Richard Hunt Bio Release Date!

After almost a decade in the making, we now have a release date for Max Steins' Richard Hunt biography, "Funny Boy."

Mark your calendars because "Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography" will be released by Rutgers University Press on March 15, 2024!

Muppets Mayhem Easter Eggs: Track 8!

The Muppets Mayhem is filled with many hidden and not so hidden Easter eggs for fans to discover. 

There are so many in fact that we're going track by track (episode by episode) to help you spot them.

Track 8: “Virtual Insanity”

The title is a reference to Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity."

The van pass Doc Hopper's Frogs Legs.

When Moog chimes in, Penny says "Who is this smart guy, and why is he talking to me? This is a reference to Taj Mawry's 1997 Disney Channel sitcom Smart Guy.

Floyd mentions a previous beef with another band from River Bottom. Dr. Teeth adds that they were a nightmare. This is a nice nod to the River Bottom Nightmare Band from Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. 

The names of the town's business are:

Here Comes The Sundries - a reference to The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun."

F. Murray Abraham Playhouse - a reference to actor F. Murray Abraham who appeared in the music biopic Amadeus and Muppets From Space.

I'm sure the Hardware store has a cool name, but I can't quite make it out. Any help would appreciated. 

Master P Nuts stand. A reference to Musician Master P.

Jack Mcbrayer' Luther McMonster says "Mayhem, Come out to Play!" this is a line from the film "The Warriors."

Announcer the Minecraft announcement lists "Miners, creepers, zombies, and Steve."

The announcer is Jon Baily form Honest Movie Trailers.

The list of fans in Minecraft are the "BTS Army, Rihanna’s Navy, and the Natalie Merchant- Marines"

Cameos:

Rachel Bloom as Samantha Swiftie - Leader of the Taylor Swift fan club.

Nicole Byer as Beatrice of the Behive - Leader of the Beyonce fan club.

Riki Lindhome as Justine the Belieber - Leader of the Justin Belieber fan club.

Jack Mcbrayer as Luther McMonster - Leader of the Lady Gaga fan club.

Joe Lo Truglio as Clark the Mo-Cap Maestro.

Assorted Minecraft characters as themselves. 

New Character info:

Janice has an innie Bellybutton and Zoot has "both kinds - in and out."

Did you skip a track? Check out the Easter Eggs in Tracks 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6, & 7

The Muppets Mayhem is now streaming only on Disney+.

Pre-Order NECA's Dinosaurs Ultimate Figures!

We now have a look at NECA's upcoming Dinosaurs Ultimate action figures.

Not only that, but they announced the first two figures, Baby and Earl, are now available for pre-order as well. 

The Sinclairs are your average family with one BIG difference… they're talking dinosaurs living in the year 60,000,003 BC!

Jim Henson's creatures for Dinosaurs made this early 1990s show a comedy hit that's still certifiably fresh. Now you can bring home a little bit of the prehistoric with NECA's detailed action figures.

This fully articulated Baby Sinclair action figure is absolutely packed with accessories, including highchair and interchangeable head and hands. Stands in 7" scale (actual measurement 4 inches). Collector-friendly window box packaging with opening front flap.

 

Dinosaurs Ultimate Earl Sinclair 7-Inch Scale Action Figure:

The Earl Sinclair action figure is fully articulated (including tail) and comes with accessories like a TV remote, beverage cans, captain's hat, Fernhill mug, and interchangeable head / hands.

Product Features:

• 7-inch scale (17.78cm)
• Made of plastic
• Based on the Dinosaur TV series
• Highly articulated
• Window box packaging

Box Contents:

• Earl Sinclair figure
• Alternate head
• 3 Pairs of alternate hands
• TV remote
• Captain's hat
• Fernhill mug
• Beverage 6-pack
• Cigar

$39.99 / Pre-order at Entertainment Earth and Big Bag Toy Store

Dinosaurs Ultimate Baby Sinclair 7-Inch Scale Action Figure:

The Baby Sinclair action figure measures around 4-inches tall and includes accessories like a highchair, bowl, spoon, baby bottle, golden horn, TV remote, baseball bat, caveman cookie, frying pan, cookie creature, stuffed dinosaur toys, slingshot, George the Hippo, and interchangeable head and hands.

