The very last Muppet movie (for now) is underappreciated... | Muppets Most Wanted

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This year it will be a decade since the release of Muppets Most Wanted, the last theatrical Muppet film. Unacceptable.
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Alrighty junkies, that concludes our look back at the theatrical Muppet films (and some TV films). Keep ya eyeballs peeled for the final ranking! And please consider sharing these videos and joining the Patreon. Imma be getting back to doing more video game focused videos and miscellaneous nostalgia vomit so please stay tuned for more junk!

[@thatonea-hole]

Can't wait for that ranking! Also, for when you eventually cover the other christmas 🎄 Muppet movies!!

[@bubbles581]

Please please do Muppets frog prince later 🙏

[@beesh1019]

I junkied

[@stephenhad8555]

You could also review other muppets projects such as Muppets Haunted Mansion and The Muppets Mayhem

[@idkanymore3382]

Hey ur woke and i hate ur channel

[@magnetoonproductions9541]

I find it pretty interesting that the Muppets’ final cinematic adventure is their only actual sequel. Each previous Muppet film is set in its own individual continuity, especially since the first three films are about them meeting each other for the first time.

[@thatonea-hole]

I never noticed that!

[@BugsyFoga]

The fact it’s officially been yet another decade since a theatrical muppet film hurts my soul, really hope we get a new one in the near future 😭

[@MarioSonicPhillyFan700]

And please for God Sake get Steve Whitmire back, Matt Vogel does not suit Kermit at all!

[@BugsyFoga]

@@MarioSonicPhillyFan700 kind of 7 years too late for that

[@MarioSonicPhillyFan700]

@@BugsyFoga Then IDK man

[@Sumschmuck]

I liked the movie, but nowadays, I just laugh at the concept that Kermit was not only sent to the gulag, but rather that in the muppet universe, the soviet union never seemed to fall and the guards are still using mosin nagants instead of AK-47s

[@nathanielgarza9198]

I really wished they called it The Muppets Again

[@ethanstoeckel3901]

Well it could be worse if it was set in the late 80s and Kermit was arrested by the solviet union.

[@Sumschmuck]

@@ethanstoeckel3901 nah, late 80s was gorbachev, and he would've started his policies that laid the end of the USSR

[@brandonspain12345]

Fun fact: in 2019, there was supposed to be another Muppet continuation as a 6-part mini series on Disney+ titled "Muppets Live Another Day" with Once Upon A Time creators Adam Horowitz and Eddie Kitsis at the helm with Josh Gad. It was supposed to be set to be a 80s-set sequel to Muppets Take Manhattan, where Rowlf the Dog mysteriously disappears as the Muppets reunite again to find him. (One leaked script page had Rowlf having a conversation with Steve Martin.) According to Gad, having it be set in the 80s was to subvert and comment on our current love for all things nostalgia while also allowing characters to tell a story that would lead to an end in the present day. And revealing secrets along the way. Unfortunately, it wasn't made due to the three having creative differences with Disney and the new heads of the Jim Henson Company were switching and the new executive didn't want it. (Of course they didn't 😢) And the result was The Muppets Now.

[@YujiUedaFan]

Muppets Now was so weird. It only ran for 6 episodes, which is far shorter than other Henson productions.

[@MaxEverywhereSystem]

@@YujiUedaFan if i remember correctly it was meant to be a web show, but when muppets live another day got canceled and covid prevented them from making anything else they put it on disney+ as a show.

[@nathanielvaughn6728]

Muppets Now is not a Henson joint, and Live Another Day wouldn't have been one either. The Muppets' Wizard of Oz was the final Muppets project to involve the Jim Henson Company. All future projects are strictly under Disney.

[@MTtheDoodleKing]

1st Movie: Getting everyone together 1st reboot: Getting everyone together 1st sequel: Heist Crime Comedy Reboot sequel: Heist Crime Comedy These are weird coincidences I noticed, I wonder if they had made more films maybe the next one would’ve been going to some big city location, and then a remake of a classic Christmas story.

