{"id":1194,"date":"2009-06-16T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2009-06-15T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T02:58:09","slug":"star-wars-muppet-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/16\/star-wars-muppet-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Muppet Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars Muppets\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/muppet_starwars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"292\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A while back my wife picked up these cute Star Wars Muppet pvc figures for me at one of the Disney theme parks.\u00a0 They are adorable!\u00a0 Characters include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li> Fozzie the Bear as Chewbacca\u00a0 (brilliant casting!)<\/li>\n<li>Rizzo the Rat as Yoda\u00a0 (love the green ears!)<\/li>\n<li>Gonzo as Darth Vader\u00a0 (hilarious!)<\/li>\n<li>Kermit the Frog as Luke Skywalker<\/li>\n<li>Beaker as C3PO\u00a0 (too funny!)<\/li>\n<li>Miss Piggy as Princess Leia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These little figures look great on my desk! You can pick up a set yourself at the Disney Parks or online. 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