Muppet Treasure Island - Professional Pirate

[@FiveofHearts1]

This is one of Curry's most underrated roles he's ever played. He totally sold it.

[@2wingo]

Ironically, he's gone on record as saying that this is his favorite of all the movies he's been in.

[@FiveofHearts1]

I could totally believe that. He stole the show.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

He clearly enjoys every second of it, as his acting and laughing is really genuine!

[@jodiebug1]

Definitely my favorite

[@Julietly76]

100%!!!

[@KittyxGrimm]

You can just tell that Tim's having the time of his life in this movie. He looks like a kid all hyped up on sweets in a toy shop...on Christmas morning.

[@prometheusstarr5103]

Kitty Grimm you can always count on tim curry to find the fun in any role

[@scottbuckley823]

We need more actors like Tim so even in a bad movie you can at least enjoy that one guy having fun and enjoy him. Actors like Tim Curry, Christopher walken, Nicholas cage you can tell just love doing anything they want.

[@Tyrunner0097]

Tim said that he was a big fan of the Muppets and always wanted to do be in a Muppets movie. This was a dream come true for him, and he's said it's one of his favorite roles of all time.

[@scaper8]

As someone once said, "I'm pretty sure getting to play a pirate is the main reason to become an actor." So true.

[@JudeFergy]

That is awesome for him, and awesome for us, because he killed it in this movie. I watched it so many times growing up, it's still one of my favorites, particularly this song.

[@mattholloway8345]

Oddly enough, this is the first time I caught Silver saying "Sing it lads! Show him you've been practicing!" And it actually registered. I spent the rest of the song giggling madly to myself imagining a bunch of pirates practicing singing.

[@simplyjuannie5128]

5 real guys and about 26 muppeteers.

[@warriormaiden9829]

The funniest thing is that pirates were absolutely theater nerds. They'd do plays and act out mock trials... I can absolutely see them practicing. 🤣

[@jorgeamadosoriaramirez8953]

@@warriormaiden9829 to be fair, not a lot of things to nerd about back then.

[@sharonrousseau3527]

Upstage Lads, this is my only number!

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

only now i realize that they reason they are mad at him at 1:13 is because, as Silver did mention, they have BEEN PRACTCING which means, that at that moment, he probably either spoke too son or the wrong thing, and that is why they aremad, they practiced so much for him to spoil it like that!

[@RazorFang18]

"This is my ONLY number!" xD Tim Curry is freaking awesome. Muppets' Treasure Island is my favorite Muppets' movie.

[@sallyrastogi9853]

SAME!

[@TheMoistDonuts]

Ohh I love it! Tis poetry in motion 🤣 lol that part always has me dying

[@BoydTheMilkmanX]

It's the best movie. I think it's my favourite retelling of Treasure Island next to Treasure Planet.

[@entertainmentlife430]

Yep. Don't like mostvof the other muppet movies if I'm honest. The only ones I liked are muppet treasure island, muppet Christmas carol, muppets take manhattan, and muppet haunted mansion.

[@entertainmentlife430]

@@BoydTheMilkmanX same. I mean I saw this WAY before treasure planet but I think they are both amazing tellings of this story.

[@samadams1988]

The musical number that introduces kids to moral grey areas. "It's how ya look at buccaneers that makes the bad or good..."

[@SenoSasquatch]

"Tell the truth, lad. Do you really think the captain and the squire are planning to share the treasure with the likes of us? Can't hear you! No?" Though I've got to admit, a murderous pirate talking about "rightful ownership" has more than a hint of irony.

[@MaskedMan66]

Jim's not fooled, and nor are the kids in the audience.

[@Shenorai]

Considering the English went and paid Privateers to go raid Spanish ships for them, he has a fair point!

[@MaskedMan66]

@@Shenorai But LJS is in the camp that calls Drake a hero.

[@academision]

I don’t think the point of this song is to introduce morally grey areas I think the point is that bad people will pretend that their clearly black and white evil deeds are morally grey areas to manipulate you into giving them a pass or joining them. And the brazenness/ stupidly of that is comical 😂

[@PokeSonicZelda546]

"show him you've been practicing!" "this is my ONLY number!" god I LOVE it when the muppets break the fourth wall :D

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

only now i realize that they reason they are mad at him at 1:13 is because, as Silver did mention, they have BEEN PRACTCING which means, that at that moment, he probably either spoke too son or the wrong thing, and that is why they aremad, they practiced so much for him to spoil it like that!

