THE MUPPETS MAYHEM: Season One

Name: THE MUPPETS MAYHEM: Season One
Item: THE MUPPETS MAYHEM: Season One
Author: Cooper Dowd

"Muppets Make Mayhem for the Family"

Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

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What You Need To Know:

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM is a Disney Plus comedy series about the Muppet’s band, The Electric Mayhem, and their hijinks in the music industry. Nora, an ambitious record label assistant looking to make a break, sees her chance to produce an album with the band. She convinces them to join her by pretending to be the head of her studio. The Muppets take her on a wild ride of mischief making, while teaching her the value of family, reconciliation and honesty.

Season One of THE MUPPETS MAYHEM is a fun, entertaining watch for families and older children. Many celebrities make quest appearances, including Morgan Freeman, Paula Abdul, Chris Stapleton, and Ryan Seacrest. Strong moral values come through when the main character learns how to be real and genuine with her friends after facing the bad consequences of lying to the band. Strong positive themes of family and reconciliation appear in the series. Finally, other characters work through conflicts in a healthy, loving manner. THE MUPPETS MAYHEM has some light innuendos, but nothing explicit. Pagan spirituality and irresponsible behaviors like partying and vandalism also appear.

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(BB, C, Pa, FR, V, S, N, A, M)

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral worldview with some light redemptive elements stresses strong themes of family, friendship, reconciliation, and honesty, plus pagan spiritualism appears through the hippie character, Janice (she meditates and describes other characters’ “auras”)

Foul Language:

No foul language

Violence:

Animal often displays non-threatening violence like breaking objects and beating things and light instances of peril occur such as when the band crashes their van and dangles off a cliff

Sex:

Several mild sexual comments appear in the show, such as Dr. Teeth calls Penny “Twinkles” and says, “She likes to be squeezed,” and he gives Penny a secret foot massage in Episode 4, several references to cohabitation such as Nora’s ex-boyfriend invites her to live with him, Nora hugs JJ and almost kisses Moog in the final episode, but Animal interrupts

Nudity:

Upper male nudity when Tommy Lee pulls up his shirt to show off a “Mayhem” tattoo in Episode 1, Nora finds Dr. Teeth naked in her sister’s hot tub, but he is visibly obscured, and Nora’s boss mentions in a pool party that “swimsuits are optional”

Alcohol Use:

Background characters hold drinks during parties Smoking and/or Drug use and Abuse: No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Lying but rebuked, Janice references Woodstock, and The Muppets vandalize a house and have several unpermitted parties.

More Detail:

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM follows the Muppet’s band, The Electric Mayhem, on their hijinks through the music industry. When Nora, an ambitious assistant looking to make a break, sees her chance to produce an album with the band, she convinces them to join her by pretending to be the head of her studio. The Muppets take her on a wild ride of mischief making, while teaching her the value of family and reconciliation.

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM airs on Disney+ with the first season featuring ten 30-minute episodes.

Nora dreams big, wanting to be a big-time producer in the music industry, but as an assistant to music executive, Penny Waxman, she runs around filing papers rather than making records. That is, until she finds an old contract for an album the Muppet’s band, The Electric Mayhem, never produced. Paper in hand, she hunts down the Muppets, eager to start her career, falsely introducing herself to the band as a music producer.

Nora works hard dealing with these lazy mischief makers. The chaotic group hops from place to place, house crashing with Nora, throwing parties, taking road trips, and, of course, singing hit tunes wherever they go. While the Muppets aren’t the easiest to work with, Nora eventually learns to love them.

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM is a fun, entertaining watch for families and older children. Many celebrities make quest appearances, including Morgan Freeman, Paula Abdul, Chris Stapleton, and Ryan Seacrest. Strong moral values come through when the main character faces the consequences of lying to the band. The series also has strong themes of family and reconciliation. Some mild sexual innuendos appear in the series, but nothing explicit. Parents should exercise caution for younger children. Light pagan spirituality and irresponsible behaviors, like partying and vandalism, also appear in the series.

THE MUPPETS MAYHEM presents a strong moral, redemptive worldview through strong themes of reconciliation and honesty. Nora believes, “Boldfaced lies are the backbone of the entertainment industry,” and this is strongly condemned when Janice has a life-threatening allergic reaction to lying. Nora learns how to be real and genuine with her friends after facing the bad consequences of lying. Reconciliation appears as a constant theme when family relationships are damaged. Nora has an argument with her sister, and Janice works intently until the sisters reconcile. She says, “Sometimes the people you love let you down.” Finally, many other characters work through conflicts in a healthy, loving manner.