Pigs in Space/Tropes


 * Adaptational Nice Guy: Miss Piggy in this version is far nicer than she is in canon, with her personality resembling her 2018 Muppet Babies self.
 * Adaptational Villany: Heavily Downplayed. Fozzie is potrayed as the second-in-command to Dearth Nadir in this film... but he otherwise remains his friendky bumbling self.
 * And the Fandom Rejoiced!: Fans were really happy to hear Pigs in Space would be getting an animated film.
 * Author's Saving Throw: The last theatrical Muppet film was criticized for having the cast Take a Level in Jerkass. This film not only has the Muppets keep their personalities intact, but Miss Piggy actually takes cues from her nicer Muppet Babies (2018) self. In fact, the only Jerkass among the main cast is Link, and his Pigs in Space self was already a jerk anyway,
 * Awesome Art: Props to Disney's animators for creating CG characters that truly feel like puppets.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall:
 * Piggy at one point threatwns the narrator into helping the crew.
 * When Piggy asks Dearth Nadir why is he evil, Nadir merely says "Its what the script said".
 * The Bus Came Back: Nigel from Muppets Tonight reappears as a crew member of the Swintrek's control team on Earth.
 * The Cameo: Its the Muppets, after all:
 * Taika Waititi as Nigel
 * Idris Elba as Bean Bunny
 * Danny Trejo as Miss Poggy
 * J.J. Abrams as Snookie Blyer
 * Frank Oz as the Koozbrmian creatures
 * Charles Martinet as Polly
 * Jon Favreau as Louis Kazzager
 * Zeno Rozindon as Phil Van Newter
 * Chris Evans as Sam Eagle
 * Crazy Is Cool: Dearth Nadir of course.
 * Evil Is Hammy: Well, what do you expect when your main villain is played by Gonzo?
 * Fridge Brilliance: The trailer features a shot of the Swintrek just as the lyrics "reminds me of childhood memories" from Sweet Child O'Mine. Makes sense, as watching the Swintrek will bring childhood memories to adult audiences.
 * Hilarious In Hindsight: A promitional photo in 2011 had Sam Eagle dressed as Captain America. In this film, he is voiced by Chris Evans.
 * Laughably Evil: Gonzo as Dearth Nadir easily beats Edgar from The Aristocats as the funniest non-scary villain in a Disney animated movie.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * Kermit is once again a reporter. A news report even sees him startimg the report talking about an unrelated issue.
 * The intro is lifted straight from the original sketch.
 * The Swintrek's designation number is "JH-324" - Jim Henson's initials and birth date.
 * Bean Bunny playing a space captain is something he did back in The Jim Henson Hour.
 * The Swintrek's Earth control team is the behind the scenes crew from Muppets Tonight.
 * Piggy mentions at the beginning that Link caused the Swintrek to be short of energy to run from a black hole when he left his electric devices on; exactly what happened in the first Pigs in Space sketch in Little Muppet Monster.
 * Foxzie at the end tries throwing a penguin at the Swintrek out of desesperation, a nod to one of Jim Henson's philosophies.
 * Statler and Waldorf make a cameo in The Stinger, calling back to their appearances at the end of The Muppet Show.
 * Role Reprise: Aside from the main Muppeteers reprising their roles, Ben Diskin and Cree Summer return as Rizzo and Skeeter from Muppet Babies (2018).
 * Unexpected Character: Nobody thougth Skeeter of all characters would appear in the film.
 * What the Hell, Casting Agency?: Invoked with Idris Elba as Bean Bunny, as the producers felt him providing his voice to a nice and cuddly rabbit would be hi.arious due to how incompatible both are.