2021, Kirk R Thatcher (Muppets Now) -- Disney
Without Googling to add veracity to my thought, I am thinking that Disney has decided that the current Haunted Mansion attraction is lacking and will relaunch it as a Muppets related attraction. Maybe add in Eddie Murphy to make things more facebook meta.
So, the plot is that Gonzo and Pepe are invited by someone to stay the night in the house where one of Gonzo's heroes disappeared a hundred years ago. If they can survive a night in the house, they get ... something. If not, they will be trapped forever. Should be no problem as Gonzo is not afraid of anything. Did I mention Gonzo's hero is The Great McGuffin?
Of course, being a Muppets special means lots of special guests like Taraji P Henson, John Stamos, Yvette Nicole Brown and Darren Criss. And Will Arnett as the Ghost Host. Also, Ed Asner as a ghost is very ... sad/appropriate.
Like everything post original Muppets it's cute and on point but I am not sure if the special is meant for kids or for the parents who remember the original. There are some really fun points, and lots of allusions to other horror / haunted house flicks. My favourite connection is crossing the whole The Shining ballroom with the classic At the Dance segment, featuring Wayne and Wanda as dancing ghosts. But overall, just cute is just not Muppets sustainable.
But there was a screaming goat. Those goat eyes are freeeeeaky.
I fell asleep about 10 minutes in and woke up again with five minutes left. I liked what I saw though. The Kermit as Piggy and Piggy as Kermit costume gag gave me a hearty chuckle.
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