Muppet Babies (Disney, 2018) - Blu-ray Forum

esteban² · 10-31-2016, 05:21 AM

It's happening ... A new version of Muppet Babies, this time for a younger audience. Two 11 minute stories per episode. Can't find an English article right away. But the image above is an actual still from the computer animated show, imitating the puppet-feel.

I really liked the original Muppet Babies ... Not much hope for the new version.

JeffTheMovieGuy · 10-31-2016, 09:58 AM

I hope they have Nanny and all you see of her is her feet and legs.

esteban² · 10-31-2016, 12:37 PM

That would be the only right way indeed.

headphones · 11-01-2016, 09:01 PM

I always liked Muppet Babies. The parodies they did are classic. In fact, I saw the Muppet Babies parodies before I saw the actual thing they were parodying. Which made it all the more funnier when I re-watched them years later.

I was really hoping they would be done with rebooting the Muppets after that awful 2015 series. But nope. They carry on.

It seems as if they want a plush-like felt look for the show. But I'll have t wait until 2018 to find out more info. I can't see this as being particularly bad, since it's a children's show aimed at pre-school audiences. So there shouldn't be any dirty jokes, or filthy innuendos. I just hope the CGI is decent.

Geoff D · 11-01-2016, 09:10 PM

Awww, I loved this show when I was a kid.

Elbie · 11-01-2016, 11:59 PM

Lol I loved this show back in the day.

A Sith Lord? · 11-02-2016, 12:06 AM

One of the funniest and corniest jokes I've ever heard was from this show.

"I'm running for President."
"Well you better start running now because Washington D.C. is a long way from here!"

esteban² · 11-05-2016, 04:33 AM

I never got the hate for the 2015 series ... In my humble opinion, they've managed to move everything that makes The Muppets enjoyable to a modern day show. Respectfully and without losing anything that's pure Muppets.

BluRayTim · 11-05-2016, 04:45 AM

Personally, I don't think anybody can take Barbara Billingsley's (June Cleaver on the Leave It To Beaver TV Series from 1958 to 1962 or 1963) place as the voice of Nanny. This will be a disaster of epic proportions for that reason alone.

Zivouhr · 11-05-2016, 02:15 PM

Thanks. Here's hoping they finally release the original Muppet Babies series on DVD/blu ray already after all those years. The Indiana Jones, Star Wars episodes are highlights.

JeffTheMovieGuy · 11-06-2016, 08:31 AM

I remember the Mcdonalds tie in with the muppet babies where they gave out stuffed animals with their happy meals at Christmas time.

I also remember losing my Fozzy bear when he got sucked into the vacuum cleaner at the car wash but I eventually got him back.

x3ntaur · 11-08-2016, 05:16 PM

Loved this show back in the days! Hoping the update can retain the charm it had.

Zivouhr · 11-11-2016, 10:38 PM

That was a nice promotion tie in from McDonalds back in the day.

Yeah, if this show keeps the same theme as the cel cartoon original show of Muppet Babies, then it might have a chance to appeal to fans of the original. But if they instead make it more of a Sesame Street style show, where they're learning numbers and letters...

From the video below, it sounds like they're trying to also appeal to fans of the original, so that's hopeful:

esteban² · 11-20-2016, 01:08 AM

That McDo commercial rocks!

esteban² · 02-27-2018, 08:17 PM

Braktastic · 02-27-2018, 08:21 PM

Sweet, Muppet baby Jesus! The original was after my time with The Muppets, so I don't have any nostalgia for it, which is good because I don't think I could bear to watch something like this unless it worked on two-levels like The Amazing World of Gumball, etc.

robgmun · 02-27-2018, 09:53 PM

Yeah, i think i was a year or two just too old for Muppet Babies when it came on. So i found the whole thing a bit safe, boring a "twee" I was already massively into G1 Transformers and Star Wars at the time.

Good lord that teaser was horrible. But it looks like it was aiming at the same age as the original so i can't be too tough on it.

esteban² · 02-28-2018, 12:16 AM

I did watch the original cartoon as a kid. When I was 7 to 11 or so. No way that show was targeted at the same age of children as this new version. This looks like it's for toddlers. The stories, jokes and complexity of the events in the old version were not suited for that age at all. The show was full of real movie scenes and references too.

car2nst · 02-28-2018, 01:06 AM

They should retitle it as Disney presents Jim Hensons Muppet Babies....
Disney did not create the Muppets or Muppet Babies.only acquired it..& it sickens me that they disrespect Jim Henson, his memory & his creation. Even DC & Marvel give repect to much of thier comic creators.

shinobipopcorn · 02-28-2018, 04:51 AM

I don't get why they took Skeeter away just to add a penguin. Also, Rowlf will not be a regular (just a cameo), no Scooter, and Nanny is "Miss Nanny" and looks different. (Airplane socks?)