[@martythetickler]

I know Tim Curry will always be best known by most people for Rocky Horror. But he'll always be Long John Silver to me.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

+BrokenWolf1990 Yo Ho me, harties I see, you've met my handy crew, theyre just a lil scurvy, when u came aboard, they thought u were the flu, don't look me in the eye, don't ever walk my plank, I'm not much of a tailor, by the light of day, but by night I'm one hell of a sailor, I'm just a rotten toothed pirate, from davy jones bedroom

[@snakeystone3612]

I love his voice acting

[@JD-gj8zx]

I like to think this is frank n furter’s second career choice

[@samiraabdul5845]

Me, too, and also as Cardinal Richelieu!

[@AdamSmith-sv3re]

"THIS IS MY ONLY NUMBERRRRRRR"

[@electricbayonet2]

+Adam Smith "Ha-ha! Sing it, lads! Show 'im you've been practicing!" I'm seriously wondering just how much of the 'spoken' lines of the song weren't improvised by Curry himself. Then again, Muppet adaptations have always tended to be kind of brilliant, so it's entirely possible that Long John Silver breaking the fourth wall was 100% planned in the original script.

[@JamaicanCastle]

It was probably in the script - Rizzo pretty much doesn't know the fourth wall exists (his first scene is showing a bunch of tourists around... the set of Muppets Treasure Island) and the others are pretty unclear on the concept as well. Still brilliant.

[@shadyjay8522]

Muppet movies don't have a fourth wall. The original show was explicitly the muppets putting on a show for you, the viewer. While the humans dont often acknowledge it, the muppets all know you're there. It's one of the unique things that makes the muppets so funny.

[@confusedwolf7157]

Har har har

[@EditorOfSL]

I love how resentful he sounds when he says that; of course adults familiar with his work will get why.

[@Echoparticle]

Hans Zimmer really outdid himself with this movie.

[@8Rincewind]

Bloody hell, I did not know he did this one!!! I love all of his stuff.

[@morsmagne]

I thought you were taking the piss before I checked in on Wikipedia! I do love this song though.

[@Grsz11]

This was his practice for Pirates of the Caribbean.

[@RadioactiveCassowary]

I downloaded this without paying, you know, I wanted to get into the spirit of the song.

[@booberfraggle]

Zookeeping It Real *slowly claps* GOOD JOB.

[@Jimmy_Jones]

It is the best song for pirating content

[@tinker.belle.501.]

Cool!!!!!!!

[@haniffwilsongamingchannel749]

Arrrr!

[@shadowhunter0815]

"I could have been an laywer but i had just to much hearth." I freaking love that lin

[@indiemovie4life427]

shadowhunter0815 Yeah man

[@ShonenXIV]

I could've been...a contender

[@usedforks]

Tim Curry's little interjections in each of the choruses make it so much better.

[@mannette9]

"This is my only number." You've just gotta love Tim Curry, this is possibly my favorite song in the movie. The whole movie is fun, it never gets old.

[@GuykingsLePoynter]

When I was just a lad, looking for my true voccation, My father said "I see you shiver - with antici... ...pation."

[@todd97040]

That Weird Guy SAY IT!

[@Iamawesomenorly]

Surely that would've been said by his "mother" Also Delenda Est Carthago

[@alleetaylor2687]

That Weird Guy wildly underrated comment

[@JD-gj8zx]

Thé pirate money went to the blonde bloke with a guy that helps with his tension

[@RockHopperOCE]

Such a classic moment. Hawkins just called Long John a pirate and long john denies it only for him to sing a song about being a pirate.

[@zaynes5094]

No. He’s a buccaneer.

[@georgejones6696]

@@zaynes5094a gentleman of fortune actually

[@simoneacross6147]

Thank you to Mrs Maisel for introducing this to me. I can’t stop watching. What a fantabulous song, the lyrics, the harmonies, the vocals, just an all around amazing performance! I’m just blown away and I guess I’m watching a Muppets movie tonight!

