Kirk R. Thatcher

The Muppets are broke, and Kermit wishes he'd never been born.

Inconsistent. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's cringe-inducingly bad. The World In Which Kermit Was Never Born sequence is great enough to keep me liking the movie and think of it as part of the Muppets Tonight/Muppets from Space era, rather than the disastrous Disney TV Movie era.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.4/4

(Dec. 2012)

Gonzo visits Disney's Haunted Mansion.

1/4 (Bad)

Everything about this production has strong "let's get this over with" energy.

(Oct. 2021)

Acting: 3.5; Theme: 4.0; Content: 5.0; Language: 5.0; Overall: 3.5

Under financial hardship, Kermit (Steve Whitmire), the owner of the Muppet movie theater, must appeal to the landlord (Rachel Bitterman; Joan Cusack), who has no intention of retaining his lease.

***December 17, 2025***

Notes from Wikipedia: Critics were split on the merits of ABC's modernized adaptation to rely on plot elements from the original novel instead of the iconic 1939 film, and inclusion of topical references, and mature elements.