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Babies_%282018%29

But at least it is Muppet exposure to the kids.

10-31-2016, 09:58 AM	#2
JeffTheMovieGuy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Jacksonville, Florida 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:331	I hope they have Nanny and all you see of her is her feet and legs.

10-31-2016, 12:37 PM	#3
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	That would be the only right way indeed.

11-01-2016, 09:01 PM	#4
headphones Expert Member Member since:Mar 2016	I always liked Muppet Babies. The parodies they did are classic. In fact, I saw the Muppet Babies parodies before I saw the actual thing they were parodying. Which made it all the more funnier when I re-watched them years later. I was really hoping they would be done with rebooting the Muppets after that awful 2015 series. But nope. They carry on. It seems as if they want a plush-like felt look for the show. But I'll have t wait until 2018 to find out more info. I can't see this as being particularly bad, since it's a children's show aimed at pre-school audiences. So there shouldn't be any dirty jokes, or filthy innuendos. I just hope the CGI is decent.

11-01-2016, 09:10 PM	#5
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Awww, I loved this show when I was a kid.

11-01-2016, 11:59 PM	#6
Elbie Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:27 Trading Score:11	Lol I loved this show back in the day.

11-02-2016, 12:06 AM	#7
A Sith Lord? Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:575 DVD collection:30 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1272 Trading Score:49	One of the funniest and corniest jokes I've ever heard was from this show. "I'm running for President." "Well you better start running now because Washington D.C. is a long way from here!"

11-05-2016, 04:33 AM	#8
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	I never got the hate for the 2015 series ... In my humble opinion, they've managed to move everything that makes The Muppets enjoyable to a modern day show. Respectfully and without losing anything that's pure Muppets.

11-05-2016, 04:45 AM	#9
BluRayTim Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, America 11735 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:60 DVD collection:8	Personally, I don't think anybody can take Barbara Billingsley's (June Cleaver on the Leave It To Beaver TV Series from 1958 to 1962 or 1963) place as the voice of Nanny. This will be a disaster of epic proportions for that reason alone.

11-05-2016, 02:15 PM	#10
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	Thanks. Here's hoping they finally release the original Muppet Babies series on DVD/blu ray already after all those years. The Indiana Jones, Star Wars episodes are highlights.

11-06-2016, 08:31 AM	#11
JeffTheMovieGuy Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Jacksonville, Florida 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:331	I remember the Mcdonalds tie in with the muppet babies where they gave out stuffed animals with their happy meals at Christmas time. I also remember losing my Fozzy bear when he got sucked into the vacuum cleaner at the car wash but I eventually got him back.

11-08-2016, 05:16 PM	#12
x3ntaur Senior Member Member since:May 2014 Trading Score:224	Loved this show back in the days! Hoping the update can retain the charm it had.

11-20-2016, 01:08 AM	#14
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	That McDo commercial rocks!

02-27-2018, 08:21 PM	#16
Braktastic Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:587 Blu-ray collection:587 Trading Score:13	Sweet, Muppet baby Jesus! The original was after my time with The Muppets, so I don't have any nostalgia for it, which is good because I don't think I could bear to watch something like this unless it worked on two-levels like The Amazing World of Gumball, etc.

02-27-2018, 09:53 PM	#17
robgmun Banned Member since:Nov 2007	Yeah, i think i was a year or two just too old for Muppet Babies when it came on. So i found the whole thing a bit safe, boring a "twee" I was already massively into G1 Transformers and Star Wars at the time. Good lord that teaser was horrible. But it looks like it was aiming at the same age as the original so i can't be too tough on it.

02-28-2018, 12:16 AM	#18
esteban² Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Belgium Blu-ray collection:64 Trading Score:3	I did watch the original cartoon as a kid. When I was 7 to 11 or so. No way that show was targeted at the same age of children as this new version. This looks like it's for toddlers. The stories, jokes and complexity of the events in the old version were not suited for that age at all. The show was full of real movie scenes and references too.

02-28-2018, 01:06 AM	#19
car2nst Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	They should retitle it as Disney presents Jim Hensons Muppet Babies.... Disney did not create the Muppets or Muppet Babies.only acquired it..& it sickens me that they disrespect Jim Henson, his memory & his creation. Even DC & Marvel give repect to much of thier comic creators.

02-28-2018, 04:51 AM	#20
shinobipopcorn Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Cow Country Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:438 DVD collection:304 MA collection:266 Digital collection:303 iTunes collection:238 Blu-ray reviews: 30 Trading Score:6	I don't get why they took Skeeter away just to add a penguin. Also, Rowlf will not be a regular (just a cameo), no Scooter, and Nanny is "Miss Nanny" and looks different. (Airplane socks?) http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Babies_%282018%29 But at least it is Muppet exposure to the kids.

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