Friday, September 19, 2014

Never Made Muppets - Muppet Show Season 4 DVD!

Yesterday we showed the lone item made for Little Muppet Monsters,  though it could have been worse and never made at all. Many items don't make it past the planning, prototype, or manufacturing stages. Some are ready to be sold, announced to the public , then never see the light of day for a variety of reasons.

That leads us to a new series we're calling "Never Made Muppets" 
where we look at items that were announced, previewed or many just been ideas, but for one reason or another have not been released. 



Let's begin with the grand daddy of all announced items that have yet to see the light of day: The Muppet Show - Season 4 on DVD!

After the first three season of The Muppet Show were released in 2005, 2007, and 2008 respectively fans were eager to get the next two seasons to finish off their collections. 


There was no official word on season 4 until the first D23 Expo in 2009. Disney Consumer Products released temp cover art, with Gonzo used over the season 2 box, to illustrate what the upcoming set would potentially look like.


After that radio silence on the subject from any official channels until 2001. At which time Walter pleaded with Disney to release the set during promotion for The Muppets.


Our friends at The Muppet Mindset wrote an open letter to Disney in 2012, and yet here it is, 2014. five years since it was first announce, four years since it was originally to be released 
and and three years since a Muppet asked for it in an official Disney promotional material!

Numerous fans have started petitions pleading Disney to release the two remaining seasons including Change.org, and Facebook.

You can contact Disney directly at http://www.disneystudioshelp.com/Contact_Us.html to let them know how much you still want it!

Here's hoping another year won't come and go with out it!

Have you heard about an item and longed to purchase it, only for it to never be made? Would you like to write an article about it? Email us and we'll publish it on the blog!*

*We retain the right to edit all submissions. 

7 comments:

  1. NEVER MADE MUPPETS
    I couldn't find your e-mail, so I am posting my reply here.
    "Muppet Show" Season 4, aside (I feel like fans have been double-crossed), there are a few others I would love to see released on Blu Ray and/or DVD.
    1. JOHN DENVER & THE MUPPETS: A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER
    It was beyond great getting "Rocky Mountain Holiday (albeit edited) released a few years back. I was hoping for a trend that didn't follow through.
    2. MUPPET CLASSIC THEATER
    This direct-to-video release is tepid compared to some Muppet fare. I'm still fond of it and would love to have it in my collection!
    3. THE MUPPETS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
    If for no other reason, this TV special needs to be released because it was Jim's final Muppet project before we lost him in 1990.
    4. A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS *UNCUT*!!!
    The version released many years ago is sorely lacking some of its best scenes! Why they chose to edit it I will never know. In the DVD (and VHS) releases we are missing the Snowman/Fozzie montage, almost the entire Muppet Babies flashback, and more.
    ~Mikey

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    1. oh yeah I would LOVE to see the John Denver Christmas on dvd. I have such fond memories of that, and the CD still makes me a little weepy.

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  3. I would LOVE to see the John Denver Christmas on dvd
    I want to Buy muppet show season 4 and 5

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  4. I would like to see the remaining two seasons of the Muppet Show, Muppet Babies, Little Muppet Monsters, Ghost of Faffner Hall, Muppets Tonight as well as the new recent Muppets series - all on DVD.

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  5. I also want seasons 4 and 5, along with Muppets From Space to be released onto DVD. I have had 2 near death experiences, a brain surgery to control my epilepsy, and a pacemaker installed since season 3 came out. I would like to have the rest of the episodes before anything else happens to me. PLEASE!
    Laura Ressinger
    laressinger@aol.com

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    1. Laura,

      Muppets From Space has been available on DVD for quite some time. Here's a link the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack: http://amzn.to/25fpCut

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