Muppets from Space story
In the film, Gonzo attempts to discover his origins after having nightmares. After he and Rizzo the Rat are captured by government officials during his search, Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppet gang must save them. It is the sixth theatrical film in The Muppets franchise.
19 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the need to know one's roots | choice | The story follows Gonzo on his journey to discover his origins, and culminates with him finding out that he is really an alien from outer space. |
| what it is like to be different | choice | The story follows the self-described "one-of-a-kind freak" Gonzo on his journey to look for other beings like himself. |
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | The COVNET official K. Edgar Singer was convinced that the strange messages that'd been arriving from outer space were a prelude to an alien invasion. He subsequently took such measures to get on top of the situation as to have Gonzo kidnapped and interrogated. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The film culminated with Gonzo's alien kind arriving on Earth to pick him up and return him to his people. |
| government secrecy | major | Gonzo was held at the COVNET top secret national security facility, whose mission was to investigate threats of extraterrestrial attacks. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Kermit the Frog and the other Muppets freed Gonzo from his captivity at the COVNET top secret national security facility. Rizzo the Rat and other rats escaped from a scientist who was performing various experiments on them. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Nobody believed Gonzo when he told them that he'd been receiving messages from space aliens - not even his good friend Kermit the Frog. |
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | minor | Gonzo made an appearance on the "UFO Mania" UFO-as-flying-saucer conspiracy TV show. |
| friendship | minor | Gonzo told Kermit the Frog that Kermit was the best friend he could ask for. |
| human life choice | minor | In the end, Gonzo had to decide whether he would return to his home planet together with his alien brethren or stay on Earth with the old friend Kermit the Frog and the other Muppets. |