Twit Wit: The 5 Best Tweets About The Muppets

comments: 0 || add yours Sure, they’re not box office champs, but the Muppets’ resurgence as competitive marquee stars is reason enough to scan Twitter for the best tweets about Jason Segel’s new film. Who will top this week’s tally? Join us for a quintet of quips that will make the Swedish Chef throw his wooden spoon in glee. 5. Michael McKean voices precisely the reason Muppets From Space may be better than The Muppets. #embedly_twitter_19697450{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/profile_background_images/72466264/Pimpwear.jpg) #022330;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_19697450 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@MJMcKeanMichael McKean We’re planning to see the Muppet movie, but I suspect there won’t be nearly enough Pepe the Prawn.Nov 23 via TwittelatorFavoriteRetweetReply 4. Jesse Knight tried seeing Hugo this weekend, but it just felt like The Un-Muppets. #embedly_twitter_87797346{background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/172808952/i_mhuggingabagelbite.jpg) #EDECE9;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p a {color:#088253;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 a {color:#088253;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_87797346 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@SuperfluouslyJesse Knight The “silence your cellphone” promo with the Muppets that ran before HUGO only reminded everyone that THE MUPPETS was sold out.Nov 26 via Tweetbot for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply 3. Chris Schleicher twists your perception of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem’s femme fatale with one observant tweet. #embedly_twitter_62354276{background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme15/bg.png) #022330;padding:20px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .embedly_tweet_content{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px;padding-bottom:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p span.metadata span.author{line-height:15px;color:#999;font-size:14px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p span.metadata span.author a{line-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 p a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .embedly_timestamp{font-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top:5px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .components-above span.embedly_timestamp{font-size:10px;margin-top:1px;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 a {color:#0084B4;text-decoration:none;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-screen-name {font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-full-name {padding-left:4px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions{margin-left:10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .components-above span.tweet-actions{font-size:10px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .controls{line-height:12px!important;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions a {margin-left:5px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions a b{font-weight:normal;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .components-above span.tweet-actions a b{vertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .components-above .tweet-text{font-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-image {float:left;width:40px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-user-block-image {float:left;width:48px;height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-row {margin-left:40px;margin-top:3px;line-height:17px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-user-block {}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .stream-item {padding-bottom:0px;margin-left:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .simple-tweet-image img {margin-top:4px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .simple-tweet-content {margin:0 0 13px 0px;font-size:14px;min-height:48px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .in-reply-to-border {border-color:#EBEBEB;border-style:solid;border-width:1px 0 0;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .in-reply-to-text {margin-left:4px;padding-left:8px;padding-right:10px;color:#999;font-size:12px;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions i {background:transparent url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1306889658/phoenix/img/sprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px 3px;outline:none;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i {background-position:-192px 0;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i {background-position:0 0;}#embedly_twitter_62354276 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i {background-position:-32px 0;}@cschleichsrunChris Schleicher While watching “The Muppets,” I realized that most of the Real Housewives are on a slow trajectory towards looking like Janice.Nov 26 via webFavoriteRetweetReply 2. Jason Segel ended his endless press tour and finally began to tweet for himself. 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Top 5 sandwiches: BLT, grilled cheese, Reuben, tuna melt, pb&jNov 28 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply 1. Statler and Waldorf get the last and best laugh with their quick dismissal of The Muppets. 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We missed it too, fell asleep during opening credits, woke up in time to heckle the closing credits.Nov 26 via webFavoriteRetweetReply Follow Louis Virtel on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. Tagged: chris schleicher, jason segel, jesse knight, michael mckean, muppets