[@ODaleigh]

Aye, I was just introduced to this song watching Mrs. Maisel! 😊

[@redrackham6812]

But this movie came out in the nineties. Isn't that show set in the fifties and sixties?

[@scoopishere7881]

You have to be a freaking *phenomenal* actor to steal the show from *The Muppets.* And of all the human actors I've seen in this franchise, Tim Curry is *the* only one I've seen to do so. Not that the Muppets are less entertaining, they're still amazing, Tim Curry is just his own breed of wild character in this film. He was the perfect choice for the role.

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

He totally was what Long John Silver would have been in a world that included Muppets.

[@katrose5179]

Michael Caine did, too.

[@brittanybarthel1410]

He is definitely a phenomenal actor then.

[@abehambino]

That’s because he IS a muppet!

[@sithlordzach8418]

Michael Caine as Scrooge has to be up there, no?

[@PixarShark]

I love how Jim just looks so done with Silver's dramatics in the first shot. XD

[@zoushaomenohu]

Tim Curry: The only man awesome enough to play BOTH of the most famous pirates in fiction.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Whose the other one?

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Jenifer Joseph Oh yeah. Hook. Forgot.

[@peterpan6027]

Jenifer Joseph Yeah hey how's it going

[@Famix]

When did he do hook?

[@peterpan6027]

Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

The "I coulda been a contender" reference though.

[@GenGamesUniverse]

***** It's a reference to Marlon Brando who also said the famous quote "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" in Godfather as Marlon Brando played the character who said that "I coulda been a contender"

[@thetravinator934]

"You don't have to wear a suit!" ...He's not wrong.

[@Orangeyouglad870]

Unless you’re long John silver, you gotta dress for the part

[@bobbybfat]

It rhymes

[@1krani]

And THIS, among many other reasons, is why Muppet Treasure Island is my all-time favorite movie. Numbers 2 and 3 are Tim Burton's Batman and The Great Mouse Detective, respectively.

[@jackhamilton9604]

You have great taste

[@samiraabdul5845]

A person after my own heart!

[@benjamindavidson4680]

A good chunk of my childhood was defined by movies like this, and now I am feeling nostalgic......well to fix that I am gonna binge watch this, since the video this was on is now lost to time....'sigh'

[@DeusTrivea]

I still call a good party "a festival of conviviality".

[@scottbuckley823]

i'm going to start doing that

[@bp8145]

Don’t you mean congeniality? 🤣

[@Mandalore08]

oh tim curry, you are just, dare i say, a treasure. (pun partially intended, but it is true.)

[@shonenshojo]

No matter how many times I watch this movie I just can't get over the thought of how anyone could even think about NOT joining that crew.

[@hemmingwayfan]

Tim Curry and the guy from Treasure Planet I think are my favorite Long John Silvers. Tim Curry because of how much fun he's having being the villain and the other guy because of how sympathetic he is.

[@calvinfujii5921]

Mix them together and you get an even more badass Long John Silver!

[@rangerfanboy1710]

I quite agree

[@sallyrastogi9853]

And Long John really did care about Jim and they portrayed that in both very well :)

[@notavailable8201]

@@sallyrastogi9853 Yep one knew his father while the other seen himself in young Jim both truly hoped to take on the fatherly role for him

[@abehambino]

Treasure planet is a surprisingly accurate adaptation of treasure island, and yeah, they nailed long John. This one too, is pretty darn good, and of course, it’s Tim freaking Curry!

[@silvisue3139]

"Haha! Sing it, lads! Show 'em you've been practising!" I LOVE this part 😂

[@STRZB001]

I remember eating chicken wings with my father watching this movie. I lost my father when I was fourteen. He was a mean guy, abusive. But this was our time every Friday night. He would drink bottles of Vodka (he’s Russian) and I would drink blue cheese. Haha. This is the best Muppet movie ever.

[@elchrist0]

I completely forgot about this song. Mrs. Maisel resurrected it!

[@skylarbeth5404]

Tim Curry didn’t have to go this hard. But he did. For us.

[@TheNathanDrake2]

I just found out that this brilliant movie, was released on the year I was born :) Yes, I'm 19 and I still love this movie. I've watched this movie countless times!

