I WANT MORE LEGO MUPPET MINIFIGURES!!!!!!!!!

 

Here is the entire set of 12 Muppets minifigures!!! Front row, L to R: Sweetish Chef, Rowlf the Dog, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo with Camilla the Chicken. Back row, L to R: Bunsen, Beeker, Animal, Janice, Waldorf, and Statler.

In May 2022, Lego released a series of 12 Muppets "minifigures" that were hugely popular. They caused quite a stir among both Muppet and Lego fans who frantically collected the complete series, myself included. As such the figures did not last in stores for very long and sold out very quickly. By the end of the summer in 2022 they were no longer available. 

With such a successful and popular product you would think that Lego would have been quick to market a second series of Muppet figures but unfortunately this has yet to happen! I hope this changes because not only do I absolutely love these little guys, but the collection is still incomplete!!!!!! We need the rest of the Electric mayhem band, Scooter, Sam the Eagle, and so many others!

I'm very surprised that Lego didn't release a second series of these figures, and I'm also surprised they didn't release a Muppet Show Theater playset as it seemed like everyone who collected these figures wanted one. Clearly the Lego folks are missing out on a golden opportunity. I hope they at least make a playset set based on the Muppet Show arches so that we can display the figures in it, that would be so cool! There are several other Muppet Show themed playsets that I would want as well. Personally, I'd love to collect Lego mini figures of all the odd background Muppet monsters and supporting characters!

Therefore, below is my crazy, extremely long and detailed list of ideas for Muppet Lego figures and playsets which I spent way too much time on! ...but I would love to have every one of these! Hopefully someone at Lego reads this and gets inspired! :)

Mikey's wish list for Lego Muppets series 2!!!

1. Scooter with clipboard

2. Dr. Teeth with keyboard

3. Floyd with bass guitar

4. Zoot with saxophone

5. Lips with trumpet

6. Sam the Eagle

7. Sweetums with Robin the Frog (Robin is a one piece figure similar to Camilla)

8. Muppet Newsman

9. Captain Link Hogthrob in Pigs in Space outfit

10. Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pigs in Space outfit

11. Miss Piggy, Pigs in Space outfit

12. Reporter Kermit with microphone

Mikey's wish list for Lego Muppets series 3!!!

1. The Great Gonzo (red cape, silver shorts, white tank top) with partially eaten rubber tire

2. Miss Piggy in black jacket with spotted collar, with Foo Foo (one piece figure)

3. Kermit with director's chair, wearing beret and scarf, with acoustic megaphone

4. Walter wearing a Kermit shirt, with Pepe (Pepe is a one piece figure)

5. Uncle Deadly and Rizzo (Rizzo is a one piece figure)

6. Clifford wearing sunglasses with Bean Bunny (Bean is a one piece figure)

7. Marvin Suggs with his Muppaphone

8. Mahna Mahna

9. Snowth

10. Gorgon Heap (with horns and teeth, no ears)

11. Lew Zealand with fish and bucket

12. Beauregard

Plus more ideas:

• Muppet Theatre Stage Proscenium with Statler and Waldorf's booth, and figures of  Kermit in his purple suit from season 1, Trombone Lady in purple suit (from opening theme), Droop, and Timmy Monster
• Muppet Show Theatre Arches, set fits into theatre playset or stands by itself, comes with figures of Thog, and Crazy Harry
• Muppet Theatre Backstage set with Pops, Gaffer the Cat (one piece figure), large and small Javas (one piece figures), Mildred Huxtetter, and George the Janitor 
• Muppet Bus with Dr. Teeth (different outfit), Animal in chains (different outfit)
• Pig in Space bridge set with two figures of crew pigs and Gonzo as Dearth Nadir
• Veterinarian's Hospital with Rowlf as Dr. Bob, Nurse Piggy, Nurse Janice and Screaming Thing as their patient
• Miss Piggy and the Biker Pigs
• Miss Piggy and the Viking Pigs
• Rowlf in a tuxedo with a grand piano
• Sam the Eagle wearing Uncle Sam style outfit with podium and American flag themed backdrop
• The Great Gonzo (yellow outfit from Muppets Take Manhattan) on waterskies with boat filled with chickens 
• The Flying Zucchini Brothers three Muppet figures with their canon
• Bobby Benson and his Baby Band
• Memorable Muppet Skits set including an upright piano with several chickens, Zelda Rose with her Owl on it's perch, Behemoth with Shakey Sanchez, and some Clodhoppers
• Bear on Patrol set with Fozzie and Link in police outfits, Banananose Moldenado, and Bullets Barker
• Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers jug band including Lubock Lou, Bubba, Zeke, Slim Wilson, Lou, and Gramps
• Pack of various Muppet Monsters such as Doglion, Luncheon Counter Monster, Sunny Day Monster, Mean Mama, Lenny Lizard, Blue Frackle, Green Frackle, Jade Green Frackle
• Pack of various Muppet Animals such as Sopwith Camel, Muppet Alligator, Guongo Ape, Muppet Tiger, etc.
• Pack of various Muppet Birds such as Muppet Penguins, Fletcher, Betsy Bird, Rooster, etc.
• Pack of various Spooky Muppets such as Mulch, Ghosts, and the Vile Bunch
• Pack of various Muppet supporting characters such as Mutations monsters, Wayne and Wanda, JP Grosse (Scooter's Uncle), Muppet King, Muppet Queen, Muppet Royal Servant
• Pack of Season 1 Muppets in purple suits such as Gonzo, Floyd, Zoot, Janice, Lips, and Nigel the Band leader
• Muppets Take Manhattan figure set with Rizzo as a waiter, Tatooey, Chester, Masterson, and Yolanda (Muppet rats are each one piece figures), business frogs Gil, Bil and Jil, Miss Piggy with permed hair wearing blue suit jacket, red skirt and roller skates, Kermit dressed for fancy restaurant with moustache and wide brimmed hat
• Jim Henson Hour studio with Jim Henson, White Lion, Digit, Leon, Flash with saxophone, Zondra, and the four Muppets known as the Extremes
• Muppets Most Wanted Helicopter and Muppet ladder (various Muppets) and Constantine wearing black cloak
• Assorted Muppets with Walter in his blue suit, Pepe in ballerina outfit, Kermit in disco outfit, Piggy in a summer dress with wide brimmed hat, Emily Bear (Fozzie's Mom), Koozebanian male and female aliens, Koozebanian Phoob, Great Gonzo in pink outfit, etc.

