Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
Practical Effects
The bicycle-riding sequence remains an unmatched puppetry achievement.
Costume
Lady Holiday's fashion line: camp, excess, and puppet-sized haute couture.
Direction
Henson treats puppets as actors, not gags — the framing is genuinely cinematic.
Director
Jim Henson
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
Frank Oz
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Dave Goelz
Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou
Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Crazy Harry / Louis Kazager
Richard Hunt
Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
Steve Whitmire
Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
Charles Grodin
Nicky Holiday
Diana Rigg
Lady Holiday
John Cleese
Neville
Jack Warden
Mike Tarkenian
Robert Morley
British Gentleman by Pond
Peter Ustinov
Truck Driver
Caroll Spinney
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Susan Backlinie
Charkie's Water Ballet Performer
Joan Sanderson
Dorcas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'stepping out' swimming pool scene required Miss Piggy to be a full-size human in costume, shot separately and composited — one of Henson's first major uses of blue screen.
This was Henson's directorial debut, and he insisted on shooting in 1.85:1 widescreen to prove the Muppets deserved cinematic treatment, not just TV.
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