[@alanrodriguespr]

+Nathan Drake (NathanDrake2) Hi, yes man, I agree with you. That's a awesome movie, I like it so much.

[@beauferret5414]

Tim Curry seemed to be a child-at-heart. He's appeared in so many shows and films; both live-action & animated, musicals and so on that were all aimed at children. I guess that's why I've always remembered him fondly since I was little.

[@sammybear7100]

Mrs. Maisel brought me here ❤❤ 😂

[@TomAndrews91]

I love the Francis Drake line. I've been waiting for an opportunity to use: "We're a festival of conviviality" for years now. God, Tim Curry kicked ass in this movie.

[@NobodyinParticular77]

when Silver starts singing Jim is just like: "what are you looking at? Why is everyone singing??" Best movie ever!

[@animewarrior08]

I was thinking the same thing when I rewatched this video

[@leftoutjonny]

I was sad to discover that Tim Curry suffered a stroke and hence hasn't been in the best of health recently, and is confined to a wheelchair. Get well soon Tim.

[@jacksonsay37]

Foreshadowing by playing the part of a one legged man.

[@JEAMillennial13]

gain Youth.

[@experimentalmenace]

yeh just found out myself so sad

[@JEAMillennial13]

I hate stroke need a cure make Tim curry younger in real life forever

[@jeremyanderson6789]

@@JEAMillennial13 aging in reverse shrink fountain of youth in real life turn back the clock

[@incog99skd11]

I just heard "A Professional Pirate" for the first time at the end of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel". Strangest song I ever heard. The lyrics are insane. It's a Muppets song. I'm glad I was sheltered from it as a child or I would have been damaged goods.

[@halberdsturgeon8775]

If this is the strangest song you've ever heard, then sheltered does not even begun to describe your life

[@incog99skd11]

@@halberdsturgeon8775 BINGO!! You got that right.

[@LaStriata]

Piracy: The only criminal occupation that can still garner respect.

[@MrHwilRRR]

Aye aye Captain!

[@aceofclover6459]

What I love about Tim Curry in this movie is that he plays it like he’s on of the muppets, with all the silliness there but still taking his character completely seriously. It’s awesome.

[@b2bsuplex]

After reading Treasure Island, seeing this movie just makes me smile :D

[@MrRiddleAW]

I remember back when i was a kid, I used to go down to the local video shop and rent this movie out all the time. Back in the days of VHS.

[@poppyharris7052]

One of my favourite scenes, though I remember being terrified as a kid of Tim Curry, he's such a good actor!

[@Tharsear]

same here, he has such a perfect villain's face =P

[@legokid918]

"And before we lose our tempers we will always count to ten."

[@thegentlemanpirate13]

Muppets Christmas Carol is amazing because Michael Caine pretended the Muppets were fellow human actors, and played it completely seriously. Muppets Treasure Island is amazing because Tim Curry basically became a Muppet given human form and joined in the nonsense wholeheartedly.

[@harpdederp89]

When Tim Curry chews the scenery with muppets it actually works

[@evangelos13]

0:54 "And i see us as members of a noble brotherhood" It is clear that Captain Long John Silver and his crew are Assassins!! Fighting against Kermit the evil Templar....

[@Orangeyouglad870]

The spiritual successor to our dear Captain Kenway

[@JamesTKirk-wg4dh]

The assassins are free masons and are scum

[@Valentina-ng4hh]

im 16 and I love the muppets and this movie!

[@lano600]

I'm 16 in just a few months- trust me, you're not alone. :)

[@georgiedavies1117]

I'm 50 and will always love the Muppets! :) Esp with Prince & Tim Curry.

[@bigmac9581]

Best. Job. Orientation. EVER!!!!!!

[@experimentalmenace]

im so sad i just found out hes been recovering from a stroke for the last 8 years.... lets send him the best of wishes

[@MerryNatalis]

I didn't even know that this was a more recent song I just discovered it on season 5 of The marvelous Mrs maisel 🤣🤣🤣

[@richardpowell4281]

If this movie didn't make you wanna be a pirate when you watched it..... you have no soul >.

[@Lion2Tiger]

Richard Powell So true.

