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| - The attraction featured the first fully animatronic versions of the Muppets, before Muppet*Vision 3D. The Muppet characters included Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Beaker, Robin the Frog, the Frog Scouts, a chicken (crossing the road) and some penguins. The show included a song, "Play It Safe." The audio track for the attraction was recorded by Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson. The tour launched at the Eastland Mall in Harper Woods, Michigan on May 20, 1988, and was scheduled to tour the country for three years. Tour locations included:
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| - The attraction featured the first fully animatronic versions of the Muppets, before Muppet*Vision 3D. The Muppet characters included Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Beaker, Robin the Frog, the Frog Scouts, a chicken (crossing the road) and some penguins. The show included a song, "Play It Safe." The audio track for the attraction was recorded by Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson. The attraction begins with Kermit dressed as a crossing guard, welcoming the passengers and waving them through a tollbooth. Gonzo is the filmmaker, operating a camera in each of the six scenes. In the first scene, Miss Piggy is on the curb in front of an ice cream shop, and teaches the kids that you should look "left-right-left" before crossing the street. Fozzie Bear told the old "why did the chicken cross the road?" joke, with a chicken preparing to cross. In another scene, Animal demonstrated why darting out into traffic was dangerous, riding out of an alley on a Big Wheels-style toy bike. In another, Gonzo talked about bus safety as a group of penguins exited a school bus. Robin and the Frog Scouts appeared in a Plymouth Voyager minivan, demonstrating the importance of buckling your seatbelt. Beaker also also had his own scene. The attraction occupied 2,000 square feet, and stood nine feet tall. It included 40 animated characters, which were finished using official Muppet costume materials. Each car could carry six children, and total ride capacity was 175 passengers an hour. This show was created by Advanced Animations and appeared in malls and trade shows throughout the United States. Advanced Animations was the company responsible for the giant animated "toy clock" that was featured at FAO Schwarz in New York City. The tour launched at the Eastland Mall in Harper Woods, Michigan on May 20, 1988, and was scheduled to tour the country for three years. Tour locations included:
* Murray, Utah (July 1988)
* Miami, Florida (October 1988)
* Milwaukee, Wisconsin (February 1989)
* 1990 North American International Auto Show, Detroit, Michigan (January 1990)
* Carolina Circle Mall, Greensboro, North Carolina (August 2-5, 1990)
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