My humble thoughts about the cancelation of the Muppets Mayhem TV series.

The Electric Mayhem Band: Animal, Dr. teeth, Janice, Floyd Pepper, and Zoot.

In my humble opinion as an obsessed Muppet fanatic, the Muppets Mayhem TV series was by far the best Muppet production to be made since the Muppet Show ended. No contest!!! I just loved, loved, loved this series! It captured the spirit of the Muppets perfectly!

It is far beyond incredibly stupid that Disney is refusing to produce a second season of this perfect, dream-come-true Muppet TV show. What a dumb-ass, lame-o, idiotic, stupefying, brain-numbing, nitwitted, boneheaded, imbecilic, muttonheaded, ignorant and moronic decision!!! Really, really, really dumb!!! So dumb one has to wonder if the folks calling the shots at Disney even give a s**t about the Muppets at all? 

How out of touch with your fan base to you have to be to cancel such an excellent TV series? This program is simply perfect!!! Everybody loves this show! I haven't heard any significant criticism about it. Not one peep! The show even won a 2023 Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series. I don't know what standard the Disney folks are basing their concept of a successful TV show on, but they have clearly set the bar impossibly high to reach. This leaves me with only one conclusion... Disney executives are idiots!!! Total looooooooosers!!!! 

I find the cancelation of Muppets Mayhem concludes any speculation, we now know for certain that the Muppets are forever doomed in the hands of Disney. Sad but true Muppet fans! :(

-Mikey Artelle

Creator of Mikey's Muppet Memorabilia Museum and Muppet fan since 1973

...and there's also Lips who, if he were here, would probably add to the above something like... 

Muhhuh mubba a muff humma momo uh immle humm is mumble humma, eh humff!!!

Well said! You tell 'em Lips!

New Muppets Funko Pops!!!

It's been six years since the Funko toy company produced any Pop! figures based on the Muppets. The last one was the Superhero Kermit that was exclusively available at the Emerald City Comic Con in 2017, and limited to a production run of 3000. Today there are several of them listed on e-bay with an asking price of over $100 each. 

In late 2023 just in time for Christmas, Funko released a set of five characters from The Muppet Christmas Carol, including Kermit as Bob Cratchit with Robin as Tiny Tim, Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit, Fozzie as Fozziwig, Gonzo as Charles Dickens with Rizzo, and a non-Muppet human character, Scrooge. There was also a two pack box set of Statler and Waldorf as the Marley Brothers. I'll add a photo of these shortly.

In early 2024 Funko released Baby Animal from the Muppets Mayhem TV series (above, top), and a Hot Topic excusive two pack set of Kermit and Constantine based on the movie Muppets Most Wanted. Curiously the movie title does not appear anywhere on the box. In any case, these are all very cool Muppet Funko Pop! figures which I could not pass up! 

A closer view of Baby Animal

Odd numbering for these new figures!

I'm very curious to know why Baby Animal was numbered 1492 as he's from a new series, Muppets Mayhem, so technically he should be number 1 from this series. However the better option would have been number 12, as Superhero Kermit was numbered 11 to continue the Muppets series. So it would have made sense for Baby Animal to be number 12 in the Muppets series. The Muppets Christmas Carol series should also have been numbered as part of the Muppets collection, but instead they were numbered as part of the Movies collection. That at least makes some sense unlike Baby Animal which seems to have been given a random number. Could it be a numbering error? 

Muppet Funko Pop! wish list!

It would be awesome if Funko released figures of the remaining Electric Mayhem band members as only Animal and Dr. Teeth were included in the original Muppets Funko Pops series. So if they made Floyd, Janice, Zoot and Lips we would have the whole band.

It would also be cool if they made Scooter, Rowlf, Bunsen, Beaker, a regular version of Statler and Waldorf, the Muppet Newsman, Sweetums, the Pigs in Space crew (Captain Link, Dr. Strangepork and Miss Piggy in their Pigs in Space outfits), Kermit in his reporter outfit, the Great Gonzo with Camilla the Chicken, Uncle Deadly with Pepe, and Pops with Gaffer the Cat (a Pop! of Pops!). That would be awesome, as it would bring the Muppets collection up to number 31 if we count Baby Animal as number 12!