“Muppet Treasure Island” (Jim Henson ... the divine Miss Piggy plays “Ben Gunn,” the half-crazed sailor left behind on the treasure island–well, in Stevenson’s version, he was a ...

He later went onto direct the next film in the series, Muppet Treasure Island in 1996 ... time for the makers Wondered about the magic behind Kermit’s full-bodied stroll down the street with ...

Of those suggestions for a new Muppet flick, Thatcher's two favorites were “Treasure Island and a King Arthur story with medieval dragons and knights.” Once the former idea was chosen ...