The Muppets As Oscar Hosts? Really?

With freshly pickedOscars producer Brian Grazernow looking for a host, one of the first calls some people suggest he make is to The Muppets. A Facebook pagehas beenadvocating for the Muppets to host the Oscarssince February 28th and nowappears to be gaining traction with today’sdeparture of Eddie Murphy.Quite a few Deadline commentsecho the sentiment. But The Muppets? Really? Disney owns both the Muppets and ABC, which is the network that broadcasts the Oscars and just happens to have a new movie starringJim Henson’s creations releasing on November 23rd. Can you smell PR stunt?