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Meet the winners of the 2024 Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant [1]

['Thom Dunn']

Date: 2024-05-14

For over twenty years, the Muppet-fansite-for-grownups Tough Pigs has held a (semi-)annual Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant — a celebration of the most horrifically rendered licensed cash-grabs of everyone's favorite felt friends.

And oof, there are some bad ones. It starts with a Hot Dog Bert, and somehow gets worse from there. I don't want to steal from the site — it's honestly worth hate-scrolling your way through all the entries — but here are some sneak peeks, via The Website Formerly Known As Twitter:

After you've endured our Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant today, check out the previous entries: Eight pageants featuring dozens of aesthetically questionable Muppet toys! Enjoy!https://t.co/NNIc0DIhXK — ToughPigs: Muppet Fans Who Grew Up 🐸 (@ToughPigs) May 13, 2024

It's the moment you've all been waiting for: The results of the Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant! Find out which one is this year's Ugliest Toy — and check out the hilarious commentary!https://t.co/5R5hIvH51A — ToughPigs: Muppet Fans Who Grew Up 🐸 (@ToughPigs) May 13, 2024

Back by popular(?) demand: It's the Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant! And we need YOU to send us pictures of ugly Muppet toys!https://t.co/XoaPYr02fF — ToughPigs: Muppet Fans Who Grew Up 🐸 (@ToughPigs) January 15, 2024

The Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant is here! If you dare, take a gander at these terrifying toys — and place your votes to help decide which one will be named the Ugliest Toy!https://t.co/dHEikxjK3l — ToughPigs: Muppet Fans Who Grew Up 🐸 (@ToughPigs) April 15, 2024

The Ugly Muppet Toy Pageant 2024: RESULTS! [Ryan Roe / Tough Pigs]

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