Muppet viral videos

Virmup is a term used to tag a series of original viral videos starring the Muppets and posted to several online video sharing websites. The series launched on June 27, 2008 with Sam the Eagle's "Stars & Stripes FOREVER!" posted to YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo. Three videos followed on July 16 posted by Gonzo, Beaker and the Swedish Chef. Fozzie Bear added a new video on October 20, 2008. Rizzo the Rat launched a profile on October 22nd aswell; in a MySpace bulletin posted on October 22, 2008, Gonzo stated that Rizzo has shot a video response video to Fozzie’s video and that it will be posted "tomorrow morning" (October 23rd). Each video closes with critical comments by Statler and Waldorf, who subsequently appeared in four independent heckling shorts.