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  • - The full Muppetdom.

  • The full Muppetdom.

  • A full Muppetology.

  • Welcome to our Sweet Sixteen of "What's

  • Up, Disney+," where we talk all things Disney+.

  • That's right, it's our 16th episode.

  • We have a stacked episode for you today.

  • "The Muppet Show" is coming to Disney+.

  • And we are also going nuts with the cast

  • and crew of the Disney+ original movie,

  • "Flora & Ulysses."

  • There is so much to look forward to.

  • Let's get started.

  • Waka, waka.

  • It's finally here.

  • Yay.

  • "The Muppet Show" is coming to Disney+ tomorrow

  • and I am so excited to watch this series

  • from start to finish.

  • Oh my gosh.

  • "Muppet Show" was my childhood and I can't wait to relive it

  • all on Disney+.

  • Same here.

  • And they put "The Muppet Show" out on DVD for seasons one

  • through three, but hardcore Muppet fans

  • were like, where's season four?

  • Where's season five?

  • Well, all five seasons will be on Disney+, which is great.

  • To get us all ready, we're going to tell you everything

  • you need to know before rewatching everyone's favorite

  • variety show.

  • But because we're a little competitive over here

  • at "What's Up, Disney+," we are going

  • to do it all in record time.

  • Let's go.

  • "The Muppet Show" is a variety show featuring recurring

  • sketches, musical numbers, and comedy featuring the Muppets

  • and a new guest star every episode.

  • It premiered on September 5, 1979, and ran for five seasons.

  • The series features iconic sketches like Muppet Labs,

  • Pigs In Space, Veterinarian's Hospital, The Swedish Chef,

  • Fozzie Bear's Stand-Up Act, At The Dance,

  • and Muppet News Flash.

  • From it's iconic theme song which evolved every season,

  • to "The Muppet Show" house band, Dr. Teeth

  • and the Electric Mayhem, the show

  • features so much great music.

  • Not to mention hits like "Mahna Mahna" in the pilot episode,

  • and everyone's favorite, "It's Not Easy Being Green."

  • Of course, we must talk about the Muppets themselves.

  • We've got Kermit the Frog, who's a singer, dancer,

  • banjo-playing extraordinaire,

  • and host with the most. Miss Piggy, diva, superstar,

  • top-billed performer-- or else.

  • Fozzie Bear, the stand-up comic.

  • The Great Gonzo, the performance artiste and daredevil.

  • And Scooter -- gofer -- go for coffee,

  • go for sandwiches, and the show's stage manager.

  • And we can't forget Rowlf the Dog, piano player.

  • Statler and Waldorf, hecklers.

  • (LAUGHS) Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Muppet Labs scientist.

  • Beaker, Muppet Labs assistant. ME, ME, ME, ME, ME.

  • Sam Eagle, upholder of all things moral and decent.

  • Robin the Frog, Kermit's nephew.

  • The Swedish Chef, canteen cook, culinary performer.

  • Lew Zealand, boomerang fish thrower.

  • Beauregard, janitor.

  • Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem,

  • that's the in-house rock band, consisting of Dr. Teeth, Sgt.

  • Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, and Animal.

  • RAWR, RAWR, RAWR, RAWR.

  • "The Muppet Show" was of course, created

  • by Jim Henson, who actually played some of the characters

  • himself.

  • Including Rowlf the Dog, the Swedish Chef,

  • and Kermit the Frog.

  • [CHEERS]

  • Yeah.

  • We did it.

  • That is everything you need to know to get

  • you ready for "The Muppet Show."

  • Make sure you stream "The Muppet Show" on Disney+,

  • on February 19.

  • And now, here's What's New.

  • See the inside and outs of Pixar Animation Studios,

  • with new episodes of "Inside Pixar," an original series

  • now streaming on Disney+.

  • Marvel Studios' "Assembled,"

  • a new documentary series of specials,

  • goes behind the scenes of the series and movies of the MCU.