[@DoctorXander]

+Richard Powell I rewatched this the other day and it reminded me how much I liked pirates as a child, from doing a project about it to dressing up as Long John Silver for book day

[@lewran]

I am a pirate, and I have never seen it...

[@sallyrastogi9853]

I always wanted to be Miss Piggy actually... HIIIII-YYAAAAA!

[@sdsdsdsd363]

The goat kills it

[@gerardtwomey520]

2:34 and 2:53-Kevin Bishop sure knew how to do a sad face back then. How can you resist that ADORABLE FACE?????????

[@zaxbys4661]

Remember guys, this is the same guy who voices Nigel Thornberry and Hexus.

[@1krani]

And Dr. Frank N. Furter from Rocky Horror.

[@peterpan6027]

1krani And Hook

[@indiemovie4life427]

Peter Pan And Drake

[@martynmcmurray5410]

And Forte.

[@snakeystone3612]

and Baba Yaba's gate keeper

[@treblemaker21]

I love Tim Curry's comments as the pirates are singing. "Show em you've been practicin'" and "Tis poetry in motion!" I just crack up everytime

[@Popebug]

Tim Curry and the Muppets just feels like such a natural fit.

[@Psychodahlia22]

Well, I'm convinced. BRB gettin' mah pirate hat and stealin' a boat.

[@dan290786]

This will always be my favourite childhood film! Definitely my fav muppets film by far. Tim Curry is perfect in the role and all the songs are brilliant

[@sageturmelle]

Did you see the pirates at the gulag in Muppets Most Wanted? The first ones i noticed were Blind Pew and Black Dog. Shame that Mad Monty, Clueless Morgan, and Polly Lobster didn't appear :(.

[@1krani]

Sage Turmelle I missed that. I was too busy grinding my teeth at how stupidly cliched that movie was. Except Sam and Ty Burell. They were awesome.

[@RachelXKnight666]

@@1krani it’s the only muppets movie I haven’t bothered seeing lol

[@masoncarpenter4878]

You know he makes villainy looks so appealing like the best actors can make you want to root for the villain and maybe even join them. He does it so well in this scene. And you can tell the kid is struggling with his morals on what to do. Almost like he's saying no but also feeling sorry that he has to cut ties with this amazing person.

[@maxordman4100]

This song is super catchy and very fun to listen to! Thanks for uploading this! Tim Curry does a wonderful job with his amazing voice and his clever wordplay! Truly a highlight of my favorite muppet movie!

[@GodOfMischief93]

tis poetry in motion

[@entertainmentlife430]

This was the first thing I had ever seen Tim curry in and though I have liked him in other roles this has always been my favorite. She just brings such charm to long john silver and does a nice job of being cruel but also fun and nice/caring.

[@gideonjones8088]

Well shoot, I'm sold. Where do I sign? "I could have been a lawyer, but I had too much heart" that's beautiful coming from a pirate. I had forgotten how much I love this movie.

[@bigmac9581]

Let's be honest here, who else went "SCREW MY JOB I WANNA BE A PIRATE!!!!" after watching this?

[@MrHwilRRR]

Pirate Bay!! :)

[@samiraabdul5845]

I seriously thought of becoming the next Anne Bonny.

[@masoncarpenter4878]

I was thinking the same thing like if it still existed in this form I would have totally been a pirate

[@goanddo2371]

Well look at us, Jim! We're a festival of conviviality! ... one of my favorite lines (of many) in the whole movie.

[@Munchausen45]

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel brought me here 🎀🎙

[@ShasOSwoll]

2:42 "Flint's own crew... who shit our blood getting it here!"

[@2wingo]

+Shas'O Swoll "shed," although I used to think he said "shit," too.

[@YesImJon]

I checked the comments cause I knew I would find this

[@bp8145]

Always thought is was shit

[@Emrys91]

this should be the Navy recurment video

[@sakonaga1]

So, did LJ Silver just admit that his father encouraged him to be a pirate?

[@taguewilkins4066]

00.51....I thought at first Silver said "It's how we look at fuckin' ears" lol...

[@DoctorWhyDesigns]

I never notice Tim Curry took the gold chain from the muppet Pirate before....1:53

[@alexandriarowe7950]

I never liked the term "stealing". I prefer "taxation on the greedy".

