Disney to buy Muppets from Jim Henson

[POed_Ex_Repub]

LOS ANGELES (APOnline) — The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) said Tuesday it will buy the "Muppets" characters, including Kermit, Miss Piggy and others, as well as the "Bear in the Big Blue House," franchise from The Jim Henson Co.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The deal culminates a decades-long pursuit of the Muppets by Disney, which came close to acquiring the characters in 1990. The deal fell apart shortly after the death of company founder Jim Henson.

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http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2004-02-17-disney-muppets_x.htm?csp=26

[eeyore]

1. That's just great....

Can't wait for Comcast to start pimping Kermit The Comcast Frog. Does that mean they will get Sesame Street too?

Sesame Street is brought to by the letters M-O-N-O-P-O-L & Y.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

2. Welcome to DU eeyore!

:hi:

Yeah, I had visions of Kermit pimping for Comcast too. Sad, isn't it?

[darthmix]

3. I thought the Comcast/Disney takeover was off.

Did I miss a memo?

[POed_Ex_Repub]

6. Nah, just wild speculation on my part

BTW welcome to DU darthmix! :hi:

[newyawker99]

10. Hi darthmix!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[fortyfeetunder]

16. I heard Disney BOD say Comcast bid was too low

And that they would be amenable to a higher bid....so I don't think the (business) opera is over yet (sigh).

[eeyore]

7. Thanks!

And welcome to the other side - may many more follow your lead!

[LiviaOlivia]

4. For Farscape fans

from the same USA Today article:

<snip>

The Jim Henson Co. will retain its "Creature Shop," which builds the puppet characters, as well as the rights to its film and television library, including "Fraggle Rock" and "Farscape," among others.

<snip>


Disney won't have Farscape.

[Sandpiper]

5. Nooooooooooo!!!!

I love the muppets! Please don't let them be turned into Disneyfied drek.

[proud patriot]

9. I second the NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

Not the muppets I love the muppets ..

[muchacho]

13. I agree....

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

no..

[Rex]

8. Ack! The Other Evil Empire is absorbing Kermit!

*You will be assimilated*

[WildClarySage]

11. Say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!`

Life as I know it is over. Disney is crapping all over my childhood.

[kysrsoze]

15. I worked at Disney World and have grown to despise Disney since then

I hate how that company has bastardized Walt's good name. I would love to see a hostile takeover to get Eisner the hell out of there and put Roy back in control.

They're going to fuck the muppets up like everything else they seem to do lately. The only really good thing they had going was Pixar and now they're gone. Look for Lion King 8 1/3 and Little Mermaid 12 and get it before it goes back into the vault until next month!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. Now I've f@#$ing heard everything.

I can peacefully pass on to the next world. PIGS IN SPAAAACE!!!!

[Zomby Woof]

14. Disney sucks the soul out of everything it touches

Not even the great muppets are sacred.