Meet The Feebles (1989) - 🤯📼First Time Film Club📼🤯 - First Time Watching/Movie Reaction & Review 

Meet the Feebles makes The Happytime Murders look positively kid friendly.

(preshow comment) Guys, we love you no matter what. You don't have to do this to yourselves - this movie doesn't mess around and you're not gonna be the same. May Dog have mercy on your souls.

Regarding parents taking this one home cause "Oh look, puppets", I remember hearing a movie-commentary where one of the actors had a friend complain to him for the movie being scary, because the friend had just seen a clown on the poster and thought the film was child friendly and brought their kids. His reply was something along the lines of "The name Stephen King didn't tip you off?" And yes, the movie was IT (the 1990 version)

"A nice view inside the TMZ headquarters." I couldn't agree more. Matthew, you're the man!

I saw this movie in a 1996 special showing at the Ritz Theater in Philly. Some lady brought her 5 kids into this unrated (essentially X rated) film. She stood up and said "This film aint gor kids!" 5 people stood up and turned towards her and shouted " No shit!!"

Yes!!!!! I just rewatched this movie last week from an old VHS copy I've had for decades. Anything from the original Peter Jackson Trilogy of Bad Taste, Feebles, and Dead Alive(Braindead) is always a good time.

This movie is more important than you know. A new company was set up to produce the props and special effects. It was called WETA workshop. 4 years later it spun-off another new company: WETA digital ,to create special effects for Peter Jackson's 'Heavenly Creatures'. 20 years later, both companies are working on the biggest films in the world.

This is one of those films you keep to expose your friends to and watch them cringe and die inside a little.

I'm old enough that I saw Feebles, Bad Taste, and Dead/Alive (Braindead) around the time they came out. So when I heard that Peter Jackson was directing LotR my reaction was a puzzled "Huh, how did that happen?" Also, case no one explained Braindead was changed to Dead/Alive in the US because there was already movie titled Braindead in the US.

First saw this in college back in 1996. Some people in the dorms put it on, and I had zero idea what I was getting into. I’ve NEVER laughed so hard. I loved this film so much I sought out some of the props from the film, and I ended up purchasing one of the puppets for my collection. I wish Peter Jackson would return to this kind of low budget greatness!

My jaw dropped when I saw you reviewed this I remember seeing this almost 30 years ago and thinking the world wasn't ready for this. Thank you for sharing this for a new generation.

OK, look here's the thing. This was originally suppose to be a TV show. It was written by Peter Jackson and his lifelong friends, Danny Mulheron, Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair (who would write more movies together). It was their answer to the henson's muppets but they represent negativity and vices (sex and drugs). It wasn't going to be made, the new zealand film commission gave a third of the needed budget, until the found out what it was about, then some Japanese investors loved the idea and gave them the rest of the 750,000 to make it. The rest is history.

Every time you each said "We're ready for this", I said "No, you're not!" And then when you said "Yay, we're gonna see his song." Oh no, you don't want that. LOL

Dead Alive aka Braindead was the very first Peter Jackson movie I saw on VHS in 1998, and it's pretty frickin Amazing and insane with the over the top blood and gore!

You guys had like the ideal reactions to Sebastian's song. At first, disbelief, but then after you confirm that you did indeed hear what you thought you heard, one of you rolls your head back onto your shoulders while the other puts a hand to her face. :D But at the end, you have to clap, because it's not a bad song, just, about an unusual topic! "Well......... This song is going on a playlist........."

Bad Taste 1987 is his first film, he made all the practical effects out of his garage. Its very good for being low budget.

My mom bought this movie on VHS back then for me when I was 13 because the cover looked so innocent. 😂

As a fan of Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles, and a proud New Zealander I squealed with delight when I saw the thumb nail!!!!! Mum and Dad were not happy when we hired this at the local video store in the early 90's and Peter Jackson was still a small independent movie maker. Please watch his first movie Bad Taste - filmed on weekends with nearly no budget

Ah, Peter Jackson's Trilogy of Trash is a sight to behold. You better get on Bad Taste and Braindead though! Be sure to watch The Frighteners and Heavenly Creatures to witness a one-two punch that serves as an interesting bridge between his sleazy period and the serious period he's most known for.

You know a movie is something extra when even Matthew does Emily faces! xD For me, it actually was like Matt said it, when I heard that Peter Jackson were gonna direct the LOTR movies I was like "Uhhmmmm.... ... not THAT Peter Jackson, right?" A couple other of his realy works are Braindead and Bad Taste, I highly recommend watching them! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden.

