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Muppets Haunted Mansion
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 8, 2021
67
5.6
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
67
50% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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“Muppets Haunted Mansion” feels more classically Muppet-y than anything that has been produced in nearly 30 years. This is the special that many have been waiting for since Disney finally acquired the characters. And trust me, it was worth the wait.
Written with an exacting knowledge of the ride by Bill Baretta, Kelly Younger and director Kirk Thatcher, “Muppet Haunted Mansion” is the first Disney+ Muppets show to do right by the Muppets.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
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18% Mixed
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27% Negative
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3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
18% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
27% Negative
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3 Ratings
Finally the Muppets tackle Halloween! And they do it well in cahoots with Disney to promote The Haunted Mansion attraction, somehow never making it feel like they are trying to sell anything more than old Muppet humor and entertainment.
Darren Criss has a great cameo appearance and the musical moments and new songs are terrific (the music is exactly what other recent Muppet projects have been **** Muppets are just not so wonderful without song).
It has the potential of being a staple in my annual Halloween viewing in years to come.
Well done.
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Welcome back (again!) Muppets! Let's see more like this one soon!
Every time you slip away, you are missed!
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Muppets Haunted Mansion is trifling silliness. It inspires some smiles, if not out-loud laughter. Call it a slight amusement then. Please don’t take that as a deterrent — Disney’s recent Muppets fare has kind of lowered our expectations, and this is perfectly acceptable fodder for an evening of family togetherness.
Disney+’s new holiday special Muppets Haunted Mansion doesn’t quite feel like a cash-in violation, but definitely feels like a disappointment. ... Muppets Haunted Mansion has almost no story, makes sparing use of its guest cast and, at only 49 minutes, still feels pointlessly padded.
Everything about this looks like a fun and funny Muppet outing. The underlying story works well to explain the tying of two franchises together. There is an insane amount of deep Haunted Mansion references, including a joke about the gift shop outside and the ride breaking down so often.
Unfortunately, Muppets Haunted Mansion just isn't fun, and the jokes largely don't land.
Strangely, there is a reoccurring joke that is a straight rip-off of a joke that started as a deleted scene from "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" and was later used in a standalone short called "Ominous Warning". No one from that production seems to be involved in this, but hey, Disney isn't going to sue itself.
Kids may find it fun. Longtime Muppet enthusiast will probably be disappointed by Disney... again.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company:
- Disney Branded Television
- Disney+
- Soapbox Films
- The Muppets Studio
Initial Release Date: Oct 8, 2021
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Awards
Children's & Family Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
PGA Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
