Muppets On The Run

 is a 2002 American road comedy film produced by PBS Kids Movies and, starring. The film was directed by from a screenplay by,  and Douglas Sloan.

The film was released by on December 24, 2002, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics.

Muppet performers
was ill during filming, so his characters were puppeteered by others and dubbed by him in post-production. For example: Peter Bauernfeind performed Floyd Pepper and performed Robin.
 * as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny
 * as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Janice, Sam the Eagle
 * as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Zoot
 * as Pepé the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Swedish Chef, Lew Zealand, Howard Tubman, Rowlf the Dog
 * as Robin the Frog, Statler, Floyd Pepper
 * as Dr. Teeth
 * Kristian Haukland as Scooter
 * as Clifford

In many scenes, Rizzo, Beaker and Bean Bunny are performed by, Mal Heap and respectively to vocal tracks by Steve Whitmire while Steve performs Kermit (who features more prominently)

Casting
All the regular Muppeteers were called to, for the table read on June 11, 2002, with hotel accommodations provided by.

Filming
The film was shot concurrently with Oscar: The Biggest Disaster Movie and The Bear in the Big Blue House Movie at in,  and on location in the  from June to August of 2002. The fact that all three films were made at the same time required many puppeteers to move back and forth between the three sets. The set was raised so that puppeteers would be able to stand up instead of squatting below street level like usual.

Special effects were produced by in.