The Muppet Show 2026 Full Fandub
Project Overview
♡ My name is Penelope, or Pen for short, and I am your director and editor for this project! I have been a voice actor, director, editor, and screenwriter for voiceover content since about age 13 back in the 2010s (I am now 29 and studied film in college). Creating content like this is my passion. I'm a daycare teacher by day, voiceover content creator by night. My channel on YT is PenelopeHawthorn.TV.
♡ With your help, I would like to produce a full fandub of The Muppet Show's 30 min TV Special with Sabrina Carpenter from 2026! This is a musical production, so a lot of the roles will require singing in your audition - but not all of them!
♡ As an admirer of the work of Jim Henson, I adore the Muppets, and would love to see them have new life breathed into them in this fandub production. I also love Carpenter's recent works, and look forward to hearing your take on her music! I am truly hoping that this will be a really fun production for everyone involved!!
♡ I will be casting on the listing's deadline, so everyone has a month from this casting call being posted to submit auditions! I will be shortlisting and denying submissions as I receive them, but a final casting decision won't be made until the deadline.
FAQ:
♡ Can I audition for multiple roles?
Absolutely! In fact, it's encouraged! We have a big cast to fill out
♡ How will this be organized?
Through a Discord server! Having a Discord account is a requirement for casting.
♡ When are my lines gonna be due?
November 30th is the goal!
♡ What if I can’t make the deadline for submission?
The deadline can be extended, if circumstances beyond your control are affecting your ability to get your lines in by November. Please message me privately if you need more time. If production is struggling to meet the November deadline, we'll extend it to a later release date.
♡ What format should I use when submitting my lines?
Mp3 preferred. Wav also works! Mp4 is not preferred but can be accepted if necessary.
♡ Should I do multiple takes?
2 takes minimum; 4 takes maximum, please! After you record, if I need any retakes, I will contact you!
♡ Would you prefer lines in one file or an individual file for each line?
I would prefer an INDIVIDUAL file for each SCENE, please!
♡ Do I need to match the mouth flaps of the characters?
To the best of your ability, but do not stress about this on your first takes please - I will ask for retakes if I need the pacing different to line up properly. I want you to focus more on your performance than pacing, and let me worry about the pacing in editing.
★ When is this gonna be ready?
I'm aiming for a New Years Eve release date, but this might change depending on when I get all the lines submitted and how editing goes. I will update you on the release date as we get closer to the wrap on production!
"it's our very special guest,
a sensational singer-songwriter
and global superstar,
the one and only, Sabrina Carpenter!"
-Kermit
The special guest for this episode of The Muppet Show! You do NOT need to sound exactly like Sabrina Carpenter to get this role! I just want someone charming who is a joy to listen to while they sing
- english
- female young adult
- singing
*please sing a sample of Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter*
Miss Piggy? I'm sure you get this all the time,I actually meant to tell you earlier, but you're my idol. / Yeah, I basically, like, modeled my whole look and style after you.
Oh, that's all right. I love a kink.
Kermit the Frog is arguably Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation. He was the star and host of The Muppet Show!
This role requires that you can do a good Kermit impression AND sing in said voice!!
- english
- animation/character
- voice match
- male adult
- male young adult
- singing
- celebrity impressions
Scooter, everybody knows that "that sounds fun" is just a polite way of saying no.
*sing a sample of "Islands in the Stream" in your Kermit voice please*
Okay. Now to kick us off, it's our very special guest, a sensational singer-songwriter and global superstar, the one and only, Sabrina Carpenter. Yay!
Miss Piggy is one of the central characters on The Muppet Show. She is a force of nature prima-donna pig who is absolutely convinced that she's destined for stardom, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her public face is the soul of feminine charm, but she can instantly fly into a rage whenever she thinks she's insulted or thwarted.
This role requires that you can do a good Miss Piggy impression AND sing in said voice!!
- female young adult
- female adult
- animation/character
- voice match
- celebrity impressions
- singing
*Sing a sample of "Islands in the Stream" in your Miss Piggy voice please*
Exactly. Now about the musical number, when I emerge from the giant seashell dressed as Aphrodite, let's make sure our 300 dancing Spartans know to exit the Trojan horse precisely on my [singsongy] high B flat.
Rizzo the Rat is a wisecracking rat and the most prominent of his species on The Muppet Show and subsequent projects.