  • The first special, "Assembled: The Making of WandaVision,"

  • is streaming March 12 on Disney=.

  • March is going to be a game-changer.

  • Next month, start streaming Marvel Studios'

  • "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,"

  • "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers," Disney's "Raya

  • and the Last Dragon" with Premier Access, and more

  • on Disney+.

  • Learn more at Disneyplus.com/raya.

  • And finally, for all you Marvel Studios'

  • "WandaVision" fans, get ready to give your Disney+

  • profile a new look.

  • New Wanda and Vision avatars are now available.

  • And now it's time to meet a squirrelly new hero

  • with the arrival of "Flora & Ulysses,"

  • a brand-new Disney+ original movie.

  • Based on the award- winning children's book,

  • the film tells the story of an avid comic book

  • fan named Flora, who saves a squirrel she named Ulysses.

  • But pretty soon, she finds out that Ulysses

  • has unique superpowers.

  • And their antic-filled adventures change Flora's life forever.

  • Let's hear from the cast and crew of "Flora & Ulysses."

  • I'm here with Matilda Lawler, Alyson Hannigan, and Lena Khan,

  • the cast and director of "Flora & Ulysses."

  • Hi, guys.

  • Hi.

  • Hi.

  • Alyson, can you tell us about "Flora & Ulysses"?

  • It's just this incredible story of Flora,

  • and she's a very imaginative, wonderful girl, that

  • saves this squirrel's life.

  • And then discovers that that squirrel is now a super hero.

  • And a lot of entertainment and action

  • and adventure and everything ensues after that.

  • Matilda, tell us about your character, Flora.

  • So my character starts out as a cynic.

  • And she decides that she can't hope,

  • and she has to just observe.

  • And then as the story goes on, she meets Ulysses.

  • And Ulysses kind of brings her family together,

  • and then gives her hope again.

  • Lena, what do you hope the audience takes

  • away from watching the movie?

  • We're dealing with a crazy time right now,

  • and I'm just kind of hoping people,

  • when they come out of it, with all the stuff kind of life

  • throws at you, they can kind of see a different way

  • of seeing the world.

  • OK, Matilda and Alyson, we are going to create

  • a squirrel sonnet together.

  • So we need to come up with a list of words,

  • starting with you, Matilda.

  • I need you to give me a noun.

  • Hm.

  • Paris.

  • Err, flying.

  • Is that a verb?

  • I cannot wait to see how this sonnet turns out.

  • Old.

  • Uh, scuba diving.

  • Lives.

  • Lives.

  • Yo-yoing.

  • Young.

  • Uh, Australia.

  • OK, are you ready to hear our squirrel sonnet?

  • Yes.

  • Yes.

  • Today is going to be amazing!

  • The lingering smell of Paris makes me want to sing.

  • What kind of day would it be if I did not try to fly

  • it is, after all, my routine.

  • In my own old way, I scuba dive, live, and yo-yo into action

  • to give life to the day!

  • For any other squirrel, this would be young, you see.

  • But Australia happens to be my specialty!

  • (LAUGHS)

  • Thank you, again, so so much, Matilda and Alyson,

  • for playing this wonderful game,

  • and for creating this beautiful and powerful sonnet together.

  • (LAUGHS) Eh, questionable.

  • Make sure to stream "Flora & Ulysses,"

  • tomorrow on Disney+.

  • We have reached the end, folks.

  • But you can't say we didn't deliver.

  • There were Muppets and a super hero squirrel.

  • I mean, name another YouTube show that can deliver both.

  • Be sure to head over to Disney+ to stream all

  • of your favorites.

  • Happy Sweet Sixteen, Jenny.

  • You too, buddy.

  • And now, I'm going to open up my "What's Up,

  • Disney+" Sweet Sixteen birthday presents.

  • See ya.

  • Wait, you got presents?

  • Andre, you got presents?

  • Andre.

  • Holy unanticipated occurrences.

- The full Muppetdom.

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