31 DAYS OF COFFEE MUGS: The Muppets Most Wanted Coffee Mugs

Woo Hoo! Along with the new Muppets movie The Muppets: Most Wanted came a handsome new new line of coffee mugs from Disney.

On this page, celebrate your love of this very successful movie franchise that started many years ago with a humble man by the name of Jim Henson, which now continues on with the hugely successful movie company, Disney. A Muppet coffee mug is an affordable, practical and personal gift idea for anyone who is obsessed with The Muppets!

2021 UPDATE: These handsome mugs are discontinued. Some of them are still available through Amazon by following the links shown below but if you have no luck there, be sure to look for these Muppets Most Wanted mugs on eBay by clicking here.

Kermit the Frog Coffee Mug

There is no question in my mind that Kermit the Frog is Jim Henson’s most popular Muppet character though some would argue that Miss Piggy ranks right up there, too. Kermit the Frog was introduced to the world by Henson in 1955 long before The Muppet Show and Kermit eventually went on to star in many programs including but not limited to The Muppet Show and Sesame Street. More recently Kermit and the whole gang have had a comeback led by the Disney Company that has included two very successful movies, The Muppets and The Muppets: Most Wanted.This Kermit the Frog Most Wanted coffee mug is a simple, affordable way to show you love Kermit the Frog, the little green guy who brought us the Rainbow Connection and so much more. 

Miss Piggy Coffee Mug

Miss Piggy started out with a small role on The Muppet Show but, as you all know, her role is now as big as her personality. She is one diva of a pig. One who loves the limelight and will stop at nothing in pursuit of what she wants. She is, as Frank Oz who played her in The Muppet Show said, “A truck driver wanting to be a woman.” If you relate to Miss Piggy in any way or simply desire to have every Muppet in your coffee mug collection, you will want to own this mug in which the starlet is, as usual, very pretty in pink.  

Animal Coffee Mug

Wow! Animal is not to be missed physically or visually and nor is this coffee mug. It's brilliant! Animal is the CRAZY drummer originally from The Muppet band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem and was created by Michael Frith. Wikipedia says that Animal first appeared in 1976 on The Muppet Show. Whether you think of yourself as an animal or not, this Animal-themed coffee mug is a simple, affordable way to show you love the crazy red Muppet drummer. Find Animal on Amazon here.

Gonzo Coffee Mug

Although I think of him loosely as Gonzo, Gonzo is actually The Great Gonzo. Gonzo appeared first in 1970 in a Christmas program called The Great Santa Claus Switch. Like Miss Piggy, he started as a minor character but has grown to be much more than that.There's something special about Gonzo. That might be because he's a puppet NOT based on a human being or an animal. If you like him because his physical attributes, which include blue fur, purple feathers, bug-eyes and a hooked nose, make him different, this is the mug to add to your collection. Find Gonzo on Amazon here.

Fozzie Coffee Mug

Here’s the comedian of the bunch. Fozzie is a great big fuzzy teddy bear of sorts who, like Miss Piggy and Animal, also made his first appearance on The Muppet Show. He’s a stand-up comedian whose jokes, well, often just don’t work. If you’re inclined to crack jokes whether successfully or unsuccessfully and you like repeating Fozzie’s trademark "Wocka Wocka Wocka," then this is the Most Wanted coffee mug for you. Find Fozzie on Amazon here.

Which of these Muppets Most Wanted coffee mugs do you like the best? Is there a Muppet mug in your future?

A FINAL NOTE:  When I first wrote this page in 2014, these mugs were readily available and affordable. Of course, once they go out of production, they become harder to find and more expensive.  If the links shown above on this page do not lead you to a successful buying opportunity on Amazon, use this link to check out all of the Muppets Most Wanted coffee mugs on eBay. Good luck to you in your search!

You never know
what mugs I might
have in store for you!
Brenda

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How To Clean Your Gremlin Gizmo Plush Toy Pillow

I'm not sure why the Gremlins Gizmo or "Giz" as he is sometimes called is eternally popular but he is. I guess it might be because he's furry and cute, he's not wicked and he's quite smart being very talented with electrical devices and weaponry. Of course, that makes sense because a "gizmo" is actually another word for a gadget...

Anyway, I digress. This page wasn't meant to be a biography of Gizmo but rather a helpful page about how to wash your giant stuffed plush Gizmo.  He's pretty big, measuring about 20 inches across, which adds another complication when you're trying to figure out how to clean him. 

Those who own this Gizmo, love him a lot, which means he is often in desperate need of being cleaned. Mine was actually in very good condition and clean but I washed him anyway since I like knowing that all of the plush toys in my home and in my eBay store are clean and fresh.  

Anyway, a friendly query arrived in my email last month from Amanda in the United Kingdom. She called her question cheeky but I did not really consider it so. Besides, I am always happy to answer any friendly cheeky question! 

Amanda said that she has a Gizmo pillow desperately in need of a cleaning so I shared my experience with her of how I cleaned my Gizmo. My answer is shown below but please don't take it as a guarantee. It is what I did with my Gizmo and what I have done with countless other plush toys but of course there is no telling what might happen when you wash yours... 

If Gizmo will fit in your washing machine, you should be able to wash him in there.  I washed my Gizmo in my slightly-oversized washer with hot water. Choose a gentle cycle, if you can, though I cannot remember if that is what I did and throw something in like a towel or two to counter the weight. If Gizmo doesn't fit in your machine, I would take him to a laundromat (a coin-operated laundry facility) where they usually have an oversized washer.  

I air dried him in my dryer which has actually has a setting called 'air' that is perfect for stuffed animals when you don't know how their fur will react to the heat of a dryer.  I actually may have dried him with heat because I often forget to use the air cycle, though I cannot really remember. I do know that some plush fur, particularly long, fluffy fur, like that around Gizmo's eye sometimes cannot tolerate the heat of a dryer so I recommend using an air cycle if you can.

If you're washing your Gizmo, I wish you luck! If you're interested in buying a plush Gremlin Gizmo pillow on eBay, just click here.

Brenda
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