Rizzo sings a solo in this special. This role requires that you can do a good Rizzo impression AND sing in said voice!!
- english
- animation/character
- male young adult
- voice match
- singing
- celebrity impressions
*sing a sample of "Blinding Lights" in your best Rizzo voice please*
*say something in your Rizzo voice*
Fozzie Bear is The Muppet Show's resident comedian. He's an orange-brown, fuzzy Muppet bear who tells bad jokes, usually punctuated with his catchphrase laugh "wocka wocka wocka!" Fozzie's best friend is Kermit the Frog, although they occasionally have differences of opinion.
This role requires that you can do a good Fozzie impression AND sing in said voice!!
- english
- male adult
- male young adult
- singing
- celebrity impressions
Kermit. Kermit. I couldn't help but overhear because I was spying on you guys.
Oh. Guess I'll have to put on my thinking cap then. [puts on a balloon hat]
*please sing a sample of "Don't stop me now" by Queen in your Fozzie voice*
Gonzo, formally known as "The Great Gonzo" or "Gonzo the Great," is the resident daredevil performance artiste on The Muppet Show. He is an odd-looking, unclassifiable creature with blue fur, bug eyes, and a long, crooked nose. He takes pride in his uniqueness and enjoys everything that he does -- no matter how painful or ill-advised it may be.
This role requires that you can do a good Gonzo impression AND sing in said voice!!
- voice match
- male adult
- animation/character
- male young adult
- celebrity impressions
- singing
And tonight I will attempt this deadly obstacle course on self-driving roller skates. All the while reciting every Academy Award winner in the category of Best Supporting Actress.
Whoo-hoo. Ignite the rings. Release the blades. [Laughs] And it starts right now. Goldie Hawn, Lupita Nyong'o, Shelly Winters.
*please sing a sample of "Don't stop me now" by Queen in your best Gonzo voice*
Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress, comedian, and Emmy award winner.
You do not need to do an impression of Maya Rudolph to get this part and no singing is required!
- english
- female adult
You know, I've actually met Kermit a few times. He's actually really lovely. I mean, I've met a ton of celebrities. A lot of jerks. But not Kermit.
I saw the light, and there was a river of souls. And a- a wall of flames. And I was doing award show patter for a man in red. That sounds like heaven. Right?
Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for their overly negative opinions and their tendency to heckle people.
You do not need to sing for this role.
- english
- male senior
Well, if it ain't broke.
Hmm. Show's not half bad.
Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for their overly negative opinions and their tendency to heckle people.
You do not need to sing for this role.
- english
- male senior
Hmph. I can't believe they're doing the old show again.
[well if it aint broke..] No, they are broke. That's why they're doing it.
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, created and performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-green skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who presented periodic science segments from "Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today."
A good impression and willingness to sing in said impression is important for this role!!
- english
- male adult
- celebrity impressions
- singing
Welcome to Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today. I'm Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and this is my fearless assistant Beaker.
There, there we go. A little teeny drop. This won't hurt me at all.
*please sing a sample of "Don't stop me now" by Queen in your best Honeydew voice*
Beaker is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show. He is the shy, long-suffering assistant of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew.
This role requires a good impression of Beaker's meeps, and a willingness to sing a tune with only meeps.
- male adult
Meep meep meep
*please sing a sample of "Don't stop me now" by Queen with only meeps*
Sam Eagle is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for his intense American patriotism and disciplined manner of being.
I need a good Sam impression and willingness to sing!
- english
- male adult
- all american accents
- singing
Ugh. Quiet. [Groans] Hooligans.
Stop, or you'll be removed.
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Rowlf the Dog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson. Known most notably as the resident pianist on the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, Rowlf is an anthropomorphic scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears.
This role does not require you to sing, but it does require a good Rowlf impression!
- english
- male adult
- male young adult
- voice match
- celebrity impressions
Well, what did you think it was? Some kinda sentimental montage in your head?
We're doing the show again, frog.
Scooter is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for being the backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around "gofer".
This role requires a good Scooter impression and a willingness to sing!
- english
- voice match
- male young adult
- celebrity impressions
- singing
Yeah. Remember how excited everyone was to be on our first show back? And you kept telling them that their acts sounded ‘fun’.
Yeah, that feels pretty indirect, boss.
