Die Muppets gehen ins Kino ("The Muppets Go to the Movie Theater") is the name of both German dubs of The Muppets Go to the Movies. As with Die fantastische Miss Piggy Show (the 1982 special The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show), and with Die große Muppet-Party (the 1986 special The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years), two German dubs exist of this production:
First Dub[]
The first dub aired on ZDF on September 26, 1982, featuring the original voices from Die Muppet Show. In this dub, a few things are notable:
- The guest stars' subtitle sketch "Invasion of the Unpleasant Things from Outer Space," as well as Kermit's introduction and Statler and Waldorf's reaction joke, are cut (though the set still does appear during the finale musical number.)
- Miss Piggy's first verse of "Over the Rainbow" remains in English, but the song turns to German after Rowlf's interruption.
- "The First Time It Happens" remains in English.
- Gummo Bergman's art film "Silent Strawberries" retains the original English voices, with only Sam the Eagle being dubbed.
- Kermit's voice during the "Steppin' Out with a Star" clip is performed by an unknown voice artist, as is one of Sam's lines after "Silent Strawberries."
- The finale, "We'll Meet Again," remains in English.
Second Dub[]
When the special aired a second time, on RTL on October 2, 1997, a new second dub was produced. The dub features a mix of some of the previously used voices, as well as some of the second set of voices used since Die Muppets Weihnachtsgeschichte (the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol). Notable differences:
- All of the characters' lines are slightly changed.
- The previously cut scenes are restored...
- ...though, this dub omits the intermittent UK commercial bumper cards after both the silent film sketch, and after the taxi scene from The Great Muppet Caper. Both had been present in the first dub.
Neither one of the two dubs was ever released on home video.
Voices[]
First Dub[]
- Horst Gentzen as Kermit the Frog (Kermit der Frosch)
- Bruno W. Pantel as Fozzie Bear (Fozzie Bär)
- Marianne Wischmann as Miss Piggy (Miss Piggy)
- Werner Abrolat as Gonzo (Gonzo)
- Christina Hoeltel as Scooter (Scooter, speaking voice only)
- Michael Rüth as Rowlf
- Eberhard Storeck as Link Ringelschwanz, and others
- Manfred Lichtenfeld as Statler
- Walter Reichelt as Waldorf
- Paul Bürks as Dr. Julius Speckschwarte
- Wolf Ackva as Sam der Adler
- Paul Lasner as Floyd Pepper
- Gaby Fehling as Janice
- Donald Arthur as Beauregard
- Michael Habeck as Lew Zealand
- Franz Rudnick as the Announcer
- Unknown voice actor as Scooter's singing voice
- Der dänische Koch and Beaker remain undubbed
Second Dub[]
- Andreas von der Meden as Kermit the Frog (Kermit der Frosch)
- Bruno W. Pantel as Fozzie Bear (Fozzie Bär) (speaking voice only, unchanged voice, but new lines)
- Berno von Cramm as Miss Piggy (Miss Piggy)
- Gudo Hoegel as Gonzo (Gonzo)
- Christina Hoeltel as Scooter (Scooter, unchanged voice, but new lines, speaking and singing)
- Michael Rüth as Rowlf (unchanged voice, but new lines)
- Eberhard Storeck as der dänische Koch, Beaker
- Manfred Lichtenfeld as Statler (unchanged voice, but new lines)
- Walter Reichelt as Waldorf (unchanged voice, but new lines)
- Wolf Ackva as Sam der Adler (unchanged voice, but new lines)
- Donald Arthur as Beauregard
- Unknown voice actors as Link Ringelschwanz, Dr. Julius Speckschwarte, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Lew Zealand, Fozzie's singing voice, and the Announcer