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''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' is a 2021 American
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based on the
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properties
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and
The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displaye ...
. It was released on October 8, 2021, via
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. It is the Muppets' first Halloween special. The plot stars
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and
Pepe Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms * Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
as they face the challenge of staying in a haunted mansion for one night. It received generally positive reviews from critics.


Plot

Instead of attending the Muppets' annual Halloween party,
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and
Pepe Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname. * People Mononyms * Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer *Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
are on their way to a fear challenge event in the same haunted mansion where Gonzo's favorite magician, The Great MacGuffin, disappeared one-hundred years ago. Upon being dropped off by their hearse driver (
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), Gonzo and Pepe meet the Caretaker (
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), along with several
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s and singing busts. Their "Ghost Host" (
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) tells Gonzo that he has been summoned to the mansion to see if he can survive one night. If he cannot, he and Pepe will be trapped there forever. While Gonzo claims that he fears nothing, Pepe is easily scared by everything he sees in the mansion. After meeting Madam Pigota (
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), Gonzo and Pepe come across a room full of several ghosts resembling their Muppet friends. The Host soon appears and informs Gonzo that in order to survive the mansion he must face his fears in Room 999. As Gonzo is led to the room, Pepe meets and becomes entranced by the ghost of Constance Hatchaway (
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), who plans to marry and then kill him as he meets the ghosts of her past husbands. Gonzo is trapped in Room 999 (with the room's number sign turning upside down to read "
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") and faces his biggest fear: that no one will like him if he does not do dangerous stunts. Gonzo starts to turn old as his reflection taunts him. Recalling a conversation with Kermit he had earlier, Gonzo realizes that he can be great by just being himself and the room de-ages and releases him. The Host congratulates Gonzo for facing his fears and tells him that he is free to go so long as he makes it out by sunrise. After realizing that Pepe is in trouble, Gonzo refuses to leave without him. With the help of the Host's candelabra, Gonzo is able to find Pepe and stop the wedding. The pair jump out the window and make it out of the mansion just as the sun rises. The Host meets them at the gate, revealing himself to be the Great MacGuffin, who is impressed that Gonzo was willing to do what he could not; face his fears. The hearse driver picks them up and Kermit calls asking to meet the pair for breakfast. He then comments that Gonzo and Pepe should bring their friends along, leading the two to turn and see the Hitchhiking Ghosts behind them.


Cast

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Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular charact ...
as the Host *
Yvette Nicole Brown Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC sitcom ''Community'', as Dani in the 2015 version of ''The Odd Couple'' on CBS and as Dina Rose on the ABC sit ...
as the Hearse Driver *
Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee'' (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree ...
as the Caretaker *
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as the Bride * Kim Irvine as Haunted Mansion Maid * Quinn McPherson as Hallway Knight *
John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the Da ...
as Famous Person


Ghosts

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as Claude *
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as Maude *
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as Harriet *
Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles as Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ...
as Fred *
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as Huet *
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as Mary


Singing Busts

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* Craig Robinson *
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Muppet performers

