# The Muppets present The Great Gatsby! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581 "2021-01-03T16:35:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/1 "2021-01-03T16:35:38Z")
Apparently works from 1925 enter the public domain this year, including F. Scott Fitzgerald;s **The Great Gatsby**. A lot of people – Of knows why – want to see a Muppet version > [@](#): > > And one idea in particular really captured the imagination of people on Twitter. That’s right, old sport: a Muppets “Gatsby.” > Many people envisioned Kermit playing the title character, Jay Gatsby, with Miss Piggy as his beautiful obsession, Daisy Buchanan. > Some people also suggested that the book’s narrator, Nick Carraway, be the lone role to be cast with a human actor, a la [Michael Caine in “The Muppets Christmas Carol.”](https://www.gq.com/story/michael-caine-muppet-christmas-carol-interview) Others suggested that honor go to the character of Gatsby himself. > > In [its own plea for a puppet-populated West Egg, “The Verge”](https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/12/31/22205532/the-great-gatsby-public-domain-the-muppets-adaptation-disney) suggested the truly inspired choice of Fozzie Bear as all-around jerk Tom Buchanan. (We’re thinking Janice as Jordan Baker.) > > Still others — perhaps having a more clear-eyed view of the “The Great Gatsby’s” plot — were skeptical whether a Muppets version would be as delightful as many seemed to think. > **['The Great Gatsby' Enters The Public Domain, And The People Want A Muppets...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/great-gatsby-public-domain-muppets_n_5ff0f83fc5b61817a536f84b)** > > With the copyright expiring on "Gatsby" and many other works, fans have Muppets on the mind. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/2 "2021-01-03T17:19:52Z")
If this gets made, they just need to make sure that Dr. Bunsen Honeydew portrays the eyes of TJ Eckleburg. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/3 "2021-01-03T18:11:33Z")
[Spoiler for the end](https://tenor.com/view/kermit-water-bowl-drunk-ko-gif-12818944). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/4 "2021-01-03T19:31:45Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [SpoiIer for the end](https://tenor.com/view/kermit-water-bowl-drunk-ko-gif-12818944). Stolen. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/5 "2021-01-03T19:38:43Z")
I nominate Gonzo for > ### George Wilson > > Myrtle’s husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and idealizes Myrtle, and is devastated by her affair with Tom. George is consumed with grief when Myrtle is killed. George is comparable to Gatsby in that both are dreamers and both are ruined by their unrequited love for women who love Tom. Of course, Gonzo builds stuff out of the auto scrap. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/6 "2021-01-04T19:17:58Z")
_Family Guy_ already did a parody, we don’t need another one. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/7 "2021-01-04T19:37:16Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > _Family Guy_ already did a parody So did Leonardo Decaprio. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/8 "2021-01-04T19:40:50Z")
I haven’t seen it, was it that bad? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/9 "2021-01-04T20:05:56Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > was it that bad? I liked it and I have read the book. Was it poorly received? I thought it hit the main points of the book very well. It’s not that long of a book and I thought they captured it quite well. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/10 "2021-01-04T21:05:20Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > I haven’t seen it, was it that bad? I kind of liked it myself. Very edgy shoots and editing made it a LOT less boring than the 1974 Robert Redford version. They released it in 3D. I think they missed out on a real coup by not making the 3D glasses look like Dr. T.J.Eckleberg’s sign > **[The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg, Oculist - 01 - Blue - The Great Gatsby -...](https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-eyes-of-dr-tj-eckleburg-oculist-01-blue-the-great-gatsby-fscott-fitzgerald-studio-grafiikka.html)** > > The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg, Oculist - 01 - Blue - The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald Mixed Media by Studio Grafiikka ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets-present-the-great-gatsby/929581/11 "2021-01-04T21:42:37Z")
I see Gonzo as Gatsby. He’s a show-off, [wears a tux](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/e/eb/Gonzo2.jpg) much better than Kermit, and he’s already referred to as The Great Gonzo. Plus, Camilla the Chicken is perfect for Daisy.