Product:

• Features7-inch scale (17.78cm)
• Made of plastic
• Based on the Dinosaur TV series
• Highly articulated
• Window box packaging

Box Contents:

• Baby Sinclair figure
• Alternate head
• 2 Pairs of alternate hands
• Highchair with blanket
• Bowl
• Spoon
• Bottle
• TV remote
• Caveman cookie
• Cookie creature
• Frying pan
• 3 Dinosaur toys
• Slingshot
• George the Hippo toy

 $39.99 / Pre-order at Entertainment Earth and Big Bad Toy Store. 

NECA's Dinosaurs Baby & Earl Sinclair Ultimate action figures will be released in October.

Muppet Labs Brew-Wing Event Coming to EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival!

Muppet Labs is heading to EPCOT's International Food & Wine Festival, changing their name to Brew-Wing La, and experimenting with "tasty flavors."

Bunsen and Beaker made the announcment via Disney Parks' Twitter page:

At The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE, the future of food is being made today with Muppet Labs! Join Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker as they experiment with tasty flavors at the Brew-Wing Lab.

At The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE, the future of food is being made today with Muppet Labs! Join Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker as they experiment with tasty flavors at the Brew-Wing Lab. 🧪 🍽️ pic.twitter.com/dmUbfFTT9j

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) July 7, 2023

That’s right – Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, of Muppet Labs will welcome you to their taste-testing headquarters, where the inventive duo are busy creating scientific snacks and mind-blowing beverages. You’ll have a chance to sample some of their kooky concoctions like the Unnecessarily Spicy, Yet Extremely Tasty Scotch Bonnet Pepper-Curry Wings, or the Pickle Milkshake. Consider it a flavor experiment in the name of science!

UPDATE:

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his faithful assistant, Beaker, who appear throughout the venue via videos from Muppet Labs”

EPCOT's International Food & Wine Festival runs July 27 to November 18, 2023

More information can be found here.

Five Nights at Freddy’s Full Trailer!

After releasing a teaser trailer back in May, the full trailer for the Five Nights at Freddy's movie has now released as well. 

The film follows a troubled security guard as he begins working at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza.

While spending his first night on the job, he realizes the night shift at Freddy’s won’t be so easy to make it through.

The film stars Josh Hutcherson (Ultraman, The Hunger Games franchise), Elizabeth Lail (You, Mack & Rita), Piper Rubio (Holly & Ivy, Unstable), Kat Conner Sterling (We Have a Ghost, 9-1-1), with Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot, Fried Green Tomatoes) and Matthew Lillard (Good Girls, Scream, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie).

 

Five Nights at Freddy’s is directed by Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon) and written by Scott Cawthon, Emma Tammi, and Seth Cuddeback.

The film is produced by Jason Blum and Scott Cawthon with creatures by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. 

Five Nights at Freddy’s opens October 27th. 

Muppets Mayhem Easter Eggs: Track 7!

The Muppets Mayhem is filled with many hidden and not so hidden Easter eggs for fans to discover. 

There are so many in fact that we're going track by track (episode by episode) to help you spot them.

Track 7: “Eight Days a Week”

This the only episode without a cold open. 

The episode is a parody of Peter Jackson's rock documentary Get Back about The Beatles.

The episode's title references The Beatles song "Eight Days a Week."

The Calendar is not only another reference to Get Back, but is filled with Easter eggs, including:

A sketch of a cloud and lighting bolt similar to Sesame Street's Muppet News Flash segments.

A sketch of The Electric Mayhem's waveform and Mouth logos

April 1: Tell Lips's he's adopted - an April Fool's Day prank

April 4: Dentist 9AM 10AM 2PM

April 6: Sketch of Animal similar to original concept sketches by Bonnie Erickson and Jim Henson

April 10: Zoot Haircut!!

April 15: TAXES!!  and who collects taxes .. the "Tax Man" of course, another Beatles song reference!

April 16: Kermit sketch by Jim Henson

April 19: Yesterday (Beatles Lyric Reference)

X on April 20: Otherwise known as 4/20, an unofficial holiday for Marijuana.