[@king117cool223]

Disney needs to make more muppets film so we can get more Junko reviews

[@mykale2k337]

Im sorry Dr. Umar but seeing Russian Tina Fey was a life-changing moment for 9 year old me.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I don't understand why this movie doesn't get more love. I love the Gulag songs & the end song where they're all stuck to the wall.

[@CrashFan03]

i feel like it's kinda suspect that the movie's main theme of "you can't replace kermit" became real a couple years later when constantine's performer in the movie ended up replacing kermit's performer. no disrespect to matt vogel but i just don't think he fits as kermit. he sounds like he could slip into constantine's voice at any time

[@SIGuess]

That's one of the reasons I dislike this film so much

[@Say_Syce]

fellow jenny pfp hiiii also i agree, hes a fine voice actor but just not a good kermit

[@AbrasiousProductions]

matt vogel's kermit voice sounds horrendous

[@SIGuess]

@AbrasiousProductions its funny because, search on KZbin d23 muppet christmas Carol and believe it or not that's matt vogel doing Kermit. He can do a great impression of Steve Whitmires kermit so I don't get what's going on.

[@CrashFan03]

@@SIGuess i believe that doing kermit's voice like that is a struggle for him since he starts losing it later into the performance. honestly i think peter linz would make a better kermit since he does ernie and absolutely nails it

[@djmutt2000]

Happytime Murders clock: 1 movie remains

[@Aabil11]

I rewatched this movie yesterday and I only just now realize what a gem this is. Hearing Ray Liotta say, "But we LIKE Boyz II Men!!" just made my entire week.

[@lapsingpugface6927]

I cannot believe you skipped A Very Merry Muppet Christmas. Unforgivable

[@YujiUedaFan]

He skipped The Wizard of Oz too. I guess they're a part of a "forbidden" trilogy.

[@Steven_Andreyechen]

@@YujiUedaFana forbidden trilogy with Kermit’s Swamp Years

[@bubblegrunge_cowgirl]

@@YujiUedaFanNah, he did Wizard of Oz a week or two ago.

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@bubblegrunge_cowgirlI was referring to the DVDs he has when he was talking about muppet trilogies.

[@_itsjustchris_]

Seeing you spontaneously review the muppet movies and giving them the proper respect and criticism for the last 2 months has been a great surprise. Love the content and always looking forward to seeing more Junko on my recommended.

[@JUMPYCOOL]

The line “This is Solid Frog VS Liquid Frog” made me laugh alot!

[@blankadams3120]

The best part about the whole cast coming together to stop the helicopter? Gonzo's nose is what's holding on to the rail.

[@pandadude6912]

This isn't the last Muppets movie, that's Muppets Haunted Mansion. This was just the last theatrical one

[@TheIncredibleBiddison]

The main reason why they didn’t make another muppet movie is because this one was a box office disappointment.

[@dillonohlemiller401]

It’s Interesting. The first movie made a big deal about how nobody cares about the muppets anymore. And the box office returns on muppets most wanted proved the first movie correct.

[@DKCfan10]

There is a third movie to this 2010s trilogy though. They listened to Statler and Waldorf’s idea to make a movie where they don’t make a movie.

[@jackcollins1416]

When’re you gonna do Happytime Murders? It ain’t a Muppet movie but it’s definitely something……

[@marvelousball]

Please don't

[@Nando75549]

Why not Meet the Feebles? :3

[@jonmcintyre1144]

@@Nando75549or just adult puppetry in general, these 2, SML, Crank Yankers, Avenue Q, etc.

[@gracekim25]

I regret not seeing this in cinema

[@tveye363]

Your videos are as under appreciated as this film was. I love your content, man.

[@beesh1019]

I recall Subway bags for this film 🎥

[@Iwidelyoutliveeverything]

"You need kermit, you can't replace him." And then they fired his actor, who was picked by Jim Henson himself before his death, for criticizing Disney

[@MrRed-tu7xd]

I never watched this one but damned if your enthusiasm about it makes me want to pick up a copy.

