The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

The Great Muppet Caper is the 1981 sequel to 1979's The Muppet Movie. In addition to the Muppets, the cast included Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg, along with cameos by Jack Warden, John Cleese, Peter Falk and Peter Ustinov. This sequel was the only live-action Muppet feature directed by creator Jim Henson, and the film featured several elaborate sequences that had not been possible in the The Muppet Show, which had ended three months prior, including Muppets riding bicycles and an elaborate underwater musical number starring Miss Piggy. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

The following weapons were used in the film The Great Muppet Caper:

Smith & Wesson Model 36 (nickel-plated)

Nicky Holiday (Charles Grodin) draws a nickel-plated Smith & Wesson Model 36 in the finale. This may be a non-firing replica, however.

Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special

A closeup of Nicky Holiday's S&W 36 as Kermit (Kermit the Frog) tries to reason with him

Nicky Holiday threatens the rest of the Muppets while holding Kermit in a headlock.

A closeup of the nickel-plated S&W 36 on the floor. The cylinder is partially unlatched.