Don't Be Fooled: These Are Not Real Muppets

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Annie Colbert
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Don't Be Fooled: These Are Not Real Muppets

Translating Muppets to humans is a challenging equation undertaken each Halloween by googlie-eyed wannabes hoping to put a dash of Henson magic into their trick or treating.

Even if you can get your hands on the perfect Kermit-colored fabric, how do you make the head not look like ping pong balls stuck in green slime? Or create a Bert look that doesn't just look like a unibrowed Simpsons character? #HalloweenProblems, man.

We tracked down a few creative costume crafters that achieved varying degrees of replication success with their Muppet Halloween projects. Flip through the gallery above for a look at humanized Muppets that might look a little different from your childhood memories.

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