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The uploads may be gone, but the conversation they sparked is not. The Great Muppet Caper, a film about a jewel heist starring a pig in a pink dress, inadvertently became the jewel of a digital heist in 2021. And for a few glorious months, anyone with a browser could watch Kermit the Frog fly a hang glider over London while listening to the authentic whir of a 1980s VCR.

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Here is a write-up exploring the presence of The Great Muppet Caper on the Internet Archive, the context of its availability in 2021, and the significance of preserving Muppet history. The uploads may be gone, but the conversation

Before 2021, watching The Great Muppet Caper in high quality online was surprisingly frustrating. While The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) were ubiquitous on streaming platforms, Caper often floated in rights limbo. DVDs went out of print. Streaming licenses expired regularly. For a film that features Miss Piggy’s iconic "Happiness Hotel" song and the single greatest romantic flight over a swamp since Peter Pan , this was unacceptable. , allows fans to revisit the tactile art