April 27: RANDON DEADLINE!!

April 29: JEFF'S MOM'S B-DAY!! (Presumably referring to Producer and Writer of the episode Jeff Yorke's own mom's birthday. 

UPDATE:

Jeff Yorkers’ doodled the entire calendar and, yes, he confirmed, it is his mom’s birthday!

And a post-it note reminding the band to CALL a PUMBER.

The amps used by the band go to 11.5. This is a nod to the classic mockumentary Spinal Tap, who's amps went to 11. 

Many Beatles' song titles and lyrics titles are used a dialoged through the episode including, "Get Back," Nora says audiences "Across the Universe," Kevin Smith telling the band to "Act Naturally," (which Floyd and Janice performed on The Muppets Go To The Movies), JJ Yelling "Help, I need Somebody," Lips mumbling "Love, Love Me Do" and Hannah telling Moog to "Let it Be."

Animal's wearing the same "I Love NY" shirt he wore in The Muppets Take Manhattan. 

Kevin Smith self-references many of his films including comedies Clerks, Clerks 2, Clerks 3, Chasing Amy, and "Whatever Yoga Hosers was."

Animal's love of bunnies first appeared in a Bonus clip for The Muppet Show Season 2 DVD, then grew into a series of viral videos. 

Floyd's guitar has a "Mr. Baseman" Sticker. Paul McCartney had a "BASSMAN" sticker on his bass. It also refers to Floyd signing Mr. Bassman on The Muppet Show. 

Floyd says “Just like the dark horse himself, George Harrison” Dark Horse was Harrison’s 1974 solo album.

Zoot has a running gag of wanting long-dead musicians to play him Elvis, James Brown, and Frank Sinatra.

Susanna Hoffs says Lip's taught her to "Walk Like an Egyptian," which was a major hit in the  80's.

Paula Abdul says Lips's introduced her to MC SKat Kat, a carton cat who appeared in her "Opposites Attract" music video.

Penny’s appearance at the recording sessions is a nod to Yoko Ono. Yoko was also seen wearing black and knitting in the documentary. 

The "Zootlicate" that speaks (other than Morgan Freeman) is performer and series creator, Bill Barretta's son, Jackson. 

Actual member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney calls Lips, but he doesn't answer. 

The band playing on the roof is a nod to The Beatles final performance highlighted in Get Back.

The band plays The Beatles "Love, Love, Love."

Floyd is wearing a brown jacket, similar to the one John Lennon wore during The Beatles rooftop concert

Zoot is wearing the jacket he wore in The Great Muppet Caper 

Animal calls Peter Jackson "Precious' in a nod to Gollum from Lord of The Rings which Jackson famously directed.

The band mentions Jackson’s previous work with The Feebles. Meet The Feebles was one of Jackson's first films and is an all puppet, extremely not family friendly, parody of The Muppet Show.

UPDATE: The mugs Moog totes around are exact replicas of the ones The Beatles used in Get Back. Recreated by the show’s prop designer Bethany Barton.

Cameos:

Kevin Smith as himself. 

Susanna Hoffs as herself.

Paula Abdul - who also guest starred on Muppets Tonight.

Morgan Freeman as himself.

Peter Jackson as himself.

New Character Info:

Janice doesn't like "bowl based cuisines"

New Characters Introduced:

Jimmy Shoe (Zoot's Talking shoe) - which is an homage to Jim Henson.

As Bill Baretta explaind in this interview with Collider:

"Dave Goelz (the puppeteer for Zoot) came to me one day and said, “I have this idea that Zoot has this little character with him.” I was like, “Dave, that might be hard to do, all the time. Is there something else that maybe he has on him?” And he came back with this idea of doing a shoe named Jimmy, and Jimmy is Jim Henson. Dave found photos of Jim’s teeth because he wanted the shoe to be able to smile. Those are Jim’s teeth and he carved them himself."

Did you skip a track? Check out the Easter Eggs in Tracks 1, 2-3, 4-5, & 6.

The Muppets Mayhem is now streaming only on Disney+.