The Muppets

Without his love for The Muppets and drive to bring them back, we would all be missing those two hours of unexplainable happiness that The Muppets give us, from our lives.

Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011

Without his love for The Muppets and drive to bring them back, we would all be missing those two hours of unexplainable happiness that The Muppets give us, from our lives.

Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011

In one scene of the film, Segel sits at the piano crying, while drunkenly singing the opening theme to The Muppets and later, his character Peter fulfills his dream of putting on a puppet musical of Dracula.

Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011

Yes, it's "The Muppet Show," most recently covered by the band OK Go for The Muppets' "Green Album."

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Instead, Segel and Stoller used the fame of The Muppets from the 1970s and 1980s from their childhood to contribute countless nostalgic jokes for adults, but do not by any means let them overpower the humor in the film.

Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011

Even if Muppets don't belong to a union like corporations, puppets are not flesh and blood, many of the people who worked on The Muppets do.

George Heymont: Muppets Rule George Heymont 2011

Parents can take their kids to The Muppets confident that they'll all come out entertained, without fear of being talked down to, either.

Marshall Fine: Movie Review: The Muppets Marshall Fine 2011

But the Muppets live on in The Muppets, thanks to actor-writer Jason Segel.

Marshall Fine: Movie Review: The Muppets Marshall Fine 2011

Compared to The Muppets and Hugo, it's a bit insignificant (it's similar to An American Tail: Fievel Goes West opening against Beauty and the Beast), but it's pleasant and entertaining and may pick up steam as the casual family moviegoing choice for those who have already seen The Muppets or Puss in Boots (now at $136 million) and are intimidated by Hugo (don't be, your kids are smarter than you think).

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Without his love for The Muppets and drive to bring them back, we would all be missing those two hours of unexplainable happiness that The Muppets give us, from our lives.

Emma Seligman: Thank You, Jason Segel Emma Seligman 2011