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as: **
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as a Staring Bust ** Waldorf as a Happy Haunt ** Beauregard as George Hightower ** Randy Pig as a Happy Haunt ** Chip as himself and Pickwick the Chandelier Ghost ** Zoot as a member of Madame Pigota's ghost band *
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as: **
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**
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as the Organist ** Dr. Teeth as a member of Madame Pigota's ghost band ** Johnny Fiama as Frank Banks ** Howard Tubman as a Happy Haunt **
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as a Happy Haunt **
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as a Happy Haunt **
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as a Happy Haunt ** Andy Pig as a Happy Haunt ** Bubba the Rat as a Happy Haunt ** Beautiful Day Monster as himself and as a Happy Haunt ** Clean Gene the Behemoth as himself and as a Happy Haunt ** Party Tomato *
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as: **
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as herself and Madame Pigota **
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as himself and Gauzey the Hatbox Bear **
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as a Duelist **
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as a member of Madame Pigota's ghost band * Matt Vogel as: **
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as himself and the Mansion Show host ** Floyd Pepper as a member of Madame Pigota's ghost band **
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as a Duelist **
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as a Happy Haunt ** Lew Zealand as Reginald Caine ** Uncle Deadly as the Justice of the Peace **
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as a Ghost Servant *
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as: **
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as Ambrose Harper **
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as the Birthday Ghost ** Statler as a Happy Haunt ** Joe the Legal Weasel as a Happy Haunt **
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as a member of Madame Pigota's band ** The ghosts *
David Rudman David Rudman (born June 1, 1963) is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer known for his involvement with the Muppets and ''Sesame Street''. Career David Rudman has been a ''Sesame Street'' Muppet performer sinc ...
as: ** Scooter as himself and as a Happy Haunt **
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as a member of Madame Pigota's band ** Beaker as a Staring Bust ** Wayne as a Happy Haunt ** Squid Ghost *
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as: ** Sal Minella as Frank Banks's sidekick *
Julianne Buescher Julianne Buescher (born February 4, 1965) is an American actress, writer, and puppeteer who performs in film, television, radio, and on stage. As a voice actress, she is known for many roles including Anko Mitarashi on ''Naruto''. She hails fro ...
as: ** Yolanda Rat as a Happy Haunt ** Beverly Plume as a Happy Haunt ** Wanda as a Happy Haunt ** Screaming Goat *
Alice Dinnean Alice Catherine Dinnean (born May 23, 1969) is an American puppeteer, voice actress and creative writer who works at The Jim Henson Company. Dinnean has performed on many children's television shows such as ''The Puzzle Place'', ''Sesame Street ...
as: ** Miss Cartier as a Happy Haunt ** Mummy ** Caretaker's Dog ** Pee Wee *
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as: ** Duddy ** Ballroom Rat ** Mo Frackle as a Happy Haunt (uncredited) * Nicolette Santino as: ** Party Tomato * Alex Villa as: ** Pumpkin


Production

Early attempts to produce a Halloween special centered on
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date back to the early 1990s. Following
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's death, his son
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planned to continue the franchise's presence on television by releasing a series of holiday specials, with the first one tentatively centered around Halloween. However, the project ultimately was cancelled, and the TV series ''
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'' was eventually released instead. In March 2009, it was announced during a special event at
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, that
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, who acquired The Muppets in 2004, was developing a Halloween special based on the franchise. A 2010 release date was later announced. However, the special was postponed in order for
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to focus entirely on the 2011 film, and eventually cancelled. In May 2021, a Muppets Halloween special based on the
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attraction
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, titled ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'', was announced to be in development. Filming took place in April 2021 during eighteen days. In August 2021, longtime Muppet director
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revealed that he wrote and directed the special, and shared a teaser image from it. Later that month,
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and
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were revealed to be part of the cast as Uncle Theodore and The Caretaker, respectively, while Kelly Younger was revealed as co-writer. The rest of the cast was announced the following September. Ed Mitchell and Steve Morrell wrote the music for the special, including three new songs, titled "Rest In Peace", "Life Hereafter", and "Tie The Knot Tango", as well as a cover of
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". This was one of
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's final works before his death, and was dedicated to his memory.


Release

''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' was released exclusively on
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on October 8, 2021. The special made its linear TV premiere on
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on October 22, 2022.


Reception


Audience viewership

According to
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, ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' was the 6th most streamed movie across all platforms in the United States, during the week of October 10, 2021, and the 10th during the week of 17, 2021.


Critical response

On review aggregation website
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, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 6.20/10.
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." John Serba of ''Decider'' praised the humor of ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'', saying, "''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' is trifling silliness. It inspires some smiles, if not out-loud laughter." W. Andrew Powell of '' The GATE'' reviewed the show positively, stating, "Disney World’s ''Haunted Mansion'' meets The Muppets in one of the best, and most entertaining Muppet experiences in years." Victoria Rose Caister of ''GameRant.com'' complimented the series, stating that the "spooky elements are actually done in a very nice way," and the show is "a really solid watch that will be easy to throw on for kids or adults at Halloween time." Garrett Martin of ''Paste'' rated the Halloween special 8 out of 10 and stated that ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' recalls of the ''Muppet Show'', saying, "It’s a silly, ultimately heartfelt hour destined to become a holiday favorite for fans of Disney parks, the Muppets, or just felt in general." Tara Bennett of ''
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'' gave the series 8 out of 10, claiming, "The Muppets at their best are timeless, and this special captures much of that spirit." Polly Conway of ''
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'' rated the Halloween special 4 out of 5 stars, stated the Halloween special promotes positive message and role models, such as being courageous and encouraging others, while complimenting the diverse representations across the portrayal of different origins.


Accolades


References


External links

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