Having awoken from my post Thanksgiving meal coma, I walked into the movie theater with my family to see “The Muppets” and was greeted by a sea of children. “Oh fantastic,” I thought. With expectations of an adolescent movie on my mind, I was not expecting to walk out 98 minutes later singing Muppet songs in my head.

The new movie “The Muppets” uses clever humor and catchy songs to awaken the inner child inside adult viewers. It is the most sophisticated Muppet movie yet.

The movie follows brothers Gary (Jason Segel) and Walter (voiced by Peter Linz), who are the biggest Muppet fans ever. Along with Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), they travel to Los Angeles to tour the Muppet Studios. When they arrive, they see that the place is abandoned and in jeopardy of being torn down by an evil oil driller (Chris Cooper). With the help of Kermit the Frog (voiced by Steve Whitmire), they travel around the world, reuniting the iconic gang again in efforts to save their studio.

This movie is full of guest stars, spanning from the NBC hit “The Office” to CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory.” Mary and Gary were perfect for their roles. 

“The Muppets” creates a modern spin on Muppet humor. This movie made me literally laugh out loud. The puns were so cleverly hidden that I sometimes had to analyze what I  heard to find the humor.

The music in the Muppets was cheesy at times but also had hilarious moments.  Classics like “We Built This City” by Starship were Muppet-ized. The songs movie will have you dancing your way out of the theater.

The Muppets is rated PG for some mild rude humor.