Hey, have you seen our latest ridiculous April Fools Day gag? We spoofed our own Great Muppet Mural with the Not-So-Great Muppet Mural: a massive art piece with a ton of obscure Muppet characters and stupid jokes mostly just added to made ourselves laugh.
Let’s take another look at it now, shall we?
Beautiful, isn’t it? (It’s okay to say “no”.)
As you can tell, a lot of work went into this thing. We had a small circle of ToughPigs contributors draw over 130 characters, and it’s a shame that it’s so hard to see some of them. In the spirit of giving these artists (and their work) the proper attention, we’re excited to share every individual Muppet illustration right here, right now.
First up, we have the background, seen above. Among the many, many references seen here are:
- The Cat in the Hat’s house from The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
- The well from The Frog Prince, with patterns from Sesame Street‘s “The King of 8”
- Bear in the Big Blue House‘s Big Blue House
- Jim’s office from The Jim Henson Hour
- The buildings across the street from 123 Sesame Street as seen in Follow That Bird
- The eponymous Dark Crystal from The Dark Crystal
- Big Bird’s “ABC-DEF-GHI” banner
- And more!
And now, over 130 characters illustrated for our ridiculous Not-So-Great Muppet Mural! Enjoy!
Kermit the Pig by Noah Ginex
ALF by Jarrod Fairclough
Kermit the Protozoa and Fozzie Amoeba by Smig
Andy and Randy Pig by Smig
Angelo by Becca Petunia
Angelo by Smig
Baby Sinclair by Zach Kenny
Bad Andy by Smig
Ballerina Pig (from the Rudolf Nureyev episode of The Muppet Show) by Smig
Balloon Beaker (from Muppet Babies) by Shane Keating
Beard by Smig
Beautiful Day Monster (from the “Got Anything Cheaper?” Muppet Show sketch) by Shane Keating
Bertina by Smig
Bettina and Belinda by Sarah Elizabeth Grace
Betty Lou by Shane Keating
Big V by Matthew Soberman
Billy the Bear by Shane Keating
Bossman by Smig
Bozark from Animal Jam by Shane Keating
Buddy from Dinosaur Train by Staci Rosen
Burlan Dernie by Noah Ginex
Buzz the Wharf Rat by Anthony Strand
Calico by Smig
Fozzie, Scooter, and Floyd as chickens (from the Roger Miller episode of The Muppet Show) by Noah Ginex
Chip by James V. Carroll
Chip by Dave Hulteen, Jr.
Chip by Jarrod Fairclough
Chip by Joe Hennes
Chip by Kenny Durkin
Chip by Matthew Soberman
Chip by Ryan Roe
Chip by Shane Keating
Chuck Stoat by Staci Rosen
Cleo from Between the Lions by Zach Kenny
Clive Cahuenga by Shane Keating
Coffee Break Machine by Shane Keating
Cow (from “Jamboree”) by Zach Kenny
Cue Card Monster by Shane Keating
Daddy Dodo by Staci Rosen
Dave the Human by Noah Ginex
Denise by Dave Hulteen, Jr.
Dexter by Zach Kenny
Disturbing Thoughts by Smig
Doc Hogg by Zach Kenny
Doozer by Staci Rosen
Durwood Clapper (from the “My Muppets Show” mobile game) by Anthony Strand
Elizabeth by Zach Kenny
Fern by Becca Petunia
Flash by Smig
Bad Andy by Smig
Forgetful Jones by Smig
Forgetful Jones by Zach Kenny
Fred Bedderhead by Zach Kenny
Fred (from the Munchos commercials) by Smig
“And You Can Get a Free Watch!” by Zach Kenny
Fughetta Faffner by Smig
Gary Cahuenga and Chuckie by Smig
Gazelle by Ryan Roe
Grizzy by Smig
Grover (from the infamous “Big Boy” comic) by Shane Keating
The Hatrack by Smig
Hilda by Smig
Horatio and Bozark by Zach Kenny
Howard Tubman by Zach Kenny
Irving Bizarre by Joe Hennes
Jen by Julia Gaskill
Jen and Kira by Matthew Soberman
Jeremiah Tortoise by Zach Kenny
Jim Henson tattoo by (and on) Jarrod Fairclough
Joe and Ryan by Smig
Jowls by Smig
Kermit the Forg by Shane Keating
Leo the Party Monster by Smig
Leon by Smig
Limbo by Joe Hennes
Lindbergh by Smig
Little Murray Sparkles by Smig
Lothar from The Great Santa Claus Switch by Smig
Luna and the Swinetreck by Kenny Durkin
Professor Madcliffe by Smig
The Mighty Favog by Zach Kenny
Missing M from Sesame Street‘s Law and Order parody by Shane Keating
Moishe Oofnik by Shane Keating
Monster Cookie by Shane Keating
Morton the Elephant-Bird by Zach Kenny
Mother Goose by Becca Petunia
Mr. Mookie from Dog City by Zach Kenny
Joel, Tom Servo, and Crow T. Robot from Mystery Science Theater 3000 by Dave Hulteen, Jr.
The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come by Zach Kenny
Muppet Robots (Steel Rabbit, ’80s Robot, Otto the Automatic Entertainer, M.A.M.M.A., and Harv-E) by Kenny Durkin
Nanny by Joe Hennes
The Newsman, Sally Spingel-Spungle-Sporn, and Gretel the Cow by Zach Kenny
Ninja Rogers (from “The Muppet Show Comic Book”) by Anthony Strand
Norman by Roz Strand
Octopus (from “Octopus’s Garden” on The Ed Sullivan Show) by Smig
Ojo by Julia Gaskill
Old Gonzo from Muppets Haunted Mansion by Julia Gaskill
Onky by Smig
Puppety Sockman by Jarrod Fairclough
Randy and Billy Baloney from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse by Kenny Durkin
Rebel L by Shane Keating
Rowlf the Dog as a Gobagoo from “Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along” by Ryan Roe
Roy Hess from Dinosaurs by Zach Kenny
Sammy the Snake by Smig
Snerfs by Shane Keating
Sneels by Zach Kenny
Snuffy (in his original, terrifying appearance) by Noah Ginex
Sour Bird by Smig
The Southern Colonel by Smig
Spamela Hamderson by Zach Kenny
Koozebanian Spooble by Shane Keating
Stalks by Shane Keating
Talking House by Becca Petunia
Ted Bedderhead from The Country Bears by Zach Kenny
Tennessee O’Neal from The Country Bears by Zach Kenny
The Thought Lion from The Jim Henson Hour by Zach Kenny
Topo Gigio (from ToughPigs’ very first April Fools Day gag!) by Ryan Roe
Two-Headed Muppet Monster by Zach Kenny
Uncle Slim by Ryan Roe
Velvet and Penelope Penguin by Smig
Wayne and Wanda by Shane Keating
Wild Impresario from The Ghost of Faffner Hall by Smig
Wild Impresario from The Ghost of Faffner Hall by Zach Kenny
Wishbone Skrump from The Skrumps by Anthony Strand
The World’s Oldest Fraggle by Staci Rosen
Yertle the Turtle by Zach Kenny
Zeb Zoober from The Country Bears by Becca Petuina
Many, many thanks to the talented artists who helped us put this amazing and silly art piece together! We hope you all enjoyed seeing your favorite and less-than-favorite characters represented as much as we enjoyed drawing them!
Click here to break out the crayons on the ToughPigs forum!
by Joe Hennes – Joe@ToughPigs.com
