Recast your favorite movie/play with Muppets

“Shut the fuck up, Fozzie!”

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

Muppet Q

Princeton–Kermit
Brian–Scooter
Christmas Eve–Miss Piggy
Nicky–Gonzo
Rod–Sweetums
Trekkie Monster–Animal
Kate–Janice
Gary Coleman–Fozzie

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

Jesus Christ Supermuppet

Judas: Fozzie Bear
Jesus: Kermit
Mary Magdalene: Miss Piggy
Pilate: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Peter: Gonzo
Simon: Scooter
King Herod: Swedish Chef

Everyone Else: All the rest

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.

Gilligan’s Island of Muppets

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

Guinan would have to be played by the Swedish Chef.

Top Muppet

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:

http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~csilvers/muppet-characters.html

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

On Muppet Pond:

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)

Serenity: The Muppets
Mal – Link Hogthrob
Zoe – Miss Piggy
Wash – Rowlf
Innara – Catgut (I had to find a picture http://www.kermitage.com/html/characterindex/tms/character/catgut.jpg)
Jayne – Sweetums
Kaylee – Janice
Simon – Kermit
River – Mary Louise (http://www.kermitage.com/html/characterindex/tms/character/mary.jpg)
Shepherd – Clifford the Catfish
Mr. Universe – Crazy Harry (or scooter)
The Operative – Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

The Muppets of Penzance

Dramatis Personæ
MAJOR-GENERAL STANLEY (Baritone) - Dr. Julius T. Strangepork
THE PIRATE KING (Bass-Baritone)- Rowlf the Dog
SAMUEL (his Lieutenant, Baritone) - The Swedish Chef
FREDERIC (the Pirate Apprentice, Tenor) - Kermit the Frog
SERGEANT OF POLICE (Bass) - Sam the Eagle
MABEL (Soprano)- Piggy
EDITH (Mezzo) - Wanda (on the left)
KATE (Alto) - Janice
RUTH (a Pirate Maid of all Work, Alto) - Fozzie Bear (in drag)

CHORUS OF GENERAL STANLEY’S DAUGHTERS - Annie Sue, Mildred, Hilda , Camilla
PIRATES - Sweetums, Thog, Behemoth, Ludo, and, of course, Animal.
POLICE - Beaker , Link Hogthrob, Scooter, and Robin.

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).

Best one so far! :smiley:

12 Angry Muppets

Juror #1 - Dr. Bunson Honeydew
Juror #2 - Rowlf the Dog
Juror #3 - Sam the American Eagle
Juror #4 - Waldorf
Juror #5 - Scooter
Juror #6 - Floyd Pepper
Juror #7 - Fozzie Bear
Juror #8 - Kermit the Frog
Juror #9 - Gonzo the Great
Juror #10 - Statler
Juror #11 - The Sweedish Chef
Juror #12 - Link Hogthrob

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.

YOU OWE ME A NEW KEYBOARD!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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