Not even Kermit could steal this brilliant scene from Peter Falk in the Great Muppet Caper

Poke Staff. Updated July 13th, 2025

The 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper was stuffed to the gills with stars, some of whom also happened to be Muppets.

John Cleese and the late great Peter Ustinov strutted their stuff with the fabric main cast members, but one scene featuring the much-missed actor Peter Falk – star of Columbo – crops up regularly because it’s absolutely perfectly written and performed.

In 2022, it got a lot of love after being shared by @HistoryMuppet on Twitter.

Here are a few reactions we thought really captured the mood.

1.

Genius..but also https://t.co/F3LPlW2a9t pic.twitter.com/nnLqtJAFmr

— McNastyPrime.bsky.social (@McNastyPrime) July 26, 2022

2.

absolutely the best caption I've seen in a looonnng time pic.twitter.com/yfqYenkspo

— Relax Dude (@Alex_Drude) July 26, 2022

3.

To achieve the wide shot showing Kermit sitting on the park bench, they had to hide muppeteer Jim Henson from view, which they did by, um, shrinking him down to tiny size i guess

— morgue (@mr_orgue) July 26, 2022

4.

I just watched this again last night. I always forget how funny this movie is – full of great lines and moments, and this scene is one of the best https://t.co/D3Q07J0oNc

— Dawn82 (@dawni1982) March 18, 2024

5.

Me, age 7: OMG KERMIT I’M SO EXCITED!!!

Me, age 40: OMG PETER FALK I’M SO EXCITED!!! https://t.co/x0n9H3QUzY

— Michael Landon Bear ️‍✨❤️ (@Sy_Klone) September 4, 2022

6.

Few people make me happier than Peter Falk https://t.co/JDVwaif1sC

— Deep Impact Crier (@deepimpactcrier) March 9, 2023

Oh and – one more thing …

Kermit got off lucky; another day, and he'd have confessed to murder. https://t.co/zY1hgOIhvP

— Ian Pérez (@DoKnowButchie) July 26, 2022

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