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'''The Muppets''' are a group of puppet characters created by {{w|Jim Henson}}. ''[[Futurama]]'' has parodied them five times.
'''''Jim Henson''''' was a puppeteer who died.
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== The Muppets in ''Futurama'' ==
== Reference ==
*The amazonian [[Thog]] is also the name of a full-bodied Muppet which appeared in the theme song of the Muppet show
{| class="overview" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"
*In [[3009]], [[Planet Express]] went out of business because its [[Tickle Me Bender]] dolls, a reference to {{w|Tickle Me Elmo|a children's toy}} based on the Muppet {{w|Elmo}}, did not sell well {{et|5ACV15}} and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] turned into a Muppet ([[The Fry and the Furious!|US#044]]).
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*In [[3010]], [[Kif Kroker|Kif]] read a book entitled ''It's not Easy being Green'', a reference to {{w|Bein' Green|a song}} played by the Muppet {{w|Kermit the Frog}} ([[Fry Cook!|US#051]]).
! Reference
*In [[3011]], the [[Planet Express crew]] encountered [[Tickle Me Elmo's fire]], another reference to the children's toy based on the Muppet Elmo, on its voyage through the [[Bermuda Tetrahedron]] {{et|6ACV15}} and Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous", another reference to the song played by the Muppet Kermit the Frog {{et|6ACV18}}.
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| {{e|2ACV08}}
| The "flabby" robot kissed like Miss Piggy, saying, "moi."
|-
| {{f|4}}
| The Professor has a Tickle-Me Bender
| [[File:Ticklemebender.jpg|250px]]
|-
| {{e|6ACV15}}
| Leela drives the ship through Tickle Me Elmo's fire
| [[File:Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg|250px]]
|-
| {{e|6ACV18}}
| Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous"
| [[File:The Muppets 6ACV18.png|250px]]
|-
| {{e|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."
| ?
|-
| {{e|7ACV11}}
| The opening title caption reads "Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter [alien letter]."
| [[File:8051587.jpg|250px]]
|}


== Image gallery ==
== Comics ==
<gallery>
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File:Ticklemebender.jpg|{{es|5ACV15}}
! style="width:225px;" | Comic
File:Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg|{{es|6ACV15}}
! Reference
File:The Muppets 6ACV18.png|{{es|6ACV18}}
! style="width:205px;" | Image
</gallery>
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| {{clink|44}}
[[Category:Allusions]]
| Fry turns into a muppet
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| {{clink|Fry Cook}}
| Kif reads a book '''It's not Easy being Green'''
|-
| {{clink|55}}
| Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet Mahna Mahna character.
|}

Revision as of 05:05, 30 September 2012

Jim Henson was a puppeteer who died.

Reference

Episode Reference Image
"Raging Bender" (2ACV08)
Episode
 The "flabby" robot kissed like Miss Piggy, saying, "moi."
Into the Wild Green Yonder
Film
 The Professor has a Tickle-Me Bender Ticklemebender.jpg
"Möbius Dick" (6ACV15)
Episode
 Leela drives the ship through Tickle Me Elmo's fire Futurama Mobius Dick Tickle Me Elmo's Fire.jpg
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" (6ACV18)
Episode
 Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous" The Muppets 6ACV18.png
"Fun on a Bun" (7ACV08)
Episode
 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." ?
"31st Century Fox" (7ACV11)
Episode
 The opening title caption reads "Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter [alien letter]." 250px

Comics

Comic Reference Image
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (44)]]
Comic
 Fry turns into a muppet
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (Fry Cook)]]
Comic
 Kif reads a book It's not Easy being Green
[[{{{2}}}|"{{{2}}}" (55)]]
Comic
 Lord Manumahnuh is based on the Muppet Mahna Mahna character.
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