Life's Like a Movie...

I've always been a big fan of huge Muppet gatherings. You know the ones - the holiday festivities of A Muppet Family Christmas, the wedding in Muppets Take Manhattan (and Muppet Most Wanted), and so on. But it is the finale of the original Muppet Movie that moved me so much as a kid that it still gives me goosebumps.

Here is my tribute to that magical moment, in which I tried to capture as many Muppets as I could fit into a single scene, all of them in a fairly close proximity to their original placements. Some of them weren't even visible in the movie (like Link Hogthrob), so it meant poring over behind the scenes photos and even asking for some assistance from Instagram friends (thank you!). 

Illustrated are (top to bottom, left to right): Miss Kitty, Billy the Bear, Luncheon Counter Monster, Sopwith the Camel, Fletcher Bird, Mean Mama, Big Bird, Doglion, Mildred Hextetter, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Bubba, Swinetrek Crew Member 1, J.P. Grosse, Swinetrek Crew Member 2, Muppy, Zelda Rose, Blue Frackle, Brewster, Crocodile, Two-Headed Monster, Gladys, Newsman, Female Whatnot Dancer, Louis Kazagger, Lenny the Lizard, Baskerville the Hound, Natalie the Cow, Green Frackle, Uncle Deadly, Clancy, Maurice, Grover, Wayne, Wanda, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Female Whatnot singer ("Blue"), Droop, Mutt, Afghan Hound, Dog ("Oh, Lonesome Me"), Pumpkin Anything Muppet, Bertha, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Male Whatnot Dancer, Fleet Scribbler, Marvin Suggs, Penguin, Link Hogthrob, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, Baby 1, Statler, Gills Brother 1, Baby 2, Gills Brother 2, Gills Brother 3, Baby 3, Baby 4, Ernie, Bert, Georgie, Guy Smiley, Whatnot singer 1 (variation on Sleeze Brother), Whatnot singer 2 (variation on Sleeze Brother), Blue Whatnot, Purple Whatnot, Shakey Sanchez, Floyd Pepper, Scooter, Fozzie Bear, Janice, Gills Brother 4, Sam the Eagle, Robin the Frog, Jim Frawley Muppet, Blue Whatnot, Teal Whatnot, Nigel, Kangaroo, Miss Mousey, Beaker, Bunsen, Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Crazy Harry, Dr. Teeth, Frog 1, Frog 2, Frog 3, Frog 4, Frog 5, Whatnot dancer (Fleet Scribbler's dance partner), Woodrow Woodpecker, Lew Zealand, Ronald Duck, Zoot, Beauregard, Animal, Gonzo, Camilla the Chicken, Koozebanian Pup 1, Koozebanian Pup 2, Koozebanian Pup 3, Lobster 1, Lobster 2, Chicken, Mel, Doris, Harvey, Clyde, Duke, Shirley, Canary