bro:
A thought that always makes me tear up a little inside is that, according to family lore, this exact movie was the last ever piece of cinema my grandpa gary (who I never got to meet because he sadly passed away long before I was ever even a thought) ever watched/experienced in life. He passed away from a heart attack caused by faulty heart pills sometime in 1980 when my dad was only 10 years old. When I get to Heaven someday, I'm def gonna ask him what he thought about this film, but I have a theory that he genuinely loved this film, and my reasoning is cuz I know his all-time favorite film was Christopher Reeves 1st Superman film, I happen to think he really enjoyed this movie.
But anyways, that's just another reason why I love this goofy awesome film. I feel kinda connected to it in a way through what I know about my grandpa's life, a man I never met, but who I most likely would've absolutely loved to have hungout with.
Holy hell Yung the Michael Richard’s gag literally made me choke on my coffee.
Another amazing video, please never stop!
I could not agree more, the muppet movie is a pastiche to art, a pastiche to ambition and a loveletter to creativity, this film honest to god inspired me, Jim was a kind, compassionate soul, we shall not soon see his like again..
Woah TWO yung junko videos? You spoil us for Christmas 🎄 🎉
I've also been doing a Muppet Movie Marathon as well lately, rewatched Muppets Christmas Carol yesterday
so happy you're gonna be doin the muppet movies! im excited to see you go through all of them and hear what ur fav movie is :o) i believe the muppets are pretty important to films, puppetry, and creativity as a whole. idk how to say it but the muppets hit deep. loved the muppets as a kid and love them now. also it would be cool to see you go through some of the show(s) as well!
Banger video for a banger movie. Love seeing you covering more Muppets content!
Yup, who doesn't love the Muppets?
Very nice video I’m looking forward to watching the rest of your muppet retrospectives!
Idgaf rainbow connection is one of the most heart wrenching songs ever made
This channel is so under appreciated 😭
I'm upset RUclips has gone so long without recommending your channel to me, your videos are fantastic.
The Kermit impression at the beginning is better than his current voice actor
That opening parody was exquisite.
Hell yeah we got tripple bukkake blasted with Yung Junko videos before the new year! HE HAS RISEN
Ok That opening nostalgia critic reference is amazing lol!
Oh hell yes. This channel just proves the saying: One man's YungJunko is another man's YungTreasure
This movie has such a funny depiction of America, I love it!
This movie is really good, especially the script of the movie joke!
Loved this video-i’d be seriously interested in hearing you talk about movies that YOU like. Well done junko again
Damn it how did I miss 4 junko videos! How am I supposed to support this up and coming RUclips hero
Damn you RUclips! Stop failing at notifying me on the great stuff
I had to watch this movie at school and the main thing I remember the film teacher saying was that the main hype around the movie for the time was showing of muppet feet
From the second you hear Rainbow Connection, you know this film was going to be legendary
It’s just been announced that Fathom Events is bringing THE MUPPET MOVIE BACK TO THEATERS THIS JUNE to celebrate its 45th Anniversary!!!! June 2nd and June 3rd!!!!!
The last song always makes me cry
I only know Elliot Gould from the sexy TV Guide cover with Grover
SOMEONE FINALLY GETS IT
My favourite Muppet episode was when Alice Cooper was invited on, especially cos he was still at the peak of his controversy! Also John Cleese was great!
YESSSS THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FORRRR
Also first :)
the muppets are one of the very few franchises that have ever existed that still get me feeling emotional. Shit is just too pure and if you dont enjoy the muppets theres something deeply sick within you
Junko, my man, you’ve outdone yourself 👌🏾
been wanting to watch the muppets again so i'm glad this popped up in my recommended
Indeed
Tommy Morgan played Harmonica for this movie, he also played on many albums.
The VHS you showed is a CBS/Fox version from around 1984. The original VHS release was from 1980 by Magnetic Video.
The original Magnetic VHS is indeed rare and hard to find.
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*AND WE EATING GOOD!!!*
Honestly, my personal favorite of the Muppet movies is Muppets take Manhattan, I loved it so much as a kid and as soon as I saw there was a 4K Blu-ray of the movie up for pre-order I absolutely grabbed it and got it on the day came out. I can't wait to see what your thoughts on that one is.
it be gettin a little dusty in the room every time i see the opening with rainbow connection, feels almost like a mission statement for jim henson as an artist and knowing how they achieved that shot just adds to it
Wake up babe, there’s a new Junko
Welp.. I know what movies I’m gonna try and watch with my family after I get through seeing all of David Cronenberg’s films. (Currently on The Dead Zone) Also, it’s funny that you mention Spongebob, since Spongebob alumni Tim Hill (worked on such beloved classics as Hop, A Very Grumpycat Christmas, The War on Grandpa, the 3rd Spongebob movie that tied into Kamp Koral, and Alvin and The Chipmunks) also directed the worst of the theatrical films, Muppets in Space.
This movie meant a lot to me as an 8 year old kid!
Nice to see somebody get Orson Welles' middle name correct for once 😎👍
Orson Unicron Welles
Great review, Junko
Jim Frawley is a master at that!!! Episodes of The Monkees have them break the fourth wall and read the script many times. People should see that show too.
Truly a piece of art
How TF they have Kermit riding a bike?
Hilarious video. You deserve so many more views.
Still waiting for the Final Destination retrospective
Hey- If you want a good Jim Henson Production Holiday Special that _isn't_ the Christmas Carol, I hope you have or will check out Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Very quaint production, and great songs too.
Junko the GOAT
This is very true and no one will ever disagree
I agree with this movie being peak cinema, but I don't think Viagra existed to make a joke about back then!
I only watch the great muppet caper and the muppets 2011 and muppets from space those are all good movies
Is that sarcasm I detect in your voice?
Y'know I wondered if you would do more muppet media after your haloween game. Partially because I also went down a rabbit hole afyer watching muppet treasure island.
4:40 I disagree about your takes on 4th wall humor. It has been done since the black and white era. Some modern shows like Rick and Morty use meta humor very poorly. Thinking being meta is a substitute for jokes.
2:33 dam thats a funny ass joke
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23:37
I guess I’m gonna have to give this movie another shot 🤔
The Muppet Movie is not only the best Muppet movie period. But it's easily my favorite Jim Henson film. 🐸🐷🐻
Muppets! Muppets! More Muppets!
OMG OMG OMG! I have watched this video on RUclips with G SMOKE 🐐🚬0⃣3⃣😜 and Black Peter Griffin and it was awesome! I love The Muppet Movie, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, The Spongebob Movie and the Muppets! All of the scenes were very good and even Fred: The Movie is peak cinema! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐
Will you be reviewing Muppet racemania?
Are you looking at the big bird and Elmo
Columbo is actually a really good show.
Someday youll find it
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Gonzo credit card omg
Love this
I love your videos, trash guy. ❤🗑
Hell yeah
Love this movie!!!!
Awesome
I love it 😂
Yippee
Very hilarious!!!