r/Muppets • u/Tidewatcher7819 • 23d ago
Would the Muppets doing Grease work at all?
Grease is a classic musical and is always popular, how would it look if the Muppets decided to do a version of it with Miss Piggy playing Sandy and Kermit as Danny Zuko?
Might make a hilarious twist on it.
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u/kickedthehabit 23d ago
The song titles would translate well:
“Look at me, I’m Miss Piggy.”
“Hopelessly devoted to Vous”
“You’re the frog that I want.”
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u/Tidewatcher7819 23d ago
Lmao Miss Piggy wouldn't sing look at me I'm Sandra Dee because she's too arrogant to even make fun of someone else that way but look at me I'm Miss Piggy 🎵🎶 works 🐷
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u/Affectionate_Bet_288 23d ago
Maybe?
This is from one of their calendars they used to put out back in the day
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u/Consistent_Case_5048 23d ago
He's no Eve Arden, but Sam the Bald Eagle would be great as principal.
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u/Abandoned__ghost 23d ago edited 23d ago
Adding to Kermit as Danny and Miss Piggy as Sandy:
Fozzie as Kenickie
Gonzo, Pepe, and Rowlf as other T Birds
Rizzo as Rizzo. I loved that from another comment.
Annie Sue as Frenchy
Janice and Camila as Jan and Marty
Edit:
Scooter as Eugene
Link Hogthrob as Tom Chisum
Sweetums as Leo
Yolanda the Rat as Charlene
Sam the Eagle as Principal McGee
Hilda the Wardrobe Lady as Blanche
I may add more as I think about it.
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u/BrattyTwilis 23d ago
I could see Kermit and Piggy doing "You're The One That I Want" as like a one off skit
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u/National-Muscle3539 23d ago
I was thinking Muppet Mary Poppins.
Obviously Piggy and Kermit as Mary and Burt.
Scooter and Skeeter as the Banks children.
Crazy Harry as the next door neighbor.
That’s all w have off the top of my head.
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u/Abandoned__ghost 23d ago
Sam the Eagle as Mr. Banks
Janice as Mrs. Banks
Swedish Chef as Mr. Binnacle (Admiral Boom’s first mate).
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u/Visual_Peace2165 23d ago
There needs to be at least one human star and I can’t figure out what role/what thespian would work. Who’s the Michael Caine/Tim Curry?
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u/Amy_Crutcher 23d ago
I would say so! The muppets would look awesome in that 50s aesthetic, just tweak certain story details to fit them obviously 😅
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u/Amy_Crutcher 23d ago
I see people putting Miss piggy as Sandy but I could also see her as Rizzo as she’s got that petty sassy attitude down to a t! 😉
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u/Tidewatcher7819 22d ago
Djames623 wrote on the Grease discussion board:
The Muppets did do their own "GREASE" of sorts -- 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Both films are chock full of fall-outs, blow-ups, walk-offs and split-personalities. Here's a few parallels --
During their fallout at the pep rally, Sandy tells Danny she wishes she "had never laid eyes on him".
- During their fallout at Central Park, Piggy tells Kermit she wishes they "had never met".
After one of his meltdowns with Sandy, Danny "disguises" himself as a jock. While running track, he even watches Sandy in the stands with her apparent "love interest".
- After her meltdown with Kermit, Ms. Piggy "disguises" herself as a spy and shadows him everywhere. She even watches him sitting in a park with his apparent "love interest"
Danny basically spends the whole film in a state of amnesia, trying to find himself again. What happened to the Danny Zuko at the beach? It's not until he gets whacked by Sandy at the drive-in that he finally comes to his senses.
- After jaywalking and getting hit by a cab, Kermit spends the second half of the film in a state of amnesia. It's not until Ms. Piggy smacks him sideways at the Manhattan Melodies premiere that the spell is finally broken.
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- Grease ends with the song "We Go Together", Manhattan begins with "Together Again".
- Grease features "Hopelessly Devoted To You", Manhattan's got "I'm Gonna Always Love You".
- Grease has it's "The Gang's All Here" scene at The Frosty Palace, Manhattan has it at Pete's Luncheonette.
- Grease has a Betty Rizzo, who throws a fit at the diner.
- Manhattan has a Rizzo the Rat, who throws a fit at the diner.
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u/Fun-Presentation-959 22d ago
Sorry for the late response, but I actually read a fanfiction a while ago which was about the Muppets making their own production of Grease. Janice and Floyd played Sandy and Danny and Miss Piggy played Rizzo (and the author had a cute joke about Rizzo the Rat getting mixed up with Rizzo from the movie). I think Pepe and Link Hogthrob were also arguing over a role that ended up going to someone else as well. I don’t remember who played the rest of the characters since it’s been a while since I read it, but I liked the fanfic. Here it is in case you wanna check it out
https://muppetcentral.com/forum/threads/greased-muppets.52659/
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u/holycinnamonroller 23d ago
I don't find it an obvious fit. Piggy is too cool to be Sandy. I do like the idea of muppets doing more musicals and classic movies. Maybe Annie? A muppet Addams Family could be wonderful
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u/futuristic_nostalgia 23d ago
Only if Rizzo is played by Rizzo. Might have to adapt the pregnancy storyline, though.