The Muppets are one of my fondest childhood memories.  Like the rest of my 
generation, my mornings were ushered in by Big Bird and Company on Sesame 
Street.  But these are merely cousins to the genuine article.  Once a week, I 
could stay up a half hour past my bedtime to watch The Muppet Show with my mom 
and dad.  (Mom and Dad, wow, I must have been young.)  If you don't remember how 
much of a treat a special later bedtime is, you're clearly too old or full of 
yourself, start regressing immediately.

'Muppets From Space', although made nine years after Jim Henson's death, remains 
true both to the characters of The Muppets but also to their production.  Jim 
Henson may be remembered as the world's last great puppeteer. Puppeteering: that 
small theatrical art form long since abandoned on the shoulder of the 
information superhighway.  Despite the fact that 'Toy Story' was released four 
years prior to 'Muppets From Space', our Muppets still come to life without the 
aid of computer animation.

In this Muppet adventure, Gonzo is finally hit with the realization that he has 
no idea what he is.  So hard is he hit with this epiphany that he actually 
receives a message in his alphabet shaped cereal alerting him to the presence 
and impending arrival of his alien brethren.  Has Gonzo finally gone overboard? 
In short, yes.  But this has nothing to do with the possibility of an alien 
arrival. 

'Muppets From Space' is an excellent Muppet movie with a softer, more sensitive, 
more mature spin.  The frantic antics of 'The Muppet Show', while still present, 
are complimented with more touching character building sequences (particularly 
well done is Gonzo's initial Noah's Ark dream).  I love Muppets; I love this 
movie.

For revolutionary puppettering, however, 'The Dark Crystal' is the most 
ambitious (and most praise worthy) endeavor to date.