The Muppets
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The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson. Futurama has parodied them nine times.
Reference
| Episode | Reference | Image |
|---|---|---|
"Raging Bender" (2ACV08)  |
The "flabby" robot kissed like Miss Piggy, saying, "moi." | |
Into the Wild Green Yonder  |
The Professor has a Tickle-Me Bender (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) | 
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| "Möbius Dick" (6ACV15) |
Leela drives the ship through Tickle Me Elmo's fire (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) | 
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| "The Tip of the Zoidberg" (6ACV18) |
Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous" | 
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| "Fun on a Bun" (7ACV08) |
A holographic history presentation at Germany's Oktoberfest states that primitive man once hunted the woolly mammoth, referred to in German as the "Schüfel-üfagus." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) | ? |
| "31st Century Fox" (7ACV11) |
The opening title caption reads "Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter [alien letter]." (not a reference to the Mupets, instead a reference to Sesame Street) | 
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Comics
| Comic | Reference | Image |
|---|---|---|
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Fry turns into a muppet | |
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Kif reads a book It's not Easy being Green | |
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Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet Mahna Mahna character. |