Before the reaction even started, I was already like: "Oh, you're getting yourself into _SOMETHING_ here!" and YUUUP!, you're no sweet SUMMer child(ren) anymore!!🤣 Thank you for reacting to this! I can 💯 relate to that feeling of ..liked it but still flabbergasted!! This movie definitely hits you hard and out of nowhere!😂 Like, it was described to me as 'Muppets on (all the) Drugs' and it still managed to ...surprise me!😅 (Both with its shock value but also by being so genuinely well made!) You should DEFINITELY also watch the other two early low budget Peter Jackson classics "BAD TASTE" & "Braindead" (aka. "Dead Alive")!! They're both similar to this but also veeery different/unique at the same time... (They all have in common: great practical fx, extreme gore and very creative ideas!!) "BAD TASTE" iirc was his first feature film, so it's the cheesiest/cheapest out of the three but still surprisingly great to watch! Braindead came out after Feebles and had the most budget of the 3 I think.. And they all look like it! You can see the production quality improving while still remaining true to the creative craziness!! With 🎃spooky season💀 around the corner, those two gems would definitely be great reactions!!! "BAD TASTE" is fun SciFi/Horror/Trash and "Braindead"/"Dead Alive" is a crazy Horror-Comedy! Both are absolute unique cult classics that kick 🍑!😉 Plus, it would also be interesting to see your reactions because there are some nice references to other films!! Would love to see it! In case you do it: boooyyy, you're not ready (similar to MtF) but daaaayum, this'll be fun!! Thank you as always!🫂 Sending you lots of love!💜 Keep up the great work!✌️

Such an underrated film.

damn i had almost forgotten all about this movie... I had a friend who was really into it... every night he would take a few hits form the bong and put it on and fall asleep to it…

I cant believe you guys reacted to this film! I get Sebastian's "sodomy" song stuck in my head more than i care to admit. So few people I know have seen the movie that I can never find anyone to sing along with me lol And i agree with everyone else saying you should watch Brain Dead! Spooky season is almost upon us!

It still amazes me that they let him do Lord of the Rings after this.

Why would you need Happy Time Murders when you have this.

Fun little fact, the alligator that was in the war, they were trying to impersonate the guy who plays Doc in back to the future and that’s why he sounds like that

Now. 'Bad Taste' 1987.

I clicked so fast when I saw you were reacting to this! I first saw "Meet the Feebles" when I was ~19 or 20 and my gf-at-the-time and I rented it not knowing anything about it other than that it was puppets and was supposed to be a dark comedy. I figured it was going to be a cheap Muppet Movie knock-off with maybe some slightly more adult jokes. I was definitely not prepared... especially for all the fluids. Woof. I came out of the movie like you did, a little disturbed but also kind of fascinated. Ultimately, I ended up kind of loving it and have taken great joy in recommending the movie to friends without telling them anything about it. And, yeah, when Peter Jackson got the "Lord of the Rings" job, I was definitely surprised. At that time, I mostly knew him for "Meet the Feebles," "Dead/Alive" (aka "Braindead"), and "Bad Taste" so I was like, "Really? That guy?" Needless to say, I was expecting LotR to be way crazier than it was. I mean, he did a great job with it but ngl: I kind of wish Gollum had a musical number about sodomy...

So happy you guys are watching this. One of Peter Jackson’s best works.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

That's always been a question in the back of my head......"who's going to react to this one first?" :) I would describe this film as the Muppets on acid. Major points to you guys for the reaction as well as to Peter Jackson for overall variety of his films! Now you have some others to consider like, "Bad Taste" and "Dead Alive" (Braindead).

I ran across this movie somehow in 2000-2001 and I immediately became a fan. Sebastian is also my favorite and yes, I found that song to put on my iPod. Lol. When I describe it to people I call it “x-rated muppets on acid”. And you are probably right. I have yet to find anyone who falls in the middle of their reaction. It’s either love or hate. Lol. I am proud to say I own the dvd. Bonus, I just watched the Muppets Mayhem show this week and there is a moment of mention of the Feebles. Tiny and passing but I almost shrieked aloud as I felt like I was one of the only three people who even like this movie! Ha!!! It was because of that mention and me posting about it on FB that a friend linked me to your reactions. Which were fantastic!!

"IT'S BORAX!" is a line my friends and I regularly pull out

"You're nothing but a loose lush" Well i am going to save that one for later

You guys definitely need to do 'Bad Taste' and 'Braindead' next. Crazy ass gore effects and hilarious slapstick.

Wow, I NEVER would have thought I’d see the day someone reacted to Meet the Feebles 😂😂😂😂

One very good idea Jackson had for this one is that, besides Heidi being a bit Miss Piggy, none of the Feebles are clear parodies of any particular Muppet. Thus, he's able to just tell his own story without getting bogged down with that.