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Janice is the lead guitar player in the Electric Mayhem on The Muppet Show.
This role requires a willingness to sing in a group number!
- english
- voice match
- female young adult
- celebrity impressions
- singing
'Cause you seem a little wound up. Like, like your chakras are, like, totally out of whack.
Oh, for sure. 'Cause you know, like, I can read auras, and yours is, like, bad.
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Seth Aaron Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, producer, and entrepreneur
You do not need to do a perfect impression of him to get the role!!
- english
- male adult
If I'm being honest, I'm a little insulted they were gonna cut me but they kept this armadillo in the tutu in there. Never even seen that guy. That guy's not canon.
The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish.
He plays a very minor role in this production.
I need a good impression of the Chef and a willingness to sing in a group number!
- voice match
- male adult
- celebrity impressions
- singing
Oh. Oh, where's the talent?
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Pepe is a Muppet prawn, who speaks with a Spanish accent and loves to flirt with beautiful women.
This role requires a good impression/Spanish accent, and a willingness to sing in character!
- english
- male adult
- spanish
- male young adult
Hey, I'm just as confused as you are, okay?
I don't know. I was back there schmoozing when someone put me in this weird jacket and threw me on the stage, okay?
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen as Pepé*
Hilda is the seamstress/wardrobe mistress on The Muppet Show. In this special, she is seen gluing feathers back onto bald chicken muppets.
Hoping for someone willing to sing in the group number, in addition to their role as Hilda!
- english
- female senior
Okay. Feather's glued. Don't hug anyone till it is dry. Next.
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Bobo the Bear is a Muppet bear, who debuted on Muppets Tonight as the jovial but bumbling security guard.
Hoping to find someone willing to also sing in the group number at the end of the show!
Feels like you kinda tempted fate with that one.
Yep. Good to be back.
*please sing a sample of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Miss Poogy is Miss Piggy's gruff counterpart. She appears twice and has one line in this production.
Looking for an actor with a gruff voice, who doesn't mind having a singing role in the final group number of the show!
- english
*please, in your Miss Poogy voice, sing the line "Like Lady Godiva" from "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen*
Lord Scrappleton appears in the "Pigs in Wigs" sketch in this production.
- english
Darling, you're so devilish.
Oh. Of course, my crumpet. I'll be right back.
Uh, yes. Uh, about that, I should tell you, I- I, I've met someone. Just now by the carving station. Oh, I know it's only been a few seconds but it's true love.
- english
- male adult
This is a Muppet Newsflash. Emmy award-winning comedy icon Maya Rudolph is dead.
Correction. Emmy award-winning comedy icon Maya Rudolph is alive. A thing fell on her and made her be alive again. Stay tuned for more hard-hitting news.
Looking for an actor to make chicken noises for the chickens during Sabrina Carpenter's Muppet rendition of "Manchild"
*make your best chicken noises*
*pls sing a sample of you clucking to the tune of Manchild*
He appears in the "Pigs in Wigs" scene and announces everyones' arrivals.
- english
- male adult
Duchess Piggerton of County Mayo Upon Sandwich.
Lord Scrappleton and… [looks Miss Piggy up and down] … his plus one.
- english
I been burned before.
See? Can't trust anyone.
A small cameo part from Kermit's nephew!! He has one line
- english
- male child
Wow, what an exciting opening, Uncle Kermit.
Beautiful Day Monster is a blue monster whose name is mentioned in a sketch "Beautiful Day" in "The Ed Sullivan Show". He was first used as the Crown-Grabber in unaired "Wheels, Crowns, & Flutes" snack commercials.
In this production, he has a flirtation with Maya Rudolph.
- voice match
- male adult
- celebrity impressions
*do your best impression please*
He laughs chaotically as he turns the fan up way too high and defeathers all the chickens in the process.
*give me your best chaotic laugh*
A waiter who serves tomatoes. He has one line in this production.
- english
- male adult
- male young adult
Your projectiles, sirs.
I need lots of singers to come together for multiple group numbers, and background singers for a number with Sabrina Carpenter/Kermit/Miss Piggy! There are a couple really small roles I didn't list in the casting call that I will ask volunteers to fill as well!
- singing
*sing a sample from the Muppet Show theme song*
*sing a sample of Don't Stop Me Now by Queen*
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