Twit Wit: The 5 Best Tweets About The Muppets

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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.


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.


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.


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. His first confession will startle you.


Now that Muppets is out I can say the things I've been wanting to. Top 5 sandwiches: BLT, grilled cheese, Reuben, tuna melt, pb&j
Nov 28 via Twitter for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply


1. Statler and Waldorf get the last and best laugh with their quick dismissal of The Muppets. These guys were made for Twitter.


Did you see our scene in The #Muppets? We missed it too, fell asleep during opening credits, woke up in time to heckle the closing credits.
Nov 26 via webFavoriteRetweetReply

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