[@dangerouslyapocalyptic]

Honestly the only real complaint I have with this movie is the fact its a sequel set mere moments after 2011 but Walter doesn’t even acknowledge Gary or Mary at all? Like not even a single line or offscreen goodbye. Pretty nitpicky but that’s because it’s literally the only problem I have with the movie LMAO The rest of it is really good and I’m shocked we didn’t get another one

[@joshuav875]

I noticed the Kermit’s swamp years character, Croaker was in the wedding scene when Constantine reveals the bomb

[@HelmetBoyEdits]

Constantine would be the Outcome of a gone wrong Experiment where they tried to turn Niko Bellic into a frog.

[@ReikuHidori]

If you love these songs, you'll love flight of the conchords. Same composer

[@austinmitchell2652]

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series of videos, and i think it just proves to me that whatever Yung Junko is excited about for videos, is exactly what i want to watch on this channel.

[@JJavier31rblx]

1:28 I’m surprised that the audio fits SO WELL

[@durtydeeds69]

This has been quite a ride. Thank you!

[@prw56]

9:14 So uh, which trilogy does muppet wizard of oz fit into?

[@dkd123]

I think Disney was expecting the muppets tv show to do better and when it didn’t they decided not to do another movie.

[@ozharms]

If you want this movie to go further, check out the Unnecessary Extended Edition Blu-Ray

[@timemachinegeek]

Still annoyed The Muppet Mayhem got canceled. It was a fun show.

[@lloydshanahan154]

Those Constantine sequences deserve more tik toc videos.

[@uvaldopalomares8416]

Yungjunko is the greatest thing to happen to this damn app

[@edszczender7844]

Are you going to review the muppet TV movies as well like letters to Santa and the Haunted Mansion.

[@MarioSonicPhillyFan700]

What I find worse aside from a 10 year absence of theatrical releases of Muppet movies is the fact that Steve Whitmire was replaced by Matt Vogel which I didn't like playing Kermit, he didn't suit him very well but he killed it as Constantine. Steve Whitmire is irreplaceable after the unfortunate death of Jim Henson! Muppets deserves more respect now than they did back then!

[@NoticeVids]

19 muppet videos in one week. Impressive.

[@toyotatacoma1616]

Me and my dad have been quoting this movie for the past ten years. “Badguy, it’s European”

[@clichedtopic4363]

The robin joke is my favorite robin moment

[@cookimaus1]

Tbh I do kinda feel like this sequel felt a little.. jump the shark-ish? Its good but i didnt like it as much as the first. Would have prefered if they tied the show in with the movies more and have that serve as a sequel

[@MultiGamer150]

wait what about the tv show that came out in 2013-2014? or the muppets haunted mansion?

[@Rozwell_Ramirez]

YungJunko!!!! you been puttin in work man, keep it up!

[@Jorno_arts]

This is my personal favorite

[@Sckadoo]

I hope we get more Muppets soon.

[@ElectricalMetal]

this is one of my favourite films the songs, the story, ricky gervais,and how insane it is

[@JustACactus616]

I remember seeing the preview for this and beginning my parents for it. I never watched it for years, I only wanted it because it was called “Most Wanted”

[@AlphaShark]

Came for the Star Wars content, stayed for the Muppets

[@petros6013]

Crazy to think that this movie is coming up on ten years, it’s always been one of my favorites. We are definitely due for another Muppet movie.

[@soltandvinegar]

Now that you’ve done all the movies, I’d love you to tackle each of the shows. You don’t have to review the whole of each thing, just give a brief summary of the premise and a few plot points, something like that.

[@bleujae68000]

Even though I'm kicking myself for skipping the 2011 one while it was in theaters, I'm glad I managed to catch this one. It's bummer we didn't get one last film before they retired it. As is, I'm kinda lucky we even got the revival films. It's just as shame that Muppets are kinda gone at this point but not forgotten.

