# Help me recast "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"...with Muppets!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [August 15, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recast-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-muppets/988587 "2023-08-15T03:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-recast-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-with-muppets/988587/20 "2023-08-15T08:56:22Z")

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> [@Spoons](#):
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> as the role is traditionally played by a straight biological male (this is where the 2016 production failed, IMHO

Reminds me of a [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-lambert-thinks-frank-n-furter-rocky-horror-is-a-transgender-character-did-you/750107) I started on the subject long ago that seemingly had the origins of the decision.

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