So as I was listing the Follow That Bird journal the other day, I couldn’t exactly remember if it was a real movie or if it was just in my wild imagination.  I don’t think it was quite the hit that Muppets Take Manhattan was, but I had to know for sure, so I popped on over to IMDB to find out.

Sure enough, it was a legit movie, made in 1985.  It was directed by Ken Kwapis. Ken Kwapis.  Now I watch a lot of TV and for some reason, that name really stood out to me.  I know I had seen it somewhere before.  A few clicks later and it all made sense!  Ken Kwapis is a director and producer of The Office!  He even directed the pilot episode. That explains why I felt it was familiar.

Turns out that Follow That Bird was Ken’s first feature film AND also the first time any Sesame Street Muppets ever appeared on the big screen, too!  This is why I love the Internet.  How else would I ever learn these things?

Anyway, Ken Kwapis has a pretty impressive resume in both TV and film.  Here are some of the projects he’s been involved in, in no particular order:

• The Office
• Bernie Mac Show
• Malcolm in the Middle
• He’s Just Not That Into You
• Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
• The Larry Sanders Show
• Freaks & Geeks
• Dunston Checks In (haha, anyone remember this one?)

Who knew?  Again, this is why the Internet rules.

If you want to grab this journal for yourself, pick it up right here!