We're sad to report that Waka Flocka Flame did not make a cameo in The Muppets. The Atlanta rapper, who got his childhood nickname "Waka" from watching The Muppet Babies, turned heads in Spring 2010 when he started rocking an iced-out Fozzie Bear chain to show his love for the Jim Henson character. But rather than embrace hip-hop's biggest Muppet fan, the filmmakers behind the new reboot seem to have taken a quick subliminal shot.
Spoiler Alert!
About an hour into the film (which opened over Thanksgiving weekend), bad guy Tex Richman (played by Chris Cooper) introduces his crew of fake, evil Muppets called "The Moopets."
Tex Richman: "The Moopets are a hard cynical act for a hard, cynical world."
Fake Miss Piggy: "Hey Fozzie, I want you to meet a friend of mine!"
Fake Fozzie Bear: "Waka Waka!"
As you can see in the extremely grainy image above, "Waka Waka" is a tougher-looking version of Fozzie Bear with a deep voice and a large stack of gold chains, including a pendant that appears to be a large "WW." Given his style, it's hard not to assume that "Waka Waka" is a parody of a rapper. Are the filmmakers trying to diss Waka Flocka for encorporating Fozzie Bear into his thugged-out persona, or is this all a coincidence?
ohgfoadigjodsjg December 5th, 2011 at 03:59 PM
It's clearly a coincidence and another case of Complex making up bullshit stories with nothing better to talk about or report. I guess nobody in Odd Future tweeted anything interesting today.
pleasebeseated December 5th, 2011 at 04:52 PM
i think we all know jason segel is a little to smart to let a FOZZIE BEAR WAKA FLOCKA REFERENCE be a coincidence. akkin like the internet dont exist.
youfingmoopet December 5th, 2011 at 11:09 PM
@pleasebeseated Have you tried using this internet you speak of? ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fozzie_Bear (it's in the second sentence!) Or I guess your not quite as smart as Segel?
muppets December 5th, 2011 at 05:23 PM
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Yourkiddingright December 5th, 2011 at 10:57 PM
What kind of idiot are you? Waka waka is a rip off Waka flacka? Really, no really? Wait for it... Really? You are aware the world existed before the year 2000? Did Fox put you up to this? The muppets, fozzie and waka waka waka were around long before your boss put down the can, started spelling his name with a k and hired a bunch of crab rapper rejects to write his blog. Try some research there Lester Bangs willya?
RichMahogany December 6th, 2011 at 05:57 AM
Man, where do I begin with this poorly written, poorly researched article? First of all, the character you call "Waka Waka" is actually named Foozie Bear, and secondly, Fozzie's catchphrase is spelled "Wocka wocka". Still, at least you're not accusing them of communism like fox news are, so that's something... http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Foozie
wargames83 January 27th, 2012 at 10:39 PM
@RichMahogany Are you an idiot? It clearly states in the article that the muppet's name is Foozie Bear, and that the rapper was mimicking Fozzie Bear. What the article was questioning was whether the inclusion fake Foozie "moopet" was intended to mock the rapper for mimicking Foozie. The writer got the idea that the "moopet" was intentional referencing the rapper because bling that it wore. The commentors here really need to work on their reading comprehension skills.
David December 6th, 2011 at 02:12 PM
Man are you serious, Dont give that illiterate rapper any props.If any thing he should have been sued by the creators of the Muppets for STEALING FOZZIES FAMOUS WAKA WAKA WAKA LINE!!! He needs to be dissed and some more!!
Matt December 8th, 2011 at 03:13 AM
Yes. It makes perfect sense that Fozzie's catchphrase since the 1970's would be a diss on Waka Flacka. Come on. What are you thirteen?
Ty December 8th, 2011 at 10:43 PM
you're reaching
Manzy Chingotah December 10th, 2011 at 01:16 PM
The “Muppets” Diss Waka Floka Flame.... Lol lol
Jon December 10th, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Quit blowing shit out of the water Complex. You're a MENS magazine, not fucking People. Get your shit together.