[@MatecaCorp]

What do you mean by “gone”? They’re still doing fairly frequent projects

[@bleujae68000]

@MatecaCorp Eh, they're pretty much relegated to small stuff. I don't really think they really exist anymore. Personally, Muppets in Ernest died over 30 years ago with the death of Jim Henson himself. As much as I've enjoyed some of the post-henson stuff, I just feel like the Magix is gone. Basically nothing more than a husk what once was only around for brand recognition and not much else.

[@DoctorInk20]

I've had this movie sitting in my "To Watch" pile for years now, but I'm mystified as to why I haven't looked at it yet. This has helped me want to fix that. 😁 Also, Ty Burrell was channeling some serious Inspector Clouseau energy here.

[@army103]

I didn't expect much going into Muppets Most Wanted, but I loved it!

[@cowbestthisisfiller24]

Please do Muppets Haunted Mansion!

[@Technus]

Yeah I kinda wish we got more Muppets as well. But the last thing we got muppets related were all Disney Plus works. Muppets Haunted Mansion, and the Muppets Mayhem which only featured the Electric Mayhem. Plus Kermit's once again got a new voice and it sounds more different than the last ones. But still I do wish Disney and such would do more for the Muppets and not just make Disney Plus series or specials featuring them.

[@poposterous236]

So uhhh... this movie BOMBED. Like, hard. On a modest budget of $50 million (were some of those cameos volunteer?) it made only $80 million worldwide. That might seem like it made its money back, but it didn't. It would have needed $100 million plus the marketing budget in order to break even. This is especially crazy when you consider The Muppets (2011) made $165 million worldwide on a $45 million budget. People simply didn't come back to the theatres. We won't be seeing another Muppet movie on the big screen for a long time.

[@Andrew1911]

Yeah, I saw this the week it opened and I was one of maybe five people in the theater.

[@Jepze158]

I think the reality is that to most general audience Muppets are just that thing from the 70s and 80s. I would argue the only reason Muppets(2011) was as successful as they it was because it had been years since last theatrical Muppet movie so it felt it nice novelty and Jason Segel being part of it as he was pretty known face during that year.

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

I blame frozen for that.

[@UnabridgedGamer]

Yes, convenient hat they didn't try anything like... making a weird dramedy TV show for a major network at this time. Boy that'd have been weird. Especially if Fozzy was dating a human. Fortunately, such inexplicable nightmares never came to pass!

[@weirdeggrolls3304]

Thank you! I wished more people talked about this film! Josh Grobin is in this film for frogs sake!

[@icecreamhero2375]

This is one of my favorate muppet movies of all time. This one and the original.

[@Scarlettttaaaa]

I remember seeing this in theaters when i was younger and it was such a fun time, I remember the tickets also came with the soundtrack for free and that was so sick The first one is still better overall but this movie is such an underrated fun time Constantine is the best villain ever fr

[@dabiskitt]

Can you please do a review on “A muppet family Christmas”? It was my favorite muppets movie growing up yet I’ve heard almost nobody talk about it. (The whole movie is on KZbin for free by the way)

[@shelbymckinney8888]

You know the heist element really interesting when you consider that Kermit's originally Japanese dub actor was Yasou Yamada a.k.a the original voice of Lupin the third. If you know you know.

[@iyanascott340]

I wish that the muppets have new movies. I had this idea for a movie one time where like they have to stay relevant for Gen z and they are obviously confused by the slang and trends that go around and even the social media

[@MatecaCorp]

They already kinda did that with The Muppets Mayhem

[@abbysworld05]

The muppets most wanted movie was my favorite muppet movie

[@MatecaCorp]

I saw this movie for the first time today and I was surprised at how well it holds up compared to the 2011 film. It’s a lot like the first two original Muppet films in that the first has a lot of hard hitting emotion and the second has a lot of hard hitting Muppet Mayhem. I will admit that the fact that the sequel has a train might cause a bit of bias for me. It’s rather ironic that Matt Vogel’s Constantine often sounds more like Kermit than Matt’s actual Kermit voice

[@nathancraft6654]

Constantine when I first saw him he kinda scared me

[@jayrencemusic]

Junko Muppet extravaganza went so hard

[@fangoram29]

I am a massive muppet fan but i have never actually watched this one. I know what i'm doing my next free night

[@trevorhock8442]

Haven’t seen it. Watching it tonight!