[@jbearclowater]

Someday I hope to have as much fun as Tim Curry is having here. The man is having the time of his goddamn life.

[@ChristyWalkautismjourney]

I LOVE Muppet Treasure Island. I've seen this movie since fourth grade.

[@kimberlytheunstoppable3653]

Oh snap, Tim Curry is on point! He should've been in Pirates of the Caribbean 😂😂😂

[@ZonicRulez00]

I remember watching this movie as a kid. I loved Tim Curry so much back then, I still do now, and I will always have a love for him.

[@brettt141]

Whats great about this part is they make the audience love the pirates just to see them betray each other later on. You are dragged into the lifestyle just like Jim is

[@VegetaLF7]

I mean we even see them turning on each other in this very song, picking each other's pockets and even stabbing the one in the back. The crew's actions reveal the truth behind the lies Silver is telling Jim.

[@Koopanakon]

36 people had to wear a suit.

[@MrHwilRRR]

😂😂😂

[@sarahaconley7361]

68 now

[@persephoneblack888]

This was the first movie I saw in theaters as a kid. It made me fall in love with three things. Time Curry, pirates, and moral gray areas. 😂

[@lilliansunshine7499]

You know, when every other children's show takes to a movie, it usually sucks. Not the Muppets though. Why? Because the writers are actually trying to create art, not money, and they care about making a lasting impression on the audience. Even though I've grown to old too enjoy this film on the kiddie level I did years ago, I still think it a quirky, fun adaption, not devoid of sincere moments, and even adding something to the treasure island franchise(Tim Curry was a GREAT Silver).

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

Tim Curry as a pirate? ALL THE YES

[@jadearcade7331]

Damn Tim Curry can sound like anyone.

[@bethm5852]

Tim Curry is truly, -don't argue because its not gonna be pretty- the best actor ever.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

+Canadian Tragedy i agree he has lots of style

[@bethm5852]

Johann Schmidt// Red Skull right?

[@righteousgroove]

90s one-legged pirate Tim Curry can get it.

[@Advent3546]

Is there such a thing as a bad Tim Curry performance? For me, he has a pass on everything. No matter the role.

[@MegaMario5671]

Hans Zimmer + Tim Curry = Perfection

[@Matt_0716]

I haven't seen this in at least 10 years, but I remembered Jim being more convinced to join them. Mandela effect, I guess.

[@robertkauk8948]

Tim Curry would have been awesome in Pirates of the Caribbean. A very talented and underrated actor. Im 54 and still love this movie. It's fun

[@peterreid2978]

this is a core memory of mine. Tim Curry lives rent free in my head and I'm ok with this.

[@Trek001]

The reaction of Flint to "And me... I could have been... a contender" is just sheer delight at a friend and shipmate doing his thing

[@caseykendall5506]

Jim lad, I see you shiver with antici..........

[@caseykendall5506]

+dorkandproudofit ..........pation.

[@frankie2time298]

Tim Curry is awesome

[@shadrok163]

Yeah Tim Is the best Villain actor in my opinion. I've seen no one as good as him. During the whole movie he actually felt threatening and scary. I kinda want him to meet jack sparrow.

[@Nicolesid1]

This is my first Tim Curry movie! It's perfect!

[@borhaptrash5454]

Watch Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen Kings it :)

[@iamdonnietae]

Watch IT if you're brave...Lol. If Horror movies freak you out easily, I suggest you watch it with other people around or in the daytime. Then immediately after watch Home Alone 2 or Muppet Treasure Island then he won't seem scary anymore.

[@Ni_ick]

best Muppet movie ever :)

[@jamesweststeijn1330]

There arent any comments from this year (2020) so I'll add one. I loved this movie as a kid. This is the greatest throwback song to hit any 90's kid with nostalgia

[@janellestoermer5479]

I was a freshman in high school when this came out, and I had a blast with the songs, especially this one!

[@GundamFlexing]

"Show him we've been practicing" Lol

[@sageturmelle]

Since Tim Curry has been cast in so many villain roles, whether it's in tv or movies, anyone get the feeling he wouldn't make a half bad Dr. Doom in the next Marvel cartoon?