Star Wars, Muppets style!
My fiancée and I were watching "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and I suddenly had the thought of what Star Wars might be like with a Muppets cast. We talked about it, laughed about it, and I wanted to share what we came up with here.
We had thought that Kermit would make an excellent Yoda, but Miss Piggy is the obvious Princess Leia (actually, she outright demanded it while we were talking), so that means Kermit has to play Han Solo.
So who's Yoda? Aha! Rizzo the Rat! (Watch A Muppet Christmas Carol and it's clear how he's the perfect choice.)
Han needs a Chewbacca. Someone fuzzy. Okay...Fozzy!
Han and Chewie need a ship. Well, the Muppets already have a ship, don't they? Thus, the Millennium Falcon will be played by the ship from Pigs in Space.
Luke Skywalker is difficult. At first we thought that Gonzo should fill the role but he is actually too whiney. Luke is also naive...how about Scooter?
So who should Gonzo play? Whiney-to-the-point-of-wanting-to-smack-the-hell-out-of-him and with a grating voice? Perfect! C-3P0!
The other droid...R2-D2...so very expressive with only beeps and whistles at his disposal...BEEKER!!! It's so obvious.
Luke needs a mentor, someone with direction, with the Force behind him, always wielding a weapon, quick to recover in the face of adversity...who could possibly answer this call? The Swedish Chef will play Obi-Wan!
Ralph can't be left out. He's suave, poetic, charming...well, geez, he's Lando!
As for Stormtroopers, they're plentiful, white, and single-minded. They'll be played by the chickens with little white helmets and rifles.
Jabba the Hutt. Which Muppet is fearsome enough, intimidating enough, LARGE enough to play Jabba? Sweetums!
How can we possibly forget Animal? But which Star Wars character could Animal portray? He's brutal, relentless, formidable...of course! He's Boba Fett!
Sam the Eagle. He's outspoken, authoritarian to the point of dictatorial, a Republican. He is Darth Vader.
The Emperor...cruel, manipulative, insensitive, callous, and ruthless in the pursuit of his designs...may we present Dr. Bunsen Honeydew? His treatment of Beeker over the years casts him perfectly in this role.
Waldorf and Statler will appear as themselves, of course.
What other movies/books/plays do you suppose the Muppets should prepare for next?
My fiancée and I were watching "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and I suddenly had the thought of what Star Wars might be like with a Muppets cast. We talked about it, laughed about it, and I wanted to share what we came up with here.
We had thought that Kermit would make an excellent Yoda, but Miss Piggy is the obvious Princess Leia (actually, she outright demanded it while we were talking), so that means Kermit has to play Han Solo.
So who's Yoda? Aha! Rizzo the Rat! (Watch A Muppet Christmas Carol and it's clear how he's the perfect choice.)
Han needs a Chewbacca. Someone fuzzy. Okay...Fozzy!
Han and Chewie need a ship. Well, the Muppets already have a ship, don't they? Thus, the Millennium Falcon will be played by the ship from Pigs in Space.
Luke Skywalker is difficult. At first we thought that Gonzo should fill the role but he is actually too whiney. Luke is also naive...how about Scooter?
So who should Gonzo play? Whiney-to-the-point-of-wanting-to-smack-the-hell-out-of-him and with a grating voice? Perfect! C-3P0!
The other droid...R2-D2...so very expressive with only beeps and whistles at his disposal...BEEKER!!! It's so obvious.
Luke needs a mentor, someone with direction, with the Force behind him, always wielding a weapon, quick to recover in the face of adversity...who could possibly answer this call? The Swedish Chef will play Obi-Wan!
Ralph can't be left out. He's suave, poetic, charming...well, geez, he's Lando!
As for Stormtroopers, they're plentiful, white, and single-minded. They'll be played by the chickens with little white helmets and rifles.
Jabba the Hutt. Which Muppet is fearsome enough, intimidating enough, LARGE enough to play Jabba? Sweetums!
How can we possibly forget Animal? But which Star Wars character could Animal portray? He's brutal, relentless, formidable...of course! He's Boba Fett!
Sam the Eagle. He's outspoken, authoritarian to the point of dictatorial, a Republican. He is Darth Vader.
The Emperor...cruel, manipulative, insensitive, callous, and ruthless in the pursuit of his designs...may we present Dr. Bunsen Honeydew? His treatment of Beeker over the years casts him perfectly in this role.
Waldorf and Statler will appear as themselves, of course.
What other movies/books/plays do you suppose the Muppets should prepare for next?
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(laughing because that didn't cross my mind in the first place)