[@Terminal_Apotos]

Haven’t watched this since it came out but I really liked it, along with the 2011 movie.

[@ghiaccio1452]

Awesome K. Dot reference XD

[@dylanmjpoole]

You gotta do the muppets (2015) series

[@Andrew1911]

Probably my pick for funniest Muppet movie overall.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I will admit, I didn't care for this one too much but I did really enjoy the villain Constantine

[@devonw8365]

Yo Kermit Kombat from new grounds was green

[@ethanstoeckel3901]

I know disney had a chance to spread some magic to The Muppets one of Jim Hensons populer creations adored by millions but as for me I know I seen the new muppet movies but I grew up watching the classic ones like the 1979 muppet movie with Doc Hopper and a amazing cast of celebrities like Mel Brooks and Steve Martin including one of the Blofelds Telly Savalaes, The great muppet caper with the one actress that place Tracy Bond in On her Majestys secret service and some american guy even though I wished the actor who played Mr.Holiday to be a actual british person rather then some american clown, Including the muppets take Manhatten and the muppets in space. I wish the muppets did return but mabye with a little more charm then they usualy would.

[@Asukenick]

Steve's last movie.

[@deekay7018]

Imo Disney could make a killing with a Muppet version of movies they have the rights too. Like come on starwars but it's a human as Luke and everyone else is a Muppet.

[@MrMadshepherd]

Ironic that this movie proves Kermit is irreplaceable immediately before Disney proves that Kermit is in fact replaceable. Even more so when you think about the fact that Kermit’s performer was replaced by Constantine’s performer.

[@austinmitchell2652]

I just learned there is a PS Vita game based on these two most recent movies. Just thought viewers of this channel would appreciate that information.

[@Discount2048]

Pls do happy time murders

[@spookynoble4391]

OMG OMG OMG! I have watched this video on KZbin with G SMOKE 🐐🚬0⃣3⃣😜 and Black Peter Griffin and it was awesome! I love The Muppets 2011, Most Wanted movie, Tina Fey, Ross Lynch, Salma Hayek, Danny Trejo, Ty Burrell and the other celebrity cameos! This is the greatest video ever! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐

[@anactualmotherbear]

I get why people love the 2011 movie, but for me it’s just too cutesy and overly-reliant on nostalgia. The sequel is so much better and more in line with classic muppets.

[@SCUBONZIES]

The Monroe mole is creepy ,

[@LeePresson]

The movies are great but I think the Muppets are better on the small screen. Muppets Mayhem was a great show.

[@TheBingolinbear]

The muppet movie 1979 is my 2nd favorite movie of all time.

[@reddeadspartan]

Apparently the Disney suits never watched this movie because they thought they could replace Kermit

[@BionTimeWorks]

Wasn't there a muppets tv show at one point. What happened to that?

[@ajzeg01]

This movie is too long, it’s over two hours! I love The Muppets, but that’s too much Muppets!

[@viski2528]

Say hello Yung.

[@invokeshakmeier4392]

Hell yeah

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Haunted Mansion wasn't terrible.

[@16driver16]

Now do peter jacksons "meet the feebles"

[@wanicki3579]

Muppets are dope

[@josephcole7211]

Here’s a pitch why not make new muppets but there are decedents of the original muppets sorta of how tiny toons are the decedents of the looney tunes.

[@dmadgrass]

This guy sounds like Kermit haha

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

It wasn't witty like the 2011 movie but it's still a good adventure lol.