Polygon

30 years ago, Muppet Treasure Island redefined how we think about The Muppets

These decisions made Muppet Treasure Island the second Muppet movie in a row where, rather than Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, and Gonzo serving as the most prominent characters, the foreground would be ...
PopMatters

‘The Great Muppet Caper’ and ‘Muppet Treasure Island’

It’s hard to overstate the cultural impact of the Muppets. Ever since the ’50s, Jim Henson’s loveable creations, named as an amalgamation between “puppet” and “marionette”, have been singing, ...
USA Today

'Muppet Treasure Island' at 30: An oral history of the wild adaptation

In 1996, Kermit the Frog donned the captain's hat as Captain Abraham Smollett in Muppet Treasure Island, hopping through the air like a swashbuckling amphibious Jack Sparrow with Muppet jaw protruded ...
nytimes.com

When Tim Curry Set Sail for ‘Muppet Treasure Island’

A look back at one of the most ambitious Muppets projects, a Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation that turns 30 this month. By Carlos Aguilar When Brian Henson first embarked on adapting Robert Louis ...
Polygon

30 years later, the human star of Muppet Treasure Island looks back: 'We would just play all day long'

Three decades ago, with rats below deck and a frog at the helm, the Hispaniola set sail on the ocean (you know, the big blue wet thing) for a classic literary adaptation unlike any other. Muppet ...