View Full Version : When is a Muppet themed restaraunt coming?
beaker
08-01-2002, 05:16 PM
I havent seen this brought up on any forum before...so I was wondering how many people on here have always thought it would be great if they made a Muppet themed restaurant? Like WWE World in Time Square, this would be a no brainer for what youd have...tons of Muppet merchandise(Muppet show, movies, etc over the years) as well as in restaurant appearences now and then. I would really like to see JHC' talent pool grow so we can have non main essential puppeteers doing instore type appearences. Like Mo Frackle, etc. This could also be the basis for some short segments, posisbly live, for the new Fox show.
Im curious if a Muppet themed restaurant in New York has ever been considered by JHC? Just imagine the possibilities!
And the opening ceremonies, wow!
grail
08-01-2002, 05:21 PM
you know what? that's a really good idea...kinda like Planet Hollywood, where there's just TONS of Muppet stuff on the walls...name the food after some of the characters (wonder what they'd call a chicken sandwich?), have somebody in a Sweetums suit greet you at the door...i like it!
no rat waiters, though...
beaker
08-01-2002, 05:25 PM
>>>kinda like Planet Hollywood, where there's just TONS of Muppet stuff on the walls...name the food after some of the characters (wonder what they'd call a chicken sandwich?)
thats what I was thinking! I really wish JHC would get more visionary idea people there...I know budget and owner wise things ar euncertain...but the way I see it...The Muppets have been a long time institution in New York, and something like this would be most appropriate. If one could open in the Fall of 2003 that would be too cool.
I have distinct great ideas for the new show, other cool Muppet ideas like the restaraunt, as well as what I think would make the coolest beyond imagination Muppet film ever.
If any JHC people are reading this, I'll work pro bono for you guys!
towels
08-01-2002, 05:32 PM
For some reason I always pictured that seen from Restaurant at the End of the Universe with Gladys the Cow...
Our specials today are Lobster Banditos, Dickens' Apples, talking cake, and Pete's Bowl of Soup...with spoon!
:)
grail
08-01-2002, 05:53 PM
heh
can you imagine an animatronic singing cake that sits in the middle of the table and tells you the dessert menu?
Bean Bunny
08-01-2002, 06:00 PM
Disney had planned a Swefish Chef restaraunt to go with Muppet Vision 3-D and the Muppet Movie Ride to form Muppet Studios.
Lorde Pompeo
08-01-2002, 06:01 PM
Here in Portugal we have a Muppets Pub...
It's a regular Pub which is decorated with pictures of the Muppets and it has paintings on the wall that are quite good... And there are some puppets hanging from the walls here and there... The music is like... easy listening... 80's... pop-rock...
It's nice... But if it were a restaurant it would be nicer...
grail
08-01-2002, 06:05 PM
anybody else here thinking that we need to take a road trip to portugal?
and ooooooooooooo...the Swedish Chef restaraunt...that'd be awesome!! you could rig the doors to the kitchen so that every time they open, a different Chef saying would be heard. can you imagine watching your waiter walk into the kitchen and as the doors open, you hear "Bork Bork Bork!"
man...i'm really digging this idea...
Cory,
This is a superb idea - so many possibilities. You could even have the walls like that mural of the Muppet theater at the Henson Company offices in NY. They could even re-open the Muppet Store as a souvenir place. This is very retro and could well be massively popular !
grail
08-01-2002, 06:19 PM
they could even put in a stage and do dinner theater/concerts...
can you imagine if you had the "live-action" Muppet Show from MuppetFest on a nightly basis? or maybe they could hire MC's own TravellingMatt to write them some fun episodes for guests that would come by and hold concerts! (all rated PG or better, of course, it'd be a family place!)
beaker
08-01-2002, 06:22 PM
>>>Disney had planned a Swefish Chef restaraunt to go with Muppet Vision 3-D and the Muppet Movie Ride to form Muppet Studios<<<
NO WAY!!!! AWWWWWWWW! That would have been too cool, a Chef diner...could you imagine this?
and a muppet movie ride? oh man!!!
we need that kind of gusto to return to the JHC brainstorming!
Lorde Pompeo
08-01-2002, 06:23 PM
If you want to come and need some tips and some information just e-mail pompeus7@hotmail.com
The pub called "Marretas Bar" is situated in a very well known area called "Santos"... "Santos" has many many pubs and it is inside Lisbon, so it isn't hard to find... It has been opened for 4 or 5 years if I'm not mistaken...
Anyway... It would be cool if MuppetCentralForum organized a trip to Portugal (we have some NICE BEACHES)... I would be waiting for you at the airport! What do you think?
grail
08-01-2002, 06:24 PM
Originally posted by beaker
we need that kind of gusto to return to the JHC brainstorming!
well, maybe we could take up a collection and buy the place...
(oh what i wouldn't give...)
beaker
08-01-2002, 06:27 PM
LUKE:
This is a superb idea - so many possibilities. You could even have the walls like that mural of the Muppet theater at the Henson Company offices in NY. They could even re-open the Muppet Store as a souvenir place. This is very retro and could well be massively popular !<<<<
thanx...for some reason this idea just clicked...I mean with MTM as just one of many themes...and I mean ya have disney diners, the wwe world one, planet hollywood...this would just be too cool!
GRAIL: >>>they could even put in a stage and do dinner theater/concerts...
can you imagine if you had the "live-action" Muppet Show from MuppetFest on a nightly basis? or maybe they could hire MC's own TravellingMatt to write them some fun episodes for guests that would come by and hold concerts! (all rated PG or better, of course, it'd be a family place!)<<<
yeah, from bands like weezer to bnl and beyond this would work so well! And hey, maybe even electric mayhem for the opening ceremonies! Anyways, I feel a sort of Muppet creative rennaissance idea thing coming on, so expect more neato ideas from me!
grail
08-01-2002, 06:28 PM
Originally posted by Lorde Pompeo
Anyway... It would be cool if MuppetCentralForum organized a trip to Portugal (we have some NICE BEACHES)... I would be waiting for you at the airport! What do you think?
yeah, i've heard about you Europeans and your "nice beaches"...where a woman's bikini suddenly becomes a one-piece. sorry, trying to drum up support here. personally, i really would love to head out that way at least once in my life...
Lorde Pompeo
08-01-2002, 06:37 PM
We are having a very nice weather this summer... Anyway... It would be nice but it won't happen... I guess I will be the only one to enjoy the wonders of getting drunk sorrounded by Muppets...
Believe me... It's amazing when Fozzie's picture starts telling jokes that all end with the typical "Vodka Vodka"...
Bean Bunny
08-01-2002, 06:37 PM
I heard about the Chef, when I was at the Disney MGM in 1990. The CM stated with the upcoming Muppet-Vision and other Muppet based attractions, they will build a Swefish Chef restarunt with AA figures of Chef and talking food among other things. During this time, Here Come The Muppets! had just open and The Ninja Turtles first appeared at the studio. A cool fact but on the topic, when I was there Dick Trace was opening with a world premiere at the park with Mandonna and the other stars of the film. An Imageener had stated that was indeed a plan for this restarunt but it was cancelled.
beaker
08-01-2002, 06:50 PM
>>>The CM stated with the upcoming Muppet-Vision and other Muppet based attractions, they will build a Swefish Chef restarunt with AA figures of Chef and talking food among other things. <<<
oh man...I mean MV3D and the small gift shop is cool...but could you imagine this? Disney world orlando is expanding, to include a hasbro/disney corssover store. They will finally have star tours POTF line action figures(for the avid star wars collector on here)
I would really love to see more expansion to the muppet theme...hey, maybe if that diz merge happens we might see something? warrick, explain and clarify to people th ebenefits a disney buyout might have;)
Originally posted by grail
yeah, i've heard about you Europeans and your "nice beaches"...where a woman's bikini suddenly becomes a one-piece
Oh great - now everyones gonna wanna come along ! ;-)
grail
08-01-2002, 07:08 PM
Originally posted by Luke
Oh great - now everyones gonna wanna come along ! ;-)
well, all the GUYs at least...
Sweetums74
08-01-2002, 08:09 PM
The restaurant was actually built, but was eventually re-themed after the series of legal events. Mama Melrose's restaurant (at the exit of MV3D and right next to the Muppet Store) is it.
There is some info about it in the 2 Disney News magazines that had the Muppets on the cover.
Jim Hill wrote about it as well in his series of Muppet articles on LaughingPlace.com.
Chris
beaker
08-02-2002, 02:29 PM
>>>Mama Melrose's restaurant (at the exit of MV3D and right next to the Muppet Store) is it<<<
sounds like that place could soon use a restoration to the finer swedish kitchen things in life;)
BeanBunny
08-06-2002, 07:42 AM
What a waste the Disney-MGM Studios used that space for Mama Melrose's rather than a Muppet themed spot! What a cool idea that would have been!
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