The Dude - Kermit
Walter - Gonzo
Donnie - Fozzie
The Stranger - The Swedish Chef
Jeffrey Lebowski - Sam the Eagle
Brandt - Scooter
Maude - Miss Piggy
Bunny Lebowski - Janice
Nihilists - Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Sgt. Floyd Pepper
The Jesus - Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Liam - Beaker
Jackie Treehorn - Sweetums
Sherriff - Animal
Woo - Statler
Other Treehorn Thug - Waldorf
Smokey - Rowlf
wow - no one’s done the obvious yet - so I get to. yay.
Casamuppa
Rick Blaine - Kermit
Ilsa Lund - Miss Piggy
Victor Laszlo - Link Hearthrob
Cpt Renault - Fozzie Bear
Maj Strasser - Sam the Eagle
Ugarte - Gonzo
Sam - Rowlff
The Producers (1968)
Max Bialystock - Kermit
Leo Bloom - Fozzie
Franz Leibkind - Gonzo
Wealthy Old Lady - Statler in drag
Roger DeBris - Rowlff
Carmen Ghia - Scooter
Lorenzo St DuBois (LSD) - Zoot
Ulla - Miss Piggy
Eva - Janis
Geobbels - Dr Teeth
Goring - Floyd Pepper
I suppose this cast would work for the musical version as well, bt I haven’t seen it yet.
The Skipper: Kermit
Gilligan: Fozzie Bear
Ginger: Miss Piggy
Marianne: Janice
The Professor: Professor Bunson Honeydew
Thurston Howell III: Statler
Lovely Howell: Waldorf in drag
forgive me for throwing a bunch together, but I’ve been jotting them down as I think of them and saving them up.
the Odd Couple
Felix - Kermit
Oscar - Fozzie
The Pigeon Sisters (interchangeable) - Miss Piggy and Annie Sue
Deathtrap
Sidney Bruhl - Fozzie
Myra Bruhl - Miss Piggy
Clifford Anderson - Kermit
Helga Ten Dorp - Janis
Porter Milgrim - Rowlff
Pippin: His Life And Times
Lead Player - Rowlff
Pippin - Kermit
Charlemagne - Fozzie
Catherine - Miss Piggy
Fastrada - Janis
Louis - Scooter
Bethe - Waldorf in drag
Ensemble - assorted other muppets
and since we seem to be doing TV shows as well
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the series)
Buffy - Miss Piggy
Angel - Kermit
Giles - Rowlff
Xander - Fozzie
Willow - Janis
Maverick - Kermit
Goose - Fozzie
Charlie - Miss Piggy
Iceman - Gonzo
Slider - One of the rats
For those having trouble coming up with a good Muppet for a stand-in, here’s what appears to be a pretty comprehensive list of every Muppet in the history of Muppets:
Since the thread below this one is “Let’s recast WKRP”
Jennifer–Miss Piggy
Bailey–Janis
Big Guy–Statler
Mama Carlson–Waldorf
Andy–Kermit
Johnny Fever–Scooter
Venus Flytrap–Rolf
Herb–Fozzie Bear
Les Nessman–Gonzo
Ethel Thayer – Astoria (http://www.kermitage.com/html/characterindex/tms/character/astoria.jpg)
Norman Thayer Jr. – Waldorf
Chelsea Thayer Wayne – Janice
Billy Ray — Scooter
Bill Ray – Sam the Eagle
William Lanteau – Fozzie Bear
Sumner Todd – (I don’t even remember this character – so, pick someone)
With special appearances by Statler as W.S. Gilbert, Waldorf as A. S. Sullivan, and Gonzo the Great as Queen Victoria (Peter Sellers wasn’t available).
Muppet MAS*H
of course…
Hawkeye: Kermit
Trapper: Rowlf
Duke: Gonzo
Hotlips: Miss Piggy
Frank Burns: Sam Eagle
Col Blake: Fozzie
Father Mulcahy: Scooter
Radar: Crazy Harry
Spearchucker: Animal
“Painless Pole”: Sweetums
PA announcer: Lewis Kazagger
Some of these, I just couldn’t find good stand-in, but oh well.
Muppet Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur; Kermit
Sir Beimere; Doctor Bunsen Honeydew
Sir Launcelot; Sam the Eagle
Sir Robin the not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Launcelot; Beaker
Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film; Robin
French Taunters; Statler and Waldorf
3 headed giant; Two-Headed Monster from Sesame Street
the Knights who say NI!; the Yip-Yips (Martians from Sesame Street) NININININI…Yepyepyepyep, NINININI!
Roger the Shrubber Lew Zealand
Tim? the Enchanter; Sweetums
the Old Man from Scene 24;Crazy Harry
The Black Knight; Animal --“IN-VIN-CI-BLE!, IN-VIN-CI-BLE!”
Zoot and Dingo; Janice
The Muppet Guide to the Galaxy
Ford Prefect; Fozzie
Arthur Dent; Kermit
Tricia MacMillan; Piggy
Zaphod Beeblebrox; the two-headed monster from Sesame Street
Marvin the Paranoid Android; either Sam the Eagle, or Sweetums
Slartibartfast; Doctor Bunson Honeydew