The Happytime Murders

In 'The Happytime Murders', a puppet cast of a 1980s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one. A disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case, plunging into a seedy world where puppets and humans coexist.

• The film is Brian Henson's first R-rated Muppet movie.
• Melissa McCarthy did most of her own puppeteering.
• The film's puppets were created by the Jim Henson Company.
• The tagline 'Sex. Murder. Puppets.' references the mature themes in the film.
• Muppets creator Jim Henson's son Brian Henson directed the film.

• Puppets are second-class citizens.
• I'm the guy who's going to put you behind bars!
• This is not a normal puppet show.
• We're going to catch the bastards who did these murders.
• Hey handsome, you looking for some rotten cotton?