The Muppets (2011) deleted scenes

Scenes filmed for The Muppets, but cut from the film before release.

Deleted Concepts
As discussed in the Blu-ray audio commentary, there were scenes scripted that were cut before filming began.


 * In one scene, Walter was going to be shown arriving as a baby from the stork, and he stayed the same look and same size.


 * When Kermit talks with Gary, Mary and Walter, he mentions a murder in Greystone Manor in Beverly Hills.


 * In early drafts of the script, some of the Muppets aged; becoming overweight, gaining grey hair, a few Muppets even died of old age. The filmmakers decided it was too depressing and removed it from the story.


 * When Gonzo sets his plumbing business to blow up, there was to be a wide shot of the whole gang running away from the exploding, but it was cut for being to expensive and impossible.


 * Originally, Veronica brings her children to the telethon.


 * One early draft ended with Kermit saying "And because this all went so well, we're going to bring back The Muppet Show this fall on ABC!" The note they got back from Disney said, "nice try."


 * There was a whole plot point where Scooter hands out fliers, and Tex Richman changes the fliers to a film festival, and that led to the crowd cheering for the Muppets at the end.


 * Originally, during "The Rainbow Connection", Animal's extreme drumming lead to him falling through the stage, allowing a huge oil spout to strike from the ground and spill onto the rest of the Muppets; which was the reason why it was cut in the first place.


 * In the original script, Tex Richman was to be Kermit in a costume, and the whole plot about drilling for oil was all just a plan to get the Muppets back together. It was cut for being too creepy.