Pop Culture References
- Notable pop culture references in the film include SpongeBob SquarePants, Scrubs, and Its a Wonderful Life.
- The play that Kermit tries to have planned out parodies elements of Moulin Rouge! (the Muppet Theater's Christmas "Spectacular Spectacular" opens with a number set at the "Moulin Scrooge," which climaxes as Miss Piggy dons the role of Satine and performs "Santa Baby"), Cirque du Soleil (feebly adapted by an apathetic choreographer as the "Cirque du So Lame"), A Beautiful Mind (when Dr. Honeydew works out the money needed to save the theater's finances by doodling on a window, and, after listening to Beaker squeak, responds, "Why, thank you, Beaky, I think you have a beautiful mind, too"), For Dummies books (Daniel is given a book called Performing Miracles for Dummies), and the old Gift of the Magi comedy routine (coming to a crashing halt in this film when one of the participants forgot to sell or buy anything).
- Steve Irwin is parodied as "The Crazy Australian Guy" who is looking for "crocs" in the streets.
- Fozzie also has an encounter with the citizens of Whoville from the live action version of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000), who mistake him for the Grinch after he is painted green.
- Kermit the Frog sees a TV in a window that is playing what looks like Fear Factor with Rizzo the Rat in a cage about to be eaten by one of the contestants. This scene, of course, takes place in a time where Kermit wasn't born.
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