Hey if you guys end up enjoying the early works of Peter Jackson you really should check out braindead AKA Dead Alive from 1992! It's one of Peter Jackson's best and it's one hell of a wild ride. That's a movie that I feel like most of your jaws will be wide open during the entire run time. I'll just warn you, don't eat while watching it. 😂😂

I have never seen this before but as your reaction went along I started to remember seeing a vhs at my local video rental as a kid on the same shelf as Flesh Gordon and those types of films. 😂

Definitely add "Heavenly Creatures" to the list. It'll show you how Peter Jackson transitioned from this to being considered for LOTR. I was a fan of his movies in the '90s, so when they announced him as the director for LOTR I was super stoked. It made so much sense.

I'd definitely check out the Frighteners and (especially) Heavenly Creatures if you haven't already. If anything landed Jackson the Lord of the Rings gig, it was those films.

So in chronological order, you need to watch Bad Taste, Peter Jackson's bizarre as hell first movie. Dead Alive\Braindead, a zombie movie. Heavenly Creatures, based on a true story about two young girls who become obsessed with each other, and is also Kate Winslet's first film. And The Frighteners, his first "American" movie. Very generally about Michael J Fox having the ability to see ghosts.

You have to admit Peter Jackson had a really bizarre yet interesting dark sense on humor in his early movies (something that was really absent on his most recent works - not complaining, though). Meet the Feebles is the big demonstration of his twisted humor, that's why it is amazing

The real story of what all happened on the Muppet Show.

Filmed at the St James Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand just down the road from where I worked at the time. Notice all the cars including the limo were Morris 1000's "Minors"

Hahaha! Classic film! Really, you should do "Brain Dead" (Dead Alive in the US) after this - one the the most hilarious/gross zombie movies of all time (another Peter Jackson film). Funnily enough, I met my first boyfriend on a blind date at a Meet the Feebles/Brain Dead double feature back in the early 90's! Loved it!! looking forward to your next reaction! xxooxx

This is most certainly one of those films that will have you wondering two things: 1. Is it actually possible to feel like you're tripping balls without ever having touched any sort of substance? 2. Am I going to Hell for watching this?

Yes! You should totally watch his other early movies.

"I'm gonna split this down the MIDDLE, BUTT I really enjoyed the SODOMY song." I see what you did there.

Matt: "the 1989 musical comedy Meet The Feebles" Me: Dis gon be gud

I would love to see you guys react to Peter Jackson’s braindead this Halloween

My whole adult life I recall what I thought was a muppet episode where they stabbed each other, sold drugs in an alley & a muppet put a noose around it's neck. I looked for "lost" episodes as an adult where the Muppets kill one another with no luck. I finally decided it must have been a dream I had as a young kid. Well, I saw this movie last week & realized this is what I saw!!! My dad must of thought this was a kid friendly movie & let me watch it 😂😂😂😂 tramatized me for a long time ngl. Very nasty movie, but watching it as an adult, I actually like it. The music is pretty cool.

Meet the Feebles walked so that The Happytime Murders could run lol

I always wished Peter Jackson would do the Robert Rodriguez thing. Robert Rodriguez makes a spy kids movie and then uses the money from that to go make machete or planet terror and then follows that up with another spy kids movie. I wish Peter Jackson would make a Lord of the rings movie and then something like dead alive and then another Lord of the rings movie and then something like meet the feebles.

17:14 Was expecting Her to say "HEY THATS MY LINE!

I remember watching this at uni. When I saw you were watching I couldn’t wait to see your reactions 🤣

I just got home from work and saw the thumbnail,...oh boy, you're in for a treat lol

Early Peter Jackson doesn't mess around.

PLEASE PLEASE watch his 2 previous films "bad taste" and "Braindead" you guys are in for a treat.

This is one of those movies that could be ended with “The Aristocrats”. It’s like watching a train wreck. You don’t want to see it, but you can’t stop.

Wobert introducing himself with your cat directly underneath making her bed all comfy was pretty funny

AW MAN, ya'll going down a real rabbit hole with this one.

I saw the title thumbnail and thought: "Oh boy here we go!" 🤣🤣

Thanks, 5his movie was a staple in my youth amongst my friends and I and the quotes from it survives to this day. Hilarious seeing American reaction guys.

I remember picking up a bootleg VHS copy of this at a convention about a year after it was released.I'd seen Jackson's Bad Taste. So, I knew how far he was willing to go. But it was still surprising to see puppets do the things they do in this film. The only film I can think of that compares to this is Team America: World Police, which does to Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation series like Thunderbirds, what this film does to the Muppets. Now you have to watch the movie Jackson made before this one, Bad Taste. Then follow that with his hilarious gorefest Dead Alive aka Brain Damage.

Such a fun movie. And you sitting there talking about what character reminds you of whom, I was waiting for that Bletch Weinstein reference

Being familiar with this movie, when you asked Pippin if he was ready, I said to myself, he may be but y'all aint.

When I found out that Peter Jackson was doing the LotR trilogy, I assumed that New Line had watched "Heavenly Creatures" (his first) and skipped all his other movies.

You know and I know we are ALL thinking the same thing... When are they making part 2!!! Right? So glad this came up! Love ya'll!

Seeing early Jackson, should do early James Gunn and watch Tromeo and Juliet as well.

My friend introduced this movie to me when I was sixteen, then I made my mum watch it with me, she had a twisted sense of humour so I knew she'd love it.

You will never get the theme song out of your head. It lives rent free now in your head

You said "fly on the wall" before the fly showed up!!!! perfect!!!

if you want more of that drawer, I can suggest.. "Braindead" from 1992 also a Peter Jackson film.

This is one of them BadShitCrazy films ever made, cool reaction as always Emily & Matthew, you both take care

You guys are one of the only channels so far to react to this masterpiece. We need to get this out!

(pre-screening comment) I like it! Was personally jumped with this flick back in the day by a 'friend'. Good times... If you like a tamer, up-to-date similar(ish) movie: Do 'The Happytime Murders'. It draws off of this one in some regards. And it was done by the Henson Company. So, basically 'The Happytime Murders' can be seen as "What would it look like if the Master of Muppets did 'Meet the Feebles'?"

I remember watching this when it first released at a midnight showing in Sydney CBD, awesomely twisted.

It would have been PJ's Academy Awards nomination for Heavenly Creatures that would have gotten him in Newlines sights, although he was also doing alot of his own special effects at the new Weta Workshop after that and also in Frightners, and was big in pushing the LotR movies as being produced in NZ using his effects studio which would have dropped costs and the like with everything being done for the most part in the one location. Yeah his first 3 films are special (but you do see aspects of them and his style in all his latter films), hes the kind of director who doesnt mind pushing envelope or was. Would love to see the reactions to Braindead... "I kick arse for the lord!".

_(sees thumbnail)_ "Oh dear god no" It wasn't "a scene too far" for me, but yeah, the fly got me hurkin'. The _SPOON._

What a great selection!

One of the most-disturbing movies I've ever watched. And one of the funniest. Your reactions were priceless.

I'm very happy that you reacted to this movie but I'm surised that the Flicker Show Philantropist wasn't already familiar with it.

When Lord of the Rings was announced, most people didn't knew who he was. My friends have just watched Meet the Feeblkes, Brain Dead and Bad Taste... It was genuinly shocking. He did made good horror comedy The Frighteners with Michael J. Fox. I do love Jackson's films. The Mockumentary Forgotten Silver is good too. Thumbs up what you guys for do us our entertainment!

Haven't seen this in a long time!!! Early Peter Jackson is so much better. Bad Taste, Brain Dead(Dead Alive), The Frighteners

I can't unsee this movie. No. I can't. Don't think I'd watch it again.

Well...that was a thing. It felt like this was the precursor to Conker's Bad Fur Day.

It was 1995, I was 15. I got my mom to rent it for me from Video Tape Center. Neither of us looked closely. My friends and I were very entertained. My mom ended up buying it for me and had it flown in from Canada because she couldn’t find it anywhere else for purchase.

it was cool to see you both going in blind. I've never heard of this before but I will watch it in it's entirety soon. The movie seemed like a really vivid bad acid trip.. it would be horrifying to see it while tripping🤣🤣

Wow, I would have never expected someone will ever react to this masterpiece.

You're not ready for this! I watched this on IFC, and I was 15. And LOTS OF ACID.

As soon as I heard it was both of your first times watching this I got very excited for your reactions neither of you disappointed!

Oh my god, I cannot believe this is happening.

Underrated movie

My first thought was, "Look away Pippin! Avert thine eyes innocent one!" 😳 Never heard of this movie before and I just kept saying, " Oh noooooo!"

Just wanted to say that this is the Peter Jackson movie you recommend to someone who says that 'Bad Taste' was no big deal. I had heard of both movies back when Fangoria covered 'The Frighteners' back in 1995, but it took me close to 10 years to find this one at a video store I was put in charge of back in the days. I've seen a lot of stuff over my years in video stores, and this kinda shocked me. Another movie that has a similar WTF tone is 'Forbidden Zone' with Danny Elfman as Satan and Herve Villechais (Tattoo from 'Fantasy Island) as King of the Underworld. But that one is more of a WTF-funny than a WTF-gross.

Scary Movie was the movie I went to as a kid. With my grandmother...

A movie I saw when I was to young was tarantula, because it had a different Swedish title which translate exactly to itsy bitsy spider. And it was showing on kid-friendly hours.

I saw this a long time ago and I had never seen anything